This is the first big day. Madeleine and I were to get an early start. We both have a lot of work to do. We were going to be magnificent and glorious (before actually typing that in was thinking about the relative probability that there is an existing search engine that you can type in something like 'magnificent' and 'Dylan Thomas' and out pops something blog-ready, smart-sounding, and properly attributed--now I'm thinking about what it means that I have no ready, internal access to poetry, and a just-demonstrated lack of respect for it (or at least for its affect on my soul as opposed to non-existent readers.))
Alarm 1: set for 6:45 am
This was when I was to arise, dewy-eyed and clean-smelling. The alarm went off, and Madeleine wove her soporific spells. I claim no responsibility, she is too strong for me.
Alarm 2: my watch alarm, set for 7:30 (though that was only a left-over; I had no intention of being in bed at 7:30). More spells.
We did finally get up out of bed at around 8:40. Then, instead of having a light and healthful fast-breaking of hot oatmeal and fresh strawberries we ate one and a half bratwurst apiece on a toasted wonderbread-style bun with peppers and fontina. Agnes had some salad, too. No smoking for Agnes!
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