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Why have a blog?
Who cares?
Do you really want to read my every thought?
Do you really think I have time to write my every thought?
What am I thinking about?

It has taken me months to get to here, the moment when I have both time and inclination to create a blog. So why the name "Coney Island Baby"? Well, I love Lou Reed, always have, always will. In September, I began taking photographs of Coney Island. Every time I go out there I see things that seem so funny, odd, humorous, and sad that I find myself thinking I should have a blog to let everyone know about these moments. I've been dreaming about the name for months, I sing the song inside my head when I’m there.

Today I am working on things I want to work on, my website for the PSC grant http://actowery.com/psc.html - and a template for a page/stationary for the recipes I am sending as X-Mas gifts. I know it's January, but I am still working on them! It's been a rough holiday season!

The format looks nice though, not exactly "homey, " however, I do not think I am a particularly homey person. Certainly, I have no inclination to make myself at home, or to clean my home. Somehow, I continue to think that one day I might wake up with the urge to clean, hasn't happened yet.

I do enjoy laundry - it is direct, and makes me feel accomplished. In addition, I love cooking, hence my recipes and notes, which I am collecting, and formatting as gifts. These are personal. I like the personal touch, especially for gifts, and generally, the end of the semester is so busy I do not have time to create these sorts of things. Instead of my usual feeling of failure, and disappointment, I have decided to continue, and just send them when they are ready.