1. Waking up at 9, getting to work at 11, going to lunch at 11:45, returning from lunch at 1:30...

2. Getting a FREE pizza at lunch at a kick-ass Roman-Style pizza place. An uberthin red with mushroom and a white with potatoes, rosemary, and pancetta. YUM.

3. Working till 8, apparently. At least when your job includes filming opera stars getting made up, an impromptu backstage tour led by Joyce DiDonato, and talking with Nathan Gunn about Krannert Center. (Did I mention I have a pretty kick-ass job?)

4. When the smoky pink satin jacket you've been eying for MONTHS goes on sale for over $120 less than the original price...even though it's only available in petites (luckily the sleeves are quarter-length anyways, so the slightly shorter sleeves and length mean absolutely nothing).