It's booked. For anybody who reads this from the Bay Area, I'll be back down from 12/27 through 1/6—let's hang out! Two exciting bits from my day today: I finally replaced my futon mattress with something a little more comfortable, and the Margaret Cho tickets came in the mail! The Deb and I will be seeing the Notorious C.H.O. live at Flint Center, and I am so ready for a little fierce humor along her lines.

I picked up the DVD of I'm the One That I Want and watched it again over the weekend—it was even better the second time around, alternately poignant and pissed off. NetFlix is being kind too; I just got Go Fish in the mail today.

So the weeks are winding down toward the end of the year, and I will soon be joining the ranks of the unemployed in the nation's worst job market. Any good thoughts and wishes are gratefully accepted—this is either just the challenge I need or the most foolish thing I've ever done (maybe both). I guess we'll see how it all shakes out. Ever forward!