Also in January of this month I started, and mostly abandoned, several Bento databases devoted to everything I ate, spent, watched, read, etc. It would have been interesting to see all the data after a year, but it was really time consuming. Turns out it’s more fun to eat, spend, watch and read than it is to log it all. I think I’ll try to keep the movies and books going, as they don’t have to be updated that often.

Elaine turned 39 on the 8th, which was a Sunday. To celebrate we took some money I had saved, went shopping and ate at House Pizzeria and Contigo.

I started 11/22/63, got about half way through and thought that everyone seemed pretty happy, so I put it down. I assume I’ll read the rest eventually, where I’m guessing everything will go to hell, but I’ll let them all be happy for awhile. Read and finished Consider Phlebas, which was good enough for me to order the second in the series. I do like my space operas.

Which brings me back here.

I still feel egomaniacally compelled to document my passing through the world, just less compelled to share it in pithy one-liners. So I think I’ll start this up again. Hardly anyone read this to begin with, and I’m guessing over the past couple of years that my readership has dropped to zero, which is comforting. This can be the holiday newsletter version of my life. Freely distributed, recorded for posterity, and rarely read.

Via Flickr:
Sadie hurt her back, and is on bed rest and pain pills.

Adding photo.

Today I learned that carrots were selectively bred to be orange in the Netherlands in honor of William of Orange (according to the BBC, at least) and that there is one remaining Sambo’s restaurant in Santa Barbara. I was pretty sure all of those had closed down years ago.

Welcome back, blog.

Edit: so the post works, but I don’t see my location. Hmmm.