Starting the new year

01.01.2005

Mom & Dad paid a brief visit in Kalamazoo. Went out to Damon's for lunch, served by an extremely fidgety/nervous waiter. Then, coffee drinks at Rocket Star to look over holiday pictures. A fun, brief little visit.

Also, I've decided that one of my New Year's resolutions is: Don't go to parties unless you really, really want to. I've never enjoyed parties; and I find them less & less enjoyable as years go by. Mostly, I attend the few I do out of a feeling of social obligation to my friends. But the obnoxious combination of 20-something testosterone/estrogen & alcohol isn't fun, it's just sad. I hope I was never that young & foolish. But I'm certainly too old to be amused by it.

Other resolutions include:

  1. Finish a substantive draft of my dissertation.
  2. Move into a nicer apartment.
  3. Plan trip to Athens, the Peloponnese, and Sicily.
  4. Buy a couch.
  5. Help Annie lose 2 lbs.

Posted by Miguel at 04:07 PM

Comments

I need a couch as well.

I like your apartment. You just need to actually finish painting it.

Posted by: sam at January 2, 2005 01:59 PM

I noticed Annie had what seemed to be lower back pain when i came over to visit her and Sophie. You can check by taking your thumb and fore finger and running down either side of her spine. She'll sink away where it's painful. Anyway, good luck with getting her fit and trim. Two pounds can make a huge difference in her health.

Posted by: erin m at January 3, 2005 10:48 PM