listen.

i'm an introvert, and an atheist. i never had time for christmas; i always thought it was kind of stupid. even when i lived with family, it would generally be difficult to try to convince me to come out and sit with people - i genuinely disliked the premise.

and, while it is true that, on some years, i may prefer to spend the solstice slowly eating into a quarter, i am actually eager for sobriety, right now. i don't really believe in resolutions. but, i've been pointing out for a while that i'm getting older and starting to feel it. i can't promise you that i'll spend future solstices sober, but i think i'm leaning more in that direction. we'll see how i feel.

what i'm getting at is that i'm actually enthusiastic about spending my time this week typing in a basement by myself. this is where i'm in my element, it's where i'm happiest.

i'm just hoping the guy upstairs takes off somewhere so i don't have to deal with him smoking.

speaking of which, i'm still not really at full strength, although i'm fairly close.

now that i have the template finished, i'm hoping to publish several liner notes today. i will need to stop briefly mid-afternoon to give the divisional court a call, but i don't expect them to actually be open.