The most wonderful time of the year

Thank god it is over. Hallelujah. Amen.

25 x 365 Feist

Your music rocked my 2007. I love your Bee Gee's cover. I cried to I'm sorry because it was how I felt once driving up a north-bound highway in Quebec, and then I left my laptop in a parking lot. We dance to 1-2-3-4 in my house - all of us, but especially my daughter. You do a wicked version of Secret Heart. And now we are Facebook Friends.

What I heard

A nice thing that someone said to me this week, actually not even just someone, but the woman who has mentored me professionally for the past eight years: "you are an inspiration." She meant this compliment in a you-got-yourself-divorced-and-picked-yourself-up-and-now-you-are-
better-and-stronger-than-before kind of way, and I gladly accept.

Also, I am watching (re-watching) Erin Brokovitch this week and this is what she said to George just before she sleeps with him: "Are you going to be something else I have to survive?" I felt a slight ping of recognition.

New Year's Resolution

It is short this year:

• boys, boys, boys

(It has been brought to my attention that I might want to refine this to "men, men, men." Good suggestion.)

24 x 365 Peter

All my memories of you since the sixth grade are warm, warm, warm. You wrote a lovely play about saving the world, you wrote me a beautiful letter when my dad died, we spent hours and hours playing cribbage in my room. OK, there is one nasty bit, but it was years ago and you were young so I am going to leave it out.

a new word for over

So much for that. I guess that is four words.

Christmas list

All I want for Christmas:

• espresso machine
• books
• magazines
• chocolate (something a little swankier than M&Ms would be fitting for the occasion)
• Veuve Clicquot
• condoms (ever hopeful)
• a boyfriend (ridiculously hopeful and possibly crazy)
• peace and joy
• fondue set (this one is a lock)
• anything beautiful, really