Saturday:
Taking down the tree . . . ornaments from 1985! Then on to 1987 . . . Snoopy from 1988-I think from Bullocks in Sherman Oaks, 1999, 2001 and all years between. An odd feeling feeling a decorated artificial tree. Some decorations seem a million years old, others elicit a ‘what is this?’ often followed by: it was part of a gift wrap. Certainly gives the season, and year a closure. Then tomorrow is New Years Eve, a sense of ‘openture’ perhaps? It has not been the best of years and I will be mixed about seeing it go. The holly wreath has just come off the door. And its oddly warm, forecasts 10 days out anticipated temps in the teens, now there are lows in the 30s. Its not bright and cold, but gray and chilly. 10:00 a.m. and the street lights are still on (if they ever went off). The endless night of the North Pole . . .
SUNDAY:
On New Years EVE morning, putting the branches in large plactic containers. Lots of artificial pins a poking…. Afternoon: 3 trips to the storage locker with branches and other accoutrement of Christmas. Then after dinner around 7 I did a last load of laundry!
At midnight we clanged sparkling cider – I had a fig to start the new year, then a few pieces of Godiva . . .
TODAY TODAY JANUARY FIRST :: MONDAY:
And now it’s the new year. Some fine tuning cleaning, dusting and . . . then a long nap. A dreary day, back to work Tuesday – and its to be sunny. Of course. Some how putting away the holiday cheer lead to cleaning the pantry and my closet.
NAPTIME will be february, the entire month.
GOOD THINGS HAPPENED in 2006. A friend opened an art gallery, a nice place to sneak into, http://www.perfectpeargallery.com/ . Tanya Miller, under PAINTINGS AND PRINTS is a friend of mine. Others friends have moved on (and up?) to the NYT. Many have started books, some have finished books . . . Some have regained their sanity. The luckiest are entering academe . . . an atmosphere that can be political and full of backbiting; BUT one that has students with a bit more curiosity and flexibility than slaves to the bottom line and 20 inches no more no less.
Soon to arrive, in 2007!:
And last week I WON, yes WON a book, by Christopher Moore called YOU SUCK, about a vampire. Be the one of the first 25 to email . . . his Lamb The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal http://www.chrismoore.com/bookpage.asp?PB_ISBN=0380813815 is one of my favorite reads (after TIBOR FISHER’S THE THOUGHT GANG
http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/fischert/thoughtg.htm
13 DAYS TILL . . .
