Friday Five

New Year, New You?

1. How will you be ringing in the New Year?
In San Francisco at a Warehouse Party.

2. How do you wish you were ringing in the New Year?
I think that's a pretty ideal way.

3. Do you have any traditions that you observe on New Year's Day intended to bring you luck for the upcoming year?
I'm always haunted by that old wives' tale of "Whatever you're doing ringing in the new year, you'll be doing all year." I try to make sure midnight is as much fun as possible.

4. Do you make resolutions? Do you keep them?
Yes and yes. My boss has a great philosophy with NY resolutions--only make ones that are fun to keep. We usually have joint resolutions--one year we resolved to try every restaurant on the local food columnist's Top 10, it made for a year's worth of interesting lunches.

5. Would you ever have plastic surgery?
I'm not sure. Maybe. Definitely laser surgery for my eyes.

Office Betty!

Office job, how I love thee...

Monday is a holiday!

This would never, ever, ever happen in the wonderful world of retail.

Today was spent shopping for office furniture and lunching. The furniture shopping was the worst. All of the salesmen are middle-aged, sallow, sad, and hustling for a commission--ours was especially pathetic. When I looked at him, all I could think is that this guy must get up every morning with a gun and a bottle of whiskey and he's got to choose where to go with the rest of the day. Today the bottle, tomorrow? Hrm. Ouch. It was that kind of bad.

And now I'm home and ready to nap. (Oh free time how I love thee!)

I'm reading the new Daniel Duane novel, A Mouth Like Yours and thus far (about a chapter in), I'm loving it. His writing style strikes me as very Jay McIneryesque with a 2005 twist...short, concise, well-written with all the drama that a quarter-life crisis can muster. It's good--very, very, very good.

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In the year 2006 I resolve to: Sleep my way to the top. Get your resolution here