Cherie's been in Vancouver again for the better part of the week and my behavior has reverted to about 1993...  I'm not tripping over beer cans and pizza boxes, my underwear is being changed daily and the kids are going to school fully clothed- but that doesn't mean I haven't done my share of late night revelling.  I tell ya one thing, my kids can sleep through some serious volume!!! (and my stereo is no slouch, either.)  Morning always seems to come so fast, though, even when the sun isn't out until after 8.  

I figured I'd better include a salad with our meal tonight, though, as for four days straight lately our dinners could only be described as 'various big pieces of meat'.  I'm getting a little worried that this might start taking a toll on our colons...

I've actually managed to remain somewhat productive between my binges...  I think for the first December in about 3-4 years, I'm can actually say that I'm “busy”.  And if I'm going to get these projects out the door before Cherie's plans for Christmas in Florida come around, I've gotta keep my ass in gear.  It'll be nice to be able to contribute with the finances of all these upcoming Christmas expenses too - especially when this time of year has historically been described only as slow and stressful for me. 

I'm actually looking forward to getting out of Edmonton for a few weeks...  Snow came early this year and looking down the scope of another 4-5 months of winter has got me a little anxious and squirrelly.  There were things I did not enjoy about our time in Tennessee, but I never once complained about the weather.  (Well, apart from the tornadoes that is...)

And the New Year holds a lot of promise.  I have learned about some exciting new avenues for my business, have made some connections that will only further my artistic and social ambitions, and even have plans to garner a little more publicity.  It should be interesting and is a welcome distraction from the fact that there is 4 feet of snow on the ground and like a balmy 846 degrees below zero outside while I type this. 

Well I'd better get to work...  (and by ‘work’ I do kinda just mean tunes and booze.)

Thanks for reading - how was your week?!????

Rod

Pic:  I got sick of looking at my mediocre cephalopod and am giving him a rework with a little added size/attitude.  And have been twisting my brain around how to make a "Hayden" celtic dragon design for a skateboard that was multidirectional (is that a word?!? and does it mean that it still spells "Hayden" if you flip the board the other way?   If so - then yes; multidirectional.)