the german jimmy buffet

MY NEW SPIRIT ANIMAL

good god

makes me never want to order from amazon again: the hell that is warehouse work. via ann friedman’s newsletter.

the billionth catch-up post of the day

a few weeks ago, ross, logan, colt and i went up to the davis mountains preserve to cut down christmas trees (“tree thinning is essential for severe wildfire prevention and for maintaining a healthy ecosystem”). then we went to the fort davis drugstore and gorged on french fries and milkshakes and hamburgers and chicken strips. HALLELUJAH

good to remember

do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you hoped for.

– epicurus

(via apiece apart)

a christmas miracle, part two

A CAT SITS ON MY LAP! WILLINGLY!

a christmas miracle, part one

happened to catch some of evan almighty: the first 30 minutes were actually not terrible.

new year’s resolutions (a draft)

ok think it’s about time to start thinking about the new year. tentative resolutions:

1. read the news headlines every day, first thing in bed or possibly while exercising at the gym?

2. draw for 30 minutes every morning, first thing out of bed

3. three stretches for back every morning

4. save more money, save tons of money, sock it all away

5. only buy thrift store clothes or clothes made in america/made responsibly

6. no more takeout coffee cups! EVER

7. take more weekend trips, REENGAGE, EXPLORE, GET CURIOUS

8. get more massages?

9. de-emotionalize all work dealings, become a machine

10. JOY DISCOVERY 100%

in addition to the normal things: better work/life balance; work out every day; keep up the gluten-free; blah blah blah.

ADDENDUM: NO MORE SHOPPING FROM AMAZON / ONLY SHOP LOCAL

GROSS OVERSIGHT

how did i not give any love to the wu-merriman wedding? i think it was because it was sandwiched between mega work stuff and i got distracted from documentation for that dumb reason but listen it was amazing. i will document in more detail but here’s a very important starting place (not sure how to download video from facebook).

watch repair, santa fe folk art museum (with glare)

best crossword clue