leave to speak

Yo, y'all,

I'm still around. It's been a rather busy week, and reading and writing intensively for most of the day sort of makes you not want to write a diary in the evening. Especially when stories want to be written as well.

Since my last entry, there was music (Beethoven, "Missa Solemnis", live, in a church); dinner with friends (I cooked, and my friends ate with apparent relish - and no leftovers) ; a surprisingly fun evening out with my still-colleagues (leaving that job at the end of the year); catfights (our cat has a torn ear and an infection under his right front paw - we'll see the vet next week); the back-pedalling of our guitarist (although frankly, this is the absolute last chance he'll get); and our christmas cookies are all but gone.

That should just about wrap up this week.

idahoswede, thank you for the lovely Christmas card. I hope the same - and we will! I still owe you a drink.

neddy_l, thank you for the Christmas card. Fantastic - I needed that laugh! And thanks also for the package. Rest assured that something will find its way to your place (relatively) soon.

Speaking of Christmas cards - I may be getting around to writing some this weekend, but please, don't count on it. This doesn't mean that I don't think of you.

You might get Happy February Cards, though. ;)