i'm finally starting to settle into that zone where i stop bitching about how cold it is. now that i realize it's not going to be warm any time soon, i guess i'm just getting used to it.

what i'm not getting used to is being unemployed. it's driving me insane. i thought i'd be able to take the rest of this week off, start the new year off with some relaxation, and just chill. i'm going crazy. every day that passes and i don't have a job is starting to freak me out, even though i still have another paycheck coming to me. way to fire me on new year's eve so i can't get the new year's day holiday pay, though. asshole.

on one hand i'd really like to have my job back, just to spite the ass that fired me. i think it would be funny to sit there and stare at him. on the other…i hated that job. i'm glad i got away from it. my biggest dilemma is figuring out whether i should just get an interim job (or two) just to make ends meet, knowing i have to go on tour in april, or…get a regular job and hope that i can get enough time away to hit the road. decisions, decisions.

since the new year has begun, i've started thinking about all kinds of new projects that i'm wanting to get myself into. matt and i have started discussing co-writing a screenplay. i'm really excited about it, and i think matt really wants to dust off those writing cogs for a serious go at this. we'll see how it turns out…

speaking of movies…royal tenenbaums finally came out here in louisville, last night. i plan on hitting the theater tonight to take it in. i'm sure i'll love it.

i finally won a free sprite last night. it was the first sprite purchased in 2002. sounds good to me.

maybe this year will bring me better luck, all around. hrm…better not to get such big ideas so early in the game…