tuesday. the sky doesn't even have the decency to produce a proper snow. flurries. i get more interesting weather by opening my freezer.

i bought a space heater on sunday. i actually plugged it in and used it last night. it's nice. i'm sure it will help counter the astronomical winter heating bill.

i'd like to take a moment to thank people who have sent me things for christmas:

jack…thanks for the book and the secretary dvd. i popped that dvd in almost as soon as i opened the package. mmmm…maggie gyllenhaal. the book has already taken residence in the stack next to my bed.

pete…thanks for the bill hicks dvd. it warmed the cockles of my heart.

jim lee…thanks for the insanely generous gifting of the rrp edition of batman #608. now i just have to find you at a con and beg you to do me a hellboy sketch.

back to the every day bullshit now.

things that are amusing me today: a couple chuck klosterman articles…the 10 most accurately rated artists in rock history and the theory of advancement.

i didn't do much of anything, this weekend. we played a show on saturday. we rocked. it was fun. i enjoyed watching arch rip it up, as usual. arch's dummer mentioned that this site completely locks up internet explorer. maybe matt should take a look at that.

i bought an xbox on friday. it was a gift to myself, but i also told the girl that i would pretend that she got it for me, as she's been too busy with school to even consider doing any christmas shopping.

of course, buying an xbox two weeks before christmas is about the dumbest idea i've had in a long time. i spent 5 hours driving around trying to find a store that had one. i stupidly told myself that i wouldn't be coming home without an xbox and i stuck to it.

so i've been playing a lot of halo 2.

i bet that came as a big surprise, huh?