Keepin’ It Alive in ’05

Hope everyone had a nice little vacation. It’s been a time of good relaxation here. Books have been crushed. Good movies watched. Took in the new year with Bill Murray. The Life Aquatic is a fine film. Got to get me a pair of those limited edition “Steve Zissou” Adidas sneakers. Starting the new year with Mr. Bill Murray brings hope and happiness to the coming year. Watched two other fine flicks: Napoleon Dynamite (finally), and Fishing with John. If you haven’t seen fishing with John, put it on your list. My favorite episode was John Lurie and William DaFoe braving the elements during a tragic ice fishing adventure in Maine.

The last few days have found me in a frantic state of purging and archiving. My trash man is going to earn his money this week. Huge drops at the Goodwill. The shredder whines and pleads for mercy from all the pulp that I demand it rip. Photos get organized. Correspondences get categorized. New shelving systems get built. Systems get backed up. Staplers get reloaded. Dust and clutter are the enemies of ’04. They have both been fought and destroyed. Tabula Rasa on the horizon. Move up. Move on.