So here I am in the thick of the holidays.
Im not too happy about this whole holiday business but I've been buying some gifts for friends and whatnot, drinking a bunch, and basically doing my best to not go batshit crazy from the pressure..
 I went to Detroit for a week, which really sucked. I lost my cell phone. I realized this at about 3 am after leaving the bar. the night before thanksgiving. After a lot of frantic hunting, retracing my steps and whatnot, I realized that  I had lost it outside the bar. I had taken a nasty spill on the way to the car (my knee is  still healing from that) and figured out that it had probably fallen out of my purse when I fell. So  a friend of rob's offered to callt he number, and got a little old lady who told me that if I go to the police in the morning, it would be there. I went in the next day and it was there.
 Between the cell phone, all the obligatory family festivities and getting dragged at 6 am to spend five hours at the mall (I hate malls anyways, let alone at that hour) I was more than happy to be home. Even if I had to travel home on southwest airlines, which is basically a greyhound bus with wings.
 Since being home, I've spent too much time at home. Being away has been really good because I really do appreciate this city again. Even some of the stuff that was bumming me out and frustrating me I've managed to get to some sort of equilibrium (dare I say an understanding? ) about.  Not that situations are perfect, free of melancholia or aembodying disco italia except in those rare stints...but who gets those really?If life were  always like the movies we wouldnt need to  watch them. But I figure, you accept things for what they are, dont overthink them, and enjoy the cool shit when it happens.So  Im enjoying just spending time at home, hanging out, hiding from the cold as much as possible.
 We tried to go to Rosa's last night, but they were closed. (We didnt realize they were closed on Sundays) so we went over to streetside. It was a good night. I got mighty drunk and we wound up talking to thiscouple. It was a  fun conversation though at one point We wound up having to explain to the guy why threesomes were not all they were cracked up to be (not that I know anything about that sort of thing, no really I dont...) then inviting them to our christmas party as we left. Heh, gotta love the booze.
 I've spent the rest of the day working on the comic. Slaving away, until he dinky copier begs me to quit. It should be ready soon.
 I've also been looking for a real job. I learned one thing about myself in my stint working part time: I dont get more of my projects done. I just spend more time  zoning out to saturday might live, I get drunk more and am hung over more...so I may as well get the money and all that stuff. I have a few interviews this week...
 la..de..da...
K Im gonna watch christopher walken now. He really is the man and he's singing on tv...

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