Monthly Archives: December 2006

I read an embarrassingly low number of books this year. Tiny. Minuscule. I’d say that maybe a resolution for next year would be to read more books, but I’m not sure it’s necessary. I read constantly: CNN.com, blogs, online articles … Continue reading →

Last night my family went out for Mexican food, and this morning Mom asked me if there was something in particular I wanted for dinner tonight. “Tacos?” I asked. “No,” she said. “Enchiladas?” “No.” “Fajitas?” “No.” Finally she said, “I … Continue reading →

My family spent this Christmas in Massachusetts, where we’re all originally from and where my extended family still lives. The last time I was in Massachusetts was for my cousin Dawn’s wedding, and she has a three-year-old son now, Nicholas. … Continue reading →

I read Kottke’s version of this list and realized I could do a halfway decent one for this year, so here we go. Knoxville, TN* Franklin, TN* Atlanta, GA* Nashville, TN* Roanoke, VA Chicago, IL (also Schaumburg, IL) Raleigh, NC … Continue reading →

These are my favorite albums from 2006, which I compiled using my Last.fm account, although I’ve made a bunch of adjustments to take into account listening in the car and on my iPod. (More accurately, my Last.fm account would produce … Continue reading →

I’ve been so consumed by the advent of the holidays that I forgot this is the traditional time to rate your year, the movies you watched, the music you listened to, etc. I was pretty excited about this last December, … Continue reading →

I’ve talked about this a couple of times before, but I am the very proud owner of a Nike + iPod Sport Kit. I think very highly of this product and am actually on my second unit (by my own … Continue reading →

I ordered just two Christmas presents online this year, but they’re two I’m really excited about, and they both came today. So I got all of my gifts for my family together, laid them out on my bed, and admired … Continue reading →

Okay, here we go. I’ve actually been working on this new design for months. MONTHS. Because not only did I want a new design (the easy part) I wanted to stop using Movable Type and roll my own blog with … Continue reading →