I have arrived back. Back to the west coast, back to home, back to work. Back to my scheduled life.

The holidays were, for the most part, grand. This year I asked for adult gifts mostly and I got adult gifts exclusively. New sheets, new towels, new dinnerware, new backpack. Also, a new haircut, one I only kind of asked for — when I told the woman that I wanted a trim “just above my eyebrows,” it turned out that she didn’t know what or where eyebrows are. My hair is very short now.

There was a span of days where I spent over 4 hours a day in an airplane/car — flying home on the 23rd, stuck in a car to Bristol, Va for 5 hours on the 24th, back to Richmond (4.5 hours this time — I was driving) on the 25th, a hellish 6.5 hours in the car to get up to Alexandria and back on the 26th.

And then there was the stress of navigating our way home on the 30th. Our itinerary was switched before we left in Richmond and we found ourselves almost stranded in Dallas. Of course, Eric and Lisa were going to take us in and we were going to spend NYE with them. But then we somehow got boarded on our plane. And, of course, Eric called, telling us not to bother boarding and just come spend NYE with them literally less than 4 minutes after we got onto the plane. It was not to be.

But I am home now, almost rested and feeling grand. It’s a strange feeling and one I am not used to. I feel ready to take on the world. Unfortunately, this is not what I will be doing. But what I will be doing is continuing to produce media and put things out. My book of drawings should be out on the 14th. I’m getting back into the writing, the animation and video.

My goal for ’07 was to get my environment, my life, my details organized — everything from money to doctors to boxes in my closet. It wasn’t glamorous or fun really, but I got about 85% of it done. The rest will come with time. I’m unsure what this year’s goal is. I hope it will include a non-stop stream of creative projects and works.

Regardless, I can’t explain the large spring in my step. But I am going to make the most of it and make every day count. There are only 363.5 left. As John has become fond of saying:

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