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To-day is February. I like February, it is a lightweight little month, a mere bump in the road on the way to March, and March is, you know, just a hair’s breath away from the promise of longer days and crocuses. Don’t mind me, this is how I deal with winter.

Speaking of winter, the mister gifted me a ski weekend for Christmas. For years I’ve been saying that I might enjoy winter more if I was into winter sports, and the mister, being a lover of winter and skiing and generally frigid temperatures, decided that aught nine ought to be the year I finally appreciate this season. I will probably go skiing for the first time ever this month. I will report back.

I have over 100 posts in these archives that are title-less. I went through a phase, some years ago, when I thought it was alright to not bother with post titles and I am now paying the price. Scroll down to 2004 on the archives page (slow load, sorry) and you will see what I mean. Let this be a usability lesson to you.

This is, perhaps, the most wonderful piece of hardware ever invented. I’ve sort of known it all along, but now I know it for A Fact.

I am currently in the process of mapping out and booking travel for the year. For now, definites include Darien CT, Memphis TN, Washington DC, Montreal, Charlottetown PEI, San Francisco CA, Monterey CA. Maybes include Amsterdam, Antwerp, Paris, and London. All in order of departure, not preference.

It was about the same time I abandoned this blog last year that I also abandoned Project 365. While blog neglect caused me much guilt, abandoning Project 365 resulted in nothing but relief. While I feel like I can be as mundane as I’d like in this space, I felt immense pressure to produce interesting content for Project 365 and my creative impulses don’t do well under pressure. I feel like I should say I’ll try it again some time in the future but I know that’s not likely.

And, speaking of images, this alternative way to view a Flickr photostream appeals to my love of minimal, bare essentials design. Just replace my username with yours (in the URL) to view your photostream thusly.