whisky. so i'm planning to do a scotch whisky tasting at the apartment in a month or two. i started building my stock (it won't be cheap). yesterday i picked up bowmore darkest and auchentoshan triple wood. both were reasonably priced at the broadway liquor warehouse. and of course i had to make sure the bowmore was still as good as i remember it. i also need to pick up michael jackson's latest guide.

inane things. item number one -- doggy steps. yes, all those years of trying to train your dog to stay OFF the furniture have failed. and if you can't beat em, join em. or have them join you, on the couch, on the bed, or in the car. now really, do people sleep with their dogs? isn't that illegal?

item number two -- the 24 poll question of the week:
Do you believe Jack would really have sliced Cummings' eyes out?

1) No--he was only bluffing. (latest results 11%)
2) Of course--he's done worse to get answers (latest results 88%)

the steelers keep rolling. and if they play the way they did today in the superbowl, i don't see how anyone can stop them.

sickness. i think i'm coming down with some sort of illness. i've never found a better phrase to express it better than my dad. "i feel like shit warmed over"

splitting head ache, tender glands, mildly sore throat, and that general achiness that i can't really describe, but it makes me not want to get out of bed.

a little fun for all you IT workers out there. i think my favorite is the pizza launcher.

recruiters. so, i put my resume up on dice. more specifically, i just updated it. since then, i've been getting at least two calls a day and two emails a day from recruiters telling me that have a hot position. it's becoming so annoying i'm thinking of taking my profile down. my favorite is when they call once and i don't answer, so they call back 2 mins later...and still don't leave a message!

meet fulla, middle east barbie.

need to kill time, go sudoku

end of the year lists. since we're in the midst of being inundated with year end lists. here's one from the bbc.

ryan is on his way to antarctica. again. however, i haven't heard if he was able to find his camoflage.

lehigh news. apparently a student at lehigh has been arrested for robbing a bank. crazy.

back from my Christmas holiday. it was a fantastic break, many fine presents were exchanged, much food was happily consumed. and tomorrow it's back to work.

Merry Christmas! i'll be away celebrating Christmas for the next few days. hope everyone has a merry Christmas.

strike. no trains, no buses, for who knows how long. and i have to admit, i am surprised not to find any article on the nyc transit strike on the bbc website.

last weekend my mum was in town. we at at falai, the restuarant next door. the food and wine were both great, i would recommend it for anyone looking for a gourmet dinner.

public transit. for those non-new yorkers out there, you may not be aware that there could be a massive transit strike starting on tuesday. this will make getting to work very cold (walking) or much more expensive (cab); and in either case, longer.

Christmas season. today i spent pretty much all day finishing my shopping, wrapping presents and packaging them for mailing, and writing my last Christmas cards. how is it that christmas always sneaks up on me? i'm just happy that its a short work week.

merry christmas new york style

this is my little charlie brown tree.

buy nothing christmas catalogue

first snow. we had our first snowfall last night. it was a surprise to wake up to a white coating of everything outside. that means i need to get started on Christmas cards.

this weekend k. was in town. we saw 'beatallica' on friday night at the knitting factory, sustaining only minor hearing loss. yesterday was some walking around the city and central park, in the cold. last night a bunch of us went out for drinks. it was a good time; and all topped off at the lotus with one final drink.