I've been doing a whole lotta nothing lately. Went to Temple for thanksgiving which was nice. Ran around playing soccer with the nieces and nephew in my parents' back yard. Went to the bar in town where everyone goes when they are in town for a holiday and had a few drinks. Saw a few old friends. It was nice but goddamn I'm glad I don't live there anymore. I've always been down on people who badmouth their hometowns after moving but over the last two years or so I've really begun to understand. What a hellish place.

Presently, I'm really in a holding pattern. Am in the beginning stages of reading a Saul Bellow biography. My dear roomy Hope is moving out. How sad. She'll live on in our hearts.