It has been a pleasant, unremarkable day, blessedly hangover-free. Time to go implement a resolution! Not-procrastinating, that is. But if I had implemented it right, I'd have done it earlier, wouldn't I? I'm not sure how not-procrastinating works, exactly. I've never done it before. Ooh, exciting!

So last night was a progressive dinner through Niles. started with about 25 or so and ended with about a dozen people. It was a rather mellow evening - which was an unexpected bonus. The air wasn't so good for me, so we came home shortly after midnight. then I got up at 745ish to make biscuits for a 10 pm brunch. WE are just home now.

Good times - lots of neighborhood socializing. And we also spent a lot of time figuring out how a Niles Monopoly game would work.

Went to the beer bar and the beer dinner, came home and drank a beer, then went to bed (where I stayed up too late reading, heh.) Today I've been in my jammies, watching Community, and making Hoppin' John (black eyed peas).

I also finalized a magazine article (and three sidebars) and submitted them, so I am feeling totes productive.

After the Hoppin' John is done, I'm pretty much finished with all my obligations of the day.

We took Kato for a walk, since today is the warmest and driest it's going to be for a while (back to the gym tomorrow, with the rest of the world), which seems to have helped my headache. Now we are eating fancy cheese (Trader Joe's olive oil/rosemary asiago) and watching DVDs of Arrow S1. Hey, it's New Year's Day and I don't care about college football but I loves me some superheroing.

I had a nice hike with a friend (2nd year in a row, so now it's a tradition), and then we had tea, and now I'm doing laundry and will get some groceries to make a pot of cassoulet, which should be a good healthy way to start the year off.

And no wine! I'm off alcohol for the month of January; and it will be easier because my sister is doing it too.

I have a black-eyed pea salad for dinner, and will be cooking a pork tenderloin about 30 minutes from now. I feel prepared for the year.

Well, as prepared as one can be with 3 to 7 inches of snow expected overnight.

We did some desperately needed clean up in the house this morning, and then ee had thessaly and Victor over for pickies this afternoon. We used a groupon for dinner at our local Mexican restaurant (it was about to expire, so that was a good excuse to go out). I'm quite tipsy from the margarita I had.

We're expecting a lot of snow tomorrow, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the town he works at gets shut down for the day.

I had a pomegranate margarita last night and it was very tasty.

Apparently I'm tipsy enough that I thought I was in Bitches. Hi, Natterers! Maybe I should try to post here more in 2014.

Jesse, you've inspired me to buy this for me and this for the kids. As my grandmother keeps reminding me, Facebook is not a baby book.