Terri was sick again today. She didn't go to work. I keep telling her she has mono even though she doesn't have mono. I'm hoping she'll think "at least I don't have mono."

I came home, we went to Trader Joe's to buy gnocchi, and then I drew pictures of turtles while she edited Chapter 5 of the book she's working on.

Have I mentioned that I am married to the greatest? She's knitting me a new hat!

I have to point out that I do not deserve this.

I lost the last hat she knit me. And the hat was an undeserved present after I lost the scarf she knit me.

Yesterday while we were in Harvard Square she took me to Woolcott & Co. and we picked out some colors. Hooray!

Overheard shouts from the living room:

"Oh my God, run run run run run run, oh he's not fast enough, run! Oh! HE GOT IT!"

"Bloooooock!! Yeah!!"

"That was interference!"

I'm a hacking, wheezing, gurgling mess.

I'm not exactly sure what I did that brought on such a heinous cold, but here I am on the couch with a laptop, some O.J., a box of kleenex; I am completely uninclined to move.

Terri has wandered off to watch the Penn State vs. Michigan State game.

Yesterday went into Harvard Square and did a little preliminary Christmas shopping and took in the sights. The Charles Hotel had its big tree up, and there was an undecorated one in front of Warburton's (the stealth ABP) where the fire-juggler always stands. I was feeling pretty bad already, so I didn't last too long before Terri had to guide me to Tealuxe. I got some black Indian tea because I liked the name (Golden Tippy Assam), but I should have had some of what Terri had, which was Kashmiri chai, because it would have been much more theraputic.

So while I've been couch-ridden, I've been fixing up my linux installation on my work laptop, outfitting it with the latest lovely Gnome desktop from www.ximian.com. I love these guys; I think they're just a couple of steps away from making linux usable by the masses. Combined with StarOffice, it's actually finally possible to make your life Microsoft-free (without giving up your computer).

I've also been spending the day working in the secret lab alongside Terri cooking up a project that we will soon unleash...

I hope my immobility lasts long enough for me to make another uninterrupted foray into War and Peace, which I've been reading since Seattle.

It's official. The Christmas season is here, and Ezra and I are getting ready! Stay tuned to our site for a little holiday treat coming soon...

I am very full from Thanksgiving. Gotta start something different with this site one of these days. I feel aimless today though there's lots I'd like to do. Maybe it's important to be aimless occasionally?

Got to get out of the house. Starting now!

I served my jury duty today for the first time. It wasn't too bad, though I had to trek out to Marlboro. In a way, that ended up being a good part of it -- I went somewhere new and the courtroom had a nice view of some pretty trees. I was impaneled, but after we heard the opening statements they decided to settle the case without continuuing with the trial, so they sent us home.

Ezra is picking up pictures from John's wedding (hopefully there will be some good ones -- most of the ones I took will be through a wine-induced haze, I imagine). There should also be some pictures from Barcelona in there.

Ezra's family will be up again this weekend for the ballet. We're going tomorrow night -- it's more fun to go at night.

Edie is making a ton of noise... jumping from a bucket into the tub and back out again. Cats.