Getting all philosophical like I do every year @ this time. Want to clean out closets, drawers, etc. and throw out multitudes of unnecessary crap. Also must look inward and "houseclean" there too. Must quit smoking, set up exercise routine, eat healthier, be nice, all that. In essence tho', what I probably will do is do some serious thinking on the subject for about an hour and then predictably revert back to my old bad habits. Happily, I might add. Happy New Year. How the fu-- did it get to be 2005???

Survived the holiday. Coming down off a sugar high, hope I'm asleep when I hit the bottom. The Holiday was great, a little quick for my taste. Next year I'm going to try to cut down on the anticipation. In other words, I'll procrastinate preparing like I always do... Back to work today. What a fucking drag that is. My family is all home and comfy-cozy and I'm out in that cesspool of chaos we call "occupation", dealing with the idiot parade. Just throw the freaking candy.

In an attempt to parlay (always wanted to use that word) some of my annual Holiday delerium, I have chosen to sit here and record some musical thoughts. My thoughts are kind of tied up in Christmas tunes at the moment and for some odd reason when I start humming or singing this year I catch myself stuck on Madonna's "Santa Baby". Good God. I need to replace that with, um, uh, how about "Baby Please Come Home (For Christmas)" by U2. Maybe I'll go check out those lyrics... If you're reading, I wish you a Happy, Happy Christmas.