chit-chattering

nothing going on in particular recently. just work and working out. sarah and i started our new regiment of getting up at 5am, hitting the Y, then going to work as normal. too bad we're not going to bed any earlier to compensate.

if you want to see our christmas tree, check out sarah's blog. she's got blog ambition and posted pictures. oooohhhhhh...i'm a lumberjack and i'm okay...

so today's weather has windchills near negative 10 and i saw on the news this morning that chicago was actually colder than minnesota. what the hell is going on here? global warming, my ass. in fact, it's the opposite, i'm freezing my ass off. which reminds me. i need a new coat. this whole wool thing can only get me so far. i need a new regular, ski-type of winter coat. the kind that doesn't suck up/absorb snow like a sponge. anyway, i've been looking here and there and i find all of them rather hideous - crazy colors and patterns. can't i be warm and not look like a crossing guard or one of the vatican's swiss guard?! i suppose if i ever design a line of winter coats, i'll have to make them obnoxious to gain any market share. i got it, i'll call the line Yeti and yeah, you'll know what's up. you'll step into the fluffy one-piece Yeti outfit and look like a freak, but you'll be the warmest one around...