Monday, December 31, 2001
New Year's Eve. Patrick and I picked up Sam at the airport in the morning. I slept most of today—very tired, not sure why. Sam came over in the afternoon while I slept and gave us a bottle of Korbel Natural. In the evening, Amy, David, and Robin came over and we caught each other up on our vacations and played a game of Scrabble. The game ended right at midnight: David taking first, then Frank, then Patrick, and Amy. Resolutions were made. David's were: to become the Neat Freak, to continue studying Chinese and to also take on German, and to release at least one of the open source projects he has been working on. Amy's were: to be more creative, to do more yoga, and ?. Patrick's were: to be in a better position to own a pet dog, to get more exercise, and ?. Robin and I did not make resolutions. At midnight, we had Martinelli's apple cider and the bottle of Korbel that Sam had brought over earlier. On one day this month, we can't remember which exactly, Patrick found out that the Bellingham Review is interested in publishing "Love is the Rage" with a few changes.