New Year's

I don't do New Year's Resolutions because they rarely last past the 2nd or 3rd, then I feel like a loser, so why inflict pain on myself needlessly?

Darron and I did a bunch of nothing today. It entailed:

• Sleeping in until 11am (early morning today!).
• Eating cereal.
• Taking a shower.
• Checking the news and email.
• Studying the Industral Revolution by way of teaching Darron to use a sewing machine to mend a rip (he said he felt "so domestic" - and he's a fast learner).
• Watching Darron take a nap.
• Eating a sandwich and some soup.
• Checking the movie listings to see if there are any movies out that we haven't seen (there aren't, except some really bad ones).
• Putzing around while Darron went home to clean dishes before I drove over to meet him for dinner.
• Writing this blog.
• Helping Darron brainstorm the notable things that happened to him last year and coming up short.

It's a good thing we have stuff planned for the rest of winter break!  We're going to Big Bear next week to ski and play in the snow for a few days, since it's only three or so hours away.  Tomorrow we're going to the Getty Museum, then grab lunch in Beverly Hills on the way to the Griffith Observatory for a little science and sunset action, then maybe some stars (you know, Venus is really bright and close to the moon right now, and Jupiter was visible very close to the moon a couple weeks ago).  The best part?  The museum and observatory are free, as is celebrity hunting! Aside from the once-again-cheap cost of gas, the only cost will be for lunch... one place I found has lunch entrees for $9-12, so considering we are going to spend the whole day in LA, we're going to make out like bandits!  Sure beats going to The Happiest Place on Earth for a whopping $69 apiece (food not included).

So... hurray for cheap entertainment!  Hopefully a trend-setting day for the rest of the year.