let's make some soup 'cause the weather is turning cold

remember back in the fall, when it got cold, but things were still green?





i have a couple things on my mind, as the season of insanity approaches. we had an early christmas with my extended family last weekend, and we got the tackiest gift i've ever received in my life. These people, they're usually good at giving good gifts, so I don't know what happened this year. I have a suspicion that they're regifting. At least we have the receipt, so we can return it, though the store is tacky in itself, so if we only get store credit, we'll be stuck with something tacky.

i made up a christmas playlist on my ipod. the title of this entry is one of the songs on the list. know the artist? speaking of music, i saw some live music recently. i went to see chris and kate (www.chrisandkate.com). except this time, kate wasn't there. apparently, she is with child, and couldn't make the trip. chris is a terribly talented musician on his own, but it is the hypnotizing vocals of kate that i am drawn to. i bought a ticket anyway and enjoyed the show, but obviously, something was missing.

i was away last week for a few days to teach a course - about a 4 hour drive. the course went well, the drive was tolerable. my exam is coming up this weekend, and i'm starting to cram. no other news to report.



this photo was the first significant snow of the year. i'm amazed at how such a small, dying plant can support so much snow.