Jeff and I had a very lazy day yesterday. Slept in, I had dim sum at King's Garden with my sister Ruth, nap in the afternoon, watched the National Geographic Lord of the Rings documentary in the evening I did do some work, I confess, but only because I have a daily publishing news column. I'm also doing some work for Writer's Digest/WritersMarket.com that's due on Monday.

As a freelancer, I find it more difficult to embrace the whole "day off" thing since I already have control over my time. My time is more flexible but if I don't work, I don't earn money. Since my experience with Inkspot, however, I've been trying to be strict with myself about purposely scheduling NON-WORK time. I clearly remember what it was like to be in "super-productive, never slow down" mode with Inkspot, when I found it virtually impossible to just relax and do something completely unrelated to work...I don't want to ever let myself get in that habit again.

Allison, Jodi and I are going out to see Chicago tonight! Jodi's first time, Allison's and my second.

Links/Updates:

Two Towers is still at the top of box office according to Reuters.

Check out Katy's Fridge Watch. I've already posted a photo of the interior of our fridge. :-)

Today's Blatherpics:

Comic at the top is from my My Life In A Nutshell strip. The rest are from my Photo Re-org/Purge project. Click on any to see a larger version.

	New Year's Eve party at my dad's house, around '90. People in photo: Jeff & Gail Kesner, Jim & Diane, Andrew, Andy, Mark, Tom & Michelle, Bruce Macintosh, Jeff, me (I'm holding our dog Trudi), Justin Bur, John Chew, Kaarel & Ruth, Craig.
	Rand and Adam at Astromicon in '94 (I think), the first time that Allison, Jodi and I met them. Note Adam's pirate shirt, Rand's ponytail and hospital scrubs.
	My friend Michelle (the same Michelle whose wedding picture appeared in yesterday's Blathering), when we roomed together at Maplecon years ago. Photo by Andrew.