cleaning out the fridge (and some thanksgiving leftovers!): added some ground beef to crescent rolls, (frozen) mashed potatoes, (frozen) peas and carrots … for a warming bone-sticking meal on this icy night. #cook

feet dangling off the side of a helicopter… pretty awesome rush!

that’s surprising! good riddance to all that social media

1. i am stronger and more capable than i was a year ago. 2. i successfully cooked thanksgiving for 43 people this year, and every dish turned out great. 3. i still have full agency. i can choose differently today if i want to.

i can definitely see that — i was fascinated with the idea of co-living. bought some books on it (very popular in europe it seems?). we are lacking community in so many contexts, co-living seems like it would definitely help. but one house with 6 people type co-living only works until a certain point/age. i think more college dorm-style living (first floor shared with community kitchen and living room) with each bedroom having little living spaces too maybe. but that kind of exists in those mammoth new apartment complexes (in the states). they have common areas that residents hardly ever use. so it’s more a societal issue perhaps? covid made us retreat more into ourselves … i think i want to start a monthly hangout / discussion group / something in my first floor. see how that evolves.

what did hog think sir?

to be honest it was holding back my dating life and most importantly my goal of having a family. when i brought a woman home after a date for a night cap, a roommates had just smoked weed out on the back deck. she walks in and said “ew it stinks like weed in here.” i said “sorry that’s my roommate”. she asked bluntly: “why do you have roommates?” and i thought about it a lot —and felt she was right. (it didnt work out with her but not for this reason haha) but it was time to move on. now i am going to take a few months to decide if it’s too big a house for just me. sorry, wordy answer. it was a lot of fun but i guess neverland is no more!

my house has 6 bedrooms, and for the last 20 years, friends and family (and randos from the internet) have lived with me. this year, i asked them all to move out. so when i asked some friends for their new mailing addresses for christmas cards, woody's response cracked me up: _this is what i expect to see for your card this year_ damn, that's good.

hahaha make a better one ant! or help me improve this one