As a movie musical? C’mon, work with me…

Ah, it was just one of the passing topics of conversation at Sara and Steve’s New Year’s party last night. And a very nice party it was! Got to see quit a few people that I hadn’t for a while, like Victoria and Johnzo, as well as Lee and Rae and new Portland. Also got to meet a few new people, including Parker’s partner Jill and their eight month old daughter Alison.

It was a pleasant and warm gathering of various cartoonists, designers, librarians and various other professions, including an ex-logger. Victoria shared from the bounty of the smoked meat basket that her father gave her, she brought a whole smoked duck and a whole smoked turkey. Warm cider and rum was my drink of and made me feel quite cozy and relaxed.

And today, today it’s snowing in Portland. I mean, really snowing, it’s been snowing all day and actually seriously accumulating as opposed to an hour long flurry with snow flakes that dissolve as soon as they touch anything. And it’s a good packing snow too, the kind that crunches delightfully as you walk through it as kip and I did for couple of hours. The last serious snow we had in ‘98 was powdery, pretty but not as interactively satisfying.

Kip and I saw our first snow people in Portland on our walk as well as a fellow who was just trying to see how large a snow ball he could make—four feet as we passed by. We also saw quite a few cross country skiers on the sidewalks and streets. Which seems a much better way to get around than driving, especially since the city of Portland doesn’t sand, salt or plow. The roads are alternatively slush and ice

Now, I plan to continue to spend the rest of my New Year’s Day cleaning, writing, catching up on all sorts of correspondence, organize photos while alternating drinking coffee, tea and port. It#8217;s days like these that I really feel the lack of a fireplace.

I wish everyone the best in 2004.