Just got back from spending some time at Greyton with Monique, John, and Monique’s roommate, Julie. It was interesting to see how well-off people do semi-rural living, where homes have septic tanks, brown coloured hot-water, an army of mosquitoes, but also Internet connections, security alarms, and a large collection of modern art.  Monique’s place has a really great hammock: large and made from wooden slats, just perfect for lazing on with a blanket and some pillows.

Got some good stuff for Christmas:  the comic Breakdowns by Art Spiegelman, and the album Opheliac by Emilie Autumn. I also got a hand-powered paper-shredder. Not entirely sure what to do with it, but I’ve had a few moments of fun shredding bits of defenseless paper and then chuckling like a loon.