Back from Montreal. Seattle has been cold all week, I’m told, but it feels pretty mild after the freezing wind up north.

I’m tired; it was a busy week. We worked all day and went out drinking every night, then capped off the week with a big company Christmas party. Drinks, good food, good music, a little dancing; it was really nice to spend some time with the rest of the team and get to know what this outfit is all about.

Ava and I just finished re-potting a couple of the hanging plants in the room here. I’m going to spend part of the afternoon sewing: the top I made for Ava needs about five minutes’ worth of topstitching to be truly complete, and I want to start on a pair of pants I’ve had in mind for a month or so. They’ll be two-color panel pants (red & chocolate), no side seam, welt pockets front and back.

The monitor system I’ve been using with my music machine is a jury-rigged assemblage of stereo parts scavenged from Value Village; I don’t think I spent more than $30 altogether. It has worked well enough to get by, but the sound is weak and the idiosyncratic bass reproduction makes it hard to get the mix right. So I hit eBay this morning and ordered another pair of KRK Rokits. The pair on my desk has been nothing but delight, and I’m sure the new system will make music practice that much more satisfying.