I just wanted to drop in and give a update about life in general. There is actually not much going on because I am waiting for surgery in March so that sort of dominates the whole landscape. I am doing this speech to text so please excuse the typos and such.

Mostly I have been focused on trying to stay warm and dry amid the rainstorms that we have been having which of course we do need. Drought in California is a real thing and it’s good to see the reservoirs and lakes filled up as much as they are so that is a positive. The downside with that comes from of course increased growth in the canyons which leads to the promise of a very dangerous wildfire season later on but that is something that everyone will watch for. I was surprised to find out that we had a tornado warning in a neighborhood not far from mine. No tornado but just conditions were good for them. And mind you it was also very cold while this was happening so I was surprised we did not get hail.

The cats have all been little shits because Goji is a chaos demon so she terrorizes the house and the other to respond in kind.

A couple of days ago became the year of the dragon and since it is my birth year, I am grateful to see it. (See https://chinesenewyear.net/zodiac/). I know a lot of people are saying that if it is your year you will be facing a lot of obstacles but honestly I have lived through quite a few dragon years and that has not been the case so I’m hoping that will continue to hold. I’ve already had a lot of crappy years recently and dammit, this will not be one of them.

So I hope all of you are doing well and I will keep you updated about the surgery that will be happening in March. And maybe I’ll be able to get some writing news as well.

Let me leave you with a very long video featuring an udon restaurant in Japan. I do really like to watch these because not only does it explore food variations but also there is something relaxing about someone cooking.