i'm glad i performed in that play. though there were parts of the process i hated, such as how long it took me to memorize my lines and the rehearsal schedule, the fact that i went through with it all and performed in front of people is an accomplishment for me. there were instances both nights where i forgot part of my lines. i had a large stumble the first night, felt the rows of eyes suffocating me for a couple seconds before i continued, and a couple minor ones the second night. something that helped was having my vision constricted by the mask. i had no peripheral and was also without glasses, so i couldn't distinguish faces in the dark. i liked the audience more the second night, my character's joke's landed more with them, at least that's how it sounded. it was recorded, and i hope they send me a copy of it so that i can show it to anyone that couldn't go. not sure if i'll ever do a play again. may consider a one act in the spring, but apart from that, probably not for this year

i gave away the "nuclear arms are unbearable" button and texas christmas stickers in the spirit of, well, christmas. both people liked them so that was a good feeling

had a snowball fight with a few friends the day it snowed. one of them said how he was glad he left his room and found us because that was "some of the most fun [he'd] had in weeks." been having a rough few weeks too, so i understood exactly what he meant. was happy i could help. that was another good feeling

had set an introductory goal of reading two books each month, totaling 24 books by the end of the year. i am currently less than 80 pages from finishing number 25. i think i'll shoot for 50 next year. i have at least five books that i am about halfway done with, but haven't picked up in months. if i were to finish those, i would hit 30 for the year, but that seems unlikely. could just save them for next year to get a jump start, a little disingenuous, but i'd still have read the book, which is the main goal