lovely vacation
Just returned home from a lovely vacation. It was full of good people and lovely food (sometimes at the same time). My friend Ilona is happy in Napa (it's taken a while, but she's finally got it working for her), and her son Tenzin is the best 3 (almost 3 1/2) year old ever. My only complaint was the cold. SF and the Bay Area are freakin' cold. Cold and damp. I was hardly ever warm the entire time I was there. SF is much the same--I love the pacirific vibe, but the bloom is off the rose. When I first visited it was almost the city of my dreams, and now I'm glad I'm not there.

Caught a bug on the last day there. Came home, showered and slept for 18 hours. Sweat it out I think, though I'm still shaky.

New Year's was wonderfully mellow. Walking along Mission Street in the rain with a good friend. I'm still thinking about my resolutions. The concrete and the ephemeral. The person I am and the person I want to be.