I had originally thought of posting something on January 1st, since there is something special about catching the first day of the year, but I never got around to it. But I guess putting up posts on the first week after months of absence is close enough to a new start. Except I don’t know how long this current streak will continue as there seems to be a direct correlation to the number of blog posts that go up and my holidays/vacations/semester or term breaks.

Today, I spent most of my afternoon sitting in a McDonald’s in Richmond, hammering out cover letters and sucking on a large caramel mocha. I was waiting for my car to get the standard 35,000 mi. maintenance service, so I figured I’d do something productive with the time. (I had originally ordered a small mocha, but it never appeared. So after 20 minutes of waiting, I decided to get the manager to help me out, who then upgraded me to a large. That was nice of him and suited me just well, because I was at McDonald’s for the next 4 hours.) I don’t know if it’s just me, but sitting in a fast food joint by myself fully caffeinated for hours on end just doesn’t make me feel that hot.

What else? I don’t think I have a uniting theme to this particular entry. Just wanted to throw some thoughts onto the web. Last night I dreamed about two rival retail empires (most likely in the clothing and/or general consumer goods industry, because the type of buildings in my dream were reminiscent of Saks 5th avenue), managed by a “good” and an “evil” faction respectively. And when I say evil, I mean like fantasy-type, mythical evil. Except there were some on the “good” side who are unscrupulous and generally have not-so-good traits, while on the “evil” side there are a few who have noble hearts and intentions. (Yeah, I know. This dream goes beyond the surface.) Not only was there the main story of war between the two factions (in the business sense, and maybe a little in the flavor of gang wars), but there were also subplots of intrigue, betrayal, and redemption within the factions themselves…Yeah, I think I managed to dream up an entire concept for a TV drama series.