the new year

It gives me a strange satisfaction to have reached 2008 before most of the world. I don't know why. In any case, everyone's here now.

We had a day off from dancing today, possibly our last. I slept in, and we hiked up the mountain near the house in the afternoon. There was a fire there a while ago, and the brush was low, though growing back quickly. Some of the trees survived it, their branches blackened. We walked through them and they drew in charcoal on my hands and shirt. It was a good hike. Nice to get a vantage point on the city, and also to be surrounded by trees.

Yesterday we went to a new year's party at Y Space, where we rehearse. It was a fun little event, with party games. I taught some tango again, and got to hear about the political machinations of the Levi company here.

Today I've been taking care of lots of little things I've been needing to do. Cleaning house. I need to write down some of the scripted parts that are still being formulated for the piece.