i went to some health fair last week and they had all sorts of gadgets and... well, lots of crap, and this was one bizarre little device. it's supposed to target your pressure points. what i was doing in this picture... who knows.

side note - i finally weighed myself, the first time in probably four years. it's just a number... but i still don't like knowing the number. i'm going to obsess over it now. wonderful.

mahmoud ahmed. ethiopian singing legend - likened to the james brown of ethiopia. i thought, well, at least this would be a unique and different new years experience. and so we bought the tickets. we ate a buffet of ethiopian food. and then we waited, and waited. two hours, we waited. boredom struck us. we drank as much as we could. we began drawing on our table. we began taking silly pictures.





and finally, after the two hour wait, several minutes after the new year had begun, he took the stage.
 


pretty cool show. a swarm of ethiopians, and then our group. we stuck out like a sore thumb.

this morning, blueberry pancakes. trying to start the new year out right.



now... if i could get off of my lazy bum and go for a run... that would be something new and different.

i was thinking the other night though... 2007 has been interesting. work-wise, it's been the most fulfilling year ever. i've also felt more empowered than ever as i've been able to "do" a lot. i don't think i heard the word "no" very often in the past year, which is an exciting position to be in. there was of course the london trip, which only served to sweeten the work year too. related and unrelated, i was able to travel to some exciting places - morocco, london, brussels... and then personally, it's been a fun year too - i saw my bro get married and then have a baby. i saw another in-law get married. i watched my little neph grow by leaps and bounds this year - and let me tell you, he is amazing! and as for myself, i've spent the second half of this year gallivanting about town with someone new - what an experience that has been. there have been highs and lows like never before... i can't wait to see what 2008 brings.