Monday, January 5, 2009

New Year Revolutions

It's a new year and just like every recent year, the Middle East is burning... No, not with the warm bright lights of Hannuka or the fireworks of the Gregorian new year, but with the artillery of many armies, insurgents, rebels and freedom fighters. I feel nothing but dread and apprehension when I contemplate Obama's first term... But he has Hillary by his side, and maybe I can help someday as well. I need to complete my registration for the February test ASAP. I have been short on time and long on wishful thinking.

Still, it has been an eventful month. Lizzy is going to be 4 months on Monday, and we just moved in with Connie's parents in our house in Brooklyn. The setup has pros (cooked meals, nannies and babysitters a-plenty, the comforts of a big family living together) and cons (little privacy, longer commute, and the horrors of a big family living together), but it'll have to do for the near future. And Lizzy seems to like the sich'. She's been practically sleeping through the night (~7 hours straight).

Speaking of which: