Day off randomocity

I'm taking today off to enjoy a nice, non-holiday three-day weekend.

I did meet my co-workers for our annual holiday luncheon--it'll be the last time I do this with this particular group. Next year this time I'll be in Douglasville with a mostly new group.

I'm taking another non-holiday long weekend in a couple weeks--January 6, to be exact--because that is the release date for The Devil Inside. Not my usual film fare but Talyan has a small part in this one--she plays the central character as a child. So, I'll help to make the opening weekend as big as possible for it. I suggest you do the same--it does look like it'll be intense.

Did my xmas shopping the other day. It's easy for me since I only have a couple of people to buy for. Plus Atari, but he's happy with a Double Whopper with cheese.

I've got this idea for a new song but can't seem to find the words for it. Dammit. This is a weird problem for me--normally once I get the tune the words sort of fall into place. Not this time. What the hell is wrong with me?

Oh, and speaking of films, I am planning to see The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo a week from today. I'm going into it relatively "cold"--I haven't read the books and only have the broadest outline for the story. I do have the soundtrack and really dig it--I fully expect the movie to be equally awesome.

Oh, well. Maybe the words for this tune will come to me. Time to beat my head against that wall some more.