Randomness (because I'm much too tired for anything more at this very moment...)

.1. On Tuesday of last week, I started a killer new job that I LOVE. I was head-hunted (that's Hot, I know) and I now work directly for A Very Big Cheese. I adore him and my new colleagues are warm and welcoming. It's a crazy amount of work and it's intense, but I appreciate the vote of confidence it took for the head-hunter to head hunt me.

.2. When you have a daughter, be the first man to send her flowers. Make a point of it; if you don't know why I'm recommending you do this, then you need to spend a little more time figuring out (1) how relationships should work, and (2) what a privilege it is to have children.

.3. I had no idea Little Mosque on the Prairie was back. (Thank you, Fathima!) For so many reasons, it meant the world to me last year, and now I don't even know that it's a regularly scheduled program. Strange how things change so dramatically over the course of one little year...

If anyone has taped the season up until now / can download all episodes of this season, please let me know as I'd love to get all caught up.

.4. If your pride rules you, you need to get over yourself and learn to be ruled by the decency in creating and maintaining warm human relations.

.5. I saw PS I Love You and fell in love with William. (It goes without saying that Gerry is a Fox.) It was a beautiful moment when William cradled Holly in his arms, and it made me sort of wish I were her. It did the same thing for the other girls who watched it...

I can't wait to fall in love as though nothing else exists in this world. Just saying that out loud makes me smiley.

.6. I've purchased the film SuperBad and I've already watched it twice. One of my favorite lines in any movie comes from this beautiful and hilarious look into male friendship and it is: "samesies". I love that boy and if there were an older version of him, I think he would satisfy my last sentiment of no. 6 above.

.7. I ordered an Optimus Prime doll from eBay. A REAL LIVE DOLL!! I can't wait to receive Him.

.8. For the record: If I had to date a robot, it would be Optimus Prime. He's sensitive and smart, he transforms (!), he can throw a mean punch and I believe we share the same perspective on humanity.

.9. I eat snow-peas while grocery shopping. Last I did this, a woman was staring at me and I could feel her thinking: Thief.

Does this make me a thief? Should I maybe weigh them and pay for them and then do my grocery shopping?

.10. Except for a misplaced blip, life has been really good, Alhamdulilah. The first couple of weeks post vacation brought back some hurt from 2007, but that's subsided at a surprisingly rapid rate and I hope this is the tone of 2008.