And we’re off. It’s 2026.

STATUS: I woke up at 2am (insomnia). Pushed through a workout (deadlifts). Then went on a first date with a gorgeous woman who, I discovered, is good friends with my ex. Off to a great start here.

OPERATIONS: Back in the saddle, but sluggish output on account of taking Christmas week off. If I take a break from writing, even for a day, it takes me 2-3 days to find my rhythm. Not sure why that is. Otherwise I have a few opportunities on my desk that I’m excited about. Main goal this quarter: hire one or two writers (definitely social, maybe SEO).

READING: The Passenger, Cormac McCarthy (link). I stopped reading White Noise (Don Delilo) halfway through because I found the prose kind of sleepy, if beautifully written. Will likely resume at some point.

LAST WATCHED: Stranger Things finale. “Wobbly but poignant” is right. Season 5 felt like the last 50-100 pages of a novel that drags on for too long; you’re kinda just rushing through to the end. For closure.

LISTENING: Literally just these two songs on repeat for the past two weeks.