all is bright

It's raining a cold rain here in Pittsburgh. This Jew has adopted at least the smell of Christmas, an orange stuck full of cloves like tiny fragrant stars. Whatever you celebrate, wherever you are, stay warm.

edit: My ex-boyfriend, the inimitable Tait Johnson, has garnered national attention for a project he completed this last semester for a course in Narrative and Technology at the University of Pittsburgh. You can now read about The Unlimited Story Deck at the LA Times Book Review. Congratulations, Tait!