I played Monopoly with people and we didn't have enough houses and hotels so we used red and green M&Ms. I played Cranium with people and it was really fun and now I'll laugh at …

Best Christmas ever! Books, pens, candles, candy, sheets, and a festive, warm family environment. I'm having a fantastic time.

I think I understand Christmas now.

Having a terrific time -- glad I'm here. I frosted cookies today. The most artistic thing I've done in months.

I went to a "ComedySportz" performance and was chosen as an audience volunteer. I made noises to accompany an improvised skit. Evidently I did very well! Great!

What a symmetry between today and a life-shattering day seven months ago! For example, last night Seth, Leonard and I hung out.

Wow, today I saw one of those rm -rf /bin/laden bumper stickers for the first time, on an orange VW Bug on Channing. I spent several quite productive hours selling back books, finalising agreement with …

Certain bits of television I'd like to watch all the way through. Examples: Baseball and The Civil War by Ken Burns. The seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine that I never saw, and all …

Wow, a lot of people have time for this extropian nonsense. Relatedly, today I commemmorate the fourth anniversary of the start of Leonard's current weblog. He's changed a bit.

Today felt terrific. I finished The Dispossessed, started Hofstadter's book, and watched The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, and spent time with agreeable people, and liked it all. This is what …