On my way to have dinner with Jessa this evening, I had wanted very much to take the Baby Bullet, partly because I haven't been on the train since they made the new line available and I wanted to try it out, and partly because I didn't really want to take an hour to get down there.

I got there just in time to watch it pull away from the station. Yay!

But it was worth it. I was late for three reasons: to watch the sunset (full-size versions can be found here), to get a book to occupy me on my trip, and to change to a heavier jacket with a scarf 'cause it's cold here. I got the book, and then left it in my truck, so I bought a paper. Did you know that stuff is happening out there? I had no idea. I should read the paper more often. And not just for the funnies. Or the crossword.

The dinner was great, the ice cream afterwards was yummy, the conversation enlightening, amusing, and satisfying, and the gifts! I just finished The Eyre Affair, which is one of the most entertaining and engrossing books I've read in a long time (including Don Quixote, which is close to taking me a year to finish *sigh*), so what a treat to get not only Emma, but Persuasion too! I will be so cultured and elegant no one will know what to do with me. *snort* I make myself laugh.

Speaking of which, have you ever walked into a place and thought "this place is too trendy for me"? It happened to me twice in one afternoon last week. Hopefully in a few weeks I can show you what I bought that will make me the trendiest chick on the block. Or maybe just move me a bit farther along in the Who Can Keep Up with the Trendy Jones? game. Not really a goal of mine, but it doesn't hurt to try stuff out once in a while, right?

Right. How was your New Year's Eve? Did you have a good time? How are those resolutions coming along?