I continued my tradition of spending the holidays back east remembering what the cold feels like.  It was great to spend time with family and friends, and to ring in the new year on the right coast.

Check out this fantastic video of Beirut performing live in Paris. I’ve been lucky enough to see them live before, but never in a setting like this. All the songs are fantastic, but “My Night With a Prostitute in Marseille” is something special.  Also, thanks to Chris Messina for the tip!

For this Halloween, I went as half of a Double Dare duo, which was a fairly fantastic last-minute costume that we put together at the mall hours before the celebration.  We encountered many other excellent costumes as the night went on, and good times were had by all.

On a trip to SF we came across Buzz Brooks, a cabbie with a distinctive flair. His motto is to “manifest more mirth.” I could try to explain, but the video says it all…