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Not a whole lot going on here. Still kind of sick. Probably going to a doctor once some money shows up and I can pay for the visit. At the moment, though, I probably have less money in my checking account that you have in your wallet. Well, maybe not my friend Rich, but most of you.

NaNoWriMo isn't exactly going swimmingly. My current word count is more or less zero. I'm thinking I might switch gears and write something unplanned, which I gather is more in keeping with the intended NaNoWriMo experience. Last night I got a 500-word start on a thing about a guy struggling against his list of New Year's resolutions, which may or may not have some potential. We shall see...

There's a new James Bond movie coming out in a couple weeks, and I read that they're planning another one for 2008. Seems weird to me, since that'd mean they're missing their only chance for another 1,000 years to put out a Bond movie in a year ending with 007. I suppose it doesn't matter much, as I'm not exactly likely to see either of them. Just seems like the kind of thing marketing guys would get excited about.

House had a new episode on Tuesday, and it was good. After SNL's wasted opportunity, it was nice to see Mr. Laurie working with material that's not beneath him. They introduced a new nemesis-type played by David Morse, a surly cop who has a lot in common with House, but considers the good doctor a bully who must be stopped. At the end of the show, they played "Walter Reed" by Michael Penn, which made me wonder if my friend Rich (one of the only other Michael Penn fans I know) was watching. He's been getting into the show for the first time recently.

Other than that, I got a new cell phone and have been mostly working this week.