I use a little tool / game called Habitica to keep all of my tasks and to encourage me away from my bad habits and towards better ones. I would endorse it highly, and recently I have enlisted my friend DC to play it, as well. If you’re going to have a to-do list, why not gain rewards, even if they are nothing more than bit-wise vapor? The best rewards are ephemeral are they not?

Although most of my friends have succumbed to Star Wars fever, I have dedicated most of my creative headspace to solving problems for small theatre companies recently. It gratifies me to hear of their success, though I still take only small comfort when I hear thanks or accolades. I wonder if my ego drives that; that is, do I consider myself so superior that thanks do not serve the ego, since I already know I am so great? It’s a difficult condition to describe. Learn to be gracious in “thank yous.” I had conquered that hurdle once.

It sounds like I may get to see the new Krampus movie with my best friend. I don’t really look forward to movies, but this one caught my eye, and received an outstanding review from Red Letter Media, the only reviewer of movies with whom I align myself. Seeing these kinds of movies with Mike always cheers me up. We get to be stupid. I think he gets that feeling from most movie-going experiences. Sometimes, I feel critical thinking is a curse on me.