Christmas Eve Eve I ordered Jaybird and maribou's gifts on 12/17/06. Amazon said the stuff would arrive on 12/22/06. Turns out that Jaybird's gift was the only gift that arrived on 12/22/06. I'm happy that maribou wasn't upset or angry about the situation.

maribou pages, "DUDE! I told you I wouldn't be angry. I'm happy. Geez."

On the drive home from the Birdhouse I saw the neighborhood fox skulking across the street. The sight of the neighborhood fox made me happy.

On Tuesday Jaybird made steaks. They came out a bit rare but they were very good. The act of consuming the steaks, especially when they were cold aroused a disturbing feeling in me.

I'm eating something that once walked and breathed and all that kind of stuff. Anyway I really didn't want to eat any more of the steak but I forced myself to another piece and ate it very slowly trying not to feel sad.

Now I like meat but this is the first time I thought about what I was eating and the consequences.

Right now I'm thinking it was a one time thing but deep down I know this will come up again and I will be even more reticient to bring up the subject even here at heptapod.org.