Mmm...whilst eating a traditional Christmas Eve dinner, I realized that Quality matters very important in my life. I cannot stand to be eating processed or sub par food very often (except of course for a Big Bacon Classic). The Thorp family dinner is a appetizer affair: handmade crab cakes with a red pepper aiole, tapanade on french bread, fresh veggies, and wine! Delicious. I think fresh ingredients and knowledgable use of herbs and spices are prime factors in the Quality of food. That being said, you can't turn a crappy steak into a good one; or for you vegetarians *glare*, chickpeas into quinoa. I.E. investing in your food is directly investing in yourself, so eat well folks.

The next big realization came to me on my now annual midnight Christmas Eve stroll through Sundance. After a heated discussion about the nature of reality, and the difference between reality and nature with my parents, some thoughts have bubbled to the surface. For me, nature is just there and does it's thing, and reality is my interpretation of it. Therefore, my reality is subjective and understanding of nature, but not necessarily nature itself. Hmm...interesting.

I have also considered on many occasions what is it all about, and I guess here is my some what inelegant explanation. I think that ultimately what everyone wants is to be happy in their reality. By that I mean, you want to enjoy what is going on around you, not necessarily all the time, but I'd say for most of it. Thus my little "ephiphany" is that you must be happy with yourself before you can become happy with reality/life. So that introspection and solving your problems, instead of letting them fester is the key to having a good life.

New Year's Eve: Amsterdam Rhino "Movin N Up" 70's Party. Be there or be square, tickets $30 on www.clubzone.com