Eildon Gabriel Wilkinson

born at 12:37 am on January 5th, 2007.

He was 21 inches long, 8 pounds 10.6 ounces.

My brother's a dad!

Pictures soon.

Mondays.

Yep.

Well, really it's my Friday. But it certainly feels like a Monday.

Days like this make me miss college; homework, essays and all. At least I was flexing brain muscle. The only thing this kind of job tests is my patience and endurance. I feel like my brain is a little fried. A little worn. Or maybe the opposite. A little obese? I haven't excersized it for a while. Reading helps, but I get so very little of that in. Even the time spent with God doesn't test brain power in the same way as academic rigor

I really do miss putting wrinkles in my brain.

Nootropics, though. Maybe some of those'll help me feel like I'm at the top of my form. I highly recommend synthesized DNA/RNA. You are what you eat, after all.

Green tea. It's so good for your brain it's ridiculous. Green tea has significant levels of l-theanine in it, an amino-acid analog that can reduce excitotoxicity during times of stress. It also helps build alpha brain-waves. More of that in my diet. Can I go for the 5 cups a day recommended to see any significant reduction in chances of cardiovascular disease? I think so. If only there was <i>decaf</i> green tea, that would make it easier.

Maybe I'm just obsessed over the state of my brain because Mondays seem so mindnumbing. Everyone's pissed that they have to come back to work. Guests checking out are dreading spending hours on a plane now that their weekend is over. Working a back-to-back shift doesn't help, either.

It's <i>my</i> Friday, though. So maybe that's why I feel mind-numb. Ready for a weekend. And a nap.

Pastorismo Rick gave an amazing (weeks early) Advent sermon today at the Imajo Deli. Highly recommend that you all listen to it if they're able to post it to the website.

Yeah...

I think I'll be making my Christmas presents this year. I guess I do that for the most part every year, though. I don't usually give many gifts during the holidays, but when I do it certainly has saved what money I've had to paint a picture or draw something. But this year, I want to branch out. Craft projects. Something other than art. Useful things.

I can't conscienably spend much money on presents this year. Any money I was going to spend will probably go to charity through Imago. They're asking their congregation to give whatever they save by doing more meaningful things with friends and relatives to a fund that is being set up between Imago and three other churches around the country to help out the needy in celebration of Christ.

In other news, I'm really enjoying wearing winter clothes. I always do. It's my favorite time of year in so many ways. I almost think it's a shame that the mild temperatures in Oregon don't necessitate people bundling up. Winter clothes are so much fun. Ah. Sweaters and jackets and long coats and scarves and hats and gloves.

Hopefully sometime soon I'll muster up the courage/time/impetus to post something a little more thoughful and meaningful. I really do have more to say than simple updates on the state of life, but Getting It All Out has proven to be a little difficult.