I need to say, first and foremost, that the Oscar sweep by LOTR is the most deserved ever. I obviously wished that Viggo Mortensen and Orlando Bloom had been on hand, but it was great to see the hobbits and the fabulous Peter Jackson all together, and to watch every facet of those movies honored over and over again. Just incredible. My kids are going to think that the only cool thing about their mom is that she witnessed these movies when they first came out, that she watched Peter Jackson win his Oscar. I\u2019m so proud of all those folks, seemingly the entirety of New Zealand, and so thankful that they made these movies. I know it may be sad and weird, but the Lord of the Rings trilogy improved the last three years of my life.<\/p>\n
I started my new job on Friday, went to a particularly raucous wine dinner Friday night, worked my last day at the winery on Saturday, and then attended the Frog\u2019s Leap Year Party (or whatever the heck it was called) Saturday night well into Sunday morning. Needless to say, I have a cold. The party on Saturday was insane. The owner of Frog\u2019s Leap Winery throws it every leap year, and it is treated like a New Year\u2019s Eve. Clearly my New Year\u2019s this year was pathetic, so I was ready to be amongst revelers, and my god did this party deliver. There were some 700 people there, a billion gallons of wine, great food, and one hell of a band. Elizabeth and I saw a lot of people we knew, and met a whole host of new friends. Near the end of the night, as I was busy destroying my feet on the dance floor, a short bald guy grabbed me and started swinging me around. He was incredible- in control but wild, such a good leader, so much fun. Perhaps it was the drink, but by the end of the dance I was a little bit in love. In the middle of a second dance, he begged his leave, saying he had to help his friend (who was, oddly, the tall and bald one). Something was going terribly wrong in their night, and I saw them leaving a few minutes later. \u201cWhat\u2019s your name? Where are you from?\u201d I asked my dance partner. He told me his name and then said, \u201cWashington. Washington D.C.\u201d What do you do? \u201cI work for the White House\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cNOOOOO!\u201d I cried. \u201cOh, yes!\u201d he said. I turned and walked away, and remember thinking to myself, \u201cI could almost fall in love with a Republican if he dances like that.\u201d Clearly, that, if nothing else, is a sign that I\u2019d had too much to drink.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not entirely ready to write about my new job. There are politics involved that are almost overwhelming, and at this point I\u2019m not entirely clear on what it is I\u2019ll be doing. I start my first full week tomorrow, and I hope to have a better sense of it by week\u2019s end. I hope I like it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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