Christmas may be a quiet holiday here, but New Year's Eve makes up for it. We had a megaparty, complete with giant, themed decorations and epic music. The theme was Wonderland, of Alice in Wonderland. There were lots of rabbits and Cheshire-ish cats running around. There were fabric mushrooms hanging from the rafters that reached all the way to the floor. It was a big deal.

I had lots of experiences at the party. I have lots of food for thought. I will let you know if I feel like writing about it more.

My full member poll is out. I posted a 6-moth letter--it's part of the process-- about how my work and social life is going here. People are voting on me. I'll find out whether I've been upgraded to full member status in ten days or so. I think I'm fairly well liked and that I'm making a good contribution to the community, so I'm not too worried about being rejected or getting my provisional status extended. However, I've heard lots of stories about unexpected, negative comments written in. I'm curious about whether I will receive any.

I think that Twin Oaks has a pulse, and that I haven't quite gotten in sync with it. I think that, eventually, the cycle of holidays and seasons will feel natural and easy. For now, it feels like everything is a bit scrambled, that holidays creep up on me, that the farm empties and re-fills unexpectedly. I wonder how long it will take for me to feel the beat.

Totally separately: I guess I'm healthy here, or something. I weigh now what I did in the first half of high school. Huh.