I visited my new employer today to set up my office and new computer (I actually got to unpack it from the box and everything). I start work on Monday, January 4, but didn't want to spend my first day loading software and unpacking boxes.

January looks like a particularly intense month both professionally, spiritually and civilly. I start at a new job with greater responsibilities, I'm going to start sewing an okesa at the Zen Center, and I'm organizing the first annual meeting of the alliance of neighborhood associations. Busy, busy, busy, but with time out for zazen.