November things

November in Oregon. It's cold, it's dark, it's not for people who are feint of heart. Have been reading North To The Night, about sailing to Antarctica and getting iced in. Canned food. Months of darkness. Bitterest cold. Things like this. And on the player? Willie Nelson & Ray Price, the song "Naomi" by Neutral Milk Hotel, The Album Leaf, and lots of Mogwai. Also, a little friday afternoon painting project, involving coat hooks and dusty paint cans from the garage. A fine way to spend a wet, cold afternoon when the day crumbles into darkness at 4:30 p.m.