Peter Kang in Brief

Administrative Assistant

Getting some copies made.

Game face

Kitty focuses attention on the tv to check the stats of her fantasy football players. It's playoff time in her league.

Daily Routines

In reading these collection of daily routines, mostly of notable writers, it seems that a good majority of them are early risers, very disciplined, and find success in sticking to a rigorous schedule. And then there's someone like Kingsley Amis, who cracks me up and makes me thirst for a stiff drink during the daytime.

INTERVIEWER
Do you have a daily routine?

AMIS
Yes. I don't get up very early. I linger over breakfast reading the papers, telling myself hypocritically that I've got to keep with what's going on, but really staving off the dreadful time when I have to go to the typewriter. That's probably about ten-thirty, still in pajamas and dressing gown. And the agreement I have with myself is that I can stop whenever I like and go and shave and so on. In practice, it's not till about one or one-fifteen that I do that—I usually try and time it with some music on the radio. Then I emerge, and nicotine and alcohol are produced. I work on until about two or two-fifteen, have lunch, then if there's urgency about, I have to write in the afternoon, which I really hate doing—I really dislike afternoons, whatever's happening. But then the agreement is that it doesn't matter how little gets done in the afternoon. And later on, with luck, a cup of tea turns up, and then it's only a question of drinking more cups of tea until the bar opens at six o'clock and one can get into second gear. I go on until about eight-thirty and I always hate stopping. It's not a question of being carried away by one's creative afflatus, but saying, "Oh dear, next time I do this I shall be feeling tense again."

Oh boy, what happened to our cute dog??

Never going to Doggie Den for grooming again.

Might Actually Watch This

Even though it's a movie starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Maniston, looks like a feel-good/cry-at-the-end sort of flick made especially for dog lovers. It's based on the best-selling novel by John Grogan.

Found inside Reggie's biking shoe

It was mad hard and stinking up the office. Guess it went in there to die.

Some queso fundido

Yum.

Barrels of stuff at Fairway

Took my first trip to Fairway supermarket in Red Hook - was impressed by its sheer size and the variety of foods they had. Got lots of clementines, organic teas, and cold cuts among other things. Will ride here more often by bike when the weather improves!

Let's Eat

Turkey almost ready