nay i shan't be browbeaten into resolutions, but i will try to be more mindful about some things: to shift my diet more systematically towards being plant-based, to ease up on the children's books (because they're ruining my attention span), to practise for cold-weather living; and to use my heart more than my brain with others.

also: 2018 means there's a new richard powers out! and a damn fine way to start the year.