a free day

the funny thing about new years' day
is that usually i write it off

some combination of exhaustion
or hangover
causes it to be spent
immobile
on the couch
sluggish in the extreme
and
clinging to the hope that the next episode
in the 'mythbusters' marathon is one
you haven't seen yet
[and that it doesn't switch to 'dirty jobs' instead]

yesterday
was a pleasant surprise
even though i only got 5 hours sleep
i woke refreshed and not the least bit hung over

now what do i do with this day i had no plans for

i built legos
i've started and aborted countless projects in the last two years
i just never find the time for my typically
grandiose plans
an eighth of a soccer stadium here
the first floor of an airport terminal there
i just never have the time
in my selfish attempts to find a life
i wasn't worrying about the life of my
smiling yellow plastic friends

so yesterday i started small
built something i knew i could finish
and that the yellow people would like
a pub and an apartment building
if i were a lego guy that's where i'd want to live