Cocktails? At This Hour?

I vaguely remember college parties that started late....like 9 P.M. or after. I remember leaving in the dark to get there. But I am old now, and going out this late is...different.

H. wants to head to the Highlawn to celebrate. It is  9:58 P.M. and he's still not ready to go.

He finished writing his book, pub. date December 26, 2013. He texted me in the afternoon from the New York Public Library, where he was writing, to see if we could go out and get a drink tonight. He said he'd be home by 8.

But I knew better, knowing how fluid a writer's time can be. Indeed, he's still putting some finishing touches on the manuscript as I write.

Here's the info from Hudson Street Press, a division of the Penguin Group.

• Smarter
  by Dan Hurley
  Growing out of the author's popular and controversial articles for the New York Times Magazine, Smarter illuminates the new science of fluid intelligence, illustrating that—contrary to decades of scientific dogma—it is possible to increase our capacity to solve problems, detect underlying patterns, and comprehend things that were never explicitly taught to us.

As proud as I am of H., my drink will be a nightcap. Trust me.

Good night.

TCOY

1. Boot camp in the park.
2. Walked Sug twice.
3. Lunch with girlfriends :)
4. Nap.
5. Planted purple dahlia in garden, and bought zinnias and daisies to plant. Bunnies have eaten some of my perennials that came up.