02/01/16 - 11:25 a.m.

Confidence!

"The theme of today is confidence," I was going to write. But now that I'm here -- and I'm chilly, and there's a buzz of people around me, it's not quite so easy somehow. Maybe it's just an instinct, when you're in a crowded restaurant surrounded by strangers. Or maybe I just had a lingering "confidence" buzz from that party yesterday. And now it's wearing off.

Honestly, I think I just need more food. I think I want to go home and get something to eat.