Taking a cue from Ari P. & SweetNB (inspired by Kottke), here are the places I’ve slept in 2006, not including overnight airplane rides, yet including the ANP drivel-in-text-format that you’ve come to know and loathe.

1. Brooklyn*. Yo, I live here.

2. Los Angeles. I spent a mere 24 hours in this town with Millsy and naturally, he took me everywhere and I was three feet from Cheri Oteri and was introduced to a new friend that I’ve been able to see twice since during his travels to NYC. After that trip, I have to say, I am lovin’ me some LA. Can’t wait to head back to see Jules n Oz, Chinkara, Erin & family, HSL & Reggiemonster, Rob, Adrian K., etc.

3. Las Vegas. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.

4. Ciudad de Mexico. Oh, God, so truly wonderful. Great weather, fantastic company, and the food and the men and the everything.

5. Middlebury, Indiana*. Where the ‘rents live.

6. Manhattan.

7. St. Petersburg, Russia. Marc n Mirm’s crib near Nevskiy Prospekt. What an amazing experience. Also, my acne cleared up here.

8. Moscow, Russia. Amazing experience 2.0.

9. Woodstock, NY. Laden with fascinating folk. Just not in the way that I bet they think they’re fascinating.

10. Chicago*. Rahnee’s bachelorette party.

11. Somewhere atop a mountain in the Catskills. Rainy. Cold. And yet, warm. I have never been more excited to see pavement.

12. Croton something. Falls? On Hudson? * shrug * It reminded me why I loved Port Chester, and why I was glad to leave Port Chester.

13. New Haven, Connecticut. I have officially entered that part of my life where I’m willing to pay a premium for a nice, conveniently-situated hotel. Yup. E.

14. St. Clairsville, Ohio, home of the Amerasian Boo-fay.

15. Indianapolis, home of the most delicious bundle of lurfe ever spawned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Almost made the list: Berlin (too much going on at work in September & missed Katherine’s show / my annual hit of Christopher G. Sandeman); Dusseldorff (would have been a business trip wrapped into Berlin; damn); Vieques P.R. (low on cash and time), Maine (missed Aaron’s bday due to RKP’s wedding).

2007: Middlebury in March fo shizzle, definitely need to go camping and build an actual campfire, want to make Choyo’s Maine Event, will go wherever Sandeman has a place for me to crash, LA?, a sunny beach locale, a ski lodge within driving distance … Thailand?

Happy 2007, peeps!