Well, after a couple of weeks that would turn live-and-let-live libertarians into distressed English housematrons announcing “SOME CONSIDERATION FOR OTHERS IS NECESSARY IN COMMUNITY LIFE,” and after Cook himself ran around like a dirty dancing cursing back-masking backslidden Mouseketeer, we’ve reached a pause in the action.

Of course, there was some pleasing news. And it came at just the right time.

So a few of us decided we’d mark the occasion a bit. This was delivered to him in Atlanta.

correspondance after the jump

Sure, our collective horn of plenty has been pretty full, what with a massive CD release party, the best digital sales for a major label debut artist ever and a release that will likely hit gold before the year is out, a #1 video debut, and his first platinum single (which has also entered some elite airplay categories). Oh yeah, and he keeps popping up on our teevees. So there have been plenty of fireworks, both figurative and literal.

But, in the midst of all that goodness, a few minor points of interest may have slipped by. So.

• In an interview with WPLJ, Cook suggested he is reasonably talented in the kitchen but admitted that he has never “closed the deal” with an egg sandwich. (You won’t actually hear that mentioned in the clips on the site, but I heard it during the stream and frankly, I couldn’t make that shit up.) Perhaps he would have had better luck with eggs benedict, but undoubtedly the hollandaise would make him vom.
• During the CD release party on November 18, people witnessed the first documented case of Neal Tiemann making hearthands. During the Ellen appearance that aired on December 1, people witnessed hopefully the only documented case of Neal Tiemann wearing an Elizabethan injury collar. (The performance was quite tasty, though.)
• In case you were wondering, no, David Cook is still not over getting those anchored undergarments. Heh.
• But apparently he is over making funny faces as a defense mechanism. Awww. And he doesn’t have the masses of bling to hide behind anymore, either (although your humble chronicler thinks this is a delightful development). Maybe that sword will be more useful than anyone anticipated.

Of course, there are many things left to come, like lighting up happy little trees, some holiday shows, and oh yeah, a tour.

But I’m still hoping that, one of these days, I’ll get a doughnut. For the record, I will totally stand outside in the cold if someone promises that there will be chocolate cake ones in any future assortment.