I have to do x-mas shopping this weekend, as we're celebrating next weekend in Madison at sis and her GF's place.

Ooh! Tomorrow I get to pick up my new glasses. Did I mention that? $630, not counting eye exam. My first pair of bifocals. How exciting!

OK, a few years ago, getting bifocals would have annoyed me. But now I'm tired of not being able to see things up close....

I need them, too, tommy. I can't read anything anymore with my contacts in, and the cheapo readers I picked up no longer cut it. Plus, it's a pain to need them and not have them to hand.

Not sure how expensive the bifocal contacts are going to be, though.

We have mid-50's today. Not a usual winter in NE. Usually by this time we are bundled like eskimo's. The snow and cold temps are supposed to start tomorrow.

ION. I'm very excited but cannot shout to my social networking world that I start a new job within a department of my state January 3rd!!! A slight reduction in pay, but with benefits! retirement! flex-medical! It's located in the downtown area of our capitol, so parking could be a bear, but I checked into public transportation and it is the same cost as monthly parking without the need to ride a bus for two hours a day.

Congrats on the new job, slayeroshadow!

ION, picture #4 made me tear up: [link]

Police dog memorial service

Gloucester Township patrolman Mark Pickard holds a flag, at a memorial service for his police dog, Schultz, who was killed in the line of duty while trying to capture a suspect in a restaurant robbery on Nov 30, Thursday in Gloucester Township, N.J.

Is the news that The Hasselhoffs got canceled after only two episodes appropriate for the Good Stuff tumblr? Or do we need a separate Schadenfreude tumblr now?

Whoo, shadow! Congrats!

Yay for being able to see, tommyrot!

I am a worker bee today, but the SO is sicky, so it'll be a light day for him. One make-up lesson, a little grocering, then a rest day. We were supposed to go to (i.e. cook for) an international dinner tonight, but I don't expect we'll make it since he's not feeling great.

Otherwise, we actually have a weekend. He's off this Saturday, although he plays that night. We're looking forward to actually having a few days in a row off. Although I'm trying to get as much done in the office as possible before Christmas break, because it would do me good to have that as an actual break, not a working break.

My big goal for the weekend is to get the kids to the mall in Atlanta where they make it snow (outside), without warning them, and time it right so the snow is falling and it's dark and magical and they are thrilled.

The problem is that although the weather all week has been frigid and clear - perfect for this surprise - tomorrow we're going to have highs in the 50s and it might rain. They don't make snow at all if it rains! I want to make my kids plotz; please cooperate, weather!

Gotta love old-school marketing....

never underestimate the POWER of a woman (Jan, 1967)

She Knows Home-Delivered Ice Cream Is a Convenience

See, I didn't know that. The wimmins are keeping important information from us menfolks!

Ooh, that would be magical, flea! Good luck with the weather.

Congrats, slayer!

Or do we need a separate Schadenfreude tumblr now?

If there's not a fuckyeahschadenfreude already, there really should be.

Photo of Pegasus. Yes, that Pegasus. OR IS IT.