My father just told me he supposed I only liked Christmas music like The Little Drummer Boy that wasn't religious.

Uh, pops? Way to a) not know my tastes and b) not know The Little Drummer Boy. Yet? He was right that I liked it.

Cookie presses are way fun. Mine came with a great chocolate mint recipe, and I don't even like mint.

The subway is possible, ita. Are you flying in on a weekend?

Coming in Saturday PM, leaving Monday AM. The hotel guy made it sound like it could take 2-3 hours from JFK.

Flat rate? So hopefully, then $40+tip.

If you have more than one person, I'd say a cab is definitely the way to go. And, as far as I know, there's no need to estimate a cab, it's a flat rate from JFK to Manhattan.

My first trip to Manhattan, I got roped into a gypsy cab ride--sharing with another guy and they charged me the full $40. I was literally taken for a ride. Nobody warned me.

Coming in Saturday PM, leaving Monday AM. The hotel guy made it sound like it could take 2-3 hours from JFK.

Depends on what the traffic is like in Mid Town. It's probably just over an hour in good traffic but weekend nights, yeah, I could see a two hour trip.

Cookies are done. I need to finish packing boxes that need to go in the mail tomorrow, but instead I'm watching White Christmas. And I want a nap, though at 4pm that seems wrong.

How to wrap a cat for Christmas: [link]

I don't think I know any cats who would sit still through that.

He's full of shit, ita. Air train to Jamaica Station -> E train to 51st -> 6 train, 1.5 hour max, assuming there's no weekend work being done on the subway.

Edit: I overstated a little.

ita, amyth flies into NY all the time. You could ask her what she does... I seem to remember a car service.

But a cab is still faster and easier, no? Super Shuttle is annoying because of all the stops.

I was just at a little ceremony where they lit the Prudential Building (on the right here: [link] ) purple for Alzheimer's. It was fine, except some girl totally fainted right as the last people were speaking! Whoops. She was right up front, too. And the neighbor of the person speaking! Drama. Then my parents and I went for snacks at PF Chang's, which were delicious. I love late-afternoon events in the winter, because it totally feels like nighttime now.

Yeah, it's less of a time thing than a PITA thing.