Yow -- that was a TOO exciting night, Steph. I'm glad that you both came out of it no worse than a scraped (and bruised!) arm.

My big adventure of the morning was reinstalling Photoshop on my computer... it meant that I had to remap the CD drive to F:, which I got right on the first try! The cats wondered why I was doing a little chair-dance of tech triumph but wth.

Last batch of cookies in the oven. That only took...2 hours. Now to fill them.

Kill me now.

Hey, just because I love you guys so much, here's a piece of advice -- don't forget to check your pockets when you do laundry, because that cute little tube of vanilla berry lip balm is going to do fine in the washer, but when it gets to the dryer, the cap will come off, and you'll have little spots all over your newly dried clothes that will have you questioning your laundry detergent, and/or ability to eat without getting crap in places you didn't even know. And it will all be nicely heat-dried on! Super!

In better news, I found a long-ass cable with splitter that will allow me to get internet access in more than just my living room until I get a wireless router. I love split level houses, it turns out - very convenient for this sort of thing. Also, it doesn't feel as onerous as going all the way upstairs (or to the basement) when there are only six steps between each level. So sad that that makes such a difference, but it's my little reality!

Kill me now.

No. But, damn, I wish I had a cookie. Congratulations on your successful morning of baking.

I just spent an hour wrapping presents. And that was not most of them. WTF. But I'm trying a new technique of bringing them to my parents' in stages, which should make Friday easier.

Jen, I have done that more times than I can count with Burt's Bees chapsticky things. And every time I'm all bewildered, wondering why my newly clean laundry is mysteriously minty fresh and kind of water resistant...

The cats wondered why I was doing a little chair-dance of tech triumph

The dog is mainly disturbed by my doing the scream of tech despair.

Morning! I feel better! I braved coffee, not tea, this morning, and it feels like ma brain is operating at 80% instead of 5%.

I must be getting better!

I was going to make sangria for the NYE party, but now am considering making a crock pot of marshmallow-laced cocoa, with real cinnamon whipped cream to put on top.

Morning all!

Tep, I'm glad to hear you all are not a headline in the morning news. Sorry about the elbow, though!

Me, I got up early to run but I'm definitely sick--I've got a sinus infection just in time for the holiday, woot! And right now is the only down-time I have today: in an hour I'm off to a holiday brunch, then I go see my folks, then I race back home, feed the dog, change my clothes, and go to the theater to usher. I wish I could pass on one of these obligations and just nap, but I really can't.

I can't wait until I get the job sorted out so I can go back to Kaiser and have someone help figure out why every time I get a mild cold these days it turns into a sinus infection that lingers for weeks. Man, I miss Kaiser.

Okay, off to throw another load of laundry in the wash.

How do you make marshmallow flavoring, anyway? Marshmallows are just sugar, gelatin and vanilla.