YES!

(not really.)

OK, here's another odd thing from me: I gave my massage therapist a big tip today, because (a) Christmas and (b) it was my half-price birthday massage. I see her more often than my hair dresser, and you're "supposed" to give them a holiday bonus, right? Also I kind of felt like it was a comped round at a bar, and you tip extra for that, too, IME. She was shocked. Is that weird?

it is the nicest day in a while and according to the forecast the nicest it will be for a while. I sat inside all day. Going out now to work for an hour in the yard. feh.

ita, if there's anything I can do over here, you know, with the phone and you call me and stuff. I'm not sure what's possible, but if you need a ride anywhere or liquor delivery, let me know.

We're continuing the tradition of NYE at Tim's. He has a steam oven he's never used, so I made a starter for french bread last night and it's now rising in a bowl.

I don't think I fully realized how complex bread is, and I'm worried that my ratio of yeast is wrong. I had the dry kind and the recipe called for active, and I soaked it in warm water, but you know, it's probably all fucked up.

ita, that is all really too much, on top of everything else. You have every reason to feel overwhelmed. Perhaps you should eat the cake for the cousin you don't like.

But NOW, my apartment is neat enough for me not to wake up in 2012 feeling like a disgusting pig.

I think it's too late not to wake up in 2012 feeling like a disgusting pig, but maybe I'll go clean something.

The TV tells me it's bad luck to do laundry on New Year's Day. That's a new one to me, but I'm good with that. I still have to make my collards and black-eyed peas for money and luck. They haven't worked yet, but at least I like collards and black-eyed peas.

I had the dry kind and the recipe called for active,

I'm pretty sure that's the same thing.

Perhaps you should eat the cake for the cousin you don't like.

That is a brilliant idea.

Oh, ita. That is epic suckitude.

I have spicy drunken noodles, tom ka gai and fresh springrolls. And I'm doing laundry and will do another round of staining shortly.

Oooh, my nose, it runs.

Hey, anyone want this in a small [link] ? It got added to my order by accident and they said not to bother returning it. I'm not a small.

Benedict Cumberbatch [link] and Martin Freeman [link] are having a twitter competition for followers. The loser has to wear a clown costume.

Arrrrrgh. We needed to leave 15 minutes ago. I'm trying to not flip out like a mammal.

Alas, according to Steven Moffat (@steven_moffat): "For the record, @mrcumberbatch is not the real Benedict."

Don't know about the other.