People are leaving en masse here at work. I should have time to get to the theater in time for The Hobbit.
Slap my hand now!
Anya ,'Empty Places'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Tom Scola - Dec 24, 2012 9:58:57 am PST #5522 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Dana - Dec 24, 2012 10:07:21 am PST #5523 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I tried to make a case for seeing The Hobbit again, but the husband wasn't having it.
DavidS - Dec 24, 2012 10:34:14 am PST #5524 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Today's Christmas Miracle:
We found Emmett's stocking.
This is the beautiful hand-made stocking that Emmett's Mom made for him when he was 1 year old and is - more or less - the center of all our co-parenting holiday traditions.
Not having it had cast a pall over my enjoyment of the whole holiday season and bummed me out. Plus EM was getting pissy about it.
I spent six hours tearing through every room in the house on Saturday trying to find it and turned up nothing. So disheartening.
And I thought about it and thought about and thought, "I think I remember I told EM to take it to her house after last Christmas, because this year's Christmas would be at her house."
And she looked again. And she found it. (And she apologized for being mean and blamey about it.)
Exhale.
tommyrot - Dec 24, 2012 10:50:44 am PST #5525 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yay stocking!
Done with work for the day. Am having roast duck for lunch.
Kat - Dec 24, 2012 11:13:42 am PST #5526 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Grocery store run is complete -- brought home roast, potatoes, stuffing, risotto. Also bought chicken, tilapia, another roast and a lasagna, in case stores remain closed for some magical reason after christmas.
In the mail, I received a night time bite guard and a pill case. I'm an old person!
DavidS - Dec 24, 2012 11:15:57 am PST #5527 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Am having roast duck for lunch.
Oooh, good choice!
Consuela - Dec 24, 2012 11:48:16 am PST #5528 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I have been to the grocery store--two, in fact. One for the vegetables and one where I ordered the turkey. And I have made a lasagna for tonight, and a pumpkin pie for tomorrow.
What I need to do is wrap gifts but I think I shall eat some late lunch and rest my feet and maybe nap.
Connie Neil - Dec 24, 2012 11:49:53 am PST #5529 of 30001
brillig
It's a supremely slow day here at work. I'm trying to write. If only I didn't hate this particular character so much. But if I don't write her bit now I'll never do it, because I hate dealing with her. Come on, writing! This used to be easier than breathing!
DavidS - Dec 24, 2012 12:22:33 pm PST #5530 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
We're off to EM's house!
Merry Christmas everybody!
SuziQ - Dec 24, 2012 12:46:51 pm PST #5531 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I'm glad I took today off. I peeked at work e-mail and have zero messages addressed to just me only system messages that our financial system won't be updated today - which means, I wouldn't have updated data to work with anyway.
I have cut green beans for tomorrow and sweet potatoes are roasting in the oven. Presents are all wrapped and the house is clean. Once the sweet potatoes are done, can I go to bed?
OH, and we are supposed to have a White Christmas! Two to four inches overnight! Very excited. I didn't think it would take 5 years in Colorado before getting a White Christmas.