Yes, that's it Sean. You're why we can't have nice things parties.

Ha! I *knew* it!

I was gonna hang out at home tonight but my sister's having dinner and people over, so I'll probably do that. She won't take "I'd rather watch the RotK EE instead" as a legitimate excuse.

But, you know, the food will be good. So there's that. I may bring my Firefly dvds and see if I can convert someone...

if you change your mind sean -- I was sending the vibes to you parents ... they want you to have fun.....

I did love how NE got the charming weirdness right, but it still bothers me that they didn't cast Native Alaskans because they looked too "Asian". I should let it go at some point, huh?

My NYE plans involve sharing a tray of European Delight Antipasti with my husband while we watch all three Matrix movies on the couch. If we start them around 5, we'll be done at almost exactly midnight, in time to watch the ball drop and go to bed. There will also be cheap procecco and cheap American caviar.

if you change your mind sean -- I was sending the vibes to you parents ... they want you to have fun.....

Thanks, beth. I'd much rather hang with you guys.

I should let it go at some point, huh?

Yeah, maybe. But I wasn't gonna say anything.

Hivemind question:

As part of a freelance project, I'm trying to find out if Dell, HP, etc. ever donate or discount merchandise for nonprofits other than schools and healthcare institutions. However, I've been unable to find a general info number on any of their websites. Go to "Contact Us" and it's all about sales and customer support, and actually dialing the number gets you lost in a voicemail menu forever. Any thoughts on how to track down this kind of thing?

Hey, there Bitches! I had to skip several thousand posts, so I hope everyone had a great holiday.

{{bt}} so sorry about your Mother.

erika: I read your essay and thought it was fantastic.

I went to Memphis and saw the family. It was nice yet also depressing. My dad is still in the rehab place (his first stroke was in June, second in November). He was going to have a pass for Christmas Day to come to my sister's, but he had a grand mal seizure on Friday morning and was put on bedrest for 3 days. Very depressing to spend Christmas afternoon in a hospital. Could have been worse, though. He's at least gettting better.

I have no plans for tonight. I'm with Steph on the whole

New Year's Eve implications of THIS WILL BE THE FUNNEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR OMG WHY WOULD YOU NOT WANT TO PARTY YOUR ASS OFF?!?!

thing. I told the BF that as long as I was with him, I didn't care what we did.

Currently, I'm at work. Our office is closed, but I need to finish up a paper and get it emailed to the prof today. And, my home computer is still off getting fixed. I'm taking a break between drafts. I have it written and it's fairly decent, but I need to revise some.

Hey, there Bitches!

::gently points out to ChiKat that we are in Natter::

::is glad to see her anyway::

gently points out to ChiKat that we are in Natter

Oopsies! Strike that. Make it "Natterinos!"

Hiya, Sean!!! (thanks for the gentle pointing...it's what I get for trying to multitask)