Bolshy. She had to be bolshy.

Ah ha!

I could do either of those. I think we need to find a sugar daddy to buy us all outfits for a week. Or maybe we can start up a paypal collection.

Semi-rhetorical question: why am I awake?

Not-even-semi-serious answer: so that in the short time I have in front of a computer today, I'll have a Buffista to post with?

Hi Nilly! How are you!? happy new calendar year to you!

Hey, Nilly! Hey, Kat!

Hey Cindy! I peered in Minearverse and had to run away since it was all blah blah blah Mr. Rogers blah blah blah to me.

Kat, how were the holidays? When does the new semester start?

As for me, one of my most favorite cousins just moved to a building near mine. she used to live in Jerusalem, which is not far, not even by Israeli standards, but this three-blocks-away deal is making me very happy. She's a bit upset with the move, since she had to leave friends and a job when she came here (for a new job), so I feel a little strange by being happy about something that makes her not-so-happy, but still.

[Edit: Cindy! The question to Kat about the how-abouts of the holidays is addressed to you, as well.]

Hey Cindy! I peered in Minearverse and had to run away since it was all blah blah blah Mr. Rogers blah blah blah to me.

Heh. I'm glad I provided one recognizable title. After I posted and scrolled down to the "Buffistas home" link, I had to look at the thread title to see where I'd just posted, because there was such a disconnect between the topic, and the thread. Then I remembered there is no topic in Minearverse. Lately, it makes Natter look focused.

Nilly, our holidays themselves were nice, but each one of us (including my poor mother) was bitten by a stomach virus during the days off. I wish we'd had more healthy time. After Christmas day, there wasn't one day where all of us were healthy at once.

How was Hanukkah? I read a post of yours, I think you made it, after you'd lit the last candle. I know you love the ease of Hanukkah.

Hi Nilly! I'm excited for you to have your cousin nearby -- and think of it this way: your being there is making her transition to the new place much friendlier.

Does she at least like her new job, Nilly?

The holidays were hectic as my parents have been here visiting. I haven't spent so much uninterrupted time with them as an adult ever. The last time I saw both of them together, we were in a forest in Wyoming and Lori and I ran away after 3 days. So this has been a learning experience.

The upside is this: I wanted to start exercising and having them here compelled me to exercise because it meant I got to leave the house and do things alone or only with Lori. So that's good.

My new teaching semester doesn't start until March. But I have some random other teaching I have to do between now and then and my classes start in two weeks. Which reminds me: I have a paper to write for both of my classes.