I just put tape over the ductwork. But mine are on a sill. A metal sill that is the duct. Which means I still get radiating cold, damnit.

jesus, public broadcasting is making me a sentimental mess tonight. First, Hanukkah Lights on public radio. Now stupid pbs ADS. ADS!!! But it has prompted me to email a childhood friend in my hometown. I may lobby the parents to have her and her husband and kid over for dinner on xmas. We always did a night of Hanukkah with them, and they did a day of xmas with us, when we were growing up. And I'd love to revisit that tradition.

In other news, I'm loving the 75 degree weather. Not loving the existance of bugs that are biting me.

Kathy, I'd find out if employers have to maintain certain daytime temps like landlords do. If they can't maintain an acceptable temp in your cubicle then they should move you somewhere else. Though I do love the idea of a huge umbrella over your desk.

Car. Alarm.

If 12am - 12:30am was any indication, I can look forward to 3 minutes on/3 minutes off for the next 1/2 hour. Lather, rinse, repeat in another 3 hours or so. I am so not thinking positive thoughts.

if the movies are true, you could elevate the car to a 30º angle. Car alarms have a gravity switch, so when they are towed, the alarm silences. That's if you believe "TWINS".

Schwarzenegger lies, and De Vito drinks.

Fact.

Soft cotton comfort without the panties.

God, my sleep pattern is fucked. I hope someone hunts that screaming car down and puts it out of its misery, aurelia. You're in the midwest, right? Someone must have rifle around somewhere.

It's hours later now -- I hope aurelia did get some peace and quiet, eventually. I would have called the cops, seriously. It's a car alarm, maybe somebody is trying to steal it. (Yeah, for a half hour straight. Well, it could happen.) Cops would have been able to open it and shut it off, for sure. Or look up the owner, etc.

I'm in a fierce mood this morning. I think that's because all the holiday preparation is getting to me... today is my last day of work before Xmas, I've reserved Wednesday for running around with the present-getting, and then it's down to festive PA for a couple days with Mom....

Oh Aurelia, that totally blows.

God, my sleep pattern is fucked.

ita, welcome to my world. I'm asleep at 8 and up at 3 or 4 AM. WTF?! But I just got the happiest news so I'm quietly bouncing in my seat. and I'm realizing I have one more semester of course work and my thesis and I will be done done done with my masters.

Granted, I've done little to no work on my thesis. I'm waiting for my second (or perhaps tertiary) wind to kick in to carry me along.

Tertiary wind. Yes, that would be helpful. Yay for seeing the end in sight on the Masters.

I bought myself a new coffee pot. One of these [link] things. (That model, but half that price) I haven't tried all of the features, but it did start up with the brewing at 6 this morning. Mmmm coffee.

I need a new coffeepot. Mine keeps throwing up all over the counter.

We need a new one, too. This one isn't very old, but the pause-n-serve function broke, yet we didn't stop taking the pot out during brewing because darn it, we bought a pause-n-serve for a reason.

My thermal carafe has seen better days, too. I might buy one of those models where the coffee pot is a thermal carafe.

Laura, I love the one you bought. I don't really have the counter space for it, though.