We've been productive! Washed bed linens and remade bed, washed bathroom towels, done the dishes, took out the trash, cleaned the catbox, cleaned out the fridge, and made a grocery list. Now I'm going to shower so that we can go grocery shopping and pick up some storage containers since we plan to take down the Christmas stuff today.

The Virtual Toilet Paper Museum

My favorite is the Prince toilet paper of 1915. The packaging is even purple! Also, the 1880s "medicated" TP is pretty cool too.

So frequent were the calls received by us for a Medicated Toilet Paper, that we instituted a series of experiments to determine if such an article could be produced, and if so, whether we could discover a rapid process and machinery to manufacture it at a cost that would place it within the reach of the general public. The first we have demonstrated as practicable. The second, also, so far as the process and manufacturing by machinery, and we believe that it will be conceded that the value of the product, considered the price, is remarkably low. There will be no question as to its being medicated; its appearance indicates it, and as a matter of fact fully twenty percent of its weight is due to the remedial agents it contains. Only those indorsed [sic] by the medical profession are used, and of these the most valued. The incorporation of so large a percentage with the paper necessarily increases its cost, but our process is so rapid, and the machinery so efficient, that there is little additional expense. We offer this paper at a very slight advance over the price of our plain paper, making due allowance for the actual cost of the remedial agents.

What's floam?

A brightly colored molding product guaranteed to get ground into carpets: [link] (warning, I just discovered the site has sound.)

You know, hearing they are using planes to look for stranded travellers on the interstates in CO and nearby is really creepy. I expect my cousin who was visiting Boulder and housesitting for another cousin was wise enough to stay put. At least he's in school, on winter break, so he still has flexibility.

Mmm, Ikea meatballs.

What's floam?

A brightly colored molding product guaranteed to get ground into carpets

It's non-toxic, at least. And makes for festive diaper changes. /voice of experience

I think of Floam as what you'd get if you added sticky to styrofoam pellets, along with International Hailing Distress-type colors.

I don't seem to be doing anything for NYE. On the whole, that means this year is going out the way it pretty much went.

Turns out I *am* doing something for NYE. Got invited some time ago to our friend (and realtor!) and husband's party. We were going to travel to NM for our vacation. But we forgot to book the dog. So we were going to be here. Then we remembered we needed to pick up the mail for year end reporting. So we were going to NM. Then we decided it wasn't important enough to go just for that. Then our Navajo singer announced he was ready with his songs, so we were going to go record him. Then the entire state of New Mexico's road systems closed due to snow. So now we're going to be here. And we're invited to their party.

But I didn't prepare anything to bring with me. Will I be a terrible guest if I show up empty-handed? Do I need to bake something up quickly?

Happy new year, UKers!

Happy new year!

You're not a terrible guest if you show up empty-handed. Or you could buy flowers or something? If you don't feel like baking quickly.