I am completely Daisy Jane on the mailing. And the leaving the package for pickup is no good, because we're not supposed to do that at work and the weather is not conducive to leaving it out at home, unless it's small enough to fit in the mail box, which most of my packages seem not to be. Hence, the no seekrit santa this year. I find that I'm a bit mellower but not nearly as much in the Christmas spirit. I'm not sure whether the tradeoff is worth it or not.
But I will! Because the house we just bought is just up the street from where we were! Come visit my house and my puppy!
I thought your new house was way out in the burbs, Sparky. Did you end up with a different place? I know you sent an address, but DC addresses don't mean much to me IRT locations.
I thought your new house was way out in the burbs, Sparky.
My house is just over the MD line from DC in Takoma Park, still inside the Beltway, and still close to the same Metro stop we lived across from.
ION, in case you hadn't heard: Tom Scola is Teh Awesome!
Yesterday a box arrived for me from an address my DH did not recognize and I told him it was probably from my Seekrit Santa. My DH unilaterally decided that I should not be allowed to have said box until Christmas Day, (some rule he made up about not opening presents early, bah-humbug!) and he then kept me from getting near the box.
Long story short, even my DH has to sleep sometime, and I am now in possession of the coolest bookends ever and some chocolate to die for. I am assuming that Lee must have snitched about how I steal boring institutional library bookends from my various employers. I tried to get the puppy to pose between the bookends and take a picture this a.m., but she wouldn't sit still for it. Everyone will just have to wait for an in situ picture with books!
THANKS, TOM!
Yay! Secret Santa is in the mail. Fingers crossed it'll actually get there on time.
I just got the most wonderful card from Thailand. It has Santa and, um, water buffalo? I'm not sure what they are, but I just absolutely love the card, love it. Plus, Fay has the most beautiful handwriting. Thanks Fay!
Cool beans! (Yes, buffalo - the Thais are big fans of buffalo. Seriously. It's a thing.)
wrt Seekrit Santa...well, the good news is that I
have
posted my package. But the bad news is that, what with the exciting 'Hey, you have no visa!' fun at the end of my time in Bangkok (oh, okay, and mostly with me being a twat with time management) I ended up
not
posting it from Thailand, but rather bringing the bits & bobs to the UK. So I mailed it yesterday - but I have a strong suspicion it won't get there till after Christmas. Um. So, if you haven't got your pressie by Christmas day...well, don't panic, 'cause it might be from me. In which case, I swear it's en route. Um.
t /sheepish
SORRY!!!
I am assuming that Lee must have snitched about how I steal boring institutional library bookends from my various employers.
Noooo. I'm not sure I knew that actually.
By the way, Anne, that blueberry bark is mighty tasty but those fruity chocolate thingies are freaking delicious and I need to stop eating them before they're all gone.
The raspberry caramels? Those things have become my favorite Serious Indulgence candy ever.
I was holding off until a better sense of equilibrium hit me, but I think this is it for a while. Overall, a good year with lots of growth and change and movement. Many, many new friendships and insights. Once again, please to show you my awe at this particular community and how powerful a force for good (despite best attempts in natter) it is.
teh good
- DH's new (first in 10 years) REAL job
- Iris sprog and those things she says
- being on the same coast as Sparky & Sparky DH
- delurking on b.org
- rediscovering that friends are friends no matter where you are
- TWC
- a week at the beach in June, lots of great roadtrips
- reconnecting with mentors, finding new inspiration - hoping for more time in 2008.
- (ETA) Oh, and DUH! Tiara!
teh bad
- moving away from friends that are like family and family that are as friends
- [nonprofit bizarroland rollercoaster universe]
- sad realizations about what 10 years in one raggedy-edge, but useful-for-paying-off-a-PhD/postdoc lifestyle, spot does to a person's resume.
teh meh
- house issues (and Alan STFU Greenspan's sense of timing)
