I work Tuesday and Wednesday. I wish to be cranky about it, but since there are so many the bay area libraries/cities that are on enforced vacation -- I won't be complaining.

Simpson's kipa is fabulous.

Homework and grading should be forbidden during the holiday break. When I am in charge this will not happen. We will be working this week, but we have a message on the answering machine that we are on reduced staff and are returning calls. We only answer the phone if we wanna.

Happy Birthday Jesse!

Happy Belated Birthdays, Theodosia and quester!

The sum total of what I have accomplished today is buying anti-perspirant and putting the cover to my comforter in the wash. I don't see myself adding much to the tally in the next 4 hours.

I'm feeling all manner of virtuous for sticking to my year-end clearing out ritual.

In the last 48 hours, I've sorted and refiled every single piece of paper in my house. I've refiled and organized everything to be more useful and to actually facilitate the blog I've been 'going' to get started for more than a year. [Deena, can you believe it?]

This evening, I answered every holiday card and sent a few new year cards to long lost clients.

Tomorrow, I'm finishing up a sort and toss in my storage space (a closed off hallway) and freecycling things I can live without.

I'm hoping the Universe rewards order.

Happy birthdays to all who are enjoying them and ~ma to all who could enjoy these days more.

Oh, my bday was Friday, with Theo, but thanks!

Happy belated birthdays to Theo and Jesse, and Happy now birthday to quester!

Good to hear from both Nilly and Shir--I'm keeping everyone there in my thoughts, especially you and your families.

Yay for newcardom for Hec and JZ!!

Bonny, you wanna come out and organize my place? I really have to work on it this week. I've got my list of New Years resolutions, and organization is up there.

Nilly never fails to make me smile.

Apparently, I am supposed to be in Boise to play Operation and Rhino Rampage on Thursday. Hate to disappoint my friend's daughter, but it seems unlikely.

It tickles me that we're able to converse on the phone now. And that I actually played the games she mentioned just this week!

I don't want to go to work tomorrow. Have to. Hoping enough people are out this week that I *can't* get much done. Because I have a shitload to do, and I want to ease into it.

I'm just working two days in total this week (full day tomorrow, two half days following), and I've got enough unemployment insurance regulations to keep me busy until Wednesday afternoon.

Apologies to any Chargers fans, but man, I just want to smack Philip Rivers across his smug little face.

With my baseball bat.