One good thing is that the parent I paired up with was super cool so I think I have a new friend. YAY!

That is good!

I've met a lot of people off OK Cupid over the past year...

I met Mark on OKCupid! And a bunch of other people it didn't work out with, but that's dating for you. Didn't Erin also meet D. on OKC? I liked it much better than Match, for the reasons Jesse gave. I think it really varies from location to location, though. But hey, it's free!

I missed breakfast, so I had an egg sandwich for lunch. It was very satisfying. I love eggs from our local egg lady. They're so different looking, all of them! One of mine was giant and pointy today. I probably could have just used the one. And there are some speckled ones!

Anyway, I didn't eat because I was spending the morning scrambling around getting the SO ready for his sound gig, but now I can't remember what work I was starting to do when he interrupted. And hey, extra $300, so there's no bad there. Plus, bonus, I now have peppy Christmas music to listen to while I work, even though it's now going to be a late day.

But first I think I'm going to go outside and haul firewood. I kept meaning to do it yesterday and then it was suddenly after dark. I don't know how that happened. It may have been me perusing BSG board game rulebooks ad infinitum. You know, just possibly. But anyway, it's very overcast now, so I need to do it before it snows if it's going to. And then I can haz fire! And peppy Christmas music. And work.

Ooh! There's a flock of mountain bluebirds outside my office window! Dang, I knew I should have gotten the feeder ready.

If there was anyone really interested in helping with the Angel Tree family I got, email me. I just bought all the stuff and am now WRAPPING!!!

I am hanging out in the airport. And my lunch was InandOut. Burger and fries. Which wouldn't be so bad except I do it too often. And since breakfast involved a scone along with the latte...

Also, someone above mentioned clementines. Which I love. But annoyingly in Seattle, all the boxes of small orange fruits are satsumas. Which don't taste the same.

Our neighbor brought us a big bag of "Mississippi Satsumas" from when he went to his family's for Thanksgiving. They were more like tangerines than anything, but sweet and juicy and delicious.

Satsumas are what I grew up with. I like clementines, but they don't quite hit the spot the way satsumas do.

Does hard cider count as a serving of fruit?

I grew up with ortaniques. You should all have grown up with ortaniques.

The pear cider I bought from TJs is highly disappointing. So much cinnamon it doesn't taste like pears anymore.

I have been freaking out about this meeting with my boss all day, and I don't know where he is.