When were in Second Life only, Will had a special necklace custom made for me that he helped design. It's really pretty and this as close to what it's like in real life.

There's a jewelry store in town and when I get a chance I'm going to go see if they have a longer chain at a reasonable price.

Very pretty askye.

Gonna make some Hot Buttered Yum chex mix. By myself, unfortunately. CJ is at his dad's and K-Bug just left to go shopping with a friend. Hopefully I won't eat it all before they get back.

Noodle is a black cat from a rescue. We were looking specifically for a black cat. She fits in our family perfectly. She is as nuts as the rest of us.

Black cats and black dogs too. Isn't that weird?

Hot Buttered Yum chex mix sounds perfect.

Steph and askye - you both got excellent jewelry today.

Dana,

sorry about your grandma. much ~ma your way.

And what y'all said about traffic and malls. I'm less misanthropic than yesterday, but only a little bit.

Hubby and I are hitting the mall tomorrow. Maybe even WalMart if we're feeling that madcap.

Connie, you and your hubby go to laugh at the last minute shoppers, tho, yes?

Thankfully, I will not be there this year.

Yes, we do, and to see what last ditch desperate sales the stores have.

I had to brave Target today. I finished my Holiday shopping towards mid-week, but got behind on regular grocery shopping. Must have happened to a lot of people. Safeway and Target were extremely crowded. I also had to run to the mall because we needed something only GNC carries. Mall was crowded not overwhelmingly so. Parking was not bad and the lines were short, though it was more crowded than usual. But it was the grocery stores that were filled to bursting. (Yeah, most of the people in line with me in Target were buying groceries too.)

Oh, my god, the fucking mall

Yeah. Ugh nothing was enjoyable today if it involved me exchanging money for goods or services. But I'm done Elfing except for an exchange tomorrow. Even Trader Joes hit my last nerve. And Von's because mom's olive oil was expired! How does that even happen? I just took the phone call and bought her new oil...

Tep, Tim is awesome and that's a great story and necklace.

The family Tea has arrived safely at Phillip Island, home of the Penguin Parade and Faunapalooza! (And Chris and Liam Hemsworth, but I don't care so much about that.) Ryan is thrilled to be on holiday. I don't think he actually has much concept of what that is, but he knows it's good. This can only be heightened when he witnesses the Penguin Parade.