I'm probably going to do some work today. Might as well, because god knows I am not going outside today, where the HIGH is supposed to be 8 degrees.
Aren't they something. They're like butterflies, or little pieces of wrapping paper blowing around.
Kaylee ,'Shindig'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - Jan 01, 2018 5:40:23 am PST #20526 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
WindSparrow - Jan 01, 2018 5:51:32 am PST #20527 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
8 degrees sounds positively balmy to me right now.
Happy New Year!
Hil R. - Jan 01, 2018 6:11:09 am PST #20528 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I need to clean my apartment some, but a lot of what I need to do is bring stuff out to the trash and recycling containers outside, and outside is just not going to happen when it's three degrees out.
Calli - Jan 01, 2018 6:35:25 am PST #20529 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Happy new year! Today's big task is getting the tree un-decorated and put away. No idea what the temps are outside, but I won't be there for long today. It's sunny. I foresee a nap in a sunbeam for me this afternoon. (2018 resolution—adopt as many of my cat's good ideas as possible.)
Sue - Jan 01, 2018 7:46:11 am PST #20530 of 30002
hip deep in pie
I am also getting the tree undecorated and having my semi-annual, "Oh my god! I have too many ornaments! I have to stop buying ornaments!" freak out.
msbelle - Jan 01, 2018 7:49:47 am PST #20531 of 30002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am leaving my tree up until at least mid month.
Well, my tv just went out. Nothing else did and a breaker is not tripped. I am going to check the plug it is in, but GD if it is blown. I don't think the tv is even 2 years old.
Zenkitty - Jan 01, 2018 8:02:02 am PST #20532 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
The tree stays up until Epiphany. I'm not Catholic, I just like the tree. Mine isn't even decorated, except for a string of tinsel. It's got fiber-optic lights in its branches, so it twinkles in colors.
Solidarity, msbelle, I also am doing work-work today. Because if I don't, tomorrow will be a manic panic that isn't pretty. Our print schedules don't take holidays or weekends into account.
Jesse - Jan 01, 2018 8:15:01 am PST #20533 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I am also keeping the tree up until Epiphany.
I made the bread. It was the right call. It was easy, the house smells delicious, and I get to have happy thoughts of ita to help me ring in the new year.
That sounds like an excellent call.
I had a delightful evening and morning with Polgara and family including an amazing ride home (amazing because I didn't have to take the train), and am going to another party shortly with my mother.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 01, 2018 8:40:47 am PST #20534 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I just helped a neighbor move his gigantic 85 lb. speakers up two flights of narrow stairs. Ended up panting, dizzy, and headache-y afterwards. Getting heavy stuff up to our floor sure seemed easier when I was 38!
SuziQ - Jan 01, 2018 8:53:46 am PST #20535 of 30002
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Today I have cleaned the living room and kitchen, made a shipping list for cookie making, and then hit the store. Now I'm home with a heating pad and thinning ill be lucky to get one batch of cookies rather than the 4 I had planned on. I have baked zero cookies this holiday season which is NOT ON!