I am bringing in the fucking holiday spirit if it kills me.

I did some Small Business Saturday shopping today, and the coffee shop was all decked out for Christmas, which looked nice, but the only music they were playing was Christmas music, which just rubbed me the wrong way for some reason. Probably because it's almost 60 here. Weird how the decorations didn't bug me but the music did.

I have a loaf of pumpkin chocolate chip bread in the oven right now.

filled up an advent calendar for my mother

I got a squid facts scratch-off advent calendar for Tim, and he got me a National Geographic rock* advent calendar, because we are extremely nerdy.

*(Rocks as in geologic formations, not AC/DC.) (Also, I cannot stress how very very very much I love rocks. I'm like a 7-year-old. The only reasons I don't have shiny rocks all around the house is because we don't need more clutter. [Although I suppose we're about to get 24 new shiny rocks.] I am so fucking excited about this advent calendar, I can't even tell you.)

I was planning to make sherried mushrooms and goat cheese in phyllo cups on Thursday. Got as far as cooking the mushrooms and scrapped it since I wasn’t really feeling it. Maybe tomorrow.

But we had a nice cheese board and my mom’s hot artichoke dip and a big pot of chili. Plus pies. And just enough of everything to send C home with leftovers and have a second helping of everything yesterday and very little to deal with now.

I have a loaf of pumpkin chocolate chip bread in the oven right now.

And I was literally just talking about getting some pumpkin chocolate chip cookies on.

I have a loaf of pumpkin chocolate chip bread in the oven right now.

And I was literally just talking about getting some pumpkin chocolate chip cookies on.

Let the pumpkin wave continue!

Update: pumpkin chocolate chip bread is very tasty. Especially warm, when the chocolate chips are all soft and gooey.

I'll have to make pumpkin something else, since I only used part of the can. Oh no whatever shall I do.

the only music they were playing was Christmas music, which just rubbed me the wrong way for some reason. Probably because it's almost 60 here.

You should go listen to the end of yesterday's NPR Politics Podcast. At about 21 minutes in, Miles Parks starts talking about this very thing. [link]

I will start with Christmas decorating tomorrow. Today I was out and about. Got gifts for 4 people, warm white lights that ALL F*IN MATCH for the tree (the last two years have been mis-matched bright white and I hates it), new christmas pjs for me, some books, and dog food. 4 small stores, 2 box stores. Plus 2 meals out from small local places. all in all pretty good.

Mac worked from 8-4.

Tomorrow he does that shift again and I really wish he could get on it permanently.

Xmas music has been playing in the lab since last week, at least when my supervisor is there.

How's Mac doing, msbelle?

My outside lights are apparently not working but I don't feel like dealing with them now.

Jesse, he's doing well. Working 20-30 hours a week. Taking a free online class in music. saving a tiny bit of money, but that should build up much faster after the first of the year.