Holiday joy: a short list
Some of the things worth being happy about today:
- The Arisia 2010 souvenir book (which I designed and produced) has been officially delivered to the printers!
- Last spring, I ordered a parka (one of those 3-in-1 "system" kinds with the zip-out insulated liner jacket) from Lands' End for $70 on end-of-season clearance. It was meant as a new ski jacket (so I wouldn't have to go around wearing ablock's loaner castoff with the broken zipper anymore). But with all this 20-degree weather we're suddenly having, I have discovered that it is Good to have a jacket that is Actually Warm! I mean, for 10+ years I have been wearing a leather motorcycle jacket as my everyday winter coat, and arguing that it's 'actually surprisingly warm'; which, okay, it is. But, to my surprise, that's really not quite the same thing as Keeping the Cold Out. Tra-la.
- Modern medicine. Still.
- My boss, who is the Boss of Awesome (even though very occasionally the Boss of Tearing-Hair-Out), authorized me to work from home today, which I actually have been.
- Eggnog in my coffee (swapped in for milk; I bought a quart of it a couple weeks ago and finished it up this morning). You know how Starbucks sells eggnog latte this time of year? Like that, but with slightly less wretched excess.
- Staying in for movie-watching and Chinese takeout at ablock & M's tonight.
- Just in time for Jewmas (speaking of which)... Sherlock Holmes opens tomorrow. When I saw the trailer for it over the summer, my first reaction was a slightly stunned, "Wow, I think that movie just hit me right in the fandom." Robert Downey Jr.! Hot hot steampunk detective action! 10am showing at Boston Common!
- Relatively quiet weekend ahead.
- I successfully mailed off half my family Xmas presents yesterday morning. Granted, that's only half, but it's half a load off my mind. (Further post on this topic brewing for later.) Now to go finish wrapping and find a post office that's staying open until 5pm today, for the rest!
- I am loved.