Seasons Greetings, Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, etc, etc.
My nipples are rock hard right now, and not because I'm aroused. It's muthafuckin COLD outside. The wind is blowing strong gusts of arctic air down my street and into my back yard. I love the winter. Seriously, I do.. but I'd prefer some snow if it's going to be this cold.
Went to Anna's company Christmas party last night, which turned out to be quite nice. Originally we were supposed to see a play by the Tacoma Actor's Guild at 2pm yesterday, then have dinner afterward. But since the TAG shut down on Friday, we didn't get to see the play. And let me tell you how broken up I am about it. *note my sarcasm here* Anyways, so even though we regretfully missed the Christmas play, we did continue with dinner at Altezzo Ristorante atop the Sheraton in downtown Tacoma. I've never seen Tacoma look so nice, than from 26 floors above street level inside the restaurant. A fine meal at semi high prices. I opted for the only item on the menu that didn't make me cringe as I read the ingredients... A tenderloin, delicious.. which also happened to be the most expensive item on the menu at $29.99. Anna and I tried to calculate how much the bill was last night. We figured the average cost of a meal, times 22 people, plus appetizers.. This came to AT LEAST $500-600. Now, the bar tab, on the other hand, could have been just as much by itself. I must say I did enjoy myself.
A fine meal, ... but at what cost?
I've been in and out of the bathroom all day. Damn you, tenderloin!
I've been attempting to show my holiday spirit at work by wearing my Santa hat. Since the week after Thanksgiving, I've worn it everyday at work. It's nice because I don't have to spend any time fixing my hair in the morning since the hat would just screw it up anyways... but, once I put that hat on, I can't take it off. I look like a 'conehead' if I try to let my head breathe and take the hat off. A small price to pay for showing my holiday enthusiasm. Of course, thus far it's only prompted smiles and greetings from patients, and comments like 'is this your way of trying to get the ladies to sit on your lap?' from co-workers. As long as everyone is smiling...
As Anna will not be with me over New Year's (visiting family in CA for a few days) I've decided not to go out to any parties on New Year's.(Sorry, zxnaithfaery.. please don't hate me!) I am, however, going to get plastered in my own home. And as this is never a good idea to get trashed by yourself, I'm welcoming anyone else who'd like to join me. I don't expect a huge party, but at least a few people who simply want to get drunk and have fun too. I will encourage people to crash here so we can really party. I've got a bed, two couches, plenty of floor space and a bunch of blankets.. so, yeah. I plan to have a stocked supply of jello shots. mmmmmmm jello.
I saw a friend yesterday, who I haven't seen in a long time. He teasingly said 'Hey, puttin on a few pounds, huh?' And even though he didn't mean any harm by it, it really bothered me. I went with the only response that came to me.. 'Yeah, need the protective padding to guard my muscle'. Gotta stay humorous, right? I'm aware that I'm not as fit as I used to be, and I've gained about 20 pounds in the last year... I have already made my New Year's resolution- back to the gym, 2-3 times a week. This statement only reconfirmed my desire to get back into shape.
And if I don't start getting more sleep, I'm going to found a club for those of us who can't sleep through the night. We can meet at various coffee houses and bitch about how tired we are and how we wish we could sleep through the night... and then we'll have to run out of the coffee house because I can't afford food.. or coffee.
And on that note, time to finish the laundry. Hope all is well.
Went to Anna's company Christmas party last night, which turned out to be quite nice. Originally we were supposed to see a play by the Tacoma Actor's Guild at 2pm yesterday, then have dinner afterward. But since the TAG shut down on Friday, we didn't get to see the play. And let me tell you how broken up I am about it. *note my sarcasm here* Anyways, so even though we regretfully missed the Christmas play, we did continue with dinner at Altezzo Ristorante atop the Sheraton in downtown Tacoma. I've never seen Tacoma look so nice, than from 26 floors above street level inside the restaurant. A fine meal at semi high prices. I opted for the only item on the menu that didn't make me cringe as I read the ingredients... A tenderloin, delicious.. which also happened to be the most expensive item on the menu at $29.99. Anna and I tried to calculate how much the bill was last night. We figured the average cost of a meal, times 22 people, plus appetizers.. This came to AT LEAST $500-600. Now, the bar tab, on the other hand, could have been just as much by itself. I must say I did enjoy myself.
A fine meal, ... but at what cost?
I've been in and out of the bathroom all day. Damn you, tenderloin!
I've been attempting to show my holiday spirit at work by wearing my Santa hat. Since the week after Thanksgiving, I've worn it everyday at work. It's nice because I don't have to spend any time fixing my hair in the morning since the hat would just screw it up anyways... but, once I put that hat on, I can't take it off. I look like a 'conehead' if I try to let my head breathe and take the hat off. A small price to pay for showing my holiday enthusiasm. Of course, thus far it's only prompted smiles and greetings from patients, and comments like 'is this your way of trying to get the ladies to sit on your lap?' from co-workers. As long as everyone is smiling...
As Anna will not be with me over New Year's (visiting family in CA for a few days) I've decided not to go out to any parties on New Year's.(Sorry, zxnaithfaery.. please don't hate me!) I am, however, going to get plastered in my own home. And as this is never a good idea to get trashed by yourself, I'm welcoming anyone else who'd like to join me. I don't expect a huge party, but at least a few people who simply want to get drunk and have fun too. I will encourage people to crash here so we can really party. I've got a bed, two couches, plenty of floor space and a bunch of blankets.. so, yeah. I plan to have a stocked supply of jello shots. mmmmmmm jello.
I saw a friend yesterday, who I haven't seen in a long time. He teasingly said 'Hey, puttin on a few pounds, huh?' And even though he didn't mean any harm by it, it really bothered me. I went with the only response that came to me.. 'Yeah, need the protective padding to guard my muscle'. Gotta stay humorous, right? I'm aware that I'm not as fit as I used to be, and I've gained about 20 pounds in the last year... I have already made my New Year's resolution- back to the gym, 2-3 times a week. This statement only reconfirmed my desire to get back into shape.
And if I don't start getting more sleep, I'm going to found a club for those of us who can't sleep through the night. We can meet at various coffee houses and bitch about how tired we are and how we wish we could sleep through the night... and then we'll have to run out of the coffee house because I can't afford food.. or coffee.
And on that note, time to finish the laundry. Hope all is well.