Almost Christmas
It's been a ridiculously busy December so far. I helped at Zoolights a few nights and will help again after I get back from Christmas. If you were ever hoping to see me doing the robot while standing in a snow globe and wearing a panda costume, check out Zoolights on Dec. 28, Jan. 1, or Jan. 2. You will not be disappointed.
My sister managed to visit for a day before flying out for work. It was fun to see her and her friend. We saw the national Christmas tree and the national menorah. The menorah is new either this year or last year. It's weirdly set off to the side from all the rest of the display, like whoever put it up was trying to make sure no one noticed it.
Brooke and I finally managed to get together with our friend Toni to see The Princess and the Frog. It was way less horribly stereotypical than I feared, and the music was way better than I expected. I do recommend this for anyone wanting to see a fun, light movie right now.
I went down to Stephenville, TX for work last week, visiting dairy farmers and row croppers. I was getting comments on the current draft of the 2012 census of agriculture. I learned a lot about milk prices and crop insurance and spent a good amount of time pretending I knew way more than I do. I feel that long afternoon visits to Grandmother's was excellent practice for this.
I was supposed to fly home Saturday morning, but I managed to get my flight switched and left out Friday evening to beat the snow. I don't mind missing it having seen how much snow we got from Brooke's pictures. I'd much rather be down here where it isn't as cold.
I'm actually in Mobile right now visiting friends from undergrad. As soon as I get back home, I will be shanghaied into helping Mom with Christmas preparations. This will be the second year we've hosted Mom's family's Christmas party, and it takes way more work than just fixing up something to bring to someone else's house. I'm not sure how Grandmother managed it for so many years.
My sister managed to visit for a day before flying out for work. It was fun to see her and her friend. We saw the national Christmas tree and the national menorah. The menorah is new either this year or last year. It's weirdly set off to the side from all the rest of the display, like whoever put it up was trying to make sure no one noticed it.
Brooke and I finally managed to get together with our friend Toni to see The Princess and the Frog. It was way less horribly stereotypical than I feared, and the music was way better than I expected. I do recommend this for anyone wanting to see a fun, light movie right now.
I went down to Stephenville, TX for work last week, visiting dairy farmers and row croppers. I was getting comments on the current draft of the 2012 census of agriculture. I learned a lot about milk prices and crop insurance and spent a good amount of time pretending I knew way more than I do. I feel that long afternoon visits to Grandmother's was excellent practice for this.
I was supposed to fly home Saturday morning, but I managed to get my flight switched and left out Friday evening to beat the snow. I don't mind missing it having seen how much snow we got from Brooke's pictures. I'd much rather be down here where it isn't as cold.
I'm actually in Mobile right now visiting friends from undergrad. As soon as I get back home, I will be shanghaied into helping Mom with Christmas preparations. This will be the second year we've hosted Mom's family's Christmas party, and it takes way more work than just fixing up something to bring to someone else's house. I'm not sure how Grandmother managed it for so many years.