Woah. It's weirdly silent here.
The kids are off to school and it's freakishly quiet in the house for the first time since before we left for vacation. I already kinda miss them because I'm lame like that, but the silence is very soothing -- can't lie. Anyway, a few things!
1. The yuletide reveal has officially happened, so on the off chance anybody has even seen Bull Durham or wishes to read fic about it, here is my story. It was hilariously weird not to write about Jack and Renee, but anyway, I tried. Speaking of Jack and Renee, because I am clearly the luckiest person in the entire Yuletide world, Adrienne got me. And here is what she wrote. SQUEE!!! (Also, is my icon not hilarious?)
2. I got an iPad mini for Christmas. And basically, there is not enough room for my freakout about how awesome it is. I adore everything about it, save the fact that stupid Songpop refuses to cooperate like a nice app and turn sideways when I want it to. But I also got case that includes a bluetooth keyboard, so I officially have a portable method of writing now, which is pretty damn nifty. It's so freakin' cool to have something the size of a book that gives you books, movies, news, web surfing of all kinds, games, and word processing. Also, dealan311 bought me Redemption in fucking HD for Christmas, and HOLY HELL. Jack with all that scruff. I had forgotten. JFC I love that man. ALSO, I have Siri, which is hilarious. In typical my family style, my niece says, "Ask here where you can find the nearest escort service." And Siri told me.
3. We finally got some proper winter here, and I'm enjoying the hell out of it even though I haven't the vaguest idea how long it's going to last. It was zero degrees when I went to bed last night. And here is a picture of our deck, complete with a few Christmas tree lights for ambience. (Also, I took this picture on my iPad. Just sayin'.)
I will stfu now. The agenda for today most definitely includes both an epic session at the gym and some writing. Happy New Year, you guys! I don't make resolutions, but if you do, what are yours? Anything special you're looking forward to about this year?
Oh, and I meant to ask. Have any of you been forced into using the new LJ friends page? I'm so confused about all of this.