Wheeeee! Prezzies for Me!
I just bought myself a CueCat, and am inordinately pleased with myself. Yet another way of kidding myself that my LibraryThing cataloging project will be accomplished some day soon. Some of you may remember that I had big plans for it, LAST holiday season. Sure, I did a lot, but what actually happened was that the B.H. got all fired up about inputting our DVDs, and I wilted in the face of his enthusiasm. I'm "Shamela" there, too, if fellow LTers would like to "watch" me. (Let me know who you are, because I love the obsessive delight of seeing what books I share with people.)
I did, by cutting some corners, manage to get grades done more or less on time. And I know for a fact that I was not the last one on campus, nor even the last one in my department, to finish--and really, that's all that matters. "Keep your head down and stay in the middle of the pack" is my current administrative strategy.
We are a completely drugged household at present. The B.H. is suffering some jaw pain still; my ripped muscle, or whatever it is, still flares up regularly, and the poor H.A. has the flu. Since we had nothing on the agenda but lounging on the couch in the Movie Room, and playing endless rounds of Magic: The Gathering, the Harry Potter card game, and Culdcept, our plans have not been much altered. Just more tissues, and naps. (By the by: am I the only one I know who plays Culdcept? LOVE this game.)
Here's wishing everyone happy holidays. I become more and more anti-Christmas as time goes on, I find. But that's due mainly to an allergic reaction to the way that Christmas tends to underscore obsessive commercialism, thoughtless participation in largely meaningless symbolism, and the high-anxiety family gatherings. Not accusing any of you of this, mind you. Just a general sort of thing for me. However, I do have strong feelings about taking time at least once a year to reflect on what is past and what is to come--and in that spirit, I join with imahobbit and others in saying, "[Insert deity or deities of your choice here] bless us, every one!"
I did, by cutting some corners, manage to get grades done more or less on time. And I know for a fact that I was not the last one on campus, nor even the last one in my department, to finish--and really, that's all that matters. "Keep your head down and stay in the middle of the pack" is my current administrative strategy.
We are a completely drugged household at present. The B.H. is suffering some jaw pain still; my ripped muscle, or whatever it is, still flares up regularly, and the poor H.A. has the flu. Since we had nothing on the agenda but lounging on the couch in the Movie Room, and playing endless rounds of Magic: The Gathering, the Harry Potter card game, and Culdcept, our plans have not been much altered. Just more tissues, and naps. (By the by: am I the only one I know who plays Culdcept? LOVE this game.)
Here's wishing everyone happy holidays. I become more and more anti-Christmas as time goes on, I find. But that's due mainly to an allergic reaction to the way that Christmas tends to underscore obsessive commercialism, thoughtless participation in largely meaningless symbolism, and the high-anxiety family gatherings. Not accusing any of you of this, mind you. Just a general sort of thing for me. However, I do have strong feelings about taking time at least once a year to reflect on what is past and what is to come--and in that spirit, I join with imahobbit and others in saying, "[Insert deity or deities of your choice here] bless us, every one!"