i just went outside without my coat. that was not the smartest thing i've done all day.

anyway.

happy birthdays to missmp (mommy, writer, sharer of links to cool shoes) and beanside (wife, writer, ferryer of dogs to good homes)! we have cupcakes and cold weather more cupcakes! and the occasional pound of glitter. :D ( Read more... )

the office closed at 2:30, by which time it had actually started to snow, and as i am so very smart, i went to target instead of going home, so i could get the thing for the kid for my parents' hanukah party. well, in theory. target didn't have anything on the kid's list - they don't have legos! what's up with that? - so i got a couple other ( Read more... )

thing i noticed while writing holiday cards: apparently most people prefer to put the return address on the front of the envelope. i of course put it on the back. and, uh, at the bottom.... hey, at least all the stamps are right-side-up. if you should get a card from someone named cindy who lives in somerville, mass, and you have no idea who ( Read more... )

2008 gets a leap second - not that anyone will really notice, but it keeps the atomic clocks accurate.... a leap second, hee ( Read more... )

man, it's cold in my office. possibly i should have worn a sweater. what a radical idea, a sweater in december.

i have not yet written or addressed (or, obviously, sent) any holiday cards. i did buy a lot of stamps, at least. i apologize in advance if you get your card closer to 2008 than any december holidays you might celebrate. >.< i'm ( Read more... )