at the foot of the bluff

of bad haircuts and other things

Several things which I'm not happy about:

Got an inexpensive haircut and it sucks.  Worst haircut ever, I think.  I'm gonna have to find the money for a good one soon, but have other things more important to spend that money on.  Damn.

Was supposed to have Jenni, Cindy & Cynthia over tonight for our regular girls night - two canceled and one forgot. I have opened the bottle of wine I was gonna share with them, and now that I've had several sips I am not in the mood.  I hope I didn't just add wasting a bottle of wine to the list of crappy things.

A few good things:

There's a double dose of Dollhouse on TV tonight, so the girls night that's not happening is being replaced by Dollhouse night.

My company holiday party is Monday night, and it's gonna be at Foreign Cinema - I've never been there and always wanted to go.

I'm a total geek fangirl: I just started following Zachary Levi and Adam Baldwin on Twitter.  Yay, behind the scenes details on Chuck!

xmas in january

Hi Mpls peeps!

So I'll be there for a visit in Jan, but you know what?  I'll be less Christmassy than normal.  Sad but true, I've gotten some surprise bills and expenses due soon (good thing I already bought the ticket, otherwise it'd be a toss up whether I could afford it).  To make this work, though, the lovely hand-crafted / handmade things I've been working on but needed more supplies for may have to wait longer, and gifting will be at an absolute minimum.  Of course it's not about the presents anyway, right?

So, it'll be a more fun time with all that hanging out and playing games and less time in front of the Christmas tree, right?  Right? Right!

That's not saying Ms. Santa or I might not have already picked up some things over the past several months . . . so, you never know.

Most of all, I am just looking forward to seeing you all. Especially my brothers & sister.  You are all amazing.  Love you!

And with that, the countdown begins:

36 days to go!

another year

Ah, well, it's my birthday - well, nearly.  It is already, mid-western time. 12/06, a good day.  St. Nicholas Day, when children in Germany get presents in their shoes if they've been good. A day when White Christmas is generally on TV (and it is, right now). 

And, this year, a day when I'll be at work all day. I suppose that's really not so bad when all's said and done, because I had a very lovely day today beginning with dim sum brunch with a grand group of friends, and a little shopping for a jacket (black, fits perfectly, slightly military-style, I'm sure everyone will see it sooner or later because I'm gonna wear it to shreds) and an afternoon visit with an old friend, his wife and his son.  I finished The Prisoner and am, as aforementioned, watching White Christmas.  I do have a soft spot for old Bing Crosby movies.

And I hear a rumor that there might be cake at work tomorrow.  Hmm. 

Blue days, all of them gone, nothin' but blue skies from now on . . .

At least, that'd sure be nice.  That's what I want for my birthday: blue skies from now on. Couldn't hurt to include world peace, too, right?

wha . . .

It's been an ellipsis of a week - nothing really happening, nothing to report. And I've been very low energy too, so even the down time I've had has been very down.  A friend said it's holiday ennui, but I'm wondering if it isn't a little seasonal affective disorder - it's been so dark, and getting darker.  I leave for work in the dark.  By the time I get home it's twilight, nearly dark.  Thank goodness there's just weeks to go before this turns around.  Yes, winter solstice!  In the meantime, I'm still here, but perhaps taking a nap.