15 December
So, yesterday I got up at the motherfucking crack to get my ass to the office early early so that I could leave early early so that I could drive Molly and Fran to Molly's Christmas pageant because Cynthia was doing a show and Fran is still The Man Who Cannot Drive, and otherwise she wouldn't get to do the show.
Of course, the day before she got sick so they didn't know if she would be well enough, but I decided to do the early early anyway, and of course it turned out that the Little Match Girl really had to stay at home and cough rather than going out to sing Jingle Bells and spread joy, good cheer and disease amongst her little school chums.
And hey, I had things to do anyway! I finished making and sending all of the Christmas presents that I had done in the darkroom, and then went out and bought most of what I needed to buy! I felt very virtuous.
The only thing that I didn't manage to do was get the ornament for the Betsy/Tacy list ornament exchange that I really was supposed to send out, well, today. I had bought one at the craft fair at Cynthia's church a couple of weeks ago, but in retrospect I decided that it was way too cheap and I wanted to find something else to go with it. Which I didn't. So I need a new idea. Which I haven't got.
The ornament exchange is really fun, it's like Secret Santas, except that you have to buy a Christmas ornament that symbolizes something from the books and send them as one book character to another, and then send your thank-you notes to the list. In character.
I actually joined the list in December two years ago, at Melissa's urging, and the first emails that I received were all:
Thank you so much for the beautiful ice skate ornament, I remember all of that skating that we did on the pond, it was such fun, though I think that the rest of us had more fun than you did! I will always treasure those memories.
Fondly,
Tib
Anyway, first thing I get back to LA, I really need to buy a damn ornament and send it out.
I have so much to do before I leave. I am still four days behind on entries, though somehow I doubt that I will be catching up anytime soon, I absolutely cannot leave the house in such a disgusting state while I am gone (though living in the disgusting state is clearly not a problem at all), I have to buy cat supplies, I have wash all of my clothes, I have to pack.
It is Friday. I leave tomorrow. Morning. Early. I guess I know what I'll be doing tonight.
Today's horoscope:
Friendships are natural on the job, but don't let them keep you from relating to everyone. Exclusion leads to inefficiency.
One year ago today:
When you're a karate blackbelt you can't miss your training because "I don' wanna go out in the rain!"
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