2002-12-04

Bald Moses, who sent me this from my wish list:

I’m not ashamed of my Susan Elizabeth Phillips love, no I’m not. Fluff? Perhaps. But very entertaining fluff. Also on the “favorite people” list (which is getting very long these days!) is Evergreengirl, who sent me this: Yes, a smiley-face ball, but not JUST a smiley-face ball. It lights up when it bounces! You’re jealous aren’t you? Well, you can’t have it! It’s miiiiiiiiine! If you come to visit, I might let you play with it, though. * * * I spent two hours wrapping presents last night. DVDs and books are just a pain in the ass to wrap, if you’ve ever wondered. And what’s more is that I’ve been informed by The Christmas Gestapo my sister that we’re doing stockings for my parents this year. I have no clue on earth what to get them. What’s funny is that Fred and I agreed not to do stockings for each other this year! Ah, well. I’m sure we’ll come up with something! She was also complaining that she’s already bought Brian’s presents, and he’s suddenly decided that he wants something else. Which brought me back to when I was 7 years old. As I was falling asleep on Christmas Eve, I suddenly decided that the thing I wanted most in the world was an Evel Knievel figure (this one, to be exact), which came with a motorcycle. I was certain, knowing that Santa would know what was in my heart, that I’d find Evel waiting for me under the Christmas tree the next morning. And when it wasn’t there, I was absolutely heartbroken. Damn Santa. * * * My god, what a crappy, dreary day it is. It’s been raining all day, and I made the mistake of trying to go for a walk this morning. I got to the end of our street, and was soaked to the thighs, even though I was wearing my raincoat. I made it about half a mile before I turned around and stomped back home. Damn rain. It’s a good day for snuggling up on the couch in front of a roaring fire, with a kitty, so I very well may do that. After I eat lunch, anyway. I am horribly, horribly behind in my email, so if you’re expecting a reply from me, it could be a while. I’d love to get caught up before my parents get here, but that may very well be a pipe dream, since I have email all the way back to sometime in October. The problem is that I sit down to respond to email, and instead of starting from the oldest email I have, I look at it, realize it requires more thought than I want to give at the moment, and go on to an easier one. Because I’m lazy. I also have the tendency to start responding from the bottom and move my way up. I have no idea why. Because I’m a dork, I guess. * * * I made coleslaw last night, using the new food processor (which, I don’t know if I mentioned it in here or not, it took Fred all of 30 seconds to get working. It appears that I hadn’t turned the top to the “locked” position), and I have to say that, aside from the fact that it spits little pieces of cabbage out the top of the food chute, I like it. I can shred an entire head of cabbage without having to empty the bowl, so two thumbs up to the food processor! The old food processor will probably show up on the giveaway page on Friday, if you’re interested. * * * Something on the floor? I think you know what to do.]]>