The Onion Skin News, part 012B

Okay, so 012B doesn't look as impressive as posting #300, but it's the same number (I hope, I did it in my head, the roommate or Spanky will let me know if I goofed it). I was going to attempt to writing a rather clever dissertation, much like the monthly Antigravity article in Scientific American, but I ended up with this instead:

Thank you all for allowing me to share part of my life with you.

It is much more fitting, don't you think.

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In other news. I got up early today today and went to church. This is good for me to do, especially being Catholic to have the first thing you consume in a day be the heavenly food of the body and blood of our Savior. It sets a peaceful, joyful tone for the day. I hope all of you experience that peace also.

Vanity Insanity

I got my haircut today. I don't know why people want to see a picture of a haircut when they are just going to see me soon enough anyways...

On a considerably more serious note... I don't know how I managed to angered the weather gods, but I have been really on the short end of the weather stick these last few work rotations starting around the end of october. You can look it up. Beautiful, unseasonably warm sunny weather on my work weeks, cloudy cool weather on my on off weeks. Once again, it's my last work day, the last few days have been not so great, but at least typical of November... tomorrow it will be warm, but a good chance of rain during the day, then snow overnight. then cold cold cold.

Burning the candle at all three ends

This is no surprise: I need my sleep. I usually need a minimum of 6.50hrs of sleep per night, but am much happier when I have at least an hour more than that, plus a short nap (I'm old, don't forget).

Holiday weekend, I have to work all day, and I had a plan.
Wed night: lots of sleep, plan 8.00hrs.
Thu night: stay up late with Viv & friends, plan 5.00hrs.
Fri night: nap and then up late at dance with Prairie Cats, plan 6.00hrs with nap.
Sat night: sleep, plan 8.00hrs.
Sun night: Jackie Chan party hosted by Mae, and then sleep, plan 7.00hrs.
= 5 nights, 34hrs sleep.

The best laid plans of...
Wed night: *buzz* - stayed up late, got about 4.50hrs of sleep
Thu night: *ding* - stayed up late, got about 4.50hrs of sleep
Fri night: *buzz* - skipped the nap, stayed up late, got about 4.00hrs of sleep
Sat night: *ding* - in bed by 6:15pm, got around 8.50hrs sleep
Sun night: *buzz* - left the Jackie Chan-fest early enough, but drank caffeine while I was there, probably ended up with right around 4.50hrs of sleep.
= 5 nights, 26hrs sleep.

I am blaming no one but myself for this, I could have skipped out early on nearly everything and been just fine. Yes, I got my naps in the car too, but it wasn't enough. I had "tired dreams" last night. I dreamed I was I opened my eyes, it was light out, and I was more than two hours late for work. Usually those kind of 'nightmares' cause me to pop awake out of the dream, but I couldn't even do that.

Today is going to be a struggle, and I suspect I will be going right to sleep after I eat tonight.

13 years later...

After living in Nebraska now for 13+ years. I am wearing red today, the day after Thanksgiving. Go Huskers! ... as mistyjojangles likes to say "I'm not selling out, I'm buying in."

Christmas Quiz

I guess I am just a slave to having nothing to do for the next 15 minutes...

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?
-- hot chocolate, but I can't have it. no way on the egg nog.

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just set them under the tree?
-- wrapped.

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?
-- colored on both.

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
-- no.

5. When do you put your decorations up?
-- the weekend AFTER Thanksgiving.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish?
-- turkey dipped in gravy, or in cranberry sauce, or in green bean casserole, or mashed potatoes, or in horseradish sauce, or mayo, ad infinitum et naseum.

7. Favorite Christmas memory as a child?
-- the year we got pong and air hockey, probably 1974 or 1975.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
-- what truth?

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
-- yes, it is kind of my own tradition.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree?
-- my decorations are purple and white, but i've collected so many gift ornaments, the theory is kind of shot.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it?
-- i like weather.

12. Can you ice skate?
-- i can avoid falling, mostly.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
-- can i avoid this question?

14. What's your favorite thing about the holidays?
-- 1) the amazement at the thought of THE Creator of the universe making his appearance on earth as 5lbs, 6oz, 18inches long, and totally helpless...
-- 2) the smell of pine trees in the damp, cool air.
-- 3) singing carols.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert?
-- who leaves room for dessert? any kind of fruit pie.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
-- midnight Mass.

17. What tops your tree?
-- a golden star.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song?
-- this answer would change about every ten seconds with whatever is being sung.

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum?
-- yum.

21. What's number one on your Christmas list this year?
-- peace on earth... what else matters?