You know the wonder twin who could only transform into water wanted to murder his sister in her sleep for getting the cool power.

Dear work people: we are closed after five o'clock today for two weeks. There will be nobody around to accept orders or even a way for delivery people to access the building. Why the fuck are you still putting in orders?

Have a whiskey advent calendar. Today's is ridiculously smoky and I want to run through streets screaming that my sinuses smell like bonfire now.

Oh, honey. You did not give me the exact information I needed to do what you're asking, i'm not feeling well & I'm already grumpy about being super busy this close to the holidays. This means you do not get the nice fox who is willing to do extra work to get something done when it's not my problem.

My aunt, who has been sick with cancer for ages and is currently undergoing a slightly experimental treatment requested microwavable slippers for Christmas, which I bought. Dear reader, the box for those weighs approximately ten pounds & I wonder how she's going to get around with them on her feet.

Having been around in the 80's means remembering there were actual BMX bike themed movies, one of which (RAD) included people riding through a (i think) a school dance doing tricks to Real Life's "Send me an angel" See proof attached youtu.be/i2LboRlGabs?... Song is a bop though.

Dear coworkers: I admire your attempt to clear your desk prior to the winter closure. However, your waiting to do it till the last minute means it lands on MY desk at the last minute. Cut it out.

Realized my chai fudge was underwhelming this year because the chai I used as a base (though I always spice it up) is kind of crappy because I made a pot to drink while working and it's almost, but not quite, entirely unlike chai.

I don't know why but I feel like we all could use this tonight. You know the rules. See it, repost it. Tagging @angryblacklady.blacksky.app cause it makes her smile www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brq-...

There is a very high pitched noise coming from something going on in my building and it's driving me bats.

This fellow was in my way when walking to the office today.

Scarf has been given so I can post picture of it now.

You know when I was a kid we were excited about technological stuff because it would free us from worry about things like food and give us time to enjoy ourselves but instead we gave all the benefits to like two hundred people in the world and made everything worse for everyone else.

I just remembered I needed to submit the request to pay me back for my new glasses before the end of the year. I feel like this amount of executive function should opt me out of the rest of the week.

Beans cooking in the instant pot for refried beans an a cranberry sourdough bread pudding in the oven.

Me, putting off weaving in ends on the scarf I made for a holiday gift all weekend because it seemed like a chore. Also me: weaving the ends in in around ten minutes (Pictures forthcoming when the scarf has gone to it’s forever home)

Dear work people. Please stop actually, you know, giving me work to do. It's the week before the holidays.

Dear me: you probably shouldn't have decided to try making a quick knit christmas present ten days prior to, you know, christmas.

They are tearing out some mailboxes and stuff from the hall near my office and it's very loud. It would have been nice to get a heads up so I could work from home.

I love that there is just this entire pictograph language that, as an adult human, you’re just supposed to know without being taught. I speak, of course, of the damn symbols on laundry tags.

I reclaimed my sheet music for the tinkly piano of pain from my mom’s house

Me, trying on the new glasses that just arrived right after from coming in from outside: oh no, they’re not right! Everything is all foggy. Also me after taking them off to look closer: oh wait, it’s cold and they’re fogged up

Because I now work in a physics department I'm a wee bit worried i'm getting on some sort of list by searching for things like 'buying radioactive materials'

I'm with the last dude.

I should know by now that “oh, I’ll just read for a little bit tonight” when it’s a @tkingfisher.com books mean I’ll finish the damn thing ;-) “Snake eater” was great fun and reminded me of the roadrunners that live in my mom’s front yard.

Coworkers are now coming by to look at my wall because i mentioned I put up lights.

I am a serious work professional with lots to do

I didn’t go for pretty because the dough was different from the usual pastry I use because it has tons of Stilton in it and it ended up crumbly. Suspect filling could have set better too but sure it will taste good

Spiced cranberry orange fudge done, steak and Guinness pie with Stilton crust in the oven, potatoes boiling for mash

Got beef braising for guinness stilton pies and made chai fudge for potluck tomorrow during lunch.

I have just enough of a headache that lying down and taking a nap sounds really good but not enough of a headache that lying down and taking a nap is imperative.

Peanut butter fudge made. Tomorrow two more types if I can manage it between cooking meat pies

My boss: Hey, we have to justify this spending. (a couple of hours later) My boss: I didn't mean to make this sound urgent" Me having dropped everything to look into it because it was way more interesting than the other things I'd been avoiding doing: Oh

Ah, pull over hoodies/sweaters. The bane of people with hair prone to cowlicks everywhere.

So do we think this person uses their rearview mirror or nah

I have hit the "a fair amount to get done but dear gods can we just have our two weeks off" amount of brain so this week should be fun.

Now for the crawling on the floor portion of this morning’s entertainment.

Safeway: sorry we had to make a substitution for the rosemary you ordered. Me: oh? Safeway: yeah, fresh dill. Surely they’re the same thing, right?

Went to Christmas tree lane in Alameda.

Several pairs of glasses ordered because I have FSA to use up (and I really need a pair of 'computer' glasses for reading sheet music but I leave my pair of them at work because I need them there constantly.)

I get to play dress up at the Dicken's Christmas Faire tomorrow. I got new pants for my outfit (though I had to ask my mom for help to hem them as they only came in 36 length. I could have worn them around my neck almost)

Cén fáth ar chóir dom siúl ar uisce nuair is féidir liom rith ar fhíon?

After having poked around in almost every dark corner of my apartment looking for my blocking wires I have found them in almost plain sight in a dumb place. As was probably foretold in ancient prophecy. Ancient prophecy can go fuck itself sometimes ;-)

I would very much like to remember where I put my blocking wires when I last reorganized the living room because I have a scarf I need to finish for Christmas.

Whee home

Ah the, “I shall lightly doze and check my alarm fifty times on the night before a morning flight” portion of this week’s entertainment.

My brother reminding me that I find it intensely irritating to watch streamers play video games.

More work on the thing. This cop will probably return to languishing on my iPad after I get home.

I have definitely hit the ‘I want my stuff and not having to family social’ part of the visit.