mood: fair
listening to: my cubemates talk


This will be short and sweet for now...

Christmas Pictures

Back to work yesterday. I actually like working the week after Christmas because it's usually very quiet and I can get a lot done. I am still sick (it's been a week now), but I am back to about 90% today. I guess it's been another viral sinus infection like I had last month. I am beginning to think they are coinciding with my allergy shots. I think they need to lower my dose again and I think I need to go every two weeks instead of once a month. *sigh*

Christmas was nice this year. Very laid back. Mom & Michael stayed with us Christmas Eve, and we all went to my parents for Christmas Day. We got some really nice gifts, and everyone seemed to like what we got for them. The kitties both got lots of new toys, so they decided to donate some of their old ones to the Humane Society down the street. They were very grateful to get some new toys for the kitties there. :)

Ok...I'm off to do some work now. Hope you guys are all doing well!

1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls.

2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. Like fine single-malt scotch, it's rare. In fact, it's even rarer than single-malt scotch. You can't find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into an eggnog-aholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me. Have two. It's later than you think. It's Christmas!

3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of gravy. Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.

4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission.

5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is to eat other people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello?

6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year's. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.

7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position yourself near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave them behind, you're never going to see them again.

8. Same for pies. Apple. Pumpkin. Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or, if you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day?

9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have SOME standards.

10. One final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party or get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. Reread tips; start over, but hurry, January is just around the corner.

Remember this motto to live by: "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, totally worn out and screaming, "WOO HOO what a ride!"

pule \PYOOL\, intransitive verb:
To whimper; to whine.


I am trying not to pule that I have scads of laundry to do today. :p

They sent us this link at work and I thought I would pass it on...


http://www.letssaythanks.com

Blogger's made a lot of upgrades, but some of them require you to post to blogspot instead of your own webspace. One of the features I would like to use is the ability to lock down my blog to only certain people. However, I don't want to go through the hassel of everyone having to update bookmarks, site feeds, etc.

What do you guys think? Is it too much of a pain for me to switch back to posting through blogger instead of to my own webspace?

In the words of Joey...




No...it's not snowing or icy, but it's still flippin' cold. :p

Just a reminder to my fellow Neopets addicts...it's time for the Advent Calendar again! Don't forget to go today...you get a secret avatar if you haven't gotten in the past 2 years!

Need a quick list of daily/hourly things to do on the site? I have a handy list created if you want to use it. It includes a link to the Advent Calendar.

side note: The Fruit Machine gave me 1,000np, Wheel of Excitment 500np, and Buried Treasure gave me 500np today! yay!