Christmas Eve

I’m posting now, because later today will be full of the church Christmas pageant, and then we will open presents and have a fire in the fireplace and listen to carols. Our family traditions. This morning is off to a lovely start. I slept in and was awoken by a snuggling, cheerful family. I got [...]

The Monday after

1. I got earwormed this morning with Sisters of Mercy’s “Lucretia My Reflection.” Here, let me share. 2. I’m listening to an audiobook of The Girls of Murder City, by Douglas Perry. It’s the story of the women who inspired the story/play/musical/movie “Chicago.” The woman who wrote the play, Maurine Watkins, was one of the [...]

Christmas Eve 2010

I have to leave for work in a bit. Not many planes fly on Christmas Eve, but some do. And those planes, and those people on those planes, they need air traffic controllers too. Hence it’s my turn to work. As a result, though, we did Christmas a bit early. We open presents on Christmas [...]

Ornaments are for remembering

After a long delay involving lights that worked when tested, but then failed to work on the tree, and an excursion to get new lights, and then a break for dinner — the tree is up and decorated and done. It’s lovely. Our family has some traditions regarding tree decorating. One is the whoever hauls [...]

The morning of the Eve

We open our presents on Christmas Eve. But, to the incredibly dismay of my son, we do not open them right the hell away on Christmas Eve. The prospect that he has to wait even longer for, as far as he can tell, no reason other than arbitrary caprice on my part, is excruciating for [...]

Things of a Thursday

1. Is there any way to explain to a child that asserting one is good at something is not the same as being good at it? Probably not, since I happen to know adults who still labor under this misapprehension. 2. I should make a post about the Palm Pixi and why it’s working out [...]

This is NOT the big post

I’m in the midst of two very long posts, the Best in Fandom 2009 post and the Music of 2009 post. Not the best music of 2009, you understand, just my music of 2009. Both of those are going to be long, and in the meantime, I have Vitally Important Life Events to share with [...]

Christmas cards are a symptom

I never used to send Christmas cards. In fact, it used to be, if there was a letter that failed to be in your mailbox, that letter you never got was the one I meant to send. Maybe. Eventually. That empty lack of email in your inbox? That was all not from me. I’m not [...]

Christmas tree!

Today was, in fact, the assembling of the tree. (Yes, I did say “assembling.” We have an artificial tree. It’s lovely and easy and less messy, and yes I still miss the smell and look of real trees, but I do not miss cleaning up after the damn things.) I like the rituals associated with [...]