*impatient gibbering*
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verbicideI have about twenty minutes to go. Then? Vacation. For two whole weeks. I sort of can't believe it. I have no idea what I'm going to do with myself for two whole weeks. With no travel. No responsibilities. Rien.
This place is pretty empty already. I'm just sort of hanging out waiting for Jeff to finish up. I did have a project to finish today, which has been maddening, because it required way more thinking than I was willing to do (and had to do anyway).
But it's almost over. I'm waiting to hear back from one of the developers if this last bugfix needs to be included in the release notes, and that's that. Anything that happens after today will fall into poor Bill's lap. Pete left around 1. He gave me the most spectacular gift --it's called Wicked: A Grimmerie. It's this gorgeous, padded book on the making of the Broadway musical. Someone created that thing with a lot of love, because it's simply gorgeous. I didn't even realize it existed. He's gone for two weeks and I'm going to miss him and our movie nights.
Judy and John stopped by with their gifts (and Rob and Kelly's) --they got me a fantastic pizza pan and cutter and a gorgeous throw for my couch. Rob and Kelly found the most gorgeous calendar on Paris as well as this little Parisian-looking scented glass-candle. Also, Judy had made some cookies herself, and I had me some fabulous peppermint bark!
I can't believe the day is almost over. I cleaned my office and packed everything up. It seems inconceivable that I won't be back until January 4th.
Tonight will be nice and mellow, but tomorrow I'm getting my haircut and a pedicure--maybe even a manicure if I'm feeling spend-y. Dinner and hanging out with Sarah before she takes off for her trip. I need to do another round of baking for Christmas Eve with Jeff and Chris.
I have so much stuff that needs to be done. No idea if I will do it, or just play video games for 12 hours. I finally ordered Final Fantasy XII and am very curious if I'm going to love or hate it. Mostly I just want to start Psychonauts over again.
Jeff has promised to come over with his truck and his manly muscles to help me get rid of the hated closet doors, move the bedroom furniture so I can paint trim, and come with me to IKEA to buy (FINALLY) a new bookshelf for the bedroom. I love him for always having time for me. And for making me feel equally needed in his life.
I also need to fix my sewing machine and get cranking on some quilting projects, along with knitting Jeff's scarf, and studying French.
What am I talking about? Two weeks is going to FLY by. I just want to start the clock already.
This place is pretty empty already. I'm just sort of hanging out waiting for Jeff to finish up. I did have a project to finish today, which has been maddening, because it required way more thinking than I was willing to do (and had to do anyway).
But it's almost over. I'm waiting to hear back from one of the developers if this last bugfix needs to be included in the release notes, and that's that. Anything that happens after today will fall into poor Bill's lap. Pete left around 1. He gave me the most spectacular gift --it's called Wicked: A Grimmerie. It's this gorgeous, padded book on the making of the Broadway musical. Someone created that thing with a lot of love, because it's simply gorgeous. I didn't even realize it existed. He's gone for two weeks and I'm going to miss him and our movie nights.
Judy and John stopped by with their gifts (and Rob and Kelly's) --they got me a fantastic pizza pan and cutter and a gorgeous throw for my couch. Rob and Kelly found the most gorgeous calendar on Paris as well as this little Parisian-looking scented glass-candle. Also, Judy had made some cookies herself, and I had me some fabulous peppermint bark!
I can't believe the day is almost over. I cleaned my office and packed everything up. It seems inconceivable that I won't be back until January 4th.
Tonight will be nice and mellow, but tomorrow I'm getting my haircut and a pedicure--maybe even a manicure if I'm feeling spend-y. Dinner and hanging out with Sarah before she takes off for her trip. I need to do another round of baking for Christmas Eve with Jeff and Chris.
I have so much stuff that needs to be done. No idea if I will do it, or just play video games for 12 hours. I finally ordered Final Fantasy XII and am very curious if I'm going to love or hate it. Mostly I just want to start Psychonauts over again.
Jeff has promised to come over with his truck and his manly muscles to help me get rid of the hated closet doors, move the bedroom furniture so I can paint trim, and come with me to IKEA to buy (FINALLY) a new bookshelf for the bedroom. I love him for always having time for me. And for making me feel equally needed in his life.
I also need to fix my sewing machine and get cranking on some quilting projects, along with knitting Jeff's scarf, and studying French.
What am I talking about? Two weeks is going to FLY by. I just want to start the clock already.
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Date: 2006-12-22 01:59 am (UTC)Enjoy your vacation!
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Date: 2006-12-22 02:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-12-22 07:11 pm (UTC)Sounds nice! I'm going to be around too, but mostly working.
Incidentally, I have the latest Ex Machina collection (entitled "The Road to War"--yeah, we knew that they were on a collision course with history as we know it, right?); wanna borrow it? Sounds like you're going to have time. :)
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Date: 2006-12-23 03:49 am (UTC)(Thanks for the offer, though!)
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Date: 2006-12-23 08:29 am (UTC)But no, I didn't feel as strongly about "Road to War" as I did about the previous collections, either.
I was of course devastated by the loss of Journal: I really liked her. And I thought that the political aspects of the story really captured the emotional rawness, rashness, and confusion of the 2003 buildup to war.
At the same time, I was frustrated that Vaughn dropped the Iraq storyline after the scene in the hospital. He had me really dying to know where the story would go next (who really orchestrated the attack on the peace rally, where would the incident take the city and Mitchell?). And just at that moment, Vaughn changed the subject to that silly supervillain flashback.
But I've always been more interested in the political and personal sides of the story than the science fiction aspect.
Also, the new artist was something of a disappointment: I hope that they go back to the previous one, at some point.
Speaking of political stories, I'm finally watching Season 7 of the West Wing on DVD. It's been such a long time since I saw new episodes of this series, and 4 shows in I'm really strongly reminded of why I've always loved it so much. I wish that there were actual politicians like Bartlet and Santos out there to vote for. And C.J., how could anyone not love C.J. ...?
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Date: 2006-12-23 04:34 pm (UTC)And -- also, a hearty hurray to season 7. I had totally given up on that show, but the second half of season 6 and season 7 totally brought me back. Yes--I wish our choices for election were people like Vinick and Santos. People who actually care about the public service they're supposed to be doing. (And seriously, no one could resist C.J. ...).