Random thoughts
- The Nutcracker doesn’t get old, not after 7 years and something like 14-17 performances. Not something I got at first, but once you’re into it, it’s just delightful and watching it over and over is not a problem. Which is good, because we definitely get to watch it over and over again.
- Who knew Brian Setzer would have such a career?
- Red eye reduction is not working. Not the camera kind, the real life kind. Oh, the misery of dry eye. I’ve had to back off the steroids, and it’s just not working without them.
- Christmas is back on, as originally planned — lasagna on Christmas Eve, the family together on Christmas Day. I’m normally cool about change, but not with Christmas, for crying out loud!
- I need a new driver’s license picture. The last one was taken fully bearded, and now, not so much. Not normally a problem, but it caused a trooper to give it the fish eye the other day (they check ID if you’re parking at the Empire State Plaza). The beard’s not coming back, so time for an update.
- There is no snow anywhere, but we’re still scheduled for a ski day on Friday, dammit! I spent a million dollars on ski stuff this year, and if we have to ski on mud, we’re going.
- I’ve had Sirius Satellite Radio for more than a year now. In that time, I have since listened to terrestrial radio exactly NEVER. I used to have to torture myself with local public radio as I drove around, but no more. Underground Garage rules my world, and Howard Stern unleashed on satellite is so far past funny. It’s hard to imagine how good it can be when people can talk the way that people talk.
- Christmas anticipation is a little less intense when you get all your shopping done before Thanksgiving. What would normally be an insanely busy time of year is reduced to just incredibly busy, without the pressure. But the pressure is a big part of it.
- No longer responsible for Christmas dinner, my intent is to make gunpowder plot punch (just google it, it’s on the BBC website somewhere) and Rachael Ray’s panettone bread pudding and consider my job done for the holidays.
- My advice is to start drinking heavily. I’ll just watch.