CHICAGO: If Hepatitis C Were Attacking Your Face Instead of Your Liver You'd Be Doing Something About It

unrelated: i have taken more cabs in the past week than i have in probably the last two years. took one home from delilah's the other night because it was too cold to walk to ashland, took one home from the holiday club last night because i just wanted to be home as fast as possible, took one to work today because i was running behind and the next bus wasn't due to arrive for another 15 minutes. i forget how handy having an auto can be. it took me almost 90 minutes to get from the ukie village to uptown last night, the trip home was completed in less than 20.

I don't feel like doing work today! I have more Christmas shopping to do.

My tree looks beautiful. I finished decorating it last night. I used strands of the huge colorful bulbs that blink AND tiny white lights that cascade in strings. I also managed to work in every single ornament we own, except for these tiny bows that Nick nixed, or Nicked if you will.

This is new and strange to me. I want to know more.

but i have no santa gear

Ha, Kr said last night that her mom asked if she had a tree, and we had a good laugh because we have never known anyone in Chicago to have trees. I stand corrected!

For the record, I like Christmas trees, but considering I barely have anything on my walls, it's not exactly a high priority. Is yours real or fake, Sarah?

I love putting up the tree. I didn't do it last year because I was going to France. This year I'm going to DC, but screw it, I wanted it up anyway. It totally cozies up the place. I love it.

Way to go, John!!

xp yay on getting out of the parking ticket!

Potato latkes hung from the walls.

Congrats on getting out of the ticket, John! We got two parking tickets in one day right before we sold the car and I was all FUCK THIS I'M FIGHTIN' 'EM and I sent in the paperwork and then forgot to go to the hearing and Jeff was less than pleased with me.

Okay, I'm off to take an exam. Send me some positive, edifying vibes.

Also, I had a jazz cd buying urge last night but was denied because (of course) the store didn't have anything I wanted, but I just realized I can go to the Jazz Record Mart in a couple of weeks! This makes me happy.

I nearly did this as well. I finally got my license in the mail yesterday after my speeding ticket last month, and I was thinking "Hmmm, I wonder when my hearing is for the parking ticket ... oh shit, I think it's this week."

Also, dammit, I love Christmas, or at least the tree/music/hot drinks/decoration aspect of it

My favorite part of Christmas was always Christmas Eve, when we went to church and then came home and my dad made a special dinner (like Moroccan stew or linguini w/scallops or fondue) and then we'd sit around the tree with coffee and homemade cookies, and Mark and I would exchange presents, and then we'd get to unwrap just one present from our parents, and we'd listen to Mel Torme's Christmas album. Also the lights in the living room were dim so the tree-lights could glow.

i believe the quote is, "I can't even see a manger without thinkin' about him, eh?"

http://www.cantius.org/

i used to play violin duets with my sister at midnight mass every year at christmas.

i wonder if i should have a christmas movie marathon--elf, bad santa, and it's a wonderful life.