The temporary Hastings thread

John - you dyed your hair white blonde?! NO, I did not see that. (Please tell me you have a photo, preferably with dark roots showing, sort of as if you were some really screwed up version of Madonna.)

Margaritas YUM. WANT. Instead all I have is a bunch of cookies and fudge that I made... too much. Neighbors are getting treats tonight.

Stay warm Sam! (Er, and everyone else, of course.)

I'm reconsidering the nap, now that Blonde Zombie high school friends have been conjured in my imagination. I live in front of a cemetery, remember.

Drive carefully if you're around the T.C. area this morning guys. Yikes.

???

Is it snowing there? It was cold here when I woke up and I wore a sweatshirt to work. But I was sweating by the time I made it to my office.

last day of "work" for the year, woo-hoo!

No snow - just really REALLY cold rain. The temperature is hovering right around the freezing point, I think, so the roads could get slippery. Nasty.

But yay for the last work day of the year for you!!!! A. has to go in next week Wed.-Friday, but it will be scary quiet with all the students and most of the faculty and staff gone. I almost envy that.

there should be an ilx union of university workers.

The ice storm I remember best was the nice of the final test of my first semester at St. Kate's (library school) - in 1995 this was. Scariest drive home to Northfield ever.

Working in academia = pretty awesome, unless the college you're working at has financial troubles (I did that once; it sucked). ILX union... I'd like to see the meetings for that organization.

I want SNOWBLOBS, too!!!!

I'd forgotten how pretty snow is though.

(But good luck with the headlight - it's cold out there.)

I hate driving.

Shrieking snow, now there's a thought...

We should be hibernating, not wrapping presents. (I loathe wrapping; I do not have the knack.)

I'm sitting down here in my office, A. isn't home so I could be wrapping stuff for him, but no, I'm procrastinating. Because I'm terrible at it!

suzy, I need your help!

No liqour store I went to had Connnemara Whiskey.
Sad.
I refuse to drive to Big Top today.

suzy, you could be the non-robotic Martha Stewart. In a good way.

I did get inspired and wrap several things, and I helped J. wrap a present. If there's anything that makes me appreciate doing something I'm bad at by myself, it's when I have to try to herd a 4 year old through the process... Still, I fear you wouldn't approve of the job I've done, suzy.

ICS Vortex.... Icy S. Vortex...
Fiery G. Maelstrom...

I will check out the last.fm thing, thanks GZeus.

Actually, that is part of the beauty of selling liquor. Very few kids, almost no returns, and everyone is happy when they leave.

All that being said, I wouldn't take J. into your store on a bet. Some parents are nuts.

Martinis with your manager = HAPPY HOLIDAYS, INDEED

This afternoon I am doing roll out cookies with FOUR kids (and, thankfully, two other adults). Maybe I should stick the bottle of vodka I bought into the freezer for emergency rations...

MERRY CHIRSTMAS, FLY OUT TO BOSTON TO SEE MY SHOW TONIGHT

I WILL BE THE ONE WEARING THE CLOAKING DEVICE AND I WILL BE EXTREMELY QUIET

I think I made up a new word to describe the shit the Donald threw yesterday: man-trum.

LIKE THE WORD GOOD COINAGE

Merry Xmas to all of you!

Hmmmm, maybe I'll come to Boston tonight, too. I haven't teleported in years... but then who would make the cookies?!

Dan, that is FB, obv. He's changed a bit since Sept.