Byvshyj CCCP

[ Monday, December 27, 2004 ]

 
I think I had the flu. During the day yesterday I didn't feel right. By 9pm I had chills, aches, a temperature and nausea. I went to bed, preparing for contingencies by placing extra tissues, a bucket, and a drinkbox alongside it. I slept fairly well and the fever broke by 5am. Now I'm feeling alright but for some rumbling in the stomach. I'll decide in the evening whether I should call off work.

After dropping a mini-poinsettia at Grandma's and showing pictures of my trip, I saw Napoleon Dynamite at the dollar theater. Ugh. So little was the enjoyment from that film that a busload should have been able to see it for $1.

S [9:45 AM]

[ Sunday, December 26, 2004 ]

 
Made it to church this morning, too. My appearing there is sufficiently uncommon as to rate hugs from people. :) They're so dear, these couples married 45+ years and there at the founding of the parish.

S [1:49 PM]

[ Saturday, December 25, 2004 ]

 

Went to Liturgy at 10 this morning and read the epistle. Did fine. The cantoring, done by a back-up, was schrecklich and makes anything I do look good.

We celebrated yesterday. Mom, Dad, Gram, sister and her family went to 4pm Mass. It was the first time her little heathens were in church. They behaved well. The priest joked with Trent, pretending to walk off with his mittens. My brother joined us for a dinner of ham, marshmallow-topped sweet potatoes, broccoli, pineapple-mandarin salad, and rolls. Grandma made a pineapple upside down cake that was ridiculously sugary.

The gifts were relevant. I had only asked for "something to keep me warm around the house" to replace the raggedy coverings I'm using now. I received several nice candidates including a soft Old Navy pull-over.

No snowblower for Dad. Going to ask what happened to that. Did they save it for the house they just bought?

S [9:14 PM]

[ Thursday, December 23, 2004 ]

 
Eight inches of snow in the driveway. Why didn't my sister and her husband give my Dad their gift of a snowblower a couple days early when it would be useful?

S [9:39 AM]

[ Monday, December 20, 2004 ]

 
I have been to the mountain top, I have seen the Promised Land

O why did it take me so long to get to the west coast? More specifically, to SF?

It was only three days but I love the city. And Lands End. . .95% of the world's available beauty must have been spent there. I could swoon.

Thank you David for hosting me. Thanks Chris and Jessie for dinner and the night out. Nice to know you as more that pixles on the screen.

S [8:02 PM]

[ Friday, December 10, 2004 ]

 
Ooh! Pas/Cal has Christmas release coming out on vinyl. I ordered it.

S [11:00 PM]