The Year in Review

The first post of the month meme, from the Usual Suspects:

January: Books read in 2008

February: Liaden Universe® Infodumpling

March: The Leewit Needs Your Help

April: April Fool Free Zone

May: OK, so maybe I'm being unreasonable

June: A word regarding Word

July: Report from La Dolce Crema

August: Random Observations

September: The author, overworked

October: What's your superpower?

November: One Star Reviews on the First

December: No, seriously...




In other news, it's...Somethinging outside. I suppose I'll find out What Exactly when I put my coat on and wander down to the mailroom in a sec. The English secretary and I sit here in lonely state, the only occupants of not only our respective departments, but the Whole Dern Library. Admin says we can go home at noon.

Those who are traveling, travel safe.

Comfort and Joy

I got home slightly before noon, thanks to the appearance of one of my bosses, who released me to my own devices at eleven o'clock. The stop at the vet's on the way home, to pick up Hexapuma's ear drops, was somewhat longer than anticipated. Apparently Christmas snuck up on a lot of people this year, and Katie was fielding frantic phone calls from pet-owners -- like me, actually -- who were running low on meds, and suddenly realized that tomorrow wasn't just Thursday, but a close of business until Monday. Eeep.

At home, Steve made salmon cakes and asparagus for lunch, then we wandered out into the Mixed Precipitation to acquire at the Agway bird food, 2 pairs of Stabilicers, 1 discounted wreath, and a snow shovel so that the SRM office in Beautiful Downtown Waterville may be accoutered in the first mode.

Those chores done, we wended our way into town, where we discovered the credit union closed, the Postal Station and the 107 open. Did what business that was needful, saving the banking, came home the long way, hung the wreath, decanted and decorated the ceramic tree, and baked chocolate chip cookies. I need to download a file from The Leewit to my desktop, wash the dishes, and ...we're on holiday for the next few and a bit.

Comfort and joy to all and everyone.