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This is the first time I've seen the new update page. Huh. Interesting.
(Incidentally, I also just realized that I need a Christmas icon. Dang holiday, sneaking up on me!)
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Bought a homeless guy lunch today. He about cried when I handed it to him. Which made me cry. I'm glad it's kind of warm right now, because he was wearing a very thin jacket.
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Christmas
Also at lunch, bought a few Christmas presents. I'm thoroughly disgusted with the selections out there. Looking for a black purse for my aunt? Couldn't find one with a long strap to save my life. She wanted "cool" (which, for a 52-year-old woman who hasn't done "cool" in 20 years, that's hard). I compromised and got her the size she wanted, slightly trendy without being too trendy, but as there were no long straps, I had to settle for one that fits just under the arm. I'll just have to sell it as being easy to keep on the shoulder.
So Aunt S. is taken care of. Bought a bracelet for my sister, so now I just need stocking stuffers for the parents and sister and I'm done with them (had to return a book for mom to Amazon.com - then found a better book on there and bought it to be shipped by mid next week). Bought WWII DVDs for my uncle on Amazon.com. Bought a couple other things.
Then bought a pair of earrings, a black long-sleeved tee and this jacket in red plaid...all for me.
Um, in my defense? That jacket was right at the entrance and just screamed to be bought. It's so festive and Christmasy!
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Work
Spent yesterday at a seminar on Mistake Free Grammar and Proofreading. Let me tell you, it's a sign of my age. I was enthralled. Paid rapt attention. Had too much fun. Over grammar and proofreading.
The really sad part is that I had to have a coworker remind me of the seminar. I forgot about it completely, and I was the one who had signed us up!
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NASCAR
News on Biffle's Vegas testing crash is worse than initially revealed. Not only did he dislocate his shoulder, but he blacked out. He hit in turn one and woke up on the backstretch.
Which means I really love Kyle Busch right now.
(Also, he was talking about the shoulder and mentioned he'd dislocated his during wrestling before. So Harvick, Sadler, McMurray...and now Biffle? How many of these guys used to wrestle? How is wrestling THE thing to do? Or is it a case of that being the only sport that didn't conflict with driving? My mind wants to know.)
(Incidentally, I also just realized that I need a Christmas icon. Dang holiday, sneaking up on me!)
***
Bought a homeless guy lunch today. He about cried when I handed it to him. Which made me cry. I'm glad it's kind of warm right now, because he was wearing a very thin jacket.
***
Christmas
Also at lunch, bought a few Christmas presents. I'm thoroughly disgusted with the selections out there. Looking for a black purse for my aunt? Couldn't find one with a long strap to save my life. She wanted "cool" (which, for a 52-year-old woman who hasn't done "cool" in 20 years, that's hard). I compromised and got her the size she wanted, slightly trendy without being too trendy, but as there were no long straps, I had to settle for one that fits just under the arm. I'll just have to sell it as being easy to keep on the shoulder.
So Aunt S. is taken care of. Bought a bracelet for my sister, so now I just need stocking stuffers for the parents and sister and I'm done with them (had to return a book for mom to Amazon.com - then found a better book on there and bought it to be shipped by mid next week). Bought WWII DVDs for my uncle on Amazon.com. Bought a couple other things.
Then bought a pair of earrings, a black long-sleeved tee and this jacket in red plaid...all for me.
Um, in my defense? That jacket was right at the entrance and just screamed to be bought. It's so festive and Christmasy!
***
Work
Spent yesterday at a seminar on Mistake Free Grammar and Proofreading. Let me tell you, it's a sign of my age. I was enthralled. Paid rapt attention. Had too much fun. Over grammar and proofreading.
The really sad part is that I had to have a coworker remind me of the seminar. I forgot about it completely, and I was the one who had signed us up!
***
NASCAR
News on Biffle's Vegas testing crash is worse than initially revealed. Not only did he dislocate his shoulder, but he blacked out. He hit in turn one and woke up on the backstretch.
Which means I really love Kyle Busch right now.
(Also, he was talking about the shoulder and mentioned he'd dislocated his during wrestling before. So Harvick, Sadler, McMurray...and now Biffle? How many of these guys used to wrestle? How is wrestling THE thing to do? Or is it a case of that being the only sport that didn't conflict with driving? My mind wants to know.)
