It's our first significant rain fall. That means a year of baked in oil is now on the surface, on the water, making hydroplaning even more probable.
I just checked Sigalert and there are currently 5 solo spinouts, in various stages of clearing, on my drive to work.
And it's COLD.
I wanna go back to my nice, warm, plushy bed. Good luck getting me to pull a 12 hr shift today... HA!!
The power is out in my building and it looks like it's out in the entire area. Cops are directing traffic at the intersection.
The elevators aren't working but at least the common areas have emergency lighting. Even in my Big Window Office, it's too dark to get any reading done.
If I wanted to go home, I would need to go outside and then down the ramp into the garage. I'd rather sit in here where it's dry, goof around on my bberry and watch the happs going on below.
It's just like being safe and dry in a blizzard, or as close as I'll get to it in Phoenix. *warm fuzzies*
*UPDATE* - The power is back on. I didn't even finish my hot cocoa. Harumph. Guess I'll have to get back to work.
Japanese paper tea house
by Rod ~ December 7th, 2009. Filed under: Japan.
I am certainly not a fan of naked ladies all over the place. I think there is something in the difference between the very formal hair and makeup, the distinctive fabric designs and the nudity.
It's a dark, dreary and damp day in the desert.
I love it. I'm always more productive under gray skies. <-- I double checked the spelling of gray/grey just now. "Grey" is the color but "gray" is the Americanized spelling. Maybe I should get an American dictionary instead of this British Oxford English one sitting here on my desk.
My ruling: Whatever floats your boat should be the version you use. There.
Anyway, we're supposed to have blizzard conditions in what we refer to as the 'high country'. Cool. I love a good blizzard, especially when I'm safe and warm. Good luck to the peeps up there in the higher elevations in riding out the storms!
Because I have nothing else of import to report and I need to knuckle down here at work, I'll leave you with some bad Christmas music. This is a repeat for some of you so you may choose to skip it. For the rest, enjoy and make sure you have sharp instruments handy to gouge out your eardrums!
amazon has the entire Arrested Development series for $28.99
today only, while quantities last, yaddayaddayadda. US only, afaik
/ I'm not getting any compensation for this blurb. just thought some of y'all may want to pick it up.
// I got my copy a couple of years ago. <3 it.
/// it made my nephew disappointed in me
//// his actual words: how...how...white of you.
Started at 3p at the home of Curt & Mark, which is the consummate party home. I've raved about it before - outdoor full bar, pool & patio, gazillion beautiful rooms. I love their place. The food was catered and I ate about a gabillion proscuitto wrapped dates (cheese & almond centers). There were also chicken meatballs with cranberry, orange & jalapeno; cucumber slices with crab; baked parm cheese (so it becomes a cracker) with ceasar salad; little toast slices with ??? and roast beef; romaine lettuce with cream cheese & cranberry; and a full bar. Niiiiice!
The next stop was Nino's Restaurant, a mere 1/2 mile away. Some people drove but, feeling that half the point of a progressive is walking to each stop, I trotted over. What a mistake. About 1/2 way in to the walk, my knees started snapping & popping and I considered giving up. I made it to the restaurant but that was it for my knees. We got 2 drink tickets each. I asked for prosecco (italian champagne) and the staff said, "we don't have that brand", so I went with amaretto sours. YUM!!
I scored a ride back to the 3rd house, Brad & Brad's, where desserts were featured. I sampled every chocolate petit four (turned out the designs had nothing to do with the flavors... and that I don't like "honey" flavored white chocolate) and ice cream; thought of Laurie when I saw large red velvet cake; and decided I really need to buy Brad & Brad some premium coffee because whatever they're using is icky bitter (beggers can be choosers!).
The party was going till 9 but I was burned out by 8. Some old drag queen (who kept insisting he was "38"... maybe in DOG years... he was at least 60 in human years) had been abandoned by her group (they decided to leave, she decided to stay) and was clearly planning to hit me up for a ride. So, I ditched her. Just as well because the 2 block walk back to my car nearly had me in tears from pain... in both my knees and lower back. Damn, my body sucks!! (Earl had a good time making fun of me... and after I helped him try to hook up with someone... the nerve!!)
So I'm home early and sober. And, other than the Brian Setzer concert (and maybe a theater viewing of A Christmas Story), my holiday "celebrating" is done.
"They" say we're getting a rain storm tomorrow, a day off, then 2 or 3 more days. I hope so - we need it.
Ah, crap, I just caught Skritches eating the wishbone from the chicken I ate last weekend. Gotta go.
here it is, a bit bigger (click a few times for maximum embiggenment)
the magnificent, cholesterol-laden blog that originated these beauties, has them for sale. as posters, though. I'm sure they are *almost* too beautiful to fold 16x as to fit in the glovebox. *almost*
