From the monthly archives:

December 2008

One trip down, one to go

December 30, 2008

I had hoped to have a full day between our trip to San Antonio and our trip to Las Vegas to catch up on things, write a few real blog posts, sift through my backlogged reader. Instead, our flight was delayed overnight and then we spent yesterday in the Dallas airport, arriving home just in [...]

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Merry Christmas Interwebs

December 25, 2008

Merry Christmas interwebs! Hope you all had good Christmases (or Hanukkahs for my Jewish friends!) full of food, family and festivities. I’ll be back to regular posting goodness in a few days, but wanted to wish you all Happy Holidays! Tags: Christmas

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Not a moment too soon

December 23, 2008

It is officially vacation time–and not a moment too soon. I’m burnt out from work in ways I can’t even articulate anymore, and I think a good 2 week break from the office can do nothing but good things for my productivity, morale, and general employability. We’re spending Christmas with my mom in the San [...]

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8 Christmas songs to remind me why I love this holiday

December 22, 2008

Well, Christmas is almost here, which means N.C and I are one day closer to “vacation”. The time off is helping my holiday spirit greatly! I’ve been working to improve my bah-humbuggyness in general, so today I’m making a point to listen to Christmas music. On the way to work, on iTunes, at home, etc. [...]

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Nothing says holidays like a giant tarantula

December 21, 2008

This holiday is totally kicking my ass. I feel like everything sort of rushed up and caught me off guard about this Christmas, and even though I have my Christmas shopping 99% done, I’m still kind of overwhelmed by it all. Add to that a general lack of Christmas spirit, and it’s been a weird [...]