Holiday joy: a short list

[chanaleh]

Some of the things worth being happy about today:

1. The Arisia 2010 souvenir book (which I designed and produced) has been officially delivered to the printers!
2. Last spring, I ordered a parka (one of those 3-in-1 "system" kinds with the zip-out insulated liner jacket) from Lands' End for $70 on end-of-season clearance. It was meant as a new ski jacket (so I wouldn't have to go around wearing ablock's loaner castoff with the broken zipper anymore). But with all this 20-degree weather we're suddenly having, I have discovered that it is Good to have a jacket that is Actually Warm! I mean, for 10+ years I have been wearing a leather motorcycle jacket as my everyday winter coat, and arguing that it's 'actually surprisingly warm'; which, okay, it is. But, to my surprise, that's really not quite the same thing as Keeping the Cold Out. Tra-la.
3. Modern medicine. Still.
4. My boss, who is the Boss of Awesome (even though very occasionally the Boss of Tearing-Hair-Out), authorized me to work from home today, which I actually have been.
5. Eggnog in my coffee (swapped in for milk; I bought a quart of it a couple weeks ago and finished it up this morning). You know how Starbucks sells eggnog latte this time of year? Like that, but with slightly less wretched excess.
   
6. Staying in for movie-watching and Chinese takeout at ablock & M's tonight.
7. Just in time for Jewmas (speaking of which)... Sherlock Holmes opens tomorrow. When I saw the trailer for it over the summer, my first reaction was a slightly stunned, "Wow, I think that movie just hit me right in the fandom." Robert Downey Jr.! Hot hot steampunk detective action! 10am showing at Boston Common!
8. Relatively quiet weekend ahead.
9. I successfully mailed off half my family Xmas presents yesterday morning. Granted, that's only half, but it's half a load off my mind. (Further post on this topic brewing for later.) Now to go finish wrapping and find a post office that's staying open until 5pm today, for the rest!
   
10. I am loved.

And God bless us, every one.

Comments

[tamidon.livejournal.com]

You have no idea how bad this movie would have to be for me not to want to see it. RDjr and steampunk? So with you there

[greenlily.livejournal.com]

My mom has gone psycho and demanded that we have Jewish Christmas at the Rockport house this year, otherwise I'd be coming to see Sherlock Holmes with you. Robert Downey Jr. + steampunk = OMGzilla YES PLEASE.

[navrins]

My impression is that it would be a great movie if they changed the names. It ain't Sherlock Holmes. It is the complete antithesis of Sherlock Holmes. It is farther from Sherlock Holmes than the 21st-century Battlestar Galactica was from its origin.

[alandd.livejournal.com]

I'm going tomorrow afternoon... :-) I'll enjoy it; hopefully it's good too. ;-)

[oneagain.livejournal.com]

I'm toying with the idea of seeing it tomorrow--just means I'll get to where I'm going later:)

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Yay for warm coats, and eggnog! And, yeah, it is nice when he's reasonable. :-)

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Precisely what I was going to say.