Archive for December, 2008
Just Give’r
Now that they have been (mostly) distributed, I can finally post pictures of my prezzies. I’m pleased to say that most of them worked out, though this year’s failures were spectacularly so. Either way, I did my very best to make all my gifts this year.
Let’s begin with my favorite present. Not only is […]
Up up and away
Yesterday the sun rose and set in less than 8 hours; tomorrow, this will not the case. December 22 is my favorite day of the year because from now onwards, each day will have a few more minutes of sunlight. Somehow, this knowledge makes the following winter months seem more manageable. Today it especially […]
Read More..>>The tide is high but I’m holding on
With my classes and term papers finished, I thought my gigantic To Do list would diminish; however, with Christmas and the wedding looming in the next two weeks, the list seems to get longer each day. Yesterday, my body revolted and forced me to take a day off. It turns out, spending almost 24 hours […]
Read More..>>Buy bye
Is anyone else out there struggling with Christmas consumerism? I’m able to escape much of it as we rarely watch movies, go to shopping malls, or listen to commercial radio - we don’t even have television and yet the pressure to BUY! NOW! seems to be everywhere, cloaked in the syrupy language of gift-giving. It’s […]
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