Alternate Title: Why Wasn’t I Born Icelandic Original publish date: Dec 24, 2016 Tonight is Christmas Eve. (This year, it is also the first night of Hanukkah. Chag Sameach to all my Jewish friends!) I like Christmas Eve because it’s kind of the low-pressure run-up to Christmas in my family, and always has been. Growing up, we spent Christmas Eve with my mom’s side of the family, usually at my Grandma’s house. Grandma Del was a hot sketch who owned a red Firebird, which she drove all over … [Read more...]
25 things that went through my mind as I was sick for the week between Christmas and New Year’s
Well, I guess it’s better that I’m sick during the week we closed the office. WTF? Sick on my vacation? THIS FUCKING ROTS. (Spoken in my mind) Being sick is kind of lonely. Wonder what the kids are doing… (Spoken aloud/loudly to children playing knee-hockey in my bedroom) OMG GET THE FUCK DOWNSTAIRS CAN’T YOU SEE I’M SICK? Something really funny that I forgot as I walked from the bedroom to the laptop (fevered brain fog.) Yeah, let's watch Star Wars again. This fever is insane. My … [Read more...]