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Ah, the holidays. Time to pour myself a nice frosty glass of soy Nog, put on my fleecie jammies, sit by the fire and watch the snow ..er, rain fall. Actually, I did manage to get some Slack and Santa Kev was very good to me this year. I got some awesome books I'd been wanting for a long time (the Complete Calvin & Hobbes, The Absolute Sandman, the collected short stories of Cordwainer Smith, and some others). Plus he got me a gorgeous handmade black clay casserole and a tagine. I got Kev a tres cool (PRODUCT) RED iPod and a bunch of Ohio State goodies. The puppies got a huge bag of scrumptious peanut butter treats (courtesy of cousin Sheba). Mom and Dad gave me a shiatsu back massager that makes me purr like a kitten...
But I think my favorite pressie has got to be the shirt that Kathleen gave me. She took the scanned image of Peter Dinklage's autographed photo (see Nov 17 entry below) and had it screenprinted on a white shirt! I'm rationing how often I wear it, 'cause I know I'll wear it out if I don't. ♥
I got to do a bit of hanging out with my friends, including a murder mystery dinner party at Clare's house. I'd never been to one before and was thrilled to be invited – and even more thrilled to have a part. Seems one of the guys scheduled to attend got ill, and they asked me if I wanted to give it a whirl. So I got to be "Otto von Schnapps", a German wine buyer. I wore a black turtleneck, black blazer and black pants, and had my hair back in a ponytail. The remarkable resemblance to one "Frau Mueller" did not go unnoticed. (I decided that she must have been Otto's grandmother, and the tattoos were family heirlooms.) The food, wine & company were terrific, and I had a splendid time - although I have a feeling I may forever be typecast as a German.
We rang in New Years with a standing rib and shrimp scampi at the Vecchios. (I hope they never get tired of having us over for holidays, because I always have a good time playing with the kids!) And now, it's back to work again. Sigh.
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