Scraps o' the day

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Cards are mailed.out, Praise Jebus. Those things were staring at me and just giving me the evil eye. The Joisey Lass will most likely get it by Friday at the latest, but the rest of y'all...Happy New Year! I did mention I wouldn't get them out until this time so technically I'm not late but punctual. *ahem*
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I'm not ill but I don't feel quite well yet. Last night I had a terrible sore neck. Perhaps it was some new pre-menstrual symptom because I woke up this morning at 6AM and, surprise! In addition I've felt like I've had something stuck in my esophagus since this morning. All I've managed to choke down since waking up is half a bagel and a couple of cups of ginger tea. Something ain't right in Dodge. I'll give my works a day or two to get back to normal and then it's off to the doctor.
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Started watching The Office (UK) again last night (in my bed via my brother's snazzy iBook...covetcovetcovet). I like the US version, don't get me wrong, but UK can get to me in the way US cannot. Carrell's take on the David Brent character doesn't hit the same notes that Gervais does. I felt an almost visceral pain of embarrassment watching Brent do the things he did last night that made me realize why I fell in love with the show in the first place. Brent's an utter ass but you get these glimpses of humanity and you think maybe *just* maybe _____ . That's not to say you don't find yourself wondering how someone as incompetent as him got hired for a managerial position in the first place. I want the box set. Argh. Money.
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I'm so stoked about this it's a damned shame - I signed up for a couple of classes at Barnes and Noble University. Today I chose the "Discover D&D" and "Grammar Improvement" classes, and I'm thinking about joining the one on The Picture of Dorian Gray. Classwork without having to be in class. Yay! Some of the lovely people on my Friend's List should join me.
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Mom and I are waiting for some relatives to show up. They're coming in from Joisey, around the Great Adventure area. I gave them directions I got from MapQuest that would have them coming to here by crossing through Midtown. Dad promptly poo-poo'd that idea and called them to give them directions via the GWB. They supposedly left NJ at 1 and were supposed to arrive by 3. It's 5:30 and they're not here yet. Right. So they don't eat pork for certain and we're uncertain if they eat any red meat products - why did my mother chose to use ham hocks to flavor the red beans? I find that endlessly amusing. When I told her about it she said "oh, just take the ham out of the pot. They'll never know". I'm like "but mom! It'll taste like pork!" Hee.

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The only major thing is that you have to purchase the books and whatnot in order to participate. Otherwise you can't do the "homework assignments", blah blah. I guess they have to make money somehow.

I hope you like the card. No penguins or cute ducky stickers, unfortunately.