the killers

So I've decided that the Killers' album is Girl Rock. The kind of major-chord angsting that a guy would write to catch the eye of a girl, but the kind of girl his sister would get along with.
Basically rock that could guarantee future generations of the family.

xmas recap

- turkey dishes consumed: traditional dinner, plus turkey in caesar salad.
- turkeys named: Ted. ("teddy", so that my sister could announce: "Teddy is Ready!"
- number of pounds gained in the last 2.5 days: 2.4 (nice! i'm still batting under 100)
- number of pre-emptive runs taken to counteract (no, that's as in jogging, people): 2
- rating on happiness-to-despair pounds-to-jogging scale: oh fcuk it, it's christmas.
- number of hours my flight is delayed while i write this: 1.5
- formula of fruitfulness of using WestJet voucher/boobytrap coupon that brought me here: i'll do the math later; let's just say right now it's asymptotic.
- percent probability that I won't return to find janius' car (which i'm babysitting) has turned into an incinerated heap of ashes: um, 90?
- awesome gifts gotten: lots!!
- awesome gifts given: so many, i could totally dominate "The Apprentice: Santa Clause"
- super-fabulous thriftiness in evidence: bought jeans at H&M today, after-tax total: $17.20! yes they have 2 legs and all...
- what i'm listening to right now: the killers! they're rocking but in major chords! yay!
- days til new year's in new york! : 3 (maybe 4)
- hours til i return to work: 11. =( well, okay, 12.
- decibel level of the construction surrounding me right now: um, my water bottle's trembling
- minutes til i miss my (already delayed) flight: um, 10.
later!

meet your destiny

okay, doesn't anyone cool (and preferably unattached) want to come to freakin' New YORK with me for New Year's?!
just say yes, dammit!

The Office: Christmas Party special

So Friday night was the office Christmas party. It was wicked fun. Only one person got stupendously drunk (it doesn't matter how he said it, it was still a compliment), and only one person started acting up. The latter (not the former) being me.
I was a tad overexuberant on the dancefloor, but only in the context of my engineering co-bots. Nothing I wouldn't have done if I hadn't been in the presence of a few of my favourite people. My boss now thinks I'm stranger than ever, but that was inevitable. Of course I was also more dressed up than most people, so I hope I'm not coming across as the office attention-seeker. But can I just say, I looked fabulous. In a slightly conservative way.
No, I was not wearing braces.
More pictures posted here on Flickr. [Somebody tell me if this is visible please]
I've noticed something after the last few weeks: my fabulous genes know how to party. And my body knows when it's had enough alcohol & it's time to switch to hydration mode. Too bad that's not a marketable talent. Maybe in my next career as a life coach...

New York

I went to New York this weekend. Saw some Russian Art at the Guggenheim, hung out a bit with my cousin, and inadvertently drunk my friend who was hosting me under the table.
Got some knock-offs in the back rooms of Canal Street, and caught a Neo-Blue Grass show at the Bowery. AND I found parking in the East Village. That's right, I'm where it's at.
The drive was spectacular too. Heading back on Sunday night, the pinkened sky was shimmering around Manhattan as I exited, stage right, across the George Washington Bridge. Except for the speeding ticket, I would have made it home in 6 hours, which is just sick. I am never going to drive that fast again, mom.
So yeah, I had a wholly unexpected, comma, great time. Did I mention that the random sprinkling of cupcake bakeries in New York City is a very great thing?

snow white, snow bright

The city is quiet in every corner.
Montreal just got dumped on like the sky couldn't try any harder.
I saw a guy skiing up my street. no kidding. Tomorrow, I'll take my snowshoes. No wait, it's saturday tomorrow.

And I'm going snowboarding on Sunday. Yippee!!!

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