Starbucks in the Snow
Woke up this morning to the sight of snow falling outside! In Texas! WTF???
Very surprising. Bobo was highly sceptical about going outside this morning. He sniffed the snow and quickly scurried back into the house. Forecast has it dipping to -10 degrees on Friday. Looks like we'll have a white Christmas after all.
To be honest, it only makes me more nostalgic for Christmas dinners outside on the veranda at 6 Princes Close in Harare. Port and coffee with after-dinner chocolates sitting on the lawn seems to me to be the finest conclusion to a Christmas dinner yet devised. And then an out-door family lunch in the garden on Boxing Day, complete with swimming and cricket on the lawn. Not planning to try and re-create it this year, though.
Went to the mall so I could work on the laptop in Starbucks, ended up buying a few PC games. Well, I've got a lot of time to kill the next few days. Also got a new Nick Horby book, so all is well again in Michael-land.
The mall was reasonably sufferable. I can only attribute that to the snow.
Parents stocking up on thousands of dollars worth of mindless crap for their offspring. Do they need it? No. But it's their money to spend, ja? And if you don't like it, stay out of the malls in December. Or go live in North Korea. Not so much conspicuous consumption happening there. Not at all.
Glad to be well out of the whole Christmas debacle, though. One secret Santa gift the whole season, and that's already taken care of. Two family gatherings this weekend. Whenever you find that [holiday meals] > [gifts], you know you're prioritising Christmas the right way.
All I want for Christmas is a job...
Well, the New Year should bring in better prospects on that front. As would learning Mandarin. Shall have to look through Joseph's library this week. Not going to help too much unless I can get enrolled in a real class for it, but it'll be a start, bu shi?
Very surprising. Bobo was highly sceptical about going outside this morning. He sniffed the snow and quickly scurried back into the house. Forecast has it dipping to -10 degrees on Friday. Looks like we'll have a white Christmas after all.
To be honest, it only makes me more nostalgic for Christmas dinners outside on the veranda at 6 Princes Close in Harare. Port and coffee with after-dinner chocolates sitting on the lawn seems to me to be the finest conclusion to a Christmas dinner yet devised. And then an out-door family lunch in the garden on Boxing Day, complete with swimming and cricket on the lawn. Not planning to try and re-create it this year, though.
Went to the mall so I could work on the laptop in Starbucks, ended up buying a few PC games. Well, I've got a lot of time to kill the next few days. Also got a new Nick Horby book, so all is well again in Michael-land.
The mall was reasonably sufferable. I can only attribute that to the snow.
Parents stocking up on thousands of dollars worth of mindless crap for their offspring. Do they need it? No. But it's their money to spend, ja? And if you don't like it, stay out of the malls in December. Or go live in North Korea. Not so much conspicuous consumption happening there. Not at all.
Glad to be well out of the whole Christmas debacle, though. One secret Santa gift the whole season, and that's already taken care of. Two family gatherings this weekend. Whenever you find that [holiday meals] > [gifts], you know you're prioritising Christmas the right way.
All I want for Christmas is a job...
Well, the New Year should bring in better prospects on that front. As would learning Mandarin. Shall have to look through Joseph's library this week. Not going to help too much unless I can get enrolled in a real class for it, but it'll be a start, bu shi?
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