i'm a pixel here, myself

No way, nohow was I going to be shopping today, so I sent Thing1 to the grocery store for ingredients for tonight's traditional chicken cacciatore dinner. I've got to start cooking in about half an hour so it'll be done in time for us to go to Mass at 8pm, but I have to say that this has been one of the more laid-back Christmas vacations I've taken. No last-minute shopping (and by that I mean shopping once I've flown back east -- I managed to get everything I needed either online or before I left), not much Actual Work, and a mostly-amenable family. I fly back west in six days and I think that's plenty: Christmas tomorrow, some plans for Friday, a party at a friend's house Saturday, and then just a lot of relaxation and cooking for the last few nights :) (I really, really like my Mom's kitchen)

Fixed the wireless issue -- mmm, unpublished firmware upgrades!

The weather has taken a turn for the more annoying, getting both warmer (to roughly 50F today) and rainy -- it's like I brought San Francisco back east with me :-/ I don't know what it's going to take to have a white Christmas, and with my parents eyeing a move down south, that becomes even *less* likely. Ahh, well.

yuletide goes up tonight! I'm quite happy that I'm still on west coast time, because it means I'll get to read a bunch of things tonight!

Happiest of holidays to you and yours.