I have never plucked my eyebrows. In other news – wish us luck!! We're going to attempt the first matinee for ROTK – if it's too crowded, we'll have to wait a few weeks to see it.

I got my Project Elf giftie today!! Well, it could have gotten here as early as Saturday, because I didn't get the mail Saturday or Monday. But anyway, I got it today!! My elf was thoughtful enough to include a card with her LJ name! Many thanks to – this package is fabulous! (I forgot to include a card to my receiving elf!) She's from Tennessee, and sent me 3 nifty little handmade soaps; a cd of bands from her town; and a lovely bottle of Jack Daniel's whiskey, including a booklet of recipes using JD. You should have seen…

Let&apos;s get the icky post out of the way before the fun post. It&apos;s not like I didn&apos;t expect it this week. I even know what went wrong. It still sucks though. :-/ On the other hand, I know exactly what to do differently this week, yet still enjoy the promised Teriyaki Chicken (Giftmas Eve) and Garlic Pork Roast (Giftmas Dinner). It&apos;s all good. So, the numbers: Weigh in was <whimper> 268.6, which is a gain of 3.4. That&apos;s painful, especially since I&apos;m losing “only” a pound or so a week. But that was yesterday, and today is what matters.…

Notorious e-mail scam snares Volusia retiree’s nest egg Still, Sessions was so mesmerized by the well-spoken West Africans that to this day he does not think he was scammed. He ignored police warnings that the deal was bogus and instead blames his losses on corrupt foreign governments. He has not filed a complaint with authorities, and he keeps on his coffee table the carved wooden elephant and antelope given to him by his “associates.” “I consider them my friends,” he says. “They’re not criminals.”

So. I had one more xmas card to send, to a recently obtained address. Now, when I did the others, I had a damp sponge to seal the envelopes, for they (the envelopes) taste horrendous. I didn&apos;t want to go find my bit of sponge, dampen it for one envelope, then find a place for it to dry where the kitten can&apos;t get hold of it. I certainly didn&apos;t want to lick the damn thing. What to do? “Jake! &apos;Cmere boy! You want this? Here! Yummy!” So, my dog helpfully licks my envelope for me. Only once tried to take…

Drove around tonight to look at lights. It was pretty much a bust – no really good neighborhoods like I remember from an eon ago. Of course, there&apos;s always the big show at Zilker park, but that mess is way too crowded. Ah well. Gonna pick up a pork roast tomorrow or Tuesday for Giftmas dinner. Mmmm… pork sandwiches from the leftovers. Yesterday I downloaded Semagic 1.3.9.1 – it&apos;s acting real funny right now. Every thing is typing in strikethrough. For real, not with the html tags. Wonder how it will post. I don&apos;t know if it&apos;s this version, or…

… neatokeen. The [lj user] tag figures out the correct cute little icon – you don&apos;t need to use the [lj comm] tag anymore. Fancy! OK, now I&apos;m really going to bed. No more playing around with livejournal.

Went to &apos;s office holiday party last night. It was fun, there was a cool swing band there, and an open bar. Can&apos;t beat that. Note to self: Take dancing lessons. I want to be able to dance New “me” icon from last night. There&apos;s actually some make up on. Don&apos;t think I&apos;ve worn makeup since the wedding, and I think I used less then. I don&apos;t know why pictures of me come out looking like I don&apos;t know how to smile. Even if I think I&apos;m smiling, they usually come out with me looking pissed. Ah well. But I…

Sigh. I had a whole long post raving about LOTR and stuff but my computer locked up. Again. So, let me begin again. [pause] No, there is too much. Let me sum up: Hobbit – finished it this week, never read before. Yay! Return of the King (book) – didn&apos;t get through it last year, trying again now. ROTK (movie) – wantwantwant; attempting Xmas eve day, if not, waiting until mad rush is over Prep for said ROTK movie – having a veritable orgy of the extended dvd collection. Multiple times. Ooooh. Legolas/Aragorn/Sam – Ooooh… sigh… drool…. yum…. (oh, shut…

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