DLand - Happy New-ish Year

Happy New Year!My New Year's Eve was spent snoozing on the couch and drinking lots of water. What a day to get sick. All in all, it was good, though. Still feeling groggy and I'm wearing friggen sweatpants to work. That must be a sign that I just don't care anymore about my appearance. Not much else of worth to report right now. I'm not in the mood for any introspection on last year or this upcoming one. I just want it to not hurt when I pee. I'm in pretty good spirits, though, and it's a beautiful day outside. The dog and I might enjoy a short romp in the neighborhood this evening. Hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday!

Throwing Money in the Tank and the Streets

So we bought this $150 fish for the tank at the office. And last week it's as if some plague hit the office. Every last fish in the tank died. The people at Animal Jungle say they're going to "help us out," but we basically lost close to $300 worth of fish in a 12 hour period. He was a good fish too. Sigh. It brought up the conundrum of what one does with a sick fish that's so expensive. Like do you put it in a bucket and take it to the vet? We hadn't even named him yet. Poor fish. Tomorrow we're off to Atlantic City for some gambling and relaxing at the penthouse. I was just balancing the checkbook today to see what kind of bankroll to take. So far, there should be enough cash to cover us for the 18 hours we'll be there. Not sure when we'll sleep, but that should cut down on a few of the gambling hours.

Genie: "I can't believe you've never been to a casino."

Rich: "Jesus, it's not like I've never read Tolkien."

So I'm getting the Fellowship of the Ring on CD to listen to in the car and we're going to try our hands at the craps table. Whoo, baby, gonna roll a ten the hard way ...

DLand - All I Want for Christmas

... First things first. Yes, Jeremy, I saw you on T.V. last night at the Bruins v. Caps game. Sorry they couldn't win for you. :) But those were very good seats.Rich and I were discussing bits of pop culture the other day. Specifically, it came up because I have never read the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I know. I read the Hobbit in sixth grade and that was about all I could handle. But the real discussion came from Star Wars toys. I was only a baby when New Hope came out, but I still remember my older brother's toys and land speeders. And the ewoks were very cute. But I was having a hard time thinking of similar icons for my age and gender. I have talked to so many guys who were nearly scarred for life over the neighbor who had the Death Star or when their mom threw away their Wookie doll. But I can't remember many toys from my youth that were that strong in popular culture that I had to have. At first, I chalked it up to being the youngest in the family and the only girl; assuming I was overly influenced by my older brothers. But I think my memory has just faded. I do remember having a Barbie dollhouse (or some knockoff version) that my kitten would sleep in. And I remember having a Lite Brite and stuff like that. I was devastated when I accidentally washed the butterflies off my Butterscotch My Little Pony with nail polish remover (but man, her butt was clean). And I had a fair number of Strawberry Shortcake gadgets. I just can't think of things that I would have died for at the time. I think time has just faded it all. A Christmas Story is one of my favorite holiday movies. And all Ralphie wants is a Red Rider BB Gun. I am just trying to remember the equivalent from my youth. I think I'll have to ask my parents tonight. So what was the one thing you wanted more than life itself for Christmas as a kid?