I don't mind the rat race but I could do with a little more cheese.

The sun's out, the sky is blue with a few puffy clouds, we've got about six inches of snow on the ground and vehicles, and I'm more than halfway through my workday. Hee!

Still haven't seen a plow, but the grounds crew is going up and down the sidewalks with a snowblower. When I log out this afternoon I'll shovel the sidewalk and clear off Hubbyfink's car. Speaking of Hubbyfink, he made it to both his doctor's appointment and work safely. There were some stalled cars at the 28/Waxpool exit, though, so that was fun for him.

The neighborkid is shovelling the ice-packed snow off the sidewalk in front of Sam's house, his house, my house, and the other neighbor's house. What a good egg.

Yes, I'm working from home again. Because I can. Ha ha!

Jeepfink is encased in a shell of ice from last night's sleet storm. I'm glad I cleared the snow off it before the crusting. You can't even tell that I shovelled the walk three times yesterday.

It's Friday and that means I'm working from home. I think the office would be warmer, though. Man, I cannot WAIT to replace these drafty windows this spring. Even with the storm windows installed, there's still a draft.

I wandered the house looking for my UUNET sweatshirt and when I couldn't find that, I donned my "Ti" sweatshirt. Mmmm... it's all pomegranate-y. Oh yeah. I slathered myself in Swank before going to the 12th Night site last week and I hadn't washed this sweatshirt yet because I only wore it for a couple of hours. Mmmm... pomegranate.

Another thing I cannot find is my phone charger. I know I charged the cell last Thursday night but the charger isn't on the CD tower and isn't in the TV cabinet. It's probably someplace obvious like the dining room table, but because I'm not expecting to see it there I can't see it there. Blast my obliviousness.

BSG starts back up tonight and SciFi is running a marathon today so we can get remember where we left off. Hubbyfink said he was going to work a half day so he could watch the marathon. Despite getting to work at o-god-thirty in the morning, though, his "half days" usually have him getting home around 4pm.

Tomorrow is my third BPAL pilgrimage to Palmyra with danabren. (dawnhutchings, you still interested in going?) We get to sniff the Lupercalia offerings, yay! There may be Sonic and there WILL be sushi. It'll be freaking cold, but we'll smell good and have full bellies.

Oh, and our high-end cable channels have been gone since Wednesday. We figured we wouldn't be able to get a tech out here to fix the attenuator (which has been the problem every single time we've lost cable channels despite CSR "Steve"'s certainty that BOTH cable boxes have gone bad each and every time) before the FiOS install. The "Big Love" season premiere will have to wait until Wednesday night.

You know, I'm not even going to go there. Instead, I'll revel in my ability to work from the comfort of my own sofa. Plus, there are many BPAL decants winging their way towards my greedy clutches. So, a couple of good things.

We're still trying to nail down Thanksgiving plans with Hubbyfink's family. Mom, Mimi, Chris and Charlie Bear are already at Aunt Trisha's cabin in North Carolina. Pete, David and John are heading down tomorrow. I kind of wish we were going down, too, but I'm happy to miss the long drive. Plus I get to see everybody in less than a month. Yay! And there's the trip down to Williamsburg I'm making with some girlfriends this weekend. I've heard how beautifully historic Williamsburg is dressed for the holidays; I'm looking forward to seeing it for myself.