What did you do today?

[shellylh]

Great picture Wayne!

[laxx]

Worked regular hours, then came back to the office at 10:30 and I can finally leave now. But what's the point, my next train is in an hour and a half. =T

[mypasswordis]

still awake too lulz, gotta make it to 2pm and then it's ultra deep sleep hibernation time

[Salt Peanuts]

Starting off the day by accidentally drinking NyQuil instead of DayQuil.

How I mistook the dark green of NyQuil for the bright orange of DayQuil is beyond me.

[Voltron]

Got up at 3:30 for travel to the frozen tundra of Michigan. Now at the airport. Hoping for more sleep on the plane.

Starting off the day by accidentally drinking NyQuil instead of DayQuil.

How I mistook the dark green of NyQuil for the bright orange of DayQuil is beyond me.

Hey, that's what I should be doing! Nite nite Haj.

[jvlgato]

Wow, great Santa, Wayne!

Al, overnight flights are awful. Hope it went ok for you! Get some rest!

[Craig Sawyers]

Got up at 3:30 for travel to the frozen tundra of Michigan. Now at the airport. Hoping for more sleep on the plane.

Everywhere on the planet copes with snow better than the UK. With snow forecast for today in our area, we set off early to pick up the Christmas Tree (from the Christmas Tree Barn at Christmas Common! Seriously). -4C but no snow to start. There'd been a bit of snow during the night as we drove further. Collect tree and then it started to snow big time. Half an hour to drive there, hour and a half to drive back. With snow forcecast for days, we saw no sign of ploughs or gritting. Airports closed throughout Britain, chaos everywhere on the roads.

You know how many time Helsinki airport in Finland has been closed in the last ten years? None. In the UK we get 6" of snow and we close the lot. Pathetic.

[luvdunhill]

Everywhere on the planet copes with snow better than the UK

I dunno, Texas is pretty bad too.... On the rare occasions we get snow all hell breaks loose

[tyrion]

Al, have a good trip. At least you weren't getting up early to prepare for a day of trial.

Stretch, I don't know what to say, your life just sucks.

[skullguise]

I think Stretch forgot to mention the giant chess game he played....those ARE Rooks in the last pic, yes? Jealousy abounds here, too, looks awesome....

Also love that Santa "generation" pic, too.... Wayne, love both your suits, and your mom makes the perfect Mrs. Claus!

I'm writing checks today, Chanukkah celebration at my mom's. She held off so all the kids are back from college and we could all be together, very nice stuff. Then tomorrow, my son's 12th birthday. He'll get to play as much XBox as he wants!

[Grahame]

Joanne's Office Christmas "Do", at a local Michelin Starred Restaurant. A very pleasant evening, even if there was no Chocolate Bacon

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[shellylh]

Bundle up Al.

I just got upgraded to first class on tomorrow's flight to Cali. Nice way to begin the day.

[Craig Sawyers]

I dunno, Texas is pretty bad too.... On the rare occasions we get snow all hell breaks loose

Yeah - I can see that snow in Texas is a bit of a rare novelty. But in the UK we get snow on a pretty regular basis. Hell, Cairngorm in Scotland is a ski resort! Now sure, Scotland gets a lot more snow than here in the South (even though only a very few hundred miles separate us), but even there they have ground majestically to a halt - people stranded in their cars for ten hours on the motorways, quite a few fatal car accidents and so forth.

This all happened 12 months ago - and their excuse was that it was freak weather which was not forecast. This year all this was predicted from climate modelling a week in advance. And yet again we have not got our act together. In just-OK-is-good-enough Britain.

[morphsci]

Even I would play golf on that course. That looks absolutely gorgeous Stretch.

Get some sleep and try to stay warm Al.

That menu is making me hungry Grahame, even without Mongo's chocolate bacon.

Have a safe and fun trip Shelly. First Class is WIN.

Edited December 18, 2010 by morphsci

[n_maher]

Speaking of snow I spent the afternoon (so far) taking the mower off of the tractor and installing the snow blower and tire chains.

[Voltron]

'tis the season I guess Nate. I hope your Christmas isn't too white.

We felt the chilly air when de-planing in Detroit, but now we are keeping warm near the gas fire in the Delta lounge. One little problem, however, is that the kids don't have seat assignments for the next flight to dinky TrAverse City. Now we get to grovel for seats at the gate. I hate fucking airlines.

[luvdunhill]

I spent some time playing the violin the last few days. I had no idea how much my technique had lasped. I cannot begin to play Flesch in tune and my fingers get confused. I've always wanted to learn Hrimaly, so I'll do that instead. Heifetz' opinion is good enough for me.

[Dreadhead]

got up and rode 100km on a stationary trainer in about 3.5 hrs. Then I got five guys and undid all the good I did

[boomana]

Got back from a memorial service and food-fest after-service gathering for my friend's husband, and collected her work phone and keys to turn in on Monday. Sadness all around, but it was a nice service. Went through a bunch of papers when I got home and noticed that I got a nice raise on my paycheck that no one told me about, though my anniversary is in a few days. Felt guilty for feeling happy, and now I'm tired and think I'll take a little nap.

[mypasswordis]

I spent some time playing the violin the last few days. I had no idea how much my technique had lasped. I cannot begin to play Flesch in tune and my fingers get confused. I've always wanted to learn Hrimaly, so I'll do that instead. Heifetz' opinion is good enough for me.

Flesch is definitely not fun, pretty much as bad as Paganini caprices but with even less musical content. I'm just getting back into the swing of things after three weeks of not touching the violin. Let us know how Hrimaly is!

[Voltron]

Sorry for the tough day but congrat on the raise that you clearly deserve.

[Augsburger]

Shelly and Vicki, you both deserve your good fortune. Al, try not to freeze your ass off and if you do, defrost it with a few dozen cocktails and a needle and thread.

Spent five and a half hours on the freeway today attending the LA/OC Audio society Christmas gala. Friggin' California drivers are moron's and have no business driving in the rain, I stopped counting after six accidents. Mike Fremer spoke and is a really funny guy and very personable. Kind of like Tyle without the strippers. I was tempted to ask him about Ray's phono pre but thought the better of it. Chatted very briefly with Eveana Manley and kissed up unashamedly for my very far in the future Manley mono block purchase. Oh, and I finally won something in the raffle which I am not sure I can use. All in all a nice day.

FYI June 3,4,5 will be the "The Show" in Newport Beach co sponsored by Stereophile and Absolute Sound. Vendor list so far is pretty impressive and I think it is sold out for vendors. The HeadCase travel team should consider this seriously. Rumor is they will have lots of good scotch and live music scheduled. Tribute to Jobim on Friday and tribute to Horace Silver on Saturday. I am working feverishly on my hall pass for that weekend.

[aardvark baguette]

I feel like I need to buy you a drink, but that wouldnt be wise with all the meds.

Hope everything sets correctly, man.

[Salt Peanuts]

Argh, that sounds pleasant, Jacob.

I hope everything goes well on Monday and they can give you a better cast/splint.

[Aimless1]

Hang in there Jacob. Your Monday appointment with the surgeon is almost here.