We’re headed for a dietary fling before we (in January) get back to the straight and narrow—a last little indulgence in things sugary and carbaceous…we’ll shiver a little of it off. High today is 20, low tonight is 7, and we are going to be very prudent in our celebration down at Swinging Door, because though it’s only a few blocks to drive, it’s a few blocks to drive. We have dessert and Champagne chilling at home, and then, well, we don’t have to be good.
All of you—may 2015 treat us all well!
Not a bad idea to stay off the streets tonight! Home is a fine place to be. 😉
OH! “Camo”, the cat that hid in the matress, is back home again after 10 days, a bit the worse for “living rough”.
By this time, many of the fine Wavy Navy folks are within spittin’ distance of 2015, if they haven’t already rolled over. Best wishes for a very good New Year to all!
Happy New Year’s Eve!
My day yesterday began with a most ambiguous arrival by message cylinder. One was quite sure for a while that perhaps one’s financial situation was very bedly in error, a mistake on the part of the sender, or else a most infortuitous change in its situation of some kind.
After wondering how I could (at all) survive such an outcome, great calamity, dread, and near panic…one calmed down and resolved to take the beast by the tail, to call and find out what in the lowest mahen heck was going on. One did not expect to discover this or get to speak to a real, live person before a holiday.
However, there was an intrepid and congenial and intelligent young lady on duty, and prompt, and one was quite, quite surprised to get quick and smart answers to one’s (rather stunned) questions. One is sitll extremely grateful to have encountered a smart worker, as one has too often encountered the opposite at times.
The young lady looked things over and gave a very satisfactory and inexplicably fortunate (for one) outcome. One is assured, however, that this was likely a one-time adjustment, and that one’s monthly proceeds might not increase any; and further, that if any further adjustment occurred, both positive or negative change was possible. However, the item one had received, in one’s favor, was not in error, most astonishingly; though one had not received any message cylinder with any missive explaining or announcing this eventuality.
One had further questions, to be sure of what was going on. One received good, courteous, thorough explanations. One thanked the young woman profusely. One remained quite stunned the rest of the day, having gone from expectation of extreme catastrophe to equally unanticipated good fortune.
Once the item is cleared, one may pay off some debts, and one need not worry about keeping one’s home for the coming year. One may possibly have certain repairs done. One may actually put into savings for a while. One shall have sufficient time, one earnestly hopes, in order for other income to begin, from font production still in progress, or from other things, such as possibly ebooks or audio work.
So…one is still quite, quite overcome. For the first time in years, one has breathing room for a while. It is not an absolute nor a permanent solution. It only takes care of things for a while. But the effect is quite, quite needed.
Meanwhile, current production has been having some mild upswing in inspiration and productivity. One is continuing to learn, at least, and to create, which is much better this month than had been. So one has a good chance, perhaps, of making the most of one’s good fortune.
So…this has one very much in relieved good spirits. Never mind that the unexpected result will be mostly or completely taken up by paying off some things and perhaps a repair or two. But those, one could not have otherwise done in a great many months. So even though more temporary, it is still…most greatly appreciated. It is…whether it’s random chance or a blessing, one no longer cares to guess such things. But it was most needed and will be very well used and appreciated.
Just…unimaginable for such a positive change to have occurred. But so, so needed, and so very welcome.
So…one goes into the New Year in a much better situation than one has had in some years, and one is both glad and yet still astonished and not quite able to fathom it.
Happy New Year, to all and sundry. Here’s hoping things will improve for everyone in the coming year.
Here’s also hoping all will find someone special, friends, new family, loved ones, a partner, pets, with which to share and enjoy life, as one is still convinced this is a needed and welcome thing. One wishes to find same also, as one remains too lacking in these matters.
Nappy New Year, peace and prosperity and love, for these three are in too short supply amongst all humankind, and are to be cherished and encouraged when so rarely found.
Yes, indeed!
Very neat! Sometimes one deserves a break!
Hooray for good news, BCS!
I went out to our dance class’s New Year’s Eve dance, it’s a 25 mile drive for me. I must have tweaked my knee somehow, because during the very first dance, a cha-cha, it started to hurt. I’m wondering if this is related to the severe cramp I got in my calf muscle 2 weeks ago during kendo practice. When the stroke of midnight rolled around, everyone had a toast (no alcohol, we were in a teen center), and I stayed behind to help tear down and put stuff away. That entailed up and down a ladder to retrieve the lights that are in the rafters, and then carrying tubs of stuff downstairs and trudging back up again to retrieve more. When I got home, my knees, my feet, my hips, and my hands were all hurting. I never wanted to jump into the spa so badly, but no, it was about 1:30AM, it was somewhere around 18 degrees, and I just did not want to have to go through the sanitizing process after I got out. So, I collapsed in my bed, finally fell asleep somewhere around 3:00AM, and the alarm went off at 8:00, as usual, which triggers the 4-legged alarm clocks out in the hallway who scratch on the bedroom door to make sure I get up.
I said I wanted to jump into the spa, and by golly, that’s what I did. I sat in it for about 15 minutes until I started to sweat, running the jets on high. Now, I definitely feel much better in the joints than I did when I got up.
I hope everyone else had a most enjoyable NYE, and that the coming year will be prosperous, as well. (as for me, I have my own trepidations, especially about my parents’ health given their ages and the fact that my father fell on Christmas Eve, but we’ll live life as it comes. There’s no other way without cringing in a corner.)
Glad you’re feeling better, Joe.
We had an excellent dinner—came home and played a little GW2, watched a little Saiyuki, and had dessert and champagne. 2015 came in with a flurry of fireworks downtown in spite of 8 degree temperatures—brave souls down there! and we stayed up to watch the ball drop.
I’ve just started a QAD recipe for the annual black-eyed peas with ham, rice and greens for this evening. And cornbread, of course.
Happy New Year to all.
Happy New Year to all and Best Wishes for the remainder of the year! Just through a c-o-l-d spell. Jambalaya on for tonight. Maybe egg nog pudding too.
Anybody else having initial connection attempts here failing with “Connection Reset”, but it works when you “Try Again”?
Yes, the last couple of days. Perhaps the server gremlin had too much New Years cheer?
Everybody on the planet streaming games and movies.
Still happening, every time. Feels like an email “grey listing” anti-spam tactic. The drive-by doorknob-rattler bots move on when the first attempt doesn’t complete. Those of us who want to be here “Try again” and the server answers if it gets the same IP address a second time in quick succession. Simple and effective. 😉
I hope everyone enjoyed a happy and celebratory Hogmanay (pronounced with the emphasis on the final syllable). We just wrapped up out traditional New Year’s brunch/table-top game day with five friends. My spouse cooks the brunch of grapefruit halves, Eggs Benedict and mimosas and then I take up the post-brunch baking as they others start playing games. My standard is sticky buns, along with which I also cooked up a apple custard tart and baked up a big bag of IKEA meatballs…and washed many dishes.
We had a lovely day together and now, although it is only 9:00 here on the US East Coast, I am yawning mightily. A nice way to start the New Year. Best wishes to all for health, prosperity and happiness for you and yours.
Happy new year everyone! And note that is it JRRT’s birthday, so don’t forget to raise a glass.
“To salute Tolkien and commemorate what would have been his twelvety-third (123rd) birthday on January 3, simply raise a glass of your favorite brew or spirit, distilled by elves or not, at 9 p.m. local time on that hallowed day and toast by declaring: “The professor!” “
Twelvety-third!
Happy New Year for everyone here, and congratulations for BCS on your unexpected good fortune.
Happy New Year!
Wha’d I do wrong? That’s two clean postings that seem to have gone into the quarantine bucket. Maybe three?
Got two back for you, Paul. No idea why they landed in the bucket—usually it’s links, but not this time.