I'm back home after a really good week visiting my parents.  Sadly, we only got a teensy bit of snow on Christmas Eve.  Not really ideal for a White Christmas.....you sort of need the "white" part.

I had a nice time.  Getting away is ALWAYS good.  I'm glad to be home with Gotham though.  Plus, there is nothing like coming home after a trip and sleeping in your own bed.

As always, my dad had me laughing most of the time I was there. He really does have a wicked sense of humor.  Mom kept busy with her online puzzles and the horse racing channel on TV when we weren't out Christmas shopping.  Surprisingly, we only got in to one "mini" argument and I think I only pissed her off a couple of times. Score!!!

I was sad to see that their cat was healing really slowly after surgery.  He's such a feisty guy, so to have him limping around and on pain meds really breaks my heart.  They don't think he will ever lose the limp or the meds.  Poor guy. I hope they're wrong.

Tomorrow, it's back to work.  I hope we close up early on Weds. My cats' face cancer flared-up while I was gone, (they think stress might be a trigger) so I need to try to get him to the vet and I'd rather not wait until Saturday.  Unfortunately, the vet closes at 6pm, so unless I get off early, there's no way I can get him in until Saturday.

It's nice to have the rest of the day to do nothing and just relax.  Sundays are the best!

I just spent a fun couple of hours with Samantha and David at EC's. Danny behind the bar making the best margaritas...the place was jumping!!!  Only thing that would have made it better would have been if Manny and his wife would have been able to make it.

I had to work late (again) tonight. I wish there was something interesting to do after work in the area around my office.  There has to be an activity better than sitting in traffic, cussing at everyone who cuts me off.  Tonight was particularly bad. I even rolled down my window before I stopped myself from calling a driver a REALLY bad name.  I should have taken the bus this morning, but I just couldn't do it.  My Esgic-Plus hadn't started working yet and I was in no shape to leave the apt.

I wish I could take the bus tomorrow, but I have to make a few stops on the way to work.

Btw- what's up with Amazon saying that stuff I ordered has been delivered?  This is the 3rd time their tracking has posted my items as delivered when it's still on the truck.  Fuckers.

Only a few more days until I'm off to visit my parents....

The Thrilling Adventure Hour Holiday Show last night was amazing.  TWO installments of Sparks Nevada, Marshall on Mars as opposed to ONE.  Okay, the second was disguised as a Red Plains Rider episode, but they closed it as Sparks & it was a progression of  the Sparks storyline.  Beyond Belief closed out the show, as always.  Paget looked amazing in her red dress (with holly hair accessories) and Paul looked dapper (as always) in his red plaid jacket. Actually, he looked even better with his King of Coffee crown earlier in the show. :-)

I was sad that Craig Cackowski and Josh Malina weren't there, but everyone from SuperEGO was. :-)  Other guest stars: Julia Duffy (remember her from Newhart?),  Misha Collins (Supernatural), Molly Quinn (Castle), Kristen Schaal (Flight of the Concords), Keegan-Michael Kay (Key and Peele) and a host  of others...it was a HUGE cast.

As always, my friends and I met lots of neat people in line.  Elizabeth, from Sweden, was super-nice. I couldn't imagine taking such a big trip on my own, especially at 21!!!  I only went to the first show, (no photos or autographs afterwards) so I hope she was able to get a photo with Paget after the second.  Oh yeah, I was seated behind Len Wein again. (If you know me, you know the joke).

I had Friday off work, so I was able to get most of my weekend "out and about" errands done then.  Apart from my normal weekly home chores, all  I have to do is take a walk up to Trader Joe's to pick-up a couple of things I forgot about Friday,  then it's back to my pad to get stuff together to mail to my parents (I hate checking bags at the airport, so I'd rather mail their presents).  I also need to start getting the Christmas cards I need to mail addressed and written out.  I like it when I have easy chores to do!!!

Looking forward to the Rudy Casoni Variety Show and Reading Aloud this week.....