Notes:

1) I don't think I've communicated to those who read this site just how much I'm driving this holiday season. I went Home the weekend before Thanksgiving (niece's birthday). I went Home Thanksgiving weekend. I'm going Home again on the 9th (cousin's graduation). And then again for Christmas. An unexpected advantage is that the drive is getting easier the more often I do it. I thought it would be worse, but ... maybe it's the new cds I bought this weekend that make the difference.

2) Speaking of buying stuff for myself, Black Friday was all about me. 2 board games, 4 cds, a bracelet, a sweater and some other stuff I can't remember right now. I'll start shopping for others soon. After I stop blogging.

3) So my company's holiday party is coming up, and the office manager is asking for RSVPs. And it got me thinking that, as much as I would like to take a date to this shindig (after all, the food and the door prizes and the free booze make it a party worth attending), I HAVE NO SINGLE MALE FRIENDS. Not here, anyway. What happened to my default date friends? A friend suggested that this is what happens when you get into your 30s - a nice comment on my age, thanks. And no, I'm not advertising on craigslist for a date. I'll just carpool in with some friends and make a night of it.

4) And finally, no, I still don't have an RSS feed for this site and I have never had eggnog. Maybe December will make it all come true.