Denny posted a couple of pictures of the treats I made for the work holiday lunch event.  They were pretty tasty.  I didn’t have any at the event because I was full of all the scraps I ate while preparing them.

Is Jay-Z well-regarded as a musician? I’ve been listening to him lately, and I’ve got to say, I really like his hip-hop stylings. I don’t know if I have good taste or not in that genre, though.

We had a reasonably fun weekend, even though Denny is still coughing all the time.  Poor dude.

We went to two parties, both of which were cool.  Angie and Ransom had a shindig; I had fun playing with a baby and talking to her Spaniard mamá, and Denny had fun playing with Ransom’s Wii (hehe…that sounds dirty).  After that, we hit the Okiishi/Crooks bash, which was as crowded and festive as ever. They had somewhere between 11 and 15 Christmas trees (I didn’t spot them all, and I heard varying accounts on the actual total).  Those guys are nuts.

I also finished up most of my Christmas shopping.  The maul (er, I mean mall; I swear I wasn’t being cute.  I actually made that telling typo) was insane and terrible.  It reminded me why I so prefer to shop online.  I think I got some good gifts for people, though, and that’s always satisfying.

Town has blissfully cleared of most students, so it’s parking spaces galore.  Once we get through Wednesday, when grades are due, things will be quiet around the office, too.  That’s my favorite time of year at work:  my phone never rings and I can take long lunches without feeling guilty.