Spoiled... Me???

Well, maybe a little.

Christmas is over and done with, and Boy, did I ever make out! Here's a list of my loot and who gave it:

Pirates of the Caribbean snowglobe (Eid)
Emma Peel DVD Megaset (Eid)
The last 3 Elvis Costello Reissues i was missing (Eid)
Emma Bunton "Crickets" single (Eid)
The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking in hardback (Eid)
Fred Perry Sweater (Eid)
This Ain't No Disco book (Eid)
Classical Guitar (Brunners)
Saving Silverman DVD (K)
Fast Times... (K)
Family Guy coasters (Tiny)
Barnes & Noble gift card (Alissa)
Kitchen knives (Mom & Pops)
Cool British plates (Mom and Pops)
A lovely votive set (mammy)
Cologne and stinky stuff (Jeffrey)
Sweet stuff (Lila)
DIY Sushi set (Jocelyn)

and from my myself... AKA: Santa
Waffle Iron
Crockpot
Shed 7 DVD
Keane DVD
Lost box set
Sid and Nancy DVD
Journey's greatest hits (Sorry, childhood indulgence!)

Yup... definitely a most excellent Christmas! I probably even forgot to put a few things on here!

Eidelyn made out pretty good as well.

Problem is... we're now running out of space!

Look for a move in the coming year!

okbye.

Single of The Year

Well, I tried to compile a Top 10 music list for the year, but I just didn't feel passionate (of the Christ!) about ten bands in 2005!

So I've got a number one single and that's about it...

...And the winner is (drum roll):



THIS MODERN LOVE by BLOC PARTY!!!

Didn't LOVE very many songs this year... but this was definitely an exception.

It basically sounds like Blur covering "Stepping Out" by Joe Jackson.

F***ing Brilliant.

What Am I Doing Here?!

So I started training at KLIV... everything is going really well. People seem to like me and I've been complimented on my writing as well as my ability to pick up on things quickly.

That being said...

THERE IS SO MUCH TO LEARN! I actually did a 2-hour on-air shift tonight. I wasn't AWFUL, but I was no Walter Cronkite either! Bad part is, being the holiday season... everyone needs days off. That equals open shifts that need to be filled even if i could really use a bit more training before flying solo... Ain't gonna happen!

Sink or swim, Baby! A couple of weeks from now I'll have all this business down pat... It's just gonna be rough sailing for a bit... So don't listen to me on my shifts until mid-January! I'll let you know when it's safe!

Might as well use this time to bitch about my schedule for the next couple of days too. Tomorrow: 7:30-12 at the station, then drive from San Jo to San Fran by 2p so I can serve tea til 4, and then open the bar and work til 10. Then i gots to drive back to Menlo and do the whole thing over again Friday. And then Saturday my flight to SD leaves around 7A. I'm tired already!

Looks like I'll be sleeping in San Diego... ALOT!!!

okbye for now.

Wineries, Geysers, and Petrified Logs?!

Just got back from Napa. I won a free nights' hotel in Calistoga at my company XMAS shin-dig, so I decided to take advantage of it before my weekends are occupied reporting news...

We started at that Coppolla joint. Here's me wishing I owned such a staircase:


And here's a nice one of me Missus at the fountains:


From there we went to "Old Faithful"... (No not in Wyoming, Eizelle!)


After that, our camera died. So I guess I'll just tell you about the rest. We ate sushi, checked into the hotel, took a steam bath and sauna, walked around downtown Calistoga, bought candy, ate mexican food, drank hot buttered rums, had another steam bath, ate cookie dough ice cream and (being the oldie I am) I was asleep by 11! Eidelyn stayed up much later watching Eurotrip!

The next morning... after a lovely waffle breakfast, we bought batteries for the camera and were off to The Petrified Forest.

Here's me navigating the trail:


Eid at a spooky cave:


And on a Bridge:


We met a bear along the way:


He was nice:


But he scared the petrified crap out of me anyway:

sorry... couldn't resist.

One last pic of the happy couple:

and the weekend ends...

Tomorrow I start training at KLIV.

God Give Me Strength.