View From the Bushes

My mother-in-law secured a condo for the weekend, so my wife took the kids and left me to get some stuff (mostly writing) done. As such, it was a fairly productive weekend. Not as productive as I had hoped, but I tend to be overly optimistic about those sorts of things, so on the balance I got quite a bit done. One of the things I mostly finished off was my Christmas shopping, which meant going downtown on the Saturday before Christmas (I was going to be downtown anyway for a Christmas concert), which is not for the faint of heart.

Just before I went to leave I discovered that I felt a little queasy. It took me a moment to realize that this wasn't because I had drunk too much milk (I'm slightly lactose intolerant, but isn't everyone. My hyper-lactose intolerant Korean friend sent me to this site the other day, pretty funny) or because I was coming down with something -- this was the queasiness caused by being nervous. I was nervous about trying to get some shopping done on the Saturday before Christmas. I guess on reflection when you think about the parking and the crowds, that's perfectly understandable.

The other annoyance at the moment is the fact that I have a video game which I'm not allowed to play. I bought it as a reward (a carrot) for finishing the organization of the office. I'm basically done except that I have to purchase the new furniture (mostly bookshelves) and in between all the Christmas stuff going on, I may not have any time until January 3rd... You can imagine how having an unopened game sitting on the shelf...mocking me...would cause me some distress.

Carpe Diem Quam Minimum Credula Postero
Ross