jenk

• 14:21 Snowing. Again. Off to costco, post office, groceries, bartell's. But first: Skydancer's driveway. Eep.
• 14:24 Jesse adds: Skydancer's driveway of Dooooom.
• 18:42 I listen to "You're A Mean One, Mr Grinch" much more frequently than the rest of the Grinch Soundtrack. This shows taste, right?
• 22:30 Went to Costco on Dec 26th so I could walk around instead of inching on snow. Frightening.

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The truck in this photo? Was gone today. Don't know if it got towed out or fell into the ravine.

Saw several folks waiting for the 221 on 166th Ave. Pity that 166th isn't part of the 221 snow route.

Otherwise it's a lazy Saturday.

It's under 29F at my house. In daytime. Yes, this is abnormally low here.

The seasonal state highways (Chinook Pass, Cayuse Pass, North Cascades Highway) are "closed until spring", though whether "spring" means March or June is always in question.

Alec's Portland show tonight is canceled due to a) Pub closing early due to snow and b) Bard stuck on the wrong side of the Siskiyous. Info here.

Appropo of nothing, here's a BBC correspondent on the hypochondriac French :)

Another fairly US-Centric poll!

[Poll #1304215]

(Inspired by Get Rich Slowly. Though I'm not sure what he means by "inspired by the spirit of the season". Does he mean the yam sham? Or the season of death? ;)

It's Thursday & I'm thankful for...

skydancer
dianthus
Good books.
My car ... it's old enough it got new plates this year & it's working reliably as ever. W00t! :)
Just reached my 3-year anniversary at work.
Tricky Pixie is local :)
My flexibility.
Annual physical said I was generally fine, just need to take more vitamin D.
jw1776 :)

...and it's time for Orycon - while I will not be there myself I hope everyone there has a warm, safe, & happy weekend :)

Chosen family are healthy, housed, and happy.
Good friends.
Good music.
The Time Traveler's Wife
Discovering Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum books - One For The Money, Two For The Dough, and now I'm reading Three to Get Deadly.
Layers!
The scarf I crocheted last winter is getting compliments around the office. Maybe I'll make another...
Tonight the sky was a clear midnight blue with a lovely full moon.
Big meeting today went well.
My laptop ;)
I'm loved.

Happens every year: The Earth has tilted its north away from the sun. Oz's sunlight per day is growing, ours is decreasing.

Sunday morning we ended "summer time" and reset our clocks back. Once again Seattle's sunset is before 5pm. It'll stay that way until next year.

We also hit less than 10hrs between sunrise & sunset this week, but it's the "dark before 5" that's been bugging me the last few years. I don't remember noticing it when I was younger...¹

Some people aren't affected by the swingin' circadian rythym. So what if it's dark when you go to work and dark when you head home? Others of us plan our days so we get actual daylight even in December, stock up on caffeine, bake, or generally hibernate and laugh at the book on the right.

The "less than 10 hours of dark" bugs me in June (and May and July) too, but between

• My sleep mask (dianthus' suggestion)
• Dark drapes
• Watching caffeine before dinner
• Taking melatonin a couple hours before I intend to sleep

... I actually GOT enough sleep this year. Even in June. :)

Other than making sure I get outside during daylight for a walk and maybe installing more outdoor lights², I'm not sure I've got a solution for The Big Dark. Maybe getting outside more on weekends? Hitting the library for funny mysteries? More sex?

¹I think it did affect me, but that I wasn't consciously aware that it was tied to the changing sunlight patterns. School was always easier in spring or early fall than in winter - and once I was on a quarter system, I definitely got better grades in spring & summer than fall & winter. Before that - I remember going to bed at 8 and being asleep by 9 with no problem in winter, but come June I could not get to sleep until after it was dark.
²One of my frustrations with how soon it gets dark is that it's always dark when I get home - increased visibility might help me avoid stupid things like slipping in my own damn driveway.

• 09:45 Today I have rust-colored sweater, black pants, and "moon" pendant.
• 09:46 Thanks to Jen W we have a bowl full of candy in the "Jen Team" seating area.
• 09:51 (I went for "seasonal" not "costume")
• 13:40 So far two little pink care bears, a pumpkin, and a caterpillar have dropped by my desk....
• 14:31 iGoogle's weather forecast shows nothing but rain.
• 17:07 Lord Peter group starts new read-through of all books/stories tomorrow :) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LordPeter/
• 17:08 First book is online - http://tinyurl.com/5nh5hq

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WTF is up in Redmond? The flashing lights from cop cars in the cul-de-sac are off, but the helicopter's still up there & not at all sleep-inducing.

Have checked that all doors and windows on 1st floor are locked. Have outside lights on so I can see anyone approaching. Argh!

12:40 update: Helicopter gone. Flashing lights gone. Now if only I could make the inner voices screaming "Alert! Alert!" gone....

Thursday morning update: jw1776 called, the police were after a car prowler.