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2004: looking good so far
Jan. 1st, 2004 10:11 pmShortly after midnight someone suggested that as a motto for the year ("2004: looking good so far"), or its variation ("...doesn't suck so far"). I like it, though I prefer the more positive spin. :-)
We went to a party that had a younger and rowdier crowd than we're used to. We had considered going there for a while, trying to find out if a certain traditional party was actually being held this year (we hadn't heard), and then ended up not hopping anyway. Still, we got to spend time chatting with assorted friends, which was nice. We saw![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lefkowitzga, tangerinpenguin, alfiechat, arslan_ibn_daud, and others.
Today we went to the traditional new-year's-day brunch and party ("replace all those electrolytes you lost last night"). Good food, good company, less game-playing than last year, and maybe a few fewer people (not sure). I was pleased that one particular family did not show up -- bad parents resulting in bad kids makes for no joy for everyone else. Enjoyed seeing (among others)lefkowitzga, lyev, rani23, tangerinpenguin, and lrstrobel. Missed seeing a few people at either party.
We came home and watched the rest of the first DVD of Infinite Ryvius, which we found out in episode $4 is pronounced re-VAY-us, not REE-vee-us as we had thought. I think we'll order the other two DVDs. Then we finished off the last two episodes of B5 season 2, though we failed to find the gag reel advertised in the Amazon product description. Bummer.
Tomorrow I plan to install my new scanner and, for once, take a leisurely approach to Shabbat dinner. (No rushing home from work! Yay!) I'm going to use our new warming plate for Shabbat lunch; we'll see if that gives me good options that the crock pot doesn't. (The crock pot is all about moist foods, while the warming plate can accommodate drier ones like roasted chicken.) Saturday promises an interesting D&D session as my part of the party decides what to do about rescuing the other part. I've got some ideas that could prove interesting. :-)
I'm making good progress on the Torah portion I'm chanting in two weeks, but I need to spend more time on that in the next few days too.
We went to a party that had a younger and rowdier crowd than we're used to. We had considered going there for a while, trying to find out if a certain traditional party was actually being held this year (we hadn't heard), and then ended up not hopping anyway. Still, we got to spend time chatting with assorted friends, which was nice. We saw
lefkowitzga, tangerinpenguin, alfiechat, arslan_ibn_daud, and others.Today we went to the traditional new-year's-day brunch and party ("replace all those electrolytes you lost last night"). Good food, good company, less game-playing than last year, and maybe a few fewer people (not sure). I was pleased that one particular family did not show up -- bad parents resulting in bad kids makes for no joy for everyone else. Enjoyed seeing (among others)
lefkowitzga, lyev, rani23, tangerinpenguin, and lrstrobel. Missed seeing a few people at either party.We came home and watched the rest of the first DVD of Infinite Ryvius, which we found out in episode $4 is pronounced re-VAY-us, not REE-vee-us as we had thought. I think we'll order the other two DVDs. Then we finished off the last two episodes of B5 season 2, though we failed to find the gag reel advertised in the Amazon product description. Bummer.
Tomorrow I plan to install my new scanner and, for once, take a leisurely approach to Shabbat dinner. (No rushing home from work! Yay!) I'm going to use our new warming plate for Shabbat lunch; we'll see if that gives me good options that the crock pot doesn't. (The crock pot is all about moist foods, while the warming plate can accommodate drier ones like roasted chicken.) Saturday promises an interesting D&D session as my part of the party decides what to do about rescuing the other part. I've got some ideas that could prove interesting. :-)
I'm making good progress on the Torah portion I'm chanting in two weeks, but I need to spend more time on that in the next few days too.