so i am very sleepy (very sleepy - free hot spiced rum cider makes for a cuddly world and a happy, snoozy mel), but i want to record for posterity the excitement of today. i had considered interpretive dance, but then decided a post would be a much more efficient use of the small amount of time before i roll into bed.

( numbered, with asterisk-based footnotes! )

also MY MOM GAVE ME A SAINT NICHOLAS STOCKING! it's a ziploc sandwich bag FULL OF CLEMENTINES. and a candy cane. with a note that says "this is a stocking". i love my mom. <333333333333