Party Animal

[bloodyrosemccoy]

New Years Day
Circumcision of Christ (Christian)
New Year's Dishonor List
St. Basil's Day (E. Orthodox)
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Roman Catholic)
Z Day
Anniversary - Birth of First Baby Boomer
Mummers Parade (Pa, US)
Tournament of Roses Parade (Ca, US)
Rose Bowl Game (Pasadena, Ca)
Liberation Day (Cuba)
Independence Day (Haiti)
New Year (1st-3rd -Japan)
Independence Day (Sudan)

 

On the first day of 2008, I:

 

-Slept in past noon
-Made tiny bagels out of Sculpey

-Changed nine dolls into pajamas*

-Looked up the Society for Creative Anachronism, as I have been invited to join it by a friend I saw for the first time in probably seven years

-Started reading Brown Girl in the Ring, which I have owned for years but which has also been lost for most of that time

-Typed up more of the half-written Doctors! story from my notebook

-Wrote a bullet-point blog entry

-Resolved to kick 妹 off the Wii in order to play more Super Mario Galaxy**
-Had Earl Grey Tea
-Set no goals whatsoever for next year beyond finishing that previously mentioned Doctors! story

 

You know how they say you should start out the way you want to continue?  I think I’m doing pretty good.

 

 

*And realized that the small dolls have no pajamas, so I improvised with large T-shirts.  Dammit why can I find no patterns or ready-made clothes for 14” vinyl dolls?

 

**Last night went like this:

Amelia: My only complaint with this game so far is that Nintendo does not know a galaxy from a solar system.  Oh, happy new year, I guess.

妹: (glances at the clock) We’ve still got about ten minutes.

Amelia: Hmph. *plays some more*

Ten minutes later

The Dude: How’s it going?

Amelia: I’m on this level where I have to fling Mario from asteroid to asteroid, but I keep whiffing it and sending him plummeting into the black hole.  At this moment I feel I must point out that Mario is missing!

Siblings: BOOOO old game pun.

Amelia: What’s with all the screaming outside?

妹: I imagine it has to do with the new year.

Amelia: Oh. *goes back to playing*