:: Thursday, January 27, 2005 ::

"My world's on fire; how about yours?" (Smash Mouth)

January:

A] The new year got off to an energetic start when one of our friend’s firework canisters tipped over after being lit. I can’t say that I have ever before been chased across the lawn by a green ball of fire before. I highly recommend the experience – surreal yet exhilarating (can something so fun be chalked up on the near-death encounter list?).

B] I’ve also been snowed in for the first time in, let’s see… EVER. Last week, Your Friendly Neighborhood Canadian Blizzard blew in, leaving us under more than a foot of snow. I was thrilled for the first day of being effectively stuck at home, more-or-less apathetic the next day, and consumed by the urge to bite things the third. Also, the snow apparently does nothing in the way of obliterating landfill fumes. This, above any of the dangerous substances my mother always warned me about (i.e. – sugar), is why I will die from cancer at 34. (Did you know that the FDA has imposed a limit on the number of fish caught in the Delaware River that one can safely eat? Answer: Zero per year. I kid you not.)

C] Lots of hospitally stuff. Apparently, Natalie might be a little too anxious to join the outside world, so I’m currently under house arrest. Lemme tell ya, I don’t mind having doctor’s orders to relax, although I’m finding it difficult to drink a lake of water every day as instructed.
Per readership request, here are Bump & I:



D] Q: What does one do under house arrest anyway? A: Scours job listings and writes cover letters, of course! Come to find out, jobs in my field with the flexibility to work partly from home do exist – they just don’t come with benefits like, say, paychecks. We’ll see how this goes…

Peace out.

Labels: Christmas Newsletter

:: Bethany Bassett - 1:52 PM :: + ::

(Once-again-stale Christmas songs playing hide-n-seek in my head)

Hey hey folks! Well, I had been longing for snow before we left Delaware for Christmas... Like a mean-spirited prank, the skies were clear until 10 minutes before we drove off. 10 minutes. We drove all night through incapacitating (to me) cold until we hit Texas, at which point t-shirts and sweat came into the picture. But the next day... Christmas present for me -- snow all day! Granted, it wasn't thick, and it wasn't even exactly white, and it didn't quite stick, but it was snow nevertheless. (Now, we're in Florida, where AC is still running... puts a bit of a damper on one's Christmas spirit.)
At any rate, I just wanted to wish you all a 2005 full of incredibly happy surprises! Oh, and Samantha gets an A+ deluxe for being an expert mind-reader. Natalie Anne Bassett. Whatdya think?

Labels: Christmas Newsletter

:: Bethany Bassett - 5:57 PM :: + ::