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From Jules: Irony and Idiocy
By which I mean, what kind of person puts up a new artificial tree all by herself? Answer: an idiot with a husband who loathes all things festive and Christmas-related. I'm proud to announce, however, that I managed to get the thing up and lit without hurting myself too much. And even with a tree that came with the lights already on it, it was freakin hard. And I bought a fresh wreath so we get the piney smell, minus the nightmarish allergies. And, ironically, I'm just finishing with the lights and the arranging of branches when the Grinch comes home, squints at it, and allows as how it maybe doesn't look too bad.
I think that a big part of the appeal for him is that it's just a fake tree with lights: no ornaments, no tinsel, no garland, no star on the top, nada. (Rhetorical question:--which is why it's here--What kind of person is such an overbearing asshole to children while decorating the tree that the kids, when grown up, can't abide Christmas trees? Short answer: a drunk. But still.)
Also, I'm annoyed that you loaned Mark a vehicle without remembering to sabotage the brakes first. Ha--kidding! Like you'd damage your nifty little SUV.
Oh, right, questions...
1. Regular or decaf? Regular or Premium? Iced or hot tea? Chocolate or vanilla? Regular (until 5pm, then decaf). Regular gas, because Hank is a regular kinda guy. Iced. Chocolate, unless I can get fudge sauce, then vanilla.
2. You betcha we'll write this book. In fact, I've been looking forward to it, though I've realized that you're very busy. It's exactly the sort of project that I can fit in during naptime and stuff like that.
3. Chinese dessert...Have you ever made those little sesame seed balls? They're just a little sweet so they make a nice dessert with a cup of tea.
4. Hangover cure? Dude, have I got the advice for you: before you go to bed, take a long hot bath while drinking your half liter of water. If you don't want a bath, at least take a long hot shower. The hot water seems to help metabolize the alcohol so you don't go to sleep drunk, which is part of the morning-after fatigue since the bed spins just aren't restful.
I know this because I went to a lawyer's conference and drank unwisely: tequila, red wine, then more tequila. I know. But the bath and water, plus two aspirin meant that I made it to the next morning's sessions.
So, I ask you...
1. Dude, you don't drink coffee? That is, since you said "neither' to regular or decaf, unless there's a third option that the advanced-coffee-drinkers of Seattle have come up with.
A coffee-related story: the exterminator was here and, since I had a pot on, I offered her a cup of coffee. She sipped it thoughtfully, nodded and said, this is good coffee. Where do you get your coffee? Is this fresh ground? And I was thinking, who does this remind me of? Later I realized: Harvey Keitel's character in Pulp Fiction. (Good news, by the way: no termites, and the ants are dying in large numbers.)
2. Since you asked about alcohol, what's your favorite cold weather libation? I'm fond of hot chocolate with about half a shot of cognac, but it's not like I get to drink much of it.
3. Speaking of which, do you ever make seasonal alcohol-enriched desserts ( of the non-flamed variety)? By which, I refer to rum balls or bourbon balls or whatever. My parents used to make bourbon balls, which I disliked as a kid (of course) and never developed a taste for. Though I adore amaretto cookies. And then there's rum cakes and that whole thing, which I only like in tiny quantities.
I always suspected the bourbon balls were made so that they could have some Christmas candy that didn't get gobbled up by the kids.
4. And, because I'm running out of ideas, do you prefer twinkly lights on the Christmas tree or steady-burning? Clear or multi-colored? I'm liking twinkly white lights right now.
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