All our bags are packed, we’re ready to go … off to California for the holidays.<\/p>\n
Not that it will be an overwhelmingly vacationy vacation, since I’ll be doing a lot of work in the office, to make up for time off in February. Indeed, that will even include tomorrow morning, for a couple of important meetings. It will be a good opportunity to be working where the New Boss is, but it does take a bit off the Faerie-like nature of these trips.<\/p>\n
That said, the house will be guarded by an alarm system, two attack cats, and occasional spot inspections by a tall crew-cut guy with a baseball bat and two large dogs. So don’t get any ideas …<\/p>\n
Posting over the next few weeks will probably be spotty. On the one hand, the advantage of being in the office is broadband; on the other hand, I’ll be there with the Big Boss, so I can’t exactly goof off too badly. And on days off, I’ll have to chew up one of the Ks’ phone lines in order go sign in.<\/p>\n
Only one thing is certain: I will <\/i>go see The Two Towers<\/i> some time this weekend, if I have to find a midnight showing to do so. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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