From Twitter 12-23-2009

• 10:24:55: @Naoij Holy jumped-up Jesus! My resolution never again to travel farther than the letterbox in December is vindicated. Hope you get away OK.
  
• 12:15:09: @BentoSet we want pictures of your new hair.
  
• 12:23:06: Santa's Elf celebrates early! RT DentonPolice: http://twitpic.com/urotk - 12/23/2009 02:10:20 | 36 years old | ALCOHOL/PUBLIC INTOXICATION
  
• 12:32:42: @BentoSet when the bleaching is finished then!
  
• 16:57:52: The house is filled with the smell of baking bread...
  
• 17:00:38: @MrPandaBehr sounds yummy. i would bring you a loaf of home-baked bread if you cooked me a pork chop... ;-)
  
• 18:39:51: @MrPandaBehr I don't bake often, but I like doing it when I do. Everyone needs carbs. I have bread for breakfast.
  
• 18:44:25: @MrPandaBehr Anadama bread. See my blog for the recipe: http://is.gd/5yX4U
  
• 18:44:51: @MrPandaBehr Tomorrow: Grapenut pudding!
  
• 18:53:57: @MrPandaBehr It's tasty, but be sure to only make two loaves. I only had smaller pans, so I divided it into 3 and it didn't rise as much.
  
• 18:54:53: @MrPandaBehr it's from Yankee Magazine, which is a really good source for New England recipes from long ago.
  
• 19:30:23: @bysshe1 that's old news: I saw it a few days ago in the NY Times.
  
• 19:36:12: @bysshe1 i think it's a slow news day today. next they'll be telling us that Queen Anne's dead...
  
• 19:39:28: off to dinner with Leslie and HWMBO...don't do anything I wouldn't do...play nice.
  
• 22:41:29: back from dinner. very tired, dragging my boot behind me.
  
• 23:03:54: @GaySkyHooker I agree with the previous question. We all hope you have a good trip and come back refreshed and relaxed.
  

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Today's Christmas preparations

I am really tuckered out now. This afternoon SE1 tweeted that the Seizure art exhibit was still on at Harper Road. I've been meaning to visit, but hadn't gotten around to it. As I had nothing better to do this afternoon I walked over and saw it. It is an abandoned apartment which has been covered inside walls and ceiling with copper sulfate crystals. It is stunning, and it's a pity it'll be destroyed when the exhibit is over on the 3rd of January. I took pictures but they don't capture the experience very well. Then I stopped by the church on the way home to put out the candelabra we use at Christmas and Easter. Someone seems to have nicked the candle snuffers, though.

I hung out the sheets to dry after washing, and then I made my Grapenut Pudding. While it was baking, spwebdesign arrived for our annual Christmas/Boxing Day bash—as there is no public transport on Christmas Day here, he stays with us so he can sing with his church choir. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to make it down here.

We went out to Nando's for dinner, courtesy of spwebdesign as his Christmas present, and then I prepared the sprouts for tomorrow's dinner. I think we should be OK for eating tomorrow.

The Anadama bread has met with HWMBO's approval, and I look forward to having the Grapenut pudding for dessert tomorrow. I made it with Splenda instead of sugar, so it should be easier on the carbs than it would be otherwise.

Soon time for bed. Santa's not stopping by tonight, AFAIK.