It’s time for my traditional holiday activities. I have to cycle the fruit fly stocks. I need to feed the spiders. As a special treat, I’m setting up a pair of black widows for breeding, I hope. And then…the washing of the lab ware. There are many vials and containers that must be scrubbed.
I will get all that done today so I can slack off on Christmas Day, which will not be celebrated. We did not put up a Christmas tree, or any decorations. There will be no children in our house and no presents. The Christmas feast will be a simple casserole. Hell no, I’m not going to church.
I hope you all get to celebrate a mid-winter vacation in the manner of your choosing!
I don’t mean to one-up you, but I have a spider living in my kitchen who cleans up after herself. She had a beetle in her web, and after finishing it she disposed of the body without a trace.
In Northern Europe there celebrations that take place between Christmas and New years day. These celebrations are meant to chase away the winter weather. Partying, parades feasting and drinking and parades. Some including parades of costumed Krampus celebrants. Wheeeeeee!
I faithfully attend church on Christmas, my favorite church, Saint Sofa.
The great thing about being in a church is that it doesn’t magically get inside you. I was in St. Ignatius Church in San Francisco Sunday night for a performance by Chanticleer, a men’s chorus. Excellently performed music, although not my favorite type of music. In any case, here I am today and I still don’t consider myself a Christian.
Thanks for the reminder.
I must put up my Xmas trees.
They are made of Lego.
Happy holidays to PZ and the great community he’s built.
My fervent holiday wish is that PZ either updates or eliminates the copyright date at the bottom of the pages.
Decided to use the free day to do some stuff around the place. Started with fixing the new curtain rods in the living room. Found out that the two windows are at different heights, found something really solid in the wall with the drill, mislaid one of the screws… The usual. Postponed everything else till after the holidays. Or maybe next year.
Doc Bill and Doc Trophy Wife, praise Bastet, wring dry the Christmas season before ringing in the New Year.
Decorated fir tree scenting the house. Check.
Garland across the mantlepiece. Check.
Sparkly lights out front. Check.
Enough presents under the tree that Jeff Bezos sent us a fruit basket. Check.
Doc Bill’s Famous cornbread/sage/sausage stuffing prepped. Check.
Real chestnuts to roast thanks to Viet Nam and Whole Foods. Check.
Leg o’ Lamb marinating in an olive oil/garlic/rosemary (from the herb garden. What winter?). Check.
Kings College Choir Christmas carols on vinyl. Check.
English Christmas pudding ready to be flamed with brandy. Check.
Sausage rolls ready for baking. Check.
Racist uncle lined up for Christmas dinner. Check.
On Donnor, on Dasher, on Prancer and Vixen! Come on, people, let’s get this show on the road!