Elf Yourself

My friend, Sarah, sent me a link to her family's elf dance. I created one starring my favorite people, the Anlyns, and myself all courtesy of OfficeMax. I look good in green. It was hard to concentrate at work today. I did manage to set up a del.icio.us account, joined google reader, imported all my bookmarks, and subscribed to lots of technology blogs. This all counts as work since I am an educational technologist. I think I did accomplish to kick my rice krispie square addiction today. The Anlyns gave me a Starbucks card for Christmas. I packed up my coffee maker about two months ago since it irritated my stomach. I switched to tea, but I still crave coffee. I've been frequenting the Kenmore Square Starbucks at lunch time to escape work. My usual order is a Grande black coffee with splenda and a rice krispie square. For some reason, the squares are usually not displayed and I always have to ask the baristas if they have any in stock. This always embarrasses me since I'm not ordering a square for a child but for myself. Not having the squares displayed in the front case restricts my preferred method of mumbling and pointing to what I want without having to ask those baristas to look for them. They didn't have any squares today and the barista condescendingly informed me of the recipe's ingredients (rice, butter, marshmallows as if I didn't know this) and told me to make a batch. I ordered a maple walnut scone. I hate baristas.

"That's a party school..."

McDreamy disrepects UC Santa Cruz. Not right.

Winter Wonderland

It took me almost two hours to get home this afternoon. I live less than 4 miles from work. Traffic across Boston was completely gridlock. I felt like I was in a chaotic evacuation scene in a Will Smith movie. My car became completely covered again in snow as I crawled the 4 miles home. Traffic lights kept changing but cars remained still as intersections were blocked. People were literally running out of gas as they sat for hours on expressways. Mayor Menino declared a snow emergency at 2:00 pm. Boston Public Schools dismissed early at 1:30pm. I will heed the warnings of meteorologists in the future and stick to public transportation. We should have about 6-8 inches by morning. Truly awful! And, there's another storm on Saturday...

Chocolate Bar

I've become obsessed with Langham Boston Hotel Chocolate Bar. It's an all you can eat buffet of chocolate indulgence for $35 per person. $35 per person is reasonable for a buffet of crepes, macaroons, palmiers, financiers, truffles, ice-cream, cakes and tortes. The problem is that I don't want to indulge by myself. I have exactly one friend in Boston. Grant has a very important role in my life. Grant is my sushi friend. When we get together to dine, we order appetizers along with the gluttonenous long boat that comes with 40+ pieces of sushi and sashimi. It's a beautiful relationship. I dare not spoil it by asking Grant to accompany me to the Saturday afternoon Chocolate bar. The Langham Hotel advertises that it is "perfect for birthday parties, baby and bridal showers, special events – or simply a great indulgence for yourself." Read: it's a chick place. It's perfect for women, daughters, aunts, grandmothers, godmother, god daughters, sisters, cousins. best friends...I can't drag along my Korean American friend who most likely is suffering from a hang over to the land of lace and gold leaf on a Saturday afternoon. On December 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd, 2007, the Chocolate Bar will feature Santa Claus, a Christmas elf, and Victorian carolers among an array of more than 125 chocolate creations. Damn! I think I may have to fly in my sister from NY or start speaking to strangers.