How I spent my winter vacation.: seanan

How I spent my winter vacation.

Last Thursday, I left work and went straight* to the San Francisco Airport, where I hopped on a big red and silver plane and flew to Seattle. Thanks to Virgin America's generous frequent flier plan, I was actually flying First Class, which meant a much bigger seat, no under-seat storage, and all the free booze I wanted to drink. I did not want any free booze. That was okay, though, since the men in front of me were pretty well-dedicated to drinking enough to justify their upgrades. I think they succeeded. I weep for their livers.

Vixy, Torrey, and Tony were waiting for me on the ground in Seattle. We collected my bags and went on a brief, fruitless search for a Wendy's before returning to the house, where Sooj, K, Fishy, and Lauren were waiting. Oh, the hugging we had! Also the presents. Everyone ooh-ed and ahh-ed appropriately over their shiny new copies of Wicked Girls. My presents had a distinctly dinosaur-y theme this year, which is something I will always approve of. Always.

Eventually, people went to bed. I slept like the dead. And slept, and slept, and slept, and was still the first person up in the morning. This is because there is Something Wrong With Me.

Friday, we went to Old Navy (the cats unpacked my suitcase, and I didn't notice, STOP LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT), Borders, and the grocery store, since I was going to be spending Saturday cooking. And then we played Rock Band 3 until we all wanted to die. It was awesome. This being New Year's Eve, there were many parties being thrown, and many enthusiastic plans being made. Vixy had a headache, and I don't like crowds of strangers, so our enthusiastic plans consisted of staying home, watching 2012, and making rosemary shortbread. I rank this among my top ten New Year's Eves. Shortbread! And global disaster! And Vixy!

Okay, so admittedly, the science of 2012 isn't so much "bad" as "Warren Ellis on acid trying to explain Latin grammar, somehow getting used to fuel a sanity-destroying laser aimed straight at your cerebral cortex" levels of "insane," but hey, there's a GIRAFFE HELICOPTER. No movie with a GIRAFFE HELICOPTER can be all bad, right? Right?

Anyway, life is good, and if you spend the year as you spent the start of it, 2011 is going to make me pretty darn happy. Happy new year!

(*Well, "straight" except for the stops at the post office, Borderlands Books, and Fritz's for mussels and fries. Sadly, "I left work and went crooked" doesn't have quite the right meaning. And this is truly a pity.)

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seanan_mcguire

January 20 2011, 15:35:26 UTC 6 years ago

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...wow.

Okay, you win.

6 years ago

trektone

January 4 2011, 17:42:23 UTC 6 years ago

I didn't know you liked eating mussels. Only the Belgian kind? Yay for Frjtz!

January 20 2011, 15:35:40 UTC 6 years ago

I love mussels!

solarbird

January 4 2011, 17:50:57 UTC 6 years ago

Woooooo 2012! I thought 2012 was the perfect kind of terrible, and outstanding disaster pr0n. I loved it.

(The grey spoilery but written in vague terms and c'mon, it's 2012. Plot? Seriously? Still, if you care, skip ahead now.) Also, I have to give it non-ironic props for having three significant supporting characters who are set up to be total dicks for no reason other than they're acting in opposition to Our Male Hero, and... none of them actually are. You know the kind I mean - the ones who dickish things just to show what total dicks they are, and either die (this kind of film) or get humiliated (intentional comedies) in horrible revenge-y ways for cheap emotional payoff.

Most of the time when I see writing being this far down the scale of priorities, that's totally the lazy bullshit I see - but here, you don't! The dentist is just fine, the American wonk has a really fucking good point, is right, and only Getting Really Lucky prevents disaster. And even the Russian oligarch is mostly just trying to save his kids - who, in turn, are in fact not total screaming brats you want to see shot out of cannons! I gotta give props for that. It was quite refreshing, really!

But most of it is just lolololololol and I loved it. 4.5 of 5 on the Terrible Film of Awesomeness scale.

January 20 2011, 15:35:50 UTC 6 years ago

Agreed.

a3starmom

January 4 2011, 17:59:56 UTC 6 years ago

As I recall, you did have other exciting adventures this winter. I won't say anything, if you don't....

January 20 2011, 15:36:01 UTC 6 years ago

No, see, it's funnier when I can act it out.

slothman

January 4 2011, 18:10:55 UTC 6 years ago

“Warren Ellis on acid trying to explain Latin grammar, somehow getting used to fuel a sanity-destroying laser aimed straight at your cerebral cortex” and a GIRAFFE HELICOPTER sounds like this might be a good candidate for Bad Movie Night right alongside Teenage Catgirls in Heat and Cannibal! The Musical.

mskauri

January 4 2011, 20:43:37 UTC 6 years ago

Cannibal! The Musical is CLASSIC "why the hell did anyone spend money to make this schlock and why am I watching it but OMG I can't stop so sue me!" fare.

Haven't seen Teenage Catgirls in Heat...might have to check Netflix on that one! ;o)

saoba

January 4 2011, 18:51:18 UTC 6 years ago

Our NYE consisted of lots of food, a handful of friends and lots of talking with laughing in. Oh, and a fire in the fireplace. So as portents of the year to come go it didn't suck.

My copy of Wicked Girls is on constantly here and is presently the automobile-music-of-choice.

January 20 2011, 15:36:30 UTC 6 years ago

Awesome!

sheistheweather

January 4 2011, 18:57:10 UTC 6 years ago

Happy New Year. :)

January 20 2011, 15:36:36 UTC 6 years ago

Same to you.

janetmiles

January 4 2011, 20:14:43 UTC 6 years ago

I am delighted that you had a happy new year. Mine has begun reasonably well also.

January 20 2011, 15:36:42 UTC 6 years ago

Good!

January 4 2011, 20:45:53 UTC 6 years ago

Sounds like a great trip to the Emerald City! Hubby watched 2012...I was doing something else (can't remember what), so missed the experience. Will have to ask him about the giraffe helecopter, though!

January 20 2011, 15:36:50 UTC 6 years ago

You absolutely should.

kirylyn

January 4 2011, 22:17:04 UTC 6 years ago

spending NYE with friends is always of the good.

one of these years, I might even try it :-/ (tho I dimly recall flying to SF one year for NYE -- it was like the year of the Loma Linda quake so we got the grand tour of the broken places)

2012 was -- fun but I was lucky enough to see it on a friend's blu-ray and not in the theater.

January 20 2011, 15:37:04 UTC 6 years ago

I appreciated the pause function, true.

silvertwi

January 5 2011, 00:32:38 UTC 6 years ago

This is off-topic, but I'm wondering (and want to give you money!).

Is Wicked Girls going to be open for regular ordering soon? I don't see a form to pre-order it anymore, or for uh, normal non-pre-order orders? I know you're probably still busy sending out the 300 pre-orders, but inquiring minds (me) want to know. I don't mind waiting, at all, I just don't want to forget about it.

I ask because I've been playing my copy a lot at home, and my mother wants a copy for herself. Since I refuse to burn her a copy, I need to buy one. :) If I'd known she'd like it as much as she does, I would have pre-ordered two. Then I wouldn't have her bugging me every time I play a track from it.

January 20 2011, 15:37:40 UTC 6 years ago

I set up the CD Baby entry yesterday, and I'm planning to mail them CDs today. I'll announce it, and update the website, when it goes live. I just can't handle direct sales.

gwyd

January 5 2011, 08:01:47 UTC 6 years ago

I have to be really careful packing as the boys not only are underwear and sock thieves, but they will try to pack themselves in luggage. (The girl cats have more sense).

January 20 2011, 15:37:48 UTC 6 years ago

Whoops!

So, um, while you were in Seattle . . . .

January 6 2011, 03:50:08 UTC 6 years ago

did you happen to notice the superheroes?

Seriously, the article claims that a group of nine costumed and masked individuals are patrolling the streets and interfering in attempted crimes.

Re: So, um, while you were in Seattle . . . .

January 20 2011, 15:37:59 UTC 6 years ago

...no, I did not.

Now I am disappointed.

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