It's 5pm PST, 8pm EST (12/24), 1am GMT and 12pm in Sydney (25/12); that should cover most of my audience. (For those that care, it's @089 beats.) Not sure what time it is in the Seychelles or Argentina, from which I still receive a little mysterious traffic, the latter probably due to this similarly-named website. Happy Christmas to all those in Europe or east thereof. Happy Christmas for tomorrow to those west of Europe. And Happy Holidays to those whose beliefs are sufficiently strong to counter the hype that surrounds this time of year. (My beliefs don't concur with those of Christmas, but I do enjoy the time of year.)
Today saw some last minute shopping and preparations for tomorrow's food-fest. As with Thanksgiving, we're breaking from tradition by having chicken, albeit a 7.5 pounder (3.4kg-er, Rob). Macy's was surprisingly quiet, to the extent that I was able to walk straight to the check-out. I popped up to the Rockefeller Center (sic) to take in the tree (nice, but nothing to write home about) along with the mindless circuitous skating. Generally, I walked for England, from 32nd street up to 59th and back down to 28th, with a bit of avenue-meandering to boot. A little wrapping of prezzies tonight in advance of the big day.
I saw a book in Barnes and Noble called Yoga in a Chair, but the positioning of the price label had me thinking it was Yoga in a Choir. Such different words, despite only being a letter out. The other such pairing I can think of is encourage and entourage. I'd quite like to see the book Yoga in a Choir.
I've just sat down to watch You Only Live Twice, so Christmas in New York is pretty similar to that in the UK, although I expect we won't have to endure the Queen's speech. Also, I'll be back to work on Monday :(
