My quarterly Field Notes subscription arrived today. This “Vintage” edition is rather regal, with a deep red cover and gold ink.
As always, my wife quickly nabbed the Field Notes pen for herself. She keeps a little stash of them for work. 🙂
Does it still feel like Christmas?
My wife mentioned that our oldest was talking to her in the car, and he said that it didn’t feel like Christmas.
I get that he’s older, practically a man, but even in my late teens and twenties and before my wife and I started our family, Christmas always felt like Christmas. It’s a chance to indulge, purchase gifts for loved ones, visit the Christmas markets, watch Christmas movies at home, or even go to the cinema and see the latest blockbuster release. My wife and I have always enjoyed Christmas, and there’s not been a year where we’ve had a less-than-enjoyable Christmas.
My wife and I agree with our oldest. This year, it doesn’t feel like Christmas. The tree is up, we’ve got our usual decorations up, and we’re looking forward to a few days of chilling at home. However, something is missing this year, and we can’t quite put our finger on what it is.
I’m still looking forward to Christmas day, and I’m sure it will be a great day, but the build-up to it hasn’t been the same. I’m hoping it’s just a one-off this year.
No Wi-Fi, no problem
It’s day 2 of no Wi-Fi in the house after a complication occurred yesterday when a new fibre line was being installed. In the meantime, I’m using my mobile phone data to connect to work, and the big yin is using his mobile phone data to finish his college work.
Don’t get me wrong—last night was great. With no Wi-Fi, everyone had to resort to alternative forms of entertainment, but it was a rather relaxing night. A few things were a nuisance to overcome, but at the end of the day, that’s what they were. A nuisance.
I’d be pretty happy to have more days like yesterday.
The Game of Bricks light set for the Santa’s Post Office are fantastic.
Plain text files are so underrated.
I managed a respectable 17 out of 30 on my team’s Christmas quiz, but more importantly, I introduced some team members from Spain to Irn-Bru.
Well, TickTick didn’t last very long. Front-end is too busy for my liking.
Side-projects have taken a back seat over the next couple of weeks with the run up to Christmas. Looking forward to getting back to these over the holidays.
I downloaded Glass after seeing it mentioned in my Micro.blog timeline. I like what I see so far, so I will give it a go over the next few weeks and see if it’s something I want to keep going long-term. I do enjoy taking pictures and posting them online.
Me and wee yin out on the course today. It’s the best I’ve seen him play all year. I can’t wait to see his handicap fall next year!
