That Just Happened!

So maybe I haven’t showered for a day or two  a while and I was wearing MPW’s hat to go to Starbucks.  Maybe being clad in blue jeans and an army green jacket was the reason for the barista’s confusion.  Perhaps it was because I was somewhat hidden behind the customer in front of me, but the fuzzbucket  barista called me “Sir”.

Um, last I checked I am not a “sir”.  Last I checked the long hair in a ponytail (which was pulled up in a hat, in all fairness) and the unmissable boobs were kind of a dead giveaway.  Oh, and I sound like a seventeen year old girl, you dink!

Once the barista got a good look at my face he had the courtesy to turn a bit pink and then self corrected himself.  “Oh, sorry ’bout that.  What I can get you ma’am?”

Ma’am?!  You think I look like a ma’am?  How old and manly do you think I am you little meanie.  If I wanted my feelings hurt I’d go to open mike night at Yuk Yuk’s!

Of course, being the mature woman that I am I replied, “Decaf, Grande, Non-fat, No-whip, Mocha.”  Yeah, not exactly a scathing reply, but I did repeat it twice because obviously this guy has issues.

That Just Happened!

Well, I have finished my first book in the Read-A-Thon.  It is really just .75 of a book because I had started it previously, but it still counts and we have a long way to go to add to the page count.

I read “Wicked Craving” by G. A. McKevett and it was a pretty good book.  As far as fast reads go it was interesting and the characters were interesting.  Although it is part of a series you don’t need to read the others to understand the characters and their relationships.  Also, it was a mystery and the killer wasn’t obvious, so there was some guessing, even at the end.

Well, that’s it for now.  I have a little bit more reading time until I get a visit from Mille who is in town ’til tomorrow.  She’s bringing Starbucks.  That makes her awesome.

That Just Happened!

Usually at this time of year I am extolling the virtues of waiting until December to start the advertising campaigns, Christmas music, Christmas decorations, Christmas cups at Starbucks, but this year I have been bitten by the Christmas bug.  I am actually really looking forward to the Christmas season and I have generally been in the Christmas mood lately.  Setting up your decorations on Halloween is still ridiculous,  but I think that between this week and the next I get it.

Perhaps it’s because the weather here has been so un-Christmas-like I am looking for something to remind me of the season.  Perhaps it’s easier to get excited when you think it is possible that you won’t be driving from city to city, house to house, in wretched weather.  I’ve also started in on the Christmas presents as I have decided I am going to make a lot of them this year.  Either way, to help me enjoy the season this year, I’m going to participate in the 2010 Holiday Reading Challenge  hosted by Nely @ All About {n}. 

This year Nely has decided to start a little earlier and I’m all for it.  Plus, I plan to read 5 books, but have been reading at a slower pace lately (I blame NaNoWriMo) so I appreciate the extra time.

I’ve already picked up some Christmas books and I look forward to starting soon.  This year I am planning to read:

1. The Memory Quilt by T.D. Jakes
2. The Christmas Cookie Club by Ann Pearlman
3. The Christmas Thief by Mary Higgins Clark & Carol Higgins Clark
4. Busy Body by M.C. Beaton
5. TBD.

Now I’m off to look up great gingerbread recipes.  After all, a girl needs sustenance when making her way through all these novels!

Yeah, That Just Happened!