A Christmas Carol

we took a day off yesterday (well, i did, ben worked from home at least the same amount of time that he would have had we gone to work).
the occasion -- we had tickets to the Goodman Theatre production, "A Christmas Carol".
it was fabulous!

Scrooge was just the right amount of "humbug" turning into giddy, and the other actors, to the last of them, were also excellent.
there certainly is something special about the theater, we should definitely do it more!

Snow

it's cold, and there's snow all over. i don't mind it when i'm at home, or somewhere having fun. but i really hate it when i have to deal with it on the way to work.
snow turns into slush at the side of the road, a muddy puddle you need to somehow avoid when crossing the street. an icy layer under the snow that you need to be careful not to slip on. urgh.