Dec. 28th, 2012 03:31 pm
Checking on the shop
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muckefuckI came into work today because I had no real reason not to. We're open (although not to the public) and I'm no longer out of town. Part of me was hoping my parents would come up with some excuse for me to take today off, but the plan was "second Christmas" at my stepsister's and, in the words of my real sister, "Looks like separate but equal is how we do things now."
It was a bit of a rough start, what with me narrowly missing both the shuttle and the train. (I had one of those mornings where you glance at the clock and realise it's four minutes later than you thought and you have no idea how that happened.) Then it went express, so I made my particular style of lemon-from-lemonade and had a big breakfast at Dixie Kitchen. (Too big, my tummy is telling me now.)
But ultimately I'm glad I came in because it is truly gorgeous outside right now. I didn't think there'd be more snow after last night, but it was flurrying as I left. Sitting on the train platform, I watched the snow clump to form huge fluffy flakes for a bit. It's my favourite kind of snow: softly falling and a bit wet, so it limns every branch and cornice. The meadow spreading west of work is heartbreakingly beautiful right now. Honestly, I have to look away before it hurts to look at it.
Also, the mood at work is cheerful, almost festive. The bosses are out, things are slow. I brought in some of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
monshu's Lebkuchen and they netted gasps of delight. Management decided to order pizzas for everyone (not that you could've paid me to eat them--they were from Papa John's--but it magnified the spirit of goodwill) and Father Frost left me chocolates again. Actually getting anything done today is turning out to be an afterthought more than anything else.
It was a bit of a rough start, what with me narrowly missing both the shuttle and the train. (I had one of those mornings where you glance at the clock and realise it's four minutes later than you thought and you have no idea how that happened.) Then it went express, so I made my particular style of lemon-from-lemonade and had a big breakfast at Dixie Kitchen. (Too big, my tummy is telling me now.)
But ultimately I'm glad I came in because it is truly gorgeous outside right now. I didn't think there'd be more snow after last night, but it was flurrying as I left. Sitting on the train platform, I watched the snow clump to form huge fluffy flakes for a bit. It's my favourite kind of snow: softly falling and a bit wet, so it limns every branch and cornice. The meadow spreading west of work is heartbreakingly beautiful right now. Honestly, I have to look away before it hurts to look at it.
Also, the mood at work is cheerful, almost festive. The bosses are out, things are slow. I brought in some of
monshu's Lebkuchen and they netted gasps of delight. Management decided to order pizzas for everyone (not that you could've paid me to eat them--they were from Papa John's--but it magnified the spirit of goodwill) and Father Frost left me chocolates again. Actually getting anything done today is turning out to be an afterthought more than anything else.Tags: