Snow Day mumblings.

Happy snow day! Winter has finally decided to show itself around these parts. It's been snowing all day and it's lovely. Tomorrow it will be sunny and warmer, so the snow won't be hanging around, but it's really nice to have at least one day of true Winter weather. It's kind of a wet, slushy snow. I'll probably be shoveling soon.

I'm still getting over my second cold, so another day off of work isn't bad in that case, either. I am feeling better than a few days ago and was planning to spend much of this snow day just toddling around the house doing some tidying. It's happened a bit, but mostly I've just chilled out all day long. As soon as I sit down, Beatrix comes and curls up to fall asleep on my lap. She's getting bigger every day. I've decided that an "As Time Goes By" marathon is a good way to spend the snowy afternoon. Jean and Lionel are good company.

I was watching some of the Grammy performances on the internet earlier. I saw a little bit of the show, but Downton Abbey was a two hour episode right in the middle of the award show, so I missed the majority of the awards. However, I did see the beginning and I really really enjoyed Bruno Mars' performance. I love those fifties and sixties-era bands his performance was emulating. Very very cool. I thought that was fantastic. I have no idea what the song was, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. More of that! I missed Adele's performance on the actual show, but just watched it on the web and of course she killed it, who would have ever thought otherwise? The long standing ovation that everyone gave her afterward was great, too. We need more singers like Adele. I was glad that the Foo Fighters won a bunch of awards, too. Good on ya, Grohl & Co.

I'm looking forward to a movie release in May: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. It has both Judi Dench and Maggie Smith in it; it's no guess that I will love it. And, the scenery is bound to be pretty nice too, as it was shot on location in India. Another thing that I love? V8's V-Fusion Pomegranate Green Tea. At the grocery store yesterday I saw it and decided to give it a chance, and it's turned out to be a great decision. I like it when those grocery store product chances turn out well, don't you?

Go Cards!

I'm using pinterest to try to find additions to my fall/winter wardrobe this year. Such cute things, and maybe I'll find something that I just haveta have, ya know? It's possible. I don't need anything at all, in reality. But who can really not buy a new sweater when winter's coming? I mean, come on. Most people buy something for each season. Something new. It's one of the traditions of the changing seasons, yes?

I told facebook I was a web developer in order to get their profile redesign because I don't like it as it is and I'm anxious to see what it is becoming. They're making a huge move from what they've always been. I'm not unhappy with the re-design because it's very scrapbook-ish and I tend to like that. If people accept it and try to make it like a little autobiographical scrapbook, it could be neat to use now and again, but think it will be used less often than it is now due to the new way that they're heading. It will be used to highlight major events, but less of the mundane everyday things that a lot of people use it for. I find this good, personally, but a lot of people enjoy it for the mundane, everyday things that people share. It's so different and I think it's actually diminished the amount of social interaction people will have with each other. Anyway, it should be a loud week on that website. Perhaps I could have just stayed on google plus. I think maybe there will be an influx of movement to that site in the coming weeks from people who are too unhappy with this new path of facebook. I'm just not sure if facebook is about to commit suicide or if it's really starting something new and fantastic? Either way, I'm glad it's such a drastic change. I've been so bored with it for so long that I welcome this completely different track they're on. I think it could become a lonely site, though.

I'm still pretty stoked about it being fall! Officially. AAAAAAND: The Cardinals are only 1 game behind the Atlanta Braves for the wild card in the division playoffs! This. is. amazing. I had written the Cardinals off earlier in the summer, just wishing for mercy and that they'd just get the season completed. But now? We're looking good(ish). We're finishing well and we're excited again! There's a decent chance, being only one game out, that we could actually end up in the post-season! Miracles do happen. In baseball, at least.