Sniff, sniff

"I know there was a bird right here..."

Curly really enjoys the balcony, even when it's cold outside. Of course, he enjoys it for longer periods of time when it's warmer, but he still wants to go out there when it's below freezing... often, only for a few minutes, sure. But then, he comes in, gets warm, and ten minutes later, he wants to go back out, again.

No matter how warm, though, the eventual crying at the door starts (see below). I had a good shot of Curly standing on his hind legs, pawing at the glass, in his quest to regain entrance to the condo, but unfortunately, I neglected to switch off the flash before taking the snap (dammit!).

Now, for personal news: Still no news on the job front. The Toshi notebook is behaving well on an external monitor (in fact, I put this together at home, and decided to take my chances on the notebook display working long enough for me to post it, and hopefully to talk a while with the rest of y'all -- it's just a drag to haul a monitor -- even a flatpanel -- a few blocks to sit in the cold to blog). For those who missed it, my computing issues are two-fold: 1.) The notebook's display panel is intermittant, and; 2.) WiFi signal is no longer available at the condo. #2 might be resolved by the construction of a yagi antenna... more to come on that, later.

The ladyfriend and I got together last night, and watched Elf. I'd never seen it, and she'd wanted Bad Santa, but it was unavailable at the local Blockbuster last night. So, we curled up and stayed warm and cozy, and watched a ridiculous holiday flick.

Now... what have I missed?
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