I'm so far behind

I haven't even mentioned the cute ornament auraesque sent me, which is adorable and I feel bad I haven't said anything yet. Yeah, it's been a busy week, but that's no excuse. Perhaps, partly, the reason I haven't is that it's an ornament. And if I start talking about ornaments I have to think about trees and that's something I'm trying to avoid doing. Because, really, I don't want to go get the massive, annoying tree out of the attic, and I don't think Mr. Smeddley will settle for another year with the Charlie Brown Christmas tree. The other option is spending money on a new tree that already has lights on it, and I don't want to do that, either. I'm too worried about the whole economy/job crisis thing to think it's worth it to plunk down a few hundred bucks on a new tree. But the other option is facing the attic, and seeing what damage those mice probably did... and I don't want to do that, either. Argh!

Plus my house is a mess, I have the largest pile of clean clothes you've ever seen to put away, I still haven't started my Christmas cards, let alone done any shopping, and all I want to do is crawl back in bed. Bah!

Also, I know I still need to send gelsey an e-mail, but the jump drive with the PDF on it is all the way downstairs... ;) Maybe when I go get my next cup of coffee I'll remember...

ROLL CALL FOR CARDS!

People I think I have addresses for, let me know if you've moved recently. And by recently, I mean in the last few years. If you're related to me I've left you off the list because I know where you live... ;)

a_l_p_h_a_b_e_t
alankria - are you going to be around Pen for the next few weeks?
anam_cara_
auraesque (the address south of me)
cdpeck - I think I still have yours, from my stalking days
clare_dragonfly
dulcamatrix
dynastic_queen
elaran
gelsey
lyonza (the PO box)
maryeve
penchaft
puppatoons
revoked_soul
tjstein
triskellion
troubleforyou
ts_brookhouse

People whose addresses I used to have but I have good reason to think they've moved:

borneaway
crimsonlotus84
foxfirefey
icecat
nakedblueninja
rinalia
tarpo

People who are poopyheads and don't trust me, even though I send really, really cool stuff and have never once stalked anyone:

aeamek

I know a lot of people have had card posts lately, and I'm going to try to go back through my f-list and find them. Stupid NaNo and the aftermath (the trouble with doing nothing else for a week while frantically writing is that all that 'nothing' comes back and bites you!)

If you want to e-mail me an address (smeddley - comcast - net) or leave a comment (screened) or message me, I'll put you on the list. At the least you'll get a card and a recipe. At the most... well, you never know!