Ahhhhhh, chai...

In desperate need of caffeine here! The applications jumped from 56 to 75 *overnight* -- wahhh! And with a week to go until the deadline, this bespeaks another landmark year. WHY do all the academic deadlines have to fall just as the holiday season is starting? No wonder I haven't sent Christmas cards in seven years -- that's how long I've been at this job. And whilst I'm thinking of it, this is the time of year when I apologize in advance for disappearing for long lengths of time -- like unitl May. I'll do my best to stay in touch when I can.

Also: I am rather taken by the charming oddness of Kidlet singing the modern rock tune "Feliz Navidad" in her Victorian caroling costume... it conveys a certain cross-cultural juxtaposition and time-continuum abnormality of a decidedly quirky aesthetic. Or sommat. Yes, I've been reading grad student writings entirely too much lately! Bwah.

I need a Christmas icon.