GM folks. I'm officially sick. Sort of what I get, I guess, for laughing when my sister warned us about coming to her flu-ridden house for Christmas ("I've never seen a germ I was afraid of", I said) but I can't say I regret it. Did 3 miles on the elliptical before bed last night, which was a nice reminder that whoever told people that bedrest is what you need when you're sick was a moron. As a Russian friend I had in college once said, lots of water, exercise, and a little vodka goes a long way. I held off on the vodka. but the water and exercise seem to at least have me functional for work today. Hitting the yerba mate for a little extra octane on top of my Mud\Wtr and bowl of matcha. So far, so good.

@ DagzTagz started listening to the Rabbits podcast. Gonna hope a few of my usuals take some holiday time off, cuz I can tell it otherwise is gonna displace something. I love audio drama ever since my Grandma turned me onto old time radio shows. I somewhat expect you've heard of @Mot₿C Podcast ?

GM. Finally got some sleep now that the wrapping paper's been dealt with and the cooking's done and the kitchen is at least mostly back to orderly. Going to see my Mother in law and her husband today, so not done with the driving, but I might get to finally relax a little and enjoy these last 11 days of Christmas.