So, after a solid 30 days’ posting, I decided to take a few days off. Did you miss me?

Of course you did.

I’d say that the highlight of my weekend was the trip on the Mt. Hood Railroad, complete with “murder mystery.” Kyla and I joined The Roomie and His Girlfriend at the company holiday dinner party, way out in the frozen and windy Columbia River Gorge. We drank (cocoa and Martinelli’s for me) and ate (prime rib… very, very good prime rib) and were entertained by the swaying motion of the train as it crawled ever-so-slowly up the hill and back again, as well as by the amateur theatre troupe hired to amuse and mindboggle the passengers. If I’d been paying the least bit of attention, I’d have guessed “whodunnit.” Alas, I didn’t really care, as I was having more fun keeping company with friends and coworkers. We all had a pretty good time; it was deucedly cold, though!

On Sunday, we went shopping and quickly spent my Christmas bonus (note: about twice as big of one as I ever received from my former employers!) on about 1/3 practical stuff (clothing), 1/3 toys for me, and 1/3… well, you’ll find out in a few weeks. Neener.

Today was just another normal day at the office for me, and if I’m lucky the week will follow suit…