This past week has been hellishly weird from a health standpoint. A two day bout of flu-like symptoms, followed by 2-3 days of low-grade headaches culminated in a world-class migraine last night that resisted even caffeine and Advil. I think dehydration may have played a role, but I'm also beginning to wonder if there's some kind of migraine trigger in summer squashes, given that I had some sauteed squash for dinner, and the last really bad migraine I had was after eating spaghetti squash.

Last night was a wash, so I called in sick today to get more sleep (although I've wound up doing some work since getting a work call at 10am and am now monitoring the phone queue), but I'm still feeling kind of shaky and ennervated. My big accomplishments was starting the process to return a Christmas gift I received today (which I love but can't use because part of the system is obsolete--going to upgrade to the new and current version instead).

Going to go see if some more food and especially protein will help any with the shakiness.
 

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I miss my family at Christmas, don't get me wrong. But after a decade of having to travel from California to Illinois and back again around one of the busiest traveling times of the year, coupled with guaranteed connection flights through airports frequently smacked around by Weather(tm) in December...I have to admit there's a part of me also glad I haven't been doing it. Especially this year. I wonder if David Pollak, the San Jose Sharks' beat writer, ever did get out of Chicago on Christmas Eve given the blizzard that struck the Midwest the past couple of days.

Instead, I spent Christmas here in the Bay Area with my friends again.

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Ooooo!

@BlueLightCinema: A few new movies coming on Friday! Fantastic Mr. Fox, Ninja Assassin, and The Men Who Stare at Goats www.bluelightcinemas.com for details!

I wanna see Ninja Assassin. :) And I've heard Fantastic Mr. Fox is better than it has any right to be.
 

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I saw a sign up in our break room at work advertising a new local discount theater, Bluelight Cinemas, in the shopping complex opposite DeAnza College in Cupertino (where there used to be another discount theater).

$3.75 shows and $2 Tuesdays!
 

Safe journies to anyone traveling this holiday season.
 

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After the explosion of activity over the weekend, the past 24 hours has felt like...standby mode. Progress was made, but in barely noticable increments, in contrast. Instead, the time not at work has felt like a computer put to 'Sleep', recharging the batteries and hoarding that energy until activity is demanded of it again.

While eating dinner, though, I got to watch an episode of a new VERSUS show called "Sports Jobs with Junior Seau". I don't know who Seau is, other than a retired NFL player (and I think played for the New England Patriots), but this past week's episode which they replayed last night was of him acting as an assistant equipment manager for the Washington Capitals in what I recognized, later, was their opening game of the season, on the road against the Boston Bruins. I'd seen other glimpses in the background of what the equipment manager does, via "Shark Byte", but this showed some aspects of it SB had not (like the sewing machine used to modify various pieces of equipment, from shoulder pads to, I kid you not, jock straps for better customized fit).

Plus, it was players who were !Sharks, and that was kind of fun to see them in the locker room. There was one player, I think either Clark or Laich, who featured prominently in a lot of the shots, and he was a hoot the way he interacted with Seau. Plus, former Shark Matt Bradley had a few seconds of airtime, and given his former reverence as 'Diddy' for his frequent on-screen bouts with "Shark Byte" (in his little red ballcap, hence the nickname), it was fun to see him reprise that role on-screen for another team.
 

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I have no plans for this weekend, so I think this may be an excellent time to continue the mass excavation of crap out of my house and do some holiday food stuffs.

Locals, if you're interested in just hanging out possibly watching movies with the ability to enjoy a nice fire, give me a call. I may especially be interested in a movie tonight.
 

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(ETA) The Washington Post: Holiday Guide 2009 Cookie Recipes
 

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TheOatmeal FTW.
 

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