Anchorage in the winter....frosty trees, dented cars, mullets and mustaches, navy blue skies, traffic on snowy streets, good breakfasts, dark by 3:30, lots of sushi, dim sum, and heavy metal bands.

I got to spend time with my bud, and found out that she and her husband basically do what we do: watch lots of food network and hgtv! I was glad to get home as I seem to hate flying now - my irrational fears grow as I age. But is it really all that irrational? Back at home, it basically feels like Alaska as it is freaking cold. Our leaky windows don't help much either. But I like wooly slippers and scarves and sweaters, so it's ok.

A spiffy red fondue pot found its way to me this holiday season, along with a book of 100 fondue recipes! This is very exciting! Frankie got a new dog bowl, and the cats got special gourmet treats. Stella got her favorite toy, the "kittybird," shipped specially from John in Seattle - though Frankie has already partially destroyed one. He thoughtfully included two, heh heh.

We spent xmas eve at dave and anna's, where we shared an amazing meal and a rousing game of Simpson's Life with anna's mom (Ok, it wasn't exactly rousing, but it was a good time). We capped it off today with an afternoon show of The Life Aquatic, the best part of which was Angelica Huston's hair with blue streaks in it, and just her in general. The shark thingy was kind of scary too.

Why O why is the blue man group still allowed to be on tv???