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what a lot of snow we got 
i trekked into the office
 there was a meeting
 a huge meeting
 no
 it didn't get cancelled

 i left the house a little later than usual
 the sidewalks were not shoveled
 the streets had been plowed
 it wasn't easy going

 listen 
uggs
 may be very warm and cozy
 but
 there's no traction
 they
 are 
not 
snow boots

 lesson learned

 they were
 not actually
 the cause 
of
 the slide
 i took
 down 
the
 stairs
 at the entrance to the 79 street subway
 that 
bill deblasio
 was due
 to
 no one 
shoveling
 them 
clear

to be even more clear 
when i got home
6 hours later
 i got off at 72 street
 where the stairs are indoors
  walked home 
when
 i passed the 79 street subway stairs 
i looked
 and
 they
 still 
hadn't
 been 
shoveled
 people were walking
 very
 very
 carefully
 down
 where others
 had worn a path

 my tush is still sore  
...
we have a friend
 who lends us
 the screener dvds
 he gets
 he has a family member who is an official academy award voter 
so 
we've been seeing a lot of films

 we dont go to the movies 
toonman
 is not a fan of sitting among people who talk during films
 and
 its easier and cheaper to fall asleep at home during a film
 as he did with wolverine
 really
 an action movie 
and
 he fell asleep

 he did make it through
 inside llewyn davis
 there's been a lot of talk
 not all of it good
about this movie
 i personally liked it a lot
 if i tell you
 its the coen brothers version of ulysses
that will likely put you off 
 its sort of true
 just as
 blue jasmine
 is 
woody allen's take on streetcar named desire

 i have seen streetcar and didn't love it 
i had not read ulysses but i did like this 'version'

 i was a little too young 
to be involved in the folk music scene 
but i do remember it 

anyway
 it was a good movie 

we've also seen
 gravity
 which made me very nervous 
even tho i knew how it ended
 i admit i read the recap at rotten tomatoes 
american hustle
 was great
 the book thief
 made me cry
 august: osage county
 was good
 but
 its a tough film to sit through
 i dont think i could have sat through the play

 we've also seen
 prisoners 
philomena
 and 
enough said 

liked them all

we've got
captain phillips
dallas buyers club
saving mr banks
waiting

okay
enough

 you came for the dog photo
so
 here it is


took this photo
back in september
 in
 the vet's waiting room