Because I Car...ol (and other cheesy randomness)

Well, I almost didn't want to do a new post because I just loved that vineyard picture so much...but I guess since I've never been particularly sentimental, no need to start now.  On to the next.  : )

Actually, there's really not too much new to report besides that I went caroling on Monday night and had a doctor's visit this morning...which is news worthy because I haven't been to a doctor in America in about 6.5 years.  (Unfortunately, now I've been told to "stay off" my ankle as much as possible, i.e. no running...which is exactly what I knew would happen and was why I didn't want to go in the first place, but anyway...since I am, indeed, in America, I guess I can't just pretend that I didn't understand what the doctor said, ay?  Sigh.  Hopefully, it'll get better soon, though.  They said they'd do X-rays, if I still need them, after Christmas if I stop running on it and let the swelling go down - pretty picky if you ask me, but...I'll give it a try.  : )) 

Anyways, now that you've heard the long parenthetical story on that, let's move on...to pictures!  These are just some that have been passed on to me from others.  Enjoy the randomness.  (I know I sure do!)

So, the one that you've already seen in the top right is of our caroling gang - the cool thing about where I work is that I have a lot of co-workers who, like me, have previously taught in Asia.  Of course, my co-workers who haven't taught in Asia are still very cool, so...I guess I have no real point there.  But, yeah, everyone in this picture taught in China at one point, and now I work with them in California.  And for some reason, I think that's neat.  : )

And speaking of Asia, I got more sign pictures passed on to me (this time, a friend found them on the website Engrish.com), and I thought I'd share a few of my favorites (which are, obviously, just kind of scattered around this page).

And that's about it.  Oh, and here's one more of me from this weekend at the winery.  I feel like there's a pun begging to be made regarding this picture - like I need to write a Christmas letter just so I can send this along with the words "Hope your Christmas is barrels of fun!" printed on it.  ...I know, it's a gift.  : )

So, anyway, happy mid-week.  I fly home on Friday!  If only I had a Spoony bag to take with me on the plane....  Oh, that Spoony - what a character....     

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[Mom S]

Can't wait to see you! (Did you say you were having one of those barrels sent home as a gift?)

[k]

and aren't you just a barrel of laughs? but then i already knew that. n bought me a cd by jim gaffigan for my birthday... i think the message is that i'm not laughing enough these days. and we all know whose fault that is. =)