I had the best of intentions. I was only going to cook a little, eat a little, and then back to work on all the projects that are stacking up around here. But then Bear bought me a puzzle.
So instead of spending the time catching up on emails and writing projects, I spent the whole weekend cocooned on the couch sorting out one shade of green from a different shade of green.
Then there was the fact that we did Thanksgiving a little differently this year which meant that planning for the massive meal ended up in the hands of people who weren’t big on the planning, which sent my anal retentive self into a tizzy, so I spent all day Wednesday making plans and all day Thursday cooking. It’s what I really wanted to be doing all along, but it did put a damper in my good intentions of productivity.
Friday night brought us our new favorite holiday traditon. The Pardcastathon. For a craft/parenting blog, I have written a whole lot about my comedy nerd status. Never Not Funny is just one of the greatest discoveries I’ve ever made, and I can’t wait for each week’s episode to show up in my itunes. Best entertainment bargain for the price, too.
This year’s guests were nearly all different from last year’s and included Sarah Silverman, Jen Kirkman, Paul F. Tompkins, a really remarkable interview with comedy legend Tom Dreeson, and the musical stylings of Aimee Mann.
It’s still a little exhausting to think about, but from 6 pm to 6 am we sat in theater seats and laughed until we couldn’t laugh any more, and in the process the guys from NNF earned over $25,000 for Smiletrain, a charity that fixes cleft lips and palates in the developing world. What a win. The best possible comedy, an intimate setting, and so much good going out because of it.
