Is it over yet? Holiday season is just not so popular around our house.

We went to a fancy restaurant with my family on Xmas eve... and I bit into a metal twist-tie that had fallen into the rice. It made a bloody hole in my gum and earned me an apology from the manager and a free meal, which was a very small consolation at the time.

Then we saw Tony's family on Xmas day... but traffic was horrendous and we ended up spending almost five hours in the car for a two hour visit. Now I'm the Evil One for announcing that we're not doing the superlong-drive-on-the-day-of-a-holiday thing anymore. But as far as we're concerned, we'll all still be family on the 26th. Or the 27th. And turkey tastes just as good on those days.

At least Gabe seems to be getting better. Barring any surprises, he doesn't need another insulin check for four weeks! Woohoo.

Deja vu? Poor Gabe had another hypoglycemic crash yesterday, necessitating a trip to the emergency vet. He had to spend the whole day there on an IV, getting poked with needles every hour. Yuck! Seems fine now, though, despite everything.

We got some online news this morning -- Electronic Arts has acquired 19.9% of UbiSoft stock. CNN Analysts think EA is positioning itself for a takeover. Is this good news for us, or bad? Time will tell.

Wow -- it's been too long since we updated!

Since the last entry, plenty of exciting things. Hanukkah. LA for the the live Survivor finale. Then Alabama for a day of boot camp -- research for a game. And more. I guess it was all a little too overwhelming because now I'm in bed with a sore throat and Tony's ears won't unclog... but it's been worth it.

And did I mention that the bathroom is finally finished? I still haven't tried out the tub, though. I have all these images of the water-heavy tub falling through the floor and me landing in the livingroom all wet and startled.

Maybe next week.

Speaking of the furball, he had a hypoglycemic crash today. Scary. Not as bad as last time, but still bad enough to bundle him to the vet for a blood sugar test and a lot of follow-up labwork. He's fine now, though... watching TV with us and licking his tail like nothing ever happened.

Happy second night of Hanukkah, everyone. We celebrated the first night with my family, sitting around the big table with some garlic mashed potatoes, a big plate of artichokes, and Mom's magical Cherry Chicken. Then dessert. Huge fun, though now we're both on diets.

Hey, why do I have three great reviews on Amazon (and sales figures that vary from wow to oops from day to day) and not a single one on barnesandnoble.com? Oh well.

Anyway, now that it's December we're already inundated with holiday headaches. Tony and I have a LOT of relatives between us... and absolutely zero tolerance for drama. And to make the season even more fun, our cat sitter is Going On Vacation for the first part of the month and then is Completely Booked for the second part, so the furball's insulin shots have to be scheduled into all our holiday plans.

Is it January yet?