This, Is The Home Stretch

I don't want to jinx anything, but Christmas aside, today looks to be a pretty good day. It's barely 9:00 and already the list of positives are piling up. See:

- It is a half day at work.
- It is also pizza day.
- Despite beers with friends last night until midnight, I am relatively awake this morning and my dull hangover is probably contributing positively to my outlook on the day.
- Having mysteriously forgotten to set my alarm last night (see above), the phone rang at 7:00 and I was able to make it to the carpool on time. Also, Lydia slept in until 7:00 (!).
- My carpool drove angrily and aggressively on slush covered roads this morning, with Supertramp's greatest hits blaring on the stereo, and yet we did not crash and die, nor did I freak out and put my fist through the dash.
- Sean Cullen's twitter feed is exceptionally awesome this morning: https://twitter.com/mrseancullen.
- My iPod shuffle is also exceptionally awesome this morning.
- Habs and Pens won last night, while Leafs and Sens lost, and my attempt to trade Malkin from my fantasy team fell through just in time for him to net a hat trick for me.
- I have two tall Propeller Bitter bottles waiting for me at home, and the promise of some awesome seafood chowder later tonight.
- Santa Claus is really real.
- Tomorrow is vacation.

There - consider my day jinxed. Merry Christmas all!

EDIT: To help ye get through the rest of the day with as little interaction with coworkers as possible, links!

- Geekologie via National Geographic presents accurate recreations of baby animals in the womb (the shark is my favourite): http://www.geekologie.com/2009/12/the_miracle_of_life_animals_in.php;
- Videogum presents the highly scientific 13 cutest animals of 2009: http://videogum.com/archives/the_ultimate_argument_settler/the_13_cutest_animals_of_2009_106701.html; and
- Good news for my trembling fingers and fluttering heart: http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/12/14/f-research-coffee-tea-good-for-you.html.