Merry Christmas Eve Eve

[conuly]

My sister informed me that the absolute best time to go shopping for clothes turns out to be tomorrow, because yet another retail store is going belly up. Sigh. She's right, and I do need clothes for interviews and so on, but still.

I wonder if I can slip off and get a yule log for the table? We'll be in the area.... (Gotta find out when Whole Foods Tribeca closes, I guess.)

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