This is pretty "great".

Also: upside down Christmas trees. WTF. There's a vacant office space in my building and someone (building management, I guess), has put an upside down Christmas tree inside it, where there are floor to ceiling windows so it's easy to see inside. Maybe because I've never had an artificial tree, upside down Christmas trees just seem disturbing to me. Uncanny, even.

Also: it's a beautiful sunny day today, one of those quintessential winter days with cold air, blue sky and a foot of blindingly white snow on the ground. I can see part of the tiered roof of my building from my window and the snow is melting off it, forming small icicles with a constant drip. Every once in a while the snow will come sliding off the metal roof and crash to the roof below it. It looks deceptively warm because of all the bright light and the melting snow. Actually, it's 5 degrees out there.

Also: my cousin's little boy had brain surgery (!) yesterday. They live in South Dakota, so I don't see them very often. They came to Minneapolis to have the surgery done (a wise move, I think), but I can't go to the hospital to visit because I think I'm getting a cold. Crap! The last place I should take my fresh germs is to the ICU.

So far, he seems to be doing well. This is a good thing.

Happy Friday.