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[jchrisobrien]

I've secured Friday and Monday off work. This means I can drive down to our family's Christmas/holiday celebration in New Jersey. My parents drive up from Pennsylvania, I drive down from Boston, we get to see each other and catch up, and I don't mind there being nothing to do. Nothing being a relative phrase, as NYC is only half an hour away or so. I may drive into the city Saturday to see the WTC remains, and shop. I have less money immediately available though, as I spent a little too much recently (digging into my Christmas cash that should have been used as presents.) But there is a fair bit left, we shall see. I don't really know what I need or want for Christmas; most of what I really want I have. Everything else is secondary, really. I should upgrade my wardrobe a little, but I could also save up a bit, put my Christmas cash and income tax refund and maybe cash in some earned time and get something really big. The temptation to pay of my car loan is also high... but I have at least two years to go on that. Still, getting it paid off sooner means a nice chunk of change left for me each month. Hmm...
Sat night or Sunday I will return to Boston, and I'm keeping my schedule open. I took Monday off work as well, for last minute NYE preparations, and to have another mini vacation through New Year's Day. I suspect the hard part will be going back into the grind for those first three days in January.

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[uruz.livejournal.com]

I can remember, some time during my early college years, I came up from the subway at the World Trade Centers. I remember walking through one lobby, across the courtyard in between, and into the other lobby to meet an old high school friend of mine.

*sighs*

When you do go, silas, remember. Remember how awesome a monument to mankind's accomplishments those towers were.