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The weatherman is promising some of that white stuff the rest of the country has had dumped on it. It should be interesting since they haven't gotten snow here in several years, which may mean they don't know how to handle it. I'm just hoping our power doesn't go out, which seemed to happen with all the major non-winter storms we've been hit with. But the cupboard is well stocked and I haven't gone out in nearly a week anyway.

The fires out in LA look... intense is the only word for it. Horrific. I don't think I know anyone out there, but I can only imagine how hard that would have to be.

Weather is supposed to be the stuff of small talk. This doesn't feel so small. :-$

In more fannish news, I really enjoyed Threads of Song, a one-shot about Galadriel, Celebrian, and Arwen learning the art of weaving. It was just beautifully told and constructed. Well worth a read if you enjoy those characters.

Like a lot of Americans, we've gotten a blast of cold. No snow, though they had several inches in the mountains not far from here. But it's regularly in the 20s (-5-10 C) when I sit out on my balcony at night. Cold enough to warrant a nice cuddly sweater, feel the air catch in my throat, and get a bit in the Christmas spirit. Decorations are nice, but it never felt like Christmas until I could breathe out and see my breath. The perils of coming back south is we don't often get that feeling, especially so early in the winter, so I'm enjoying it.

It reminds me of one of my favorite scenes from LOTR books, which I always hated got cut from the movies (though I 100% understand why). Even though it happened in late January, it just seems to fit with the early winter chill.

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