Driving into a White Christmas

When I left Savannah on Christmas, it was raining-- which meant it was snowing in Greensboro. Sometimes the south looses its mind when it snows. It just doesn't snow enough for people to prepare for snow. South Carolina doesn't know how to repair the potholes in their roads so clearing the roads of snow is out of the question. Luckily, it didn't start snowing until I got to North Carolina. There are pretty much only three machines in use clearing the highways in the entire state which means there is usually only one lane that is cleared.

I don't know how to drive in the snow so I was pleased that there were a total of five people on the highway. The last time I drove in snow, I probably shouldn't have in retrospect. It was legit dangerous (Miranda, you could have died).

As I drove up to Greensboro, the roads started to look more and more like a post-apocalyptic landscape right out of a Stephen King novel. There were practically no people on the road. Because of the newly fallen snow, however, you could see the tire tracks of cars that just careened off the road. There were other cars that were just abandoned on the side of the road, slowly being covered in snow.

Otherwise-- its a lot of fun to drive in a winter wonderland (if you ignore the minor horrors mentioned above). Everything looks beautiful. Also-- it looks as if you are constantly in hyperdrive-- which is pretty great.

This is what it looks like to drive in snow. I took this picture

last time I took the Millennium Falcon out for a spin.

Now it is New Year's Eve. I can't wait for 2010 to go away so we can all start talking crap about it.

I plan on updating "Something More Fantastical" more often. There are a bunch of comics and drawings that I have been working on and want to start including on posts. Basically, I want "Something More Fantastical" to be more fantastical... starting tomorrow.

Ways to inspire and motivate your employees

"When you are unhappy, is anything more maddening than to be told you should be contented with your lot?"

-Kathleen Norris

I work at a coffee shop. It shall remain nameless-- but its a typical coffee shop. Nothing special.

Negotiations began at 5:45am. I presented my reasoned arguments to my boss.

My boss said that he could probably give me some time around New Years off-- which would be great if I wanted to celebrate Christmas when everyone else had moved on to another holiday.

Negotiations ended at 5:47am. I probably wasn't going to go home for christmas. No one came in the store for two hours so I was left alone... up front... listening to Christmas music for two hours on the overhead.

Thanks, Boss.