Various and Sundry are having a Random Monday. Or, Monday, Randomly.

[lauraanne_gilman]

 Well, that weekend went by in a blink.  I know I got things accomplished but mostly I'm looking around thinking "well, I'm glad I have this pocket day to get more things done before everyone's back in their offices tomorrow."  

 

If you're in the States, do you have today off for MLK Day?  (Publishing mostly switched from Columbus Day to MLK Day as a paid holiday, years ago.)  If not, is it an annoyance, or a whachagonnao shrug?  I have fond memories of paid holidays, myself...

 

Meanwhile, I'm having the not-unfamiliar urge to go ice skating.  This is actually possible around here - there are good, not-insanely-crowded, not-madly-overpriced rinks in NYC.  However, I hate rental skates - they never fit right, the blades aren't properly maintained, and there's not enough ankle support. Wondering if it's worth it to buy proper skates for the 1-2x a year I actually use them...  

 

(and yes, I was one of those annoying single-digits, fearlessly zipping around the skating rink.  My parents breathed a sigh of relief when I decided that I didn't want to continue lessons, because that meant they didn't have to weigh the 5am drives to the rink vs telling me I couldn't do something I loved... But I look back now and think "dear dog, I was an athletic child. Skating, skiing, horseback riding; ok, maybe I earned the "Forward, Faster" motto honestly...)

 

And in another random switch of topics, I am thinking about putting my current motto up on hallway wall.  But me + stenciling = mess.  Anyone have any experience with vinyl letters?