Jennifer's 365 Project

The snow was bound to start sooner or later. I just wish it had been a little later in the day. The trek over to the skywalk was chilly today.

I'm at a desk for nearly all of the working day, and the office layout is pretty open. So I spend a big chunk of the day alternating between various podcasts and audiobooks, just to help keep out the general office chatter that can be distracting.

I spent probably 7 hours listening to the first Mistborn book today. That's more than I usually do of an audiobook in a day, and definitely a lot more than I've done with anything recently (which has been the Wheel of Time series, which honestly isn't that great). It's been a long time since I've actually eagerly wanted to hear more of a book. It also help make the day go by faster.

Not a bad way to kick of the work week.

I didn't leave the house once today. I spent a lot of time reading, playing on my 3DS, and messing around indoors where it was warm.

The Toy and Comic Expo by our house is today. It's the same show we attended last year and again earlier this year. The building is also where they had the Grand Rapids Comic Con earlier this year.
Jeff and Dan were there of course, so we met up with them then headed back to our place for some SmashUp and lunch.
There's not a whole lot of craft tables at the Toy Show, but I still managed to find something. So I picked up a cute Tardis tree ornament while I was there. It's actually by the same person who did the pins I'd bought earlier this year.

I stopped in Vault of Midnight while I was on my lunch today, and what do I see but Comfort and Adam's Rainbow in the Dark (center)! The comic hit stores early this week (it was supposed to be out next week) and it's exiting to see their work nestled on a shelf in a comic shop!
While I was there I picked up a few books. Saga is the one I'm most excited about of the bunch. I really, really liked Y The Last Man, and since Saga is written by the same guy I couldn't pass it up. And of course I had to check out the new Sandman. I enjoyed the original run of the comic, so I'm curious to see what is done with the new series.
I also picked up some tasty treats from RitaGirl's Bakery. Delicious cupcakes and brownies!

 From late November to December 9th, the Window Wonderland art installation is going on downtown.
Basically it's an event where several stores and restaurants downtown let artists decorate their shop windows. The two above are photos of the installation at Vault of Midnight, which is a pretty awesome comic shop downtown.
Here's the photo with snow effect, because for some reason Google+ added it.

Holiday lights have been up and lit for awhile downtown, but with the weather so warm today I wandered around downtown looking at them. I'm sure it looks a lot more festive at night and with snow on the ground.

For my birthday a few months ago, my parents gave me a gift card. I finally used it on the beautiful Historia of Hyrule book. Nice color photos, all bound in a hardcover book. An excellent coffee table book for any gamer.

Too bad we don't actually have room for a coffee table...