Naughty or Nice, No Matter

Ok, so I missed Krampusnacht, December 5, because I was too busy not getting work done
and messing with my hair and having my legs traumatized. (My office finally
re-opened, heat and electricity back, but no phones, last week post-Sandy and
it's still a mess downtown. My train, the R still isn't running between
Brooklyn and Manhattan. Even the corner Duane Reade is closed. So, there are
generators everywhere and a nice diesel scent in the air and Wednesday night an
electrical fire broke out somewhere close to our floor because smoke was
evident. Long and short, the emergency evacuation down 32 flights of stairs did
something strange to my legs, despite walking down, not up, doesn't sound
terribly strenuous. If anything, it spurred me to get a membership at the Pratt gym yesterday, after a two-month workout hiatus. I will not be going back downtown–with the exception of
this evening's holiday party–any time soon.)

I must say that do feel great affinity with many aspects of
German culture (or some–Krampus didn't exist in Berlin; it's a more southern
thing). The real problem with America, obviously, is that our threats of
punishment are empty (based on a Walmart survey, no less). A lump of coal was no being beaten with a stick, but at
least it was something. I'm the delightful rigid crank I am today because my
parents, ok, mom, may have actually thrown out toys when threatening such if
not picked up, or rather overheard their discovery in the garage because small
house, thin walls, and then threw them in the trash for real.

Me with krampus

But I did get into the spirit early at a Christmas market in
Vienna. Yep, just me, Krampus and a few of his pals.

Krampus mask-carver

Old crafts die hard. Those wooden masks don't carve
themselves.

Demel krampusbonbonniere

Demel, the source of my recent green cake obsession, also
sold pricey Krampusbonbonieres, in a classic mouthful of German compound-word
style (with a little French flair). James bought a box, stashed who knows where in the apartment. Maybe it
will find its way to me this Christmas, regardless if I was well or ill
behaved–it doesn't matter in America.

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