What's everyone up to right now?

[Angrboda]

On the light rail home from the Mall Of America. They've got WiFi.

I finished my Christmas shopping! Now all that's left is to buy gift wrapping supplies and wrap the presents. Woohoo!

[Nakara]

Just buried my long-tailed grass lizard Nico outside. Found him dead at the bottom of the tank this morning. Not sure as to the cause, he looked perfectly healthy the night before

[Astreja]

I'm sorry to hear about Nico, Nakara.

[Clueless Morgan]

Listening to the last episode of the podcast Bagman by Rachel Maddow.

Wow.

[brewer]

Waiting to see the fall out from the Canada arrest.

[Jackalope]

Waiting to see the fall out from the Canada arrest.

Pretty sure it's part of the fear over China that is driving market volatility a lot of the year.

Imma be buying a modest stake in an S&P ETF this afternoon if it closes much lower than here. I only have about 5% of my portfolio in the game right now. Plenty of capital for bargain hunting.

[brewer]

Waiting to see the fall out from the Canada arrest.

Pretty sure it's part of the fear over China that is driving market volatility a lot of the year.

I certainly think that's the case in the last two days. Waiting for the chinese to counter with arrests/detentions.

[Angrboda]

Listening to music with Amazon's Music Unlimited service, drinking coffee, and waiting for Meals-On-Wheels to deliver lunch. Other than that, I'm just scatter brainedly bopping between this and that, slack, the forum, and the news of the day. I need to run some more errands today, namely getting coffee and a small Christmas tree, and beyond that, I need to read Plato's Phaedrus dialogue for my philosophy group on Monday. Hopefully I'll find time to get that task at least partially completed this evening.

[Jackalope]

Pretty sure it's part of the fear over China that is driving market volatility a lot of the year.

I certainly think that's the case in the last two days. Waiting for the chinese to counter with arrests/detentions.

The volatility started around the time the China kerfluffle got real. There's been a lot of other factors as well.

[ignoramus]

It is fucking 38 degrees celsius today!

For you Murricans, that's 38*1.8 + 32 = 106.4 F


if it's any consolation, I'm suffering like you guys but on the other end of the spectrum.