Yesterday after work my department had a “God Jul”
(Christmas) party with typical Scandinavian treats and libations, specifically
one called glögg. It is a sort of mulled wine, and I hadn’t had it since back
in college, when I had a roommate with a Norwegian boyfriend who used to make
it for Christmas. One of the professors brought cardamom bread, and there were
all sorts of wonderful cheeses. I got into a conversation with a grad student
that somehow turned to plants, and it turns out we are both plant nuts. I said,
“I have a whole room for plants,” and she said, “I do too!” We even have been
known to surreptitiously take a sprig of a plant to try to grow one for ourselves.
What a relief to know I am not alone! Just then the party looked like it was
going to get really fun, because two people with ukuleles positioned themselves
in front of the video fireplace, but alas I looked up at the clock and realized
I had to leave. Also, nobody had mentioned that this was a BYOU party – in fact,
nobody had mentioned ukuleles at all, and I hadn’t thought to ask, since it was
ostensibly a Scandinavian party, not a Hawaiian one. And it’s not like you can
just bring a ukulele with you to every party you are invited to, or people
might stop inviting you. Believe it or not, there are people who do not like
the ukulele.
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