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It's very quiet around here tonight. I'm sure that's because everyone is tucked into bed, waiting for Santa! Not me. I've been working on Yuletide treats like mad, and I still have one to go. I really enjoy doing those, even when I find writing stressful. I think it's the grace period of anonymity that attracts me. When all is said and done, I will ( Read more... )

Just a reminder: Santa is getting ready to start his journey in an hour and 15 minutes (hey, it takes a long time to go 'round the world and through time zones, shapeshifting as you go!), and you can watch him as he goes with NORAD's Santa Tracker, as always. Or you can track him in Google Earth. :D

Get the cookies ready!

It's only 2 hours and change until Santa mounts up and dashes away, all! See for yourself! NORAD tracks Santa all the way through his flight, and those lovely personnel at NORAD will be there answering emails and phone calls from children for the duration. (If you feel like giving them some cheer, just shoot them an email thanking them; you can ( Read more... )

'Tis the season for food orgies at work. Brownies and cookies and pastries, OH MY. I have a plate on my desk right now full of stuff; it'll probably take me two days to eat it all. What a hardship. *scarfs happily*

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Wow, you guys, there's been a snowflake cookie blizzard on LJ! My heart is full of love due to the LJ-wide glee over both giving and receiving them. Thank you all (and anonymice!) so very much for the happy thoughts and the noshes, which are extra-delicious to me because they are made and sent with love. And they are calorie-free. Even better! :D ( Read more... )

First things first: a little present for the flist; a song I love, somewhat atypically due to the subject matter. But it touches me because it's about the fact that there are many paths to the top of the mountain, and we can all go to the party together.

The Birthday Party by Peter Mayer (his site)

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For those of you who want to watch Santa on his journey:

NORAD tracks SantaEvery year, I get a silly delight in watching the various videos of Santa's progress, starting at the North Pole and continuing on around the world - and this year, if you have Google Earth, you can use their 3D Santa Tracker and watch his journey in 3D. Of course, he ( Read more... )

We here in the southland are blessed with abundant sunshine and chilly temps (53F) today, and the only snow I see is off in the distance, on mountaintops. Sorry for all you folks traveling/working/living in the snow. All I can say is: never again, for me. *shudder ( Read more... )

( Things I love about the Christmas season... )