Christmas Questions
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper, but I'll reuse gift bags sometimes.
2. Real tree or artificial? Artificial, because we live in an apartment with no room for a tree and two cats who wouldn't leave it alone if we got a real one. My mom always put up artificial trees that were cute while I was growing up; she gave me a snowman that glows different colors this year. My dad always had to get the biggest tree that would fit in his living room, which had a ceiling that was higher than usual.
3. When do you put up the tree? After I get out of class generally
4. When do you take the tree down? A bit after New Years.
5. Do you like eggnog? It's okay.
6. Favourite gift received as a child? I got plenty of great gifts as a kid, so none of this "favorite" bullshit.
7. Do you have a nativity scene? No and I never have.
8. Hardest person to buy for? People in my boyfriend's family.
9. Easiest person to buy for? My mom. You ask her what she wants and she doesn't beat around the bush telling you.
10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Dunno. Generally I've been happy with my gifts. The things that sucked tended to be events, like the temper tantrums my dad would have over the holiday, or not being able to spend a lot of Christmases with my mom because she had to work.
11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Sometimes both, sometimes neither. This year I did physical cards but most of them I didn't have to mail because either my mom or I were able to hand-deliver them. (And I just realized I forgot to give infomom her card! She was just here! Dammit!)
12. Favourite Christmas Movie? It's a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol (black and white, Alastair Sim's version), and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? As soon as I can think of it, usually late November/early December.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Sure, but not often. If I can't use something and there's no way I can take it back, why should it go to waste?
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? The usual roast beast and accoutrements.
16. Clear lights or coloured on the tree? Colored lights!
17. Favourite Christmas song? I like a lot of them; don't have a favorite. "O Come All Ye Faithful" is beautiful, "Carol of the Bells" has an underlying solemn sound that gets me.
18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? I tend to visit my boyfriend's family now during Christmas.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? No, but then I have to count the 7 sins on my fingers to get them all.
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Either way, or nothing, it's all good.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Eh, Christmas day is fine, once everyone feels like getting up; I've never been much of a morning person. I have pictures from one of the few Christmases my parents spent married, when I was two, I think. My dad made me get up at midnight between Christmas Eve / Day so I could open presents, but I was two and couldn't have given a damn if I tried. So I cried and my dad railed, and my mom shot him death looks in every picture. Priceless. Now of days I end up opening most of my Christmas presents during the gift exchange on my birthday, with a few presents left over for Christmas Day, and nobody forces me to get up like it just can't wait a few more hours.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? The increase in traffic.
23. What I love most about Christmas? Making people happy, seeing and hearing from folks, great food, time off from school, colder weather, and presents.
24. What I love least about Christmas? A lot of times I get down around this time of year because of old things that haunt me, and I have to fight extra hard to be happy. I wish that wouldn't happen and I'm glad it's been kept at bay this year.
2. Real tree or artificial? Artificial, because we live in an apartment with no room for a tree and two cats who wouldn't leave it alone if we got a real one. My mom always put up artificial trees that were cute while I was growing up; she gave me a snowman that glows different colors this year. My dad always had to get the biggest tree that would fit in his living room, which had a ceiling that was higher than usual.
3. When do you put up the tree? After I get out of class generally
4. When do you take the tree down? A bit after New Years.
5. Do you like eggnog? It's okay.
6. Favourite gift received as a child? I got plenty of great gifts as a kid, so none of this "favorite" bullshit.
7. Do you have a nativity scene? No and I never have.
8. Hardest person to buy for? People in my boyfriend's family.
9. Easiest person to buy for? My mom. You ask her what she wants and she doesn't beat around the bush telling you.
10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Dunno. Generally I've been happy with my gifts. The things that sucked tended to be events, like the temper tantrums my dad would have over the holiday, or not being able to spend a lot of Christmases with my mom because she had to work.
11. Mail or email Christmas cards? Sometimes both, sometimes neither. This year I did physical cards but most of them I didn't have to mail because either my mom or I were able to hand-deliver them. (And I just realized I forgot to give infomom her card! She was just here! Dammit!)
12. Favourite Christmas Movie? It's a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol (black and white, Alastair Sim's version), and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? As soon as I can think of it, usually late November/early December.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Sure, but not often. If I can't use something and there's no way I can take it back, why should it go to waste?
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? The usual roast beast and accoutrements.
16. Clear lights or coloured on the tree? Colored lights!
17. Favourite Christmas song? I like a lot of them; don't have a favorite. "O Come All Ye Faithful" is beautiful, "Carol of the Bells" has an underlying solemn sound that gets me.
18. Travel for Christmas or stay at home? I tend to visit my boyfriend's family now during Christmas.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? No, but then I have to count the 7 sins on my fingers to get them all.
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Either way, or nothing, it's all good.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Eh, Christmas day is fine, once everyone feels like getting up; I've never been much of a morning person. I have pictures from one of the few Christmases my parents spent married, when I was two, I think. My dad made me get up at midnight between Christmas Eve / Day so I could open presents, but I was two and couldn't have given a damn if I tried. So I cried and my dad railed, and my mom shot him death looks in every picture. Priceless. Now of days I end up opening most of my Christmas presents during the gift exchange on my birthday, with a few presents left over for Christmas Day, and nobody forces me to get up like it just can't wait a few more hours.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? The increase in traffic.
23. What I love most about Christmas? Making people happy, seeing and hearing from folks, great food, time off from school, colder weather, and presents.
24. What I love least about Christmas? A lot of times I get down around this time of year because of old things that haunt me, and I have to fight extra hard to be happy. I wish that wouldn't happen and I'm glad it's been kept at bay this year.