Happy New Year!

I rang in 2011 in classic fashion, with a bunch of friends, drinking champagne and watching the fireworks from our host's frigid but festively lit roof-top. I didn't get a kiss, but I did give casaval's baby daughter a kiss on the head, of which she was commendably tolerant ( Read more... )

Christmas was lovely. I spent quality time with my family and had lots of tasty food and drank lots of wine. And between yesterday and Christmas Eve, we watched Die Hard, A Charlie Brown Christmas, and the Christmas episode of Community, and if that doesn't encapsulate the holiday spirit, I don't know what does. And today we're going to my cousin's ( Read more... )

( I love Christmas )

I'm not so good with words, so,

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There's a hole in the world like a great black pit
And it's filled with people who are full of shit
And the vermin of the world inhabit it......Which is to say, I quite enjoyed Sweeney Todd. Having never seen it on stage and only knowing the basic premise, the music and the story were all new to me. I quite enjoyed the songs, and of course Johnny ( Read more... )

All right, the votes are in, and interest seems sufficient! :D

So, if you would like to receive a holiday card from me, please comment with your snail mail address of choice! :D Comments are screened, natch.

I look forward to drawing this...

I know there are a lot of LJ artists who send holiday cards out to all their friends, and though I've never done it, I think it's an awesome idea and would like to give it a try. So, to that end, a poll!

Poll Arel

And, since it's going around,

( my holiday wishlist )

And yet I went shopping. Shopping on the Ave, admittedly, where the crowds are pretty much nil. Although I shudder to think what Best Buy must have been like today...

zinjadu, ratzeo and I went to see "Casino Royale", the new Bond flick. Very good, I felt; much darker and more realistic than your typical Bond film, which appealed to me quite a bit. (Your ( Read more... )