Merry Christmas, you guys! Or hope you had a wonderful Hanukkah, depending which holiday you celebrate.

Either way here's wishing you & yours have a fantastic New Year!



BTW, this is a painting by my amazingly talented friend Claudio. I love it! He also sells card on Etsy & at Urban Outfiters.

 I know I'm putting this off until the last minute here, but I'm sending out Christmas cards this year.  Just like a Real Adult!  I have some of your addresses, but not all ( Read more... )

my sister just sent me this, clearly the greatest video ever!

Any good suggestions from you cat people (I've always been more of a dog owner; this is my first kitten as a grown up) on keeping Drusilla out of the Christmas tree? She does know she shouldn't mess with it, but she's drawn to the shiny!

She's also taken up playing the piano.  At 3 am.  Madre-san was, shall we say, less than thrilled.

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 Well, don't I feel like an idiot!  I stopped at the grocery store on my way home from work, and racked up a whole bunch of groceries.  Of course I was on my phone at the checkout stand (christmas eve plan organizing, I promise I'm not usually that rude!) and when I ran my card at the check out it was declined.  Declined!  I had happened to check ( Read more... )

This is my niece Miss J (9 years old). My sister had gotten her a cat costume for Halloween this year, and Miss J was not happy. She wanted to be Katy Perry.

( Cut for costumy goodness! )

Since other people are sharing childhood favorites I thought I'd join the party! This is one my mom would read to us when my sister and I were small. And as you can see I was programed from early childhood to cheer for the antihero. Hee-- I never had a chance, did I?The Pirate Don Durk of Dowdee ( Read more... )

And to think I just hang ornements on mine....


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 You know that moment when you're shopping (online in this case!) for christmas gifts and stumble onto the One True Toy?  And you want it for yourself, not for your 12 year old nephew who doesn't watch Doctor Who anyway and wouldn't appreciate it, and you need to be finding a gift for him not more toys for yourself?

Yeah, this is the Doctor Who ( Read more... )