Happy Thanksgiving to all of you American people on my friendslist! It really feels like the holidays are speeding by fast this year. Just yesterday it was Halloween, and now we have all this Christmas music playing. (Which I don't actually listen to, and won't until December 15 rolls along.) I just feel like it's all happening at an incredibly ( Read more... )

It's barely November, and already we've got Christmas decorations and Christmas candies out. Some of the stores play holiday music, much to my annoyance. It's not that I don't love Christmas: I adore it. I love the sleighbells and snow and food and gift-giving and I even love all the kitschiness of Christmas now. It's just that I'd rather love ( Read more... )

I have a few Achilles' heels, and among them are things that smell and things that taste. I can, quite easily, refrain from buying clothing or music or games, but so help me if I want a reed diffuser or soaps or something really delicious-looking. It's all gone then. I went to Waterford fair thinking that I wouldn't purchase much, and went away ( Read more... )

So before we went haring off across the country, we had an early Christmas morning and unwrapped our presents. I received a Nikon coolpix camera in dark blue and a basket of edible goodies from 'Santa', a black sweater from Marilyn, charm bracelet with my name engraved in it from Nicole, and a dragon sculpture/incense holder that's supposed to be ( Read more... )

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If my sister's guyfriend/father of the child is allowed to sit with us for the Christmas opening of presents, I will shoot something in the head with an elephant gun. He is NOT family. He shouldn't be allowed in something that's family-specific ( Read more... )

I went to sleep at ten last night and only fully woke up at 9:27AM. And that's only because I yanked myself up and stuck my face in cold water. Here's hoping that'll clear out some of the sleeping schedule problems, anyway ( Read more... )

My parents decided that I am to give them a list of books to choose from, as opposed to just giving me a book gift card. Here's the list I came up with ( Read more... )

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both, depending on the present. I bought wrapping paper that looks like an anatomy chart and some with roots on it for this year's gift-wrapping.

2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial. Cheaper, doesn't leak needles on the floor, neater, and reusable.

3. When do you put up the tree? Right after Thanksgiving.

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