I am not doing any significant decorating until I turn in final grades, but I did get a tiny wreath to put on the car, as per my DH's request. Oh! And the car has been washed--woot!
Nothing worse than a monster who thinks he's right with God.
Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Burrell - Dec 09, 2010 12:32:56 pm PST #10015 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Allyson - Dec 09, 2010 12:35:31 pm PST #10016 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Party City had a buttload of snowmen/snowflake decorations.
Atropa - Dec 09, 2010 12:37:53 pm PST #10017 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
My goal for the next few days is to have enough energy to put up the tree and make gingerbread bats.
P.M. Marc - Dec 09, 2010 12:39:09 pm PST #10018 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Mine is to make fruitcake. If I have the energy.
Atropa - Dec 09, 2010 12:42:42 pm PST #10019 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Ooh, fruitcake. Nom. I LOVE homemade, classic, soak-the-fruit-in-booze fruitcake.
Hil R. - Dec 09, 2010 12:43:03 pm PST #10020 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I also find a lot of wintry-type decorations, like [link] and this: [link] Or a bunch of these: [link]
I'm pretty sure my mother would count all of those as too Chrismassy for our house. Nutcracker is from the ballet, where the nutcracker is a Christmas present. Reindeer pull Santa's sleigh. The star might be OK.
P.M. Marc - Dec 09, 2010 12:47:20 pm PST #10021 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Ooh, fruitcake. Nom. I LOVE homemade, classic, soak-the-fruit-in-booze fruitcake.
So noted! Marzipan or no marzipan?
billytea - Dec 09, 2010 12:48:13 pm PST #10022 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Despite many years in northern climes I don't (yet) associate Christmas (or December) with snow
Me either, obviously. Yet we still tend to celebrate Christmas with roasts and other winter food, despite the likelihood of 30+ temperatures.
All the Christmas talk has made me realise, I have no Christmas rituals. My FAC didn't celebrate Christmas because of its pagan origins, and since I left an atheist, I didn't find much incentive to redevelop much connection. It's now pretty much an excuse to buy people pressies, and without much allegiance to the actual day (we tend to wait for the Boxing Day sales to buy for each other at least).
javachik - Dec 09, 2010 12:51:17 pm PST #10023 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Allyson, I'd like to give a few author-signed copies of Sam out for Christmas presents. What do you think is the easiest way to make that happen (considering I'm in Bay Area and you're in SoCal)?
Atropa - Dec 09, 2010 1:00:27 pm PST #10024 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
No marzipan. I like the idea of marzipan, but not the reality of it.