I love hearing about everyone's Christmas traditions!
So last night's Feminist Majority celebration was amazing. I can't believe I got to hear Gloria Steinem and Ellie Smeal speak! My heroes!!! There were a lot of other amazing speakers and celebrities, but Gloria and Ellie were the high points. They were gracious and funny and passionate and brilliant and so very dedicated to continuing to make a difference to the women of the world. I'm still a little breathless think about it. The night ended with a local girls' choir singing "I Am Woman." Wow.
On a Bitchly side note, Margaret Cho did a hysterical bit about her Hitachi Magic Wand. Kathy Najimy made my cry with laughter, too, but Cho did a Magic Wand sound impression and said, "Are you masturbating or sanding the floor?" Too funny.
ETA: Oh, and one of my favorite parts of Gloria's speech was when she described how Ms. magazine has been wanting to do a fold-out clitoral map (to show how much of the clitoris exists below the surface) for years.