ND and Kristin - we decorated our tree last night. You'll be pleased to know that The Incredibles ornament not only survived the trip east, but much pomp and circumstance was used when placing it on the tree.

I may have cried a little.

Apparently this is going to cost me £200.

YEEEOUCH, Fay!

Yet, I feel like if she gets a sled, a Cinderalla doll, Dora skates, a couple of books and Annie (1982 - Albert Finney and Carol Burnett), she'll be getting not a whole lot! I R SILLY.

Spoil the child rotten! Worry about how to pay for Bigger! Better! More! More expensive! presents later. That's Future Aimee's problem.

But then, the teachings of Cathol can be quite moving.

::loves Sean::

Hee! I knew you'd like that, Steph.

He was cast as "Mr. Beaver," a non-speaking and perhaps in the book a non-existent role

Um, actually a major role with lots of talking, lots of action, and some pretty important exposition. What the hell were these people thinking?

JZ beat me to it.

I never read the books or saw any other movie so there was a lot, "Who's that? What's that? Why is he crying? Is that the butthead brother that fucks everything up for his siblings? He looks like an ass. What's her name? How come she has no eyebrows? Is she a queen or a witch? Who's the dude? What's that? Why is that like that? Where's Jesus?"

Um, Aimee, love. You know, almost all movies, like almost all other stories, will answer all your questions in good time if you just SHUT THE HELL UP AND WATCH THE MOVIE!

Awwww. Damn I miss you guys!

I envy you people your "holiday work slowdowns". My company decided to have service pack release at the same time a major client decided to migrate their entire staff to our newest program. They've been buying us lunch all week because we're not allowed to leave our desks for more than brief breaks. Yay, right to work states. I'm sorry, but "At least you're getting lots of overtime,right?" does not cut it with multiple 11-hour days with minimal breaks.

Go home, people! Upgrade your computers in the new year!

Sorry to hear that connie. I feel your pain, I'm stuck out of town rehearsing a new show and we've been doing 12-15 hour days. I'm just tired.

connie, you and my mom are in the same situation. She's a project manager who's currently got two projects that have to go live before 1/1/08. And, both are really big projects, so they should each have their own PM. Mom's about to fall apart. And they aren't buying her lunch. She brings her lunch and more days than not she doesn't get to eat it and is starving by the time she gets home.

vw, that is criminal. They should be catering for the whole systems crew!! I doth proclaim!

But wait, we're missing something. What's a Turkish Delight conversation without Plei around to sing the praises of that horrid Big Turk?

I got a case of it when I was in Vernon this summer! Man, it's gross in an addictive way!

Aplets and Cotlets were originally made from a modified Turkish Delight recipe. They're better than most commercially available varieties of the stuff, though there's one at British Pantry that is simply to die for.

Thanks for the well-wishes. We are pleased to make it through the holiday season without the added job stress.

Um, Aimee, love. You know, almost all movies, like almost all other stories, will answer all your questions in good time if you just SHUT THE HELL UP AND WATCH THE MOVIE!

Well, Sean, there's a difference between what Aimee "knows" and what she knows.

I also suspect that 75% of the time she just does it to see if I'll have a stroke.

I should take to reminding her, before the start of any movie, that we don't have life insurance on me. If I die because of an Aimee-induced apoplectic brain-rupture, she gets nothing but my debt and my comic books.

Not that that will stop her, necessarily, but it may give her pause.