'Conviction (1)'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I should really be reviewing my bought gifts, but instead I am assuming everything is more or less done, although I need something else for my mother.
PS, confidential to -t: the casserole carrier you got me for her last year (?) might be the best gift ever! She uses it all the time.
I think I have my Christmas shopping done, except for my dad. I only got my shit together because I'm flying out tomorrow to visit my family for the holidays.
tagged #betterthanmeetingsanta
Hearts in my eyes.
I've gotten all my shopping done, but I have to wrap everything and get my mom's gift up and running (and figure out her free connectivity so she won't have to).
My gift to one of the pseudo-nephews turned out to be just a receipt for game store credit rather than a gift card or certificate. I'm thinking of getting one of those fake antique book boxes to put it in with enough added weight to make it seem like a real book, and then act all enthusiastic about buying him a book on 18th century cartography that he can learn mapmaking skills from.
Aw, that makes me happy, Jesse!
That's super clever, Matt, tho my nephew would be into the cartography macguffin.
Aw, that makes me happy, Jesse!
Yay!
Today's Xmas effort went into clearing up the living room and cleaning some of the filth off the back porch. Fun fun fun. Bestest time of year, amirite? In addition to a broken dryer, we've discovered that the pipes are backing up again even though we called the plumber in on Thursday. So tomorrow's Xmas effort will involve more housecleaning PLUS more repairmen. Joy.
Gah, they were sold out of Christmas trees at Whole Foods (our usual) and the other place near there was $95. (WF is $50.) It's only the 17th! So now I have to Google all around and find an affordable decent tree.
That's super clever, Matt, tho my nephew would be into the cartography macguffin.
Even better, I found out Hobby Lobby has an extremely frou-frou version that looks like a bird-watching scrapbook and I can get 40% off with a coupon. Now I know where my first stop after work is tomorrow!