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Annual Post

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It seems my whole “Look at me!” gift post has really caught on; everyone’s doing it these days. :elf:

Zune A/C adapter
New optical mouse (much needed)
Microfiber polka dot robe
Microfiber turquoise slippers
Microfiber tartan blanket
Tartan dressy jackety thing
Overly festive orange hooded and belled sweater
Lint brush
Chef calendar
Star Wars calendar (from Cage)
Treasures of Tut book
Glasses case
Harry Potter OotP Day-by-Day calendar
Beverage warmer
Johnson’s Body Wash (for winter skin)
Socks (brown wool, grey/black/white wool, (2) blue/lt. blue stripe, blue, tan/brown, blue marbled, blue/multi dots, white Mickey Mouse (from Cage)
Ferrero Prestige
Pez (from Cage)- Boba Fett, Stormtrooper, Vader, Ewok, Chewy, Princess Leia, C-3PO, Luke Skywalker
Green/Navy lodge sweater
Tan/Tortoise shell sweater
Detachable keychain (already broken)
White mockneck, tan mockneck
Lots of candy
Lowe’s gift card
Candles
Foot/Leg spa set
Underwear
Carton of Newps (from Mrs. Bush)
Hickory Farms gift (from Mr. Grygiel)
Lump of Coal (in stocking)

Doctor Who Christmas Special– I’m going to have to go with, um, bad. Didn’t enjoy it much at all. Kylie Minogue was flat and The Doctor had too many messianic moments, especially coming off the whole last Series ender. Sill looking forward to the new Series, though.

Stargate: Ark of Truth (waaay early) was awesome. It felt like a comfortable extended episode and I will be buying it as soon as it hits the shelves in March/April.

Ben and Jesse are slated to attend my first ever New Year’s Party, and I hope they do indeed make it down. Hobbit, Istar, and I have already begun planning a menu. If the guys can’t make it down, there will be lots of food to go around.

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Greatest Song EVER

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It’s been over two decades since Band Aid’s masterful Christmas song “Do They Know It’s Christmas” was released. It’s been nearly that long since I saw the video. Today, however, it all came flooding back to me while looking for holiday songs to burn to disc for Jamie.

I remember the pure, unadulterated (or was it adulterated?!?) glee I had watching the video trying to spot Simon Le Bon. I remember being disappointed that Simon didn’t have more lines and thinking that Boy George sure got a lot of play. I remember taping the music video on grainy VCR tapes and watching until the tapes damn near disintegrated. It really was all about Duran Duran in those days. Some days, it still is.

Today, even though it’s been decades, I found myself singing along, using the singers’ characteristics, from Simon’s throatiness, to Boy George’s effeminate offerings, to Sting’s clipped singing of “bitter sting of tears”. I then, on the bell rings, actually made the bell ringing motion in the air. You KNOW what I mean, because some of you do it, too. I know you do. I think Hobbit made a couple bell rings herself, and Istar is kind of dancing around to the tune just now. :elf:

I think I’ll head over to Hell YouTube and see if I can find a video of it.

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Trivia!

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Mainly for Ben, but anyone can enjoy.

When Fandoms Collide:

Sam Troughton, who plays Much on Robin Hood is the grandson of Patrick Troughton, aka the Second Doctor! Cool, no? Patrick is also known for being the first actor to portray Robin Hood on telly. Sam’s cousin Harry Melling is best known as Dudley Dursley in the HP movies.

Every British actor is related in some way. I’m sure of it.