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12/11/2002 Entry: “Another god-damn’d survey & more…”
So, here we go with an Xmas related survey. Don’t you just feel all seasonal now?
1. Real or artificial tree?
Real – am thinking will probably get one with roots next year and do the keep-the-same-tree-for-years trick.
2. Real or artificial wreath?
Neither
3. Open gifts on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day (or do you do another holiday such as Hannukkah)?
Xmas day, usually mid morning, just after the huuuge breakfast my dad used to do. But, things being a bit different this year, they’ll be opened mid afternoon – probably – when I get to my parents after work.
4. “It’s A Wonderful Life” or “Miracle on 34th Street”?
“The Nightmare before Christmas” and “The Snowman”/”Father Christmas” (I think that’s what it’s called, the Raymond Briggs one)
5. Outdoor decorations, or just indoors?
Indoor, paper decorations.
6. “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” or “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer”?
“Fairytail of New York”
7. Miniature lights or the larger ones?
Small white lights, maybe. Used to do coloured ones, and have no huge objection to them.
8. Store-bought or hand-made ornaments?
Store bought, although my mum still has the ones that me and my sis made as children. You’ll notice a distinct absence of Angels, stars, and general-christian-related symbolism on our tree tho’ which is topped by a Robin :-)
9. TV Specials: The Grinch or Charlie Brown?
Dunno. Whatever is on, if I’m in the mood.
10. Will you be staying at home for the holiday, or going visiting?
Going to see my parents, also Aisling’s coming here shortly after Xmas, so we can have a second Xmas :-) – also there’s the probable-grandparent-related-presents which’ll arrive at some point.
It snowed yesterday, which was cold. I was actually bouncing along trying to catch snowflakes on my tongue (don’t tell me it’s cute behaviour, it’s not :-P ). Incidentally, I forgot to mention before, the webcam is back, now with added workitude….and my fingers are bloody cold. The heatings been on all day and it’s still cold. Feh.
And in the ‘sympathy’ stakes yesterday I ended up getting up an hour early for work (4:30, instead of 5:30) due to managing to hit hour-advance on my alarm clock and not realising until I’d got up, had breakfast, had coffee and then thought “right, time to get changed….”
Feh.
Still. Yes. Cold.
And this is funny. Well, it amused me. That comes via Lauren, incidentally….who is one of the two people I got presents for yesterday….Actually, the snow made me feel it was Xmas for the first time :-)
And, yes, hrm. Got my parents left to get presents for – well, I’ve got something small for my mum, but it’s not really enough. And I’ve not worked out what to get my dad – it’s a bit difficult, becuase he’s not really got that much enthusiasm and awakeness at the moment (with the chemo). With the scan result coming soon, we, well, we don’t know whether xmas will be a celebration, or a, well, sadder occasion.
Feh.
Oh, and one more link – you need flash for this one.
Incidentally, whoever it is who’s out buying *all the sodding cheap chests of draws in Bristol* can you *stop it please*. Having toured the environs of bristol, visiting such high flighing shops as “Furniture Land” (or possibly “Furniture lebensraum” given the nature of some of the fake-displays in the shop (that joke is from Jas, so don’t blame me ;-)) I’ve found a distinct lack of cheap new, or second hand, furniture. Which is frustrating.
All the shops that *look* like cheap-crap-furniture shops actually only do expensive crap, or expensive nice. Feh. And I tried MFI, and if I’m going to get something that crap I want it cheaper, okay?
Yes. So. Brr. It’s still cold. My hand’s are stopping working…I think I’ll go back to tidying.
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