and why not?

It's time to harp on about that old Christmas thang again. What a day!

I think it might be the time to bust out the strangeday highlights/lowlights template and show y'all what was what. I know that's what you're here (hear?) for. So. Without further ado and, of course, with no more gilding the lily.. shall we dance you and I?

highlights
christmas dinner (natch), midnight mass with traces of alcohol, cheapo stockings!, Boosh live, presents (but of course), new watch, new shirt, new scarf, money for loopeys!, wine, vodka jelly (jon kavelli?) - still to come, partays! - still to come, seeing El and Fizz open their presents, so much more

lowlights
may have burnt the potatoes to some extent, the weather - I SAID SNOW Y'EEJITS!, think that's about it

So there you have it. What's to look forward to now? Well a hell off lazy week, more food tomorrow as well as FAMILY OH MI GOSH and of course the END OF THE YEAR OH WOW. We're nearly clear of 2007. That's significant I guess.

Anyway. I'm sidling off onto other things. Onwards and upwards you crazy kittens. Keep it nice and tasty y'hear?

overandout

The season of excess..

We've pretty much finished shopping for everything we need. A couple more presents to get but as we won't be seeing the people they're for until after christmas it's no great shakes.

What fun. So you know, having broken down once and been repaired (battery) the bleddy thing broke down again on Thursday (heater matrix). Joy of joys.

I think I might start celebrating all the holidays a week or two early or late. Think about it, how much easier would that make it. Cheaper too I think.

So to sum up:

I win.

Overandout

So long November

So hey, we're nearly all out of Novembers here at tobiwan.co.uk. But to replace them we're bringing in a whole new stock of Decembers just for you. They're fresh from the overworked hands of sweatshop elves in the far north. Don't worry too much about those little guys though, the particularly bad Polar Night that they get means it's best for them to keep themselves busy and occupied or the overwhelming tide of depression beckons them.

I ramble and digress.

So Christmas in Hawksville starts tomorrow. We're gonna decorate up the house real good. This is the first time we've stayed at home for Christmas so it's the first time we're gonna bother doing Christmassy type stuff with the house. Fun. See?

In preparation for this I have tidied like some kind of dervish or anomalously small tornado. Whisking round the house returning items to their correct and proper place and depositing knick-knacks and the like in their coves. It looks quite nice. And I have my breakfast bar back again as well. Which makes breakfasting a pleasure and a treat.

Um-de-dum what else?

Not a lot really. We had a good laugh in Personchester. The Hat has delved into it briefly, but The Network has declined to comment so far. All you really need to know is that we spent around about 31 hours actually in Personchester, of which:

around 8 were spent asleep
around 4 were spent playing poker
around 4 were spent watching DVDs
around 1 were spent on buses
around 4 were spent in pubs and clubs
around 10 were misc.

Also, they really overpack their nightbuses there. I mean for reals. It got to the point where you couldn't fit any more people on. They were on the stairs, standing upstairs, in the buggy holder bit, all the way up to the drivers seat. And at that point, when it was most full, the driver stopped to let more people on. I kid you not.

So.

Time to get dressed. Then it's hi-ho, hi-ho. etc.

overandout.

paydirt

The question, Raymond, was 'What did you want to be?'

Christmas is coming they say. And with it decorations, food, a David Ford gig or two AND OH GOSH snow on Christmas day. Can you believe that?!? I have it on a very reliable source.

Here's a couple of things to get you thinking. I know they have me. But just be careful you hear.

Thing #1: Fascist America
Thing #2: State Snoopers

These links are brought to you courtesy of overcompensating.com and jayhawkeye.blogspot.com. Other peoples are doing the thinking so as I don't have to. That's the way. Ah Ha. Ah Ha. I like it.

Overout