I found the Secret Santa site, Elfster, via MetaFilter and thought I'd give it a shot on this blog. Odds are, if you're reading this blog, you're a book lover who has a living space full of books you'll likely never get around to reading or will never read again. So here's what I'm proposing: […]
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The Story of Stuff (Happy Earth Day)
I got the following two sites from Barb J. She sent “The Story of Stuff” last Christmas and the “Garbage Dump Reality Show” one a couple months later. I didn't get the first one posted last Christmas so put it in the “on deck” circle for next Christmas (which is why there's been a “December […]
Another Photo From Our Christmas
One of my favourites…
"Christmas Card From A Hooker" – Tom Waits
Not really a music video but a fine example of the “emotionally ambivalent” style of Christmas song I wrote about recently.
Santa Gifts – Wrapped or No, Different Paper or Same?
Hard to believe it's less than week to Christmas. (Actually, it's hard to believe that it's been seven months – happy birthday Pace, by the way – since time last had any semblance of meaning.) Anyhew, here's another fun Ask Metafilter question on a Christmas theme. As best as I remember, at our house, the […]
"Emotionally ambivalent" Christmas songs?
I asked the following question on Ask MetaFilter and got a lot of song suggestions I wouldn't otherwise have known about. “From now on, we'll have to muddle through somehow/So have yourself a Merry Little Christmas now.” | Ask MetaFilter There are other similar questions that can be found with some quick Googling – for […]
Oscar Is Time Magazine's Person of the Year?!?
This is a bit of an old story by now but Time magazine recently named “You” as their “Person of the Year”. Many people reacted to the decision negatively saying it was a cop-out and the ultimate gimmick to sell magazines from a magazine that arguably hadn't chosen the proper newsmaker of the year since […]
All I Want For Christmas Is You – Olivia Olson
Love Actually is right up there as one of my favourite Christmas movies of all-time and this song at the end of the movie is a big part of the reason why. We're heading back to Regina tomorrow after a few days split between Shea's and my parents place so hopefully I'll get back to […]
I'll Be Home For Christmas
I was looking for a clip from a M*A*S*H episode set to “I'll Be Home For Christmas” because it has that perfect touch of melancholy that makes for perfect holiday music (see the Pogues clip I linked to earlier this month for the ultimate example.) I couldn't find the clip I wanted (what? Every single piece […]