Christmas Meme
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revenaI’ve been meaning to do this Christmas meme that Holly started for a while, and since I sent off the last of my holiday packages today (a few of you who were expecting cards or packages are going to get them a little late, I'm afraid. Just think of it as extending the season...?), I'm in just the mood for it.
What greeting of the season do you use?
I usually just say “Happy Holidays.”
Do you open presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning?
One present on Christmas Eve – which is almost always pajamas. The others are for the morning.
Did you leave out milk and cookies for Santa?
Yup. I should’ve been suspicious that Mom and Dad were always so helpful in picking which cookies would go on the plate…
What's one Christmas Eve tradition your family had?
We quite often play a board game together into the wee hours. I love that. Even when it’s Trivial Pursuit and Dad is kicking my butt (as he usually does).
What's your favorite Christmas song?
I think Carol of the Bells is gorgeous. I love hearing new versions of it.
What's your least favorite Christmas song?
I really don’t like Silent Night. It just sets my teeth on edge.
What's your favorite Christmas movie?
The Muppet Christmas Carol, hands down. If you’ve never seen it, do!
What about A Christmas Story?
Not a fan.
What's your favorite Christmas tv special?
Huh. Dunno that I have one.
What's the best present you ever got?
Last year, I got a vacuum that I’m still pretty enthusiastic about… Honestly, I’m not sure, because I can’t decide how to determine “best.” I’ve been given a lot of really wonderful presents over the years.
What's the worst present you ever got?
This is very much not the fault of the giver, but Jameson gave me a really crummy present the first Christmas after we started dating. It was a puzzle featuring a picture of some video game characters – appropriately dorky – on a pretty wide field of abstract black with bits of blue. The thing was, every single piece was identically shaped, but cut out so poorly that they’d only fit together in precisely the right order (Jimmy had no way of knowing this ahead of time, of course). Most. Frustrating. Puzzle. Evar.
What's the best present you ever gave?
I pride myself on giving really special presents. I think the doll I made for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mattmatt last year is right up there on the Greatest Hits list, though.
What's the worst present you ever gave?
I have put some pretty stupid things in the stockings at work, in the past. I’m glad we don’t do stockings anymore – it’s really hard to give a small gift to each one of your coworkers without breaking the bank, and I think silly pencils are a natural, albeit pathetic, resort.
What do you want for Christmas this year?
I’ve actually had a really hard time naming specific items this year. Like, I usually try to give Mom and Dad a short list of ideas in early November since my birthday and Christmas being close together can make it hard to shop for me, but this year I’ve been so nuts that I haven’t had time to actually think about it. Whenever someone asks me what I want most, the first things I think of are “a house” and “someone to publish my novels,” and neither of those things is of the wrapped-and-under-the-tree variety.
Is Christmas still a religiously significant holiday for you--in other words, do you celebrate it as the birth of the savior of humanity?
It never has been, for me.
Real or artificial Christmas tree?
I like the idea Dad came up with this year. We got a small live tree, and when the holiday is over, we’re going to give it to a friend who has a place on Mount Lemmon. There was a fire up there a while back that burned down tons of trees, and she’ll be happy to plant our little sapling on her property – and hopefully, we’ll be able to keep doing that, so that Mom can enjoy decorating and smelling a tree, and Dad can feel like he’s doing something that’s ultimately kinda good for the environment, rather than ultimately kinda bad.
What greeting of the season do you use?
I usually just say “Happy Holidays.”
Do you open presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning?
One present on Christmas Eve – which is almost always pajamas. The others are for the morning.
Did you leave out milk and cookies for Santa?
Yup. I should’ve been suspicious that Mom and Dad were always so helpful in picking which cookies would go on the plate…
What's one Christmas Eve tradition your family had?
We quite often play a board game together into the wee hours. I love that. Even when it’s Trivial Pursuit and Dad is kicking my butt (as he usually does).
What's your favorite Christmas song?
I think Carol of the Bells is gorgeous. I love hearing new versions of it.
What's your least favorite Christmas song?
I really don’t like Silent Night. It just sets my teeth on edge.
What's your favorite Christmas movie?
The Muppet Christmas Carol, hands down. If you’ve never seen it, do!
What about A Christmas Story?
Not a fan.
What's your favorite Christmas tv special?
Huh. Dunno that I have one.
What's the best present you ever got?
Last year, I got a vacuum that I’m still pretty enthusiastic about… Honestly, I’m not sure, because I can’t decide how to determine “best.” I’ve been given a lot of really wonderful presents over the years.
What's the worst present you ever got?
This is very much not the fault of the giver, but Jameson gave me a really crummy present the first Christmas after we started dating. It was a puzzle featuring a picture of some video game characters – appropriately dorky – on a pretty wide field of abstract black with bits of blue. The thing was, every single piece was identically shaped, but cut out so poorly that they’d only fit together in precisely the right order (Jimmy had no way of knowing this ahead of time, of course). Most. Frustrating. Puzzle. Evar.
What's the best present you ever gave?
I pride myself on giving really special presents. I think the doll I made for
mattmatt last year is right up there on the Greatest Hits list, though.What's the worst present you ever gave?
I have put some pretty stupid things in the stockings at work, in the past. I’m glad we don’t do stockings anymore – it’s really hard to give a small gift to each one of your coworkers without breaking the bank, and I think silly pencils are a natural, albeit pathetic, resort.
What do you want for Christmas this year?
I’ve actually had a really hard time naming specific items this year. Like, I usually try to give Mom and Dad a short list of ideas in early November since my birthday and Christmas being close together can make it hard to shop for me, but this year I’ve been so nuts that I haven’t had time to actually think about it. Whenever someone asks me what I want most, the first things I think of are “a house” and “someone to publish my novels,” and neither of those things is of the wrapped-and-under-the-tree variety.
Is Christmas still a religiously significant holiday for you--in other words, do you celebrate it as the birth of the savior of humanity?
It never has been, for me.
Real or artificial Christmas tree?
I like the idea Dad came up with this year. We got a small live tree, and when the holiday is over, we’re going to give it to a friend who has a place on Mount Lemmon. There was a fire up there a while back that burned down tons of trees, and she’ll be happy to plant our little sapling on her property – and hopefully, we’ll be able to keep doing that, so that Mom can enjoy decorating and smelling a tree, and Dad can feel like he’s doing something that’s ultimately kinda good for the environment, rather than ultimately kinda bad.
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Date: 2006-12-20 06:04 pm (UTC)I think I may have been bitten by a smallish plot-bunny on your behalf. I have this ridiculous notion for a super-short story - but it's all punchline and no plot. Hrm. Watch this space, as it were.
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