christmas 07

"A kiss for Santa?" Love the tissue paper beard...

We have had a lovely time these few days. D has off for the whole week, Christmas was really a blast here and at my parents' house, and today we watched High School Musical, played videogames, legos, Magnetix (which are really cool!), drove around tonight to look at Christmas lights, and now I'm dreaming of all the yarn I can splurge on with my many gift cards. Woot! I also registered today for the "Transforming Culture" symposium in Austin in April, which has a huge lineup of amazing speakers, many of whose books I own or have read. It will be a brilliant opportunity and hopefully really encouraging.

I'm also looking forward to playing my Christmas present from D: Rayman's Raving Rabbids 2. I am sure most people will find the game ridiculous, stupid, inane, and puerile. But every time I hear those bunnies scream, and run around blindly with plungers stuck to their faces I can't help but laugh until I'm sick. It's like Bugs Bunny on crack, mixed with the grossness of Ren and Stimpy. I think on my depressed days I need to just prescribe some Rayman, shoot a few hundred insane bunnies with plungers, and it may put me back on the road to recovery.

High School Musical was interesting. A loves musicals, especially Singin' in the Rain--recently eclipsed by Nightmare before Christmas as his favorite. He wasn't super impressed with his first viewing of HSM. Maybe if we had the album (no, please don't) he'd be more enthused. But I had to see it after all the hoopla, and the fact that Teen Vogue has at least one picture of a cast member every month (usually Zac Efron, who is very cute in a soulless, airbrush-tan Disney sort of way). Plus the fact that my nephew has the whole thing memorized. Had to see it. The message was good--don't let your clique define who you are--the songs were fun and cheesy, but not quite as good as I expected. I do love the Wildcats song though. Sue me.

More pics to come of the crafty things I made for family this Christmas, and other thoughts.