Christmas! Yuletide! Blizzards! Awesome!

I managed (somehow) to finish the Yuletide fic I was assigned. The recipient hasn't responded yet, but I'm pretty happy with it and that's good. :)

I also finished the gift fic I was working on and that's gone over well. ♥

Yesterday, I ended up being off most of the day. I finished up a lot of things in the morning, then played Santa for a bit in the afternoon, then went to Pyng Ho for our annual Christmas Eve Chinese Food Extravaganza! I think this is year like... 5 or 6. The family that owns it is awesome and we always end up drinking way past closed, so luckiy, I wasn't driving home.

Then, as an extra bonus, there's a 'blizzard' hitting the southern US, so I can't even drive to AL to visit family. Instead, I'm stuck in the ATL (which I don't really mind at all). This morning was about Santa Clause for M, and it was one of the most fun things I've done in a long time.

We stayed up until late late late last night assembling things that Santa brought - like the red wagon that I arranged a month ago and which is the big hit of the day, I think. He loves it. He's napped in it, put all his other toys in it, and then ate lunch in it. LOL. Victory!

I got gift cards to Starbucks and iTunes and a bunch of gym stuff, which I'm thrilled about. I got a big bag to carry everything in and several pairs of pants and running shirts and jackets and such. S got me a titanium necklace, which is supposed to work wonders, and which I am wearing. So far... all I feel is tired.

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YULETIDE!

OMG!

YULETIDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

I must have been very good this year.

The Electro Menace. Ummm. *freaks out* SOMEONE WROTE ME SPIDER-MAN AND HIS AMAZING FRIENDS FIC! *gleegasms* It's got Bobby and Peter and Angelica all being friends and being awesome and fighting crime and yay!

Where the Wind Don't Blow and the Good Girls Die. This is a fic set to the video of The Killers - A Dustland Fairytale and it is so much better than anything I could have ever hoped for. It's sad and bittersweet and touching and it reached inside and grabbed something vital and twisted. But, damn, if it wasn't perfect.

Four Ways Brandon Flowers Never Met Charlize Theron (With Ninjas). So, Brandon Flowers has a thing with Ninjas. And it is awesome. Seriously, the only thing wrong with this fic is that it wasn't written for Yuletide as a whole, because it is AMAZING.

I am seriously thinking of going to nap for a bit. There will be more festivities later, I'm sure, but I'm tired and happy and feeling pretty awesome right now. And then, when I wake up, YULETIDE ARCHIVES!!!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful day, because I sure am. ♥

ETA: OH yeah! The Recathon is complete, with everything being a success. I'll be sure to post links later for the curious. Thanks to everyone for their help! I'll put up something a bit more official about that, too. ♥

Year In Review: 2010 - This is my life... it explains it all, really.

This is the first sentence/few sentences from the first post of every month this year. (This is my life. And it sums up perfectly my year. God, no wonder I'm tired!)

January: I have all the usual resolutions - exercise more, eat less, lose weight, save more money, etc. But, I'm not going to resolve about those. They'll just depress me.

February: 10 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed. One fell off and hit his head. Mama called the doctor and the doctor said: "This is the strongest antibiotic on the market right now. Normally, I'd give you five days, but this is getting ridiculous, so I'm giving you 10. If you're not better by next Tuesday, call me. Me. And get me on the phone so that we can have a conversation back and forth."

March: So, I'm watching the third snowfall of the year from the giant window in the living room. About 80% of the people who may be reading this just burst out laughing, but hey! In Georgia, that's a BIG DEAL! (Ironic, because it's snowing right now! Glee!)

April: Have a Good Friday. No, really. Have one! Other than the fact that it took me 45 minutes to find a place to make reservations for Easter Sunday lunch, the day is going well. I've got baseball tickets for tomorrow and Monday. Whee!

May: Good Lord... So, Thursday happened. It wasn't bad, it was just busy. And then Friday and... you get the point.

June: Two Things: 1. I am home safe and sound. :) 2. I am in need of new living arrangements. I'd like either: a cheap place to rent in Decatur or a roommate who will help make any Decatur rental cheap.

July: I am not in a good mood and am just looking to start a fight.

August: I don't think therapists talk to you about your balloon popping phobias, do they? Guys, that's a line of actual conversation I just had. V suggested that I try Xanax, but I already have a 'script for that. She thinks I should take it more often and not let it sit in the cupboard.

September: After I left yesterday, apparently the shit hit the fan. Or at least S hit the bookshelf and toppled a shelf of books, then prevented Asshole Attorney from running for his life by blocking the door. (He did not touch Asshole Attorney.)

October: *headdesk* So remember when I talked abut paying off the Damn Discover Card a few days ago? Well, I made a balance transfer and then sent my entire "bonus" straight to Discover Card, which was great right up until I just realized that I forgot to cancel the payment coming out of my bank account.

November: I'm going to ramble a minute about my godson, so excuse me for it. But... last night was his first trick or treat and watching him experience reminded me of all the wonderful things about Halloween that got lost when I reached the age of alcohol and parties.

December: I'm so brain dead. I should have gone to bed at least an hour ago, but then Top Chef came on... *fails*.