Wednesday (wee hours of the morning)
Merry Christmas to all. And, to those who do not celebrate Christmas: May you enjoy the peace and joy of the holiday season.

Song of the Day
There are a veritable plethora of worthy Christmas and holiday songs, but I’m going to indulge myself and make today’s selection: Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth by Mr. Crosby and Mr. Bowie.

Stray Toasters
We didn’t have any decorations up, so after I got in from work (and after a sufficient amount of “lazy time”), I put up the tree tonight. I wanted to have it done by the time Jess got in from work. Ah, the element of surprise…

Jess and I exchanged gifts at 12:30 AM, since she has to work from 9:30 – 6:00 tomorrow (today).So, what did she get me?

  • A bear (named “Hero”) in a superhero costume from Build-A-Bear
  • Comic books:
    • A preview edition of Image Comics’ Masters of the Universe series;
    • The #0 issue of the Future Comics Freemind;
    • Issue #1 of Image’s G.I. Joe: Front Line (Platinum Foil Edition) and
    • Issue #181 of Wolverine, signed by Frank Tieri.
  • Monopoly – Justice League of America (Special Collector’s Edition) and
  • An acetate lithograph of “X-Men: Death of Phoenix”.

She said that she had been waiting very anxiously to give me the litho; she knew that I had been wanting it for some time, now. She had originally ordered it for my birthday, but there was a problem with the order. So, for the past couple of weeks, she has been wanting to give it to me… but still wanted to wait for Christmas. She exhibited iron-clad will and fortitude in exercising restraint and patience.

I’ll follow up on last year’s “take pictures of the stuff” tradition sometime after the sun has made an appearance. And, as if I haven’t said it enough:

Coolest girlfriend ever!
::: gesture :::

The hour is getting late. I think that I shall retire.
Again, “Seasons greetings” to all and I hope that your holiday is happy and safe.

Namaste.