Whaaaaaat!!! No Pictures???!!!! (A Christmas Postscript)

That is the disadvantage of Roomie being on the West Coast...no one to take pictures of little ole me! While she has taken pictures of her gifts, there are no digital SLR pics of mine! So I search high and low on the internet for photos of my loot...I tried so hard NOT to make this post about the LOOT, but I can’t help it at all. So, maybe I should post about the loot first, get it over with…

This is not all of it, as obviously, I could not find photos of all of them. But, oh, the bounty of it all...

My uncle, aunt and cousins were extremely generous, and for that I am grateful. But more than that, they have always made me welcome in their home. I try not to think about how lonely Christmas in New York would be if they were not around.

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Oh, Christmas is a huge BBC day, with all their Christmas Specials (last year, the British sitcom The Vicar of Dibley married off the hilarious Geraldine to the most gorgeous towny tosser—can’t you tell that I am watching it right now) but one of the sucky things about living in New York is that you don’t get these shows until a few months later on BBC America (which we don’t have) or until the DVDs (which we can’t afford) are released after the BBC America run. As Ginger Spice would say…BEWWWWW!

But thank God for people who post episodes on the internet. Roomie and I have been watching the Robin Hood episodes on the internet (hey Roomie! I think the episode that will be shown this weekend will be the season-ender!), and I’ve spent many early morning hours laughing by myself at the antics of David Morrissey, Hugh Laurie, Dawn French, Emma Chambers, etc.

Christmas Day was a big day for Doctor Who fans. DAVID TENNANT! KYLIE MINOGUE! LIFE-SIZE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS! TIME TRAVEL! It’s the height of kitsch! And hey! Even Russell Tovey from The History Boys!

I should be so lucky!

Alons-y Alonzo!

The Doctor will be back in the spring, I suppose. Love it when he wears the specs.

If I miss New Year, wishing everyone a Happy New Year! And because I want to be funny...

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even...

...an Econ prof racing to finish correcting the final exams.

The last of the papers have been checked and I am going to resolutely ignore all of the emails from my students up at least until after the New Year’s. I’m evil.

I haven’t taken pics of the Christmas loot this year, since most of them are in the form of gift cards, but I am very much thankful for the loot and thanks to everyone who contributed to my shallow but nonetheless very real materialistic bliss.

I wish I could go and celebrate Christmas with my family and the four puppy dogs. Alas, I am stuck here in freezing weather and the heat is on the fritz. It could be worse. I could be stuck in twenty below freezing weather without the heat on.

It gets very lonely in New York City in Christmas...it gets particularly lonely when you know you only have a few dollars left in the bank. All ten of them must be lonely and shivering in that big cold vault with no other bills to warm them up...

Can you tell the Ebenezer is writing this entry?

Have a happy Christmas everyone!

Gobbets

Inspired by roomie's Quotable Quotes (see her post), I just had to put in my two shillings as well. Gobbets usually refer to lumps of meat, but may also refer to bits of trivia and little quotes.

“One of the hardest things for boys to learn is that a teacher is human. One of the hardest things for a teacher to learn is not to tell them.” Mr. Hector, The History Boys.

“History is a commentary on the various and continuing incapabilities of men. What is history? History is women following behind with the bucket.” Mrs. Lintott, The History Boys.

“Is this the moment?” Pause. “OI! THERE’S A WAR GOING ON HERE!” An exasperated Harry Potter reminding Ron and Hermione of their priorities.

“In the long run we are all dead.” John Maynard Keynes, on why analysis in the short run is important.

“Older sisters are the crabgrass on the lawn of life.” Linus from Peanuts on his bossy older sister Lucy.

“The grass is always greener over the septic tank.” Erma Bombeck on the truth about the suburbs.

And just for fun...

Images from: apple.com, arwen-undomiel.com, artdungeon.net (the harry potter painting is her original work -- amazing!), amazon.com, some random macro texbook...