I'm really pretty excited about it. And to make up for the fact that we get to be awesome on Christmas while she has to spend it with her in-laws, we promised my sister a similar agenda for a birthday brunch for her in January.

I feel the same way about singledom, especially this time of year. We did family pictures a few weeks ago and the photographer was placing everyone and said "Duchess' sister and family, you go here. Duchess' brother and family, you go there. Duchess… you go wherever since it's just you." Thanks, photographer lady.

I want to take voice lessons. I don't think I'd ever have a strong enough voice for musical theater or the like, but I'd just like not to cringe so much when I accidentally hear myself sing.

Fucking up at my job for so long.

Wine. Scratch off lotto tickets. An assortment of tiny liquor bottles. Those are the only things I bring to gift exchanges now.

Was it Tab? Crystal Pepsi? New Coke? Unless it's been around since the 80's, I seriously doubt it was in danger of going bad.

We have a bar in my city with a Mezcal tasting menu (and a variety of Mezcal mules). Easily the drunkest I've been in my 30s.

Caramel Cookie Crunch is my favorite. Damnit, now I have to go to Whole Foods after work.

I got to see Anything Goes for free last night! I love seeing live musicals, but the ticket prices make it a luxury. My friend scored tickets for free as part of her side-gig reviewing stuff. Hurray!

"Swayze's most iconic role"? Nobody puts Swayze's illustrious film career in a corner!

Do They Know It's Christmas in Asgard?

Grampton St. Rumpterfrabble

How dare you, sir! ::flounces out in high dudgeon::

You just smashed your hands on the keyboard a few times to come up with those ridiculous names, didn't you?

Probably because they were portrayed as an actual threat in that, but as buffoons in this one? Also, it supposedly focuses on Kim Jong Un specifically, not just the country in general.

N. Cog Nideaux

It's in the queue!

I spent the weekend working on Christmas gifts, only to realize it was going terribly wrong and had to be scrapped and restarted. I watched a metric shitton of British costume dramas. I helped my friend find lingerie for her wedding dress and then we had sushi.

That bench idea is absolutely lovely. I'm so sorry for your loss.

I watched a lot of British costume dramas - Wives & Daughters, Bleak House, The Way We Live Now - while working on crafts for Christmas, which ended up not working out and I now have to start all over. Luckily, I just got a box set of Jane Eyre, Northanger Abbey, Wuthering Heights and Great Expectations. So I'm all…