decorating the Christmas tree alone sucks.

Aww, we're there in spirit, T.

Whyncha get a webcam and let us help?

Uhm...how exactly is a webcam gonna help? You wanna watch me put on decorations while I'm wearing a hockey jersey?

as a matter of fact i would.

I put up the tree and the lights, and my girl was supposed to put up the ornaments. It's been a week now.

heh heh.

well T., if it makes you feel any better, we're not even setting up a tree or anything at our place. we'll be away in Montreal the whole time so it's not really worth it. would have been nice to have a little one or something.

put on some x-mas jams.

Tania, do you have any Christmas weed. It adds nicely to the decorations.

what... do you just drape in on the branches?

Yeah, why does the tree get some and not me?

And, ayah? That just made my night!

Oh god...this is my last week for Christmas shopping. *gasp* I better start working on my list.

Shit.

yeah, and the 17 year old girl child has no idea what she wants for christmas yet.
i'm gonna fucking kill her.

I have 3 more gifts to buy and I'm done. The mall was brutal tonight. You can tell if those sales people have to hear Sir Paul's "Wonderful Christmastime" one more time they're going to lose it.

I went with the internet this year mostly for shopping. Best move ever. I've only had to go to the mall twice.

Oh geez, tell me about it. Both my nephew and sister's response when I ask what they want for Christmas..."I dunno". You throw out suggestions..."I dunno" or "whatever". WORK WITH ME, PEOPLE!!

I have absolutely no clue as to what to get my boss. She's a minimalist when it comes to home, conservative when it comes to clothes. I'd love to give her a gift certificate for one of those massages for pregnant folks, but can't afford it (way too pricey in my part of the country). Of course when I ask her what she wants, she responds with, "Nothing, I don't need anything."

Why won't people cooperate?!


PS -- Ben, you can do my shopping for me.

Maybe they want to be surprised.

my wife set up our tree before she left and the entire week she has been gone i havent even turned on the lights. im a real scrooge

i haven't even started xmas shopping. i was at best buy tonight and only bought stuff for myself. haha.

i bought everything on teh internet last night and had to pay a fortune for it to get shipped here in time.

you should do what my parents always did: you have to have your christmas list turned in by 6:00 pm Thnaksgiving night or risk getting potluck.

Also, for the first time in my LIFE, I won't be shopping on Christmas Eve; I literally have one more gift to buy and its a pop in, pop out deal. I've made two completely painless trips to Lenox (for the ATLiens), and not even freaked out on anybody.

Uh no, they don't.

I think that is why I have never owned one. I would procrastinate putting it up, and probably wait until around the Super Bowl to take it down.

Yeah, luckily I only had one gift I had to buy yesterday via the net. I still don't believe it will get to my mom's house in time, which will suck a lot for my brother.

You truly are a changed man, bro.

I have 2-3 things to get, but its all coming off the innernets or from a gas station between here and TX at this point.

As to the tree, just get a little Charlie Brown tree and you'll have the Holiday Spirit in your home with minimal decorating time.

Or buy a huge ass tree like I did ($24.90 at Home Depot) and let it sit naked in my living room for a week.

Believe it or not, Charlie Brown Christmas trees have become scarce cuz everyone wants one!

What is it with 17 year olds not knowing what they want? I've been texting back and forth with my cousin trying to figure out what the hell she wants and she can't come up with anything. I bought her an Arcade Fire a couple of years ago and she never mentioned it again. Maybe this year I'll get her a Xiu Xiu cd.