It's the most wonderful time of the year?

I finally made some Christmas purchases for someone other than myself today! WHOA! I know. Tif and I hit the mall last week to do some Christmas shopping and on the way out, realized we had only purchased stuff for ourselves. Not only was it for ourselves; it was entirely makeup. Bags and bags of makeup - save for Tif's nose ring purchase. We're going to give it another try on Saturday; we'll see how that goes....

News Article/Current Event -

• This story makes me so mad!! - While normally I'm a huge proponent of the police shooting people who disobey their commands, this was absolutely unnecessary and just plain sad. This cop should never be allowed to serve the public in any capacity ever again. 
• I know this makes me creepy, but I'm fascinated... - I just don't understand how someone can have so little attachment to other people in the world that no one notices they're missing. Sad. This is another case I think is intriguing.
• Hooters - restaurant or sex entertainment establishment? - Does NOW not have anything else to worry about? REALLY?! You see more skin on the beach for heaven's sake. Time to be less sensitive and use some common sense.
• Talk about an extravagant Christmas tree! - Whew! I sure am glad none of this money is going to anything useful like healthcare, the environment or world hunger. That would just be wasteful!

Current Obsession - I love, love, love this new Kevin Bacon commercial! I'm not sure why, but I find it absolutely hysterical. Maybe it's because Kevin Bacon is oddly sexy in a way you just can't put your finger on, like my other crush David Bowie. *swoon*

My other obsession this week is a show on FX called The League. It's about a group of friends that compete against each other in a fantasy football league. Now, I couldn't give a crap about fantasy football - I'm not even sure what it involves really, but this show is FANTASTIC! It's filthy, inappropriate and friggin' funny!! 

What I'm Looking Forward to in the Week Ahead - 
Friday night we're heading up to Chris & Wendi's for pizza and movie night. We're going to be watching Despicable Me and having a gingerbread house decorating challenge. Should be a great time! I thought a boys vs. girls decorating contest would be fun, but I think theirs would just end up broken and covered in black tinted frosting while they sat on the couch and ate the remaining candy....

Wendi, Tif and I are going to attempt to get some Christmas shopping done on Saturday. We have a lot of stops planned and hopefully we'll buy something for someone else this time. I'm not looking forward to dealing with the throngs of mall shoppers, so a drink or two before hand may be in order. Nothing like drunk Christmas shopping! ;) People on my gift list beware!

How could you not love this?!

And on the 23rd, my girls and I are headed down to Re-bar for The Dina Martina Christmas Show! SO EXCITED!!! It's going to be amazing and I'm super psyched to introduce my girls to the world of drag queens. As you may or may not already know, I have a serious thing for drag queens. It's one of my many quirks and I love it! Eddie Izzard, David Bowie (circa: Labyrinth), Ms. Richfield 1981 - I love them all!! Next time I head to the Cape you can bet it's going to coincide with this event.

Anyway, Dina Martina is AMAZING!! I last saw her a couple of years ago in P-town and have been trying to make it down to the Christmas Show ever since. She's by far my favorite queen!

Weight Update - Down another .6lbs this week! Surprising with all the crap I've been eating at work. The specialists keep dropping off boxes of candy, trays of cupcakes and baklava. UGH! Stupid holidays with their delicious food.

Neato Quote of the Week - If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love. - Michel de Montaigne

Texts From Last Night "Text of the Week" - (980) When I got there he was on top of an air mattress in the middle of the pool with a bag of doritos and a 40, telling people he needed his space.

And Finally, My Gripe - This week it's about the old, fat traffic cop who directs the one and only way across the valley until the flood waters recede. You're there every year without fail and every year I think about how much you suck. Here's an idea - ALTERNATE DIRECTIONS!!! Seriously, you can run more than one direction of traffic at a time. I've seen it done! And while I truly adore sitting on the hill for 30 minutes or more every afternoon, I think it's time for you to retire.