It's a week until Christmas! EEK!
I still haven't done any decorating, although I did, finally, buy some gifts. And even wrapped them today. In between going to stir my sugared pecans every 10 minutes. I made 4 lbs today, to give as gifts. I'm doing fudge, too, when I have another day off(which will be Monday).

Holiday movie rundown: I've watched Love Actually, A Charlie Brown Christmas, the Stephen Colbert Christmas Special, A Christmas Story, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas(the Boris Karloff cartoon version -- as if there is any other). I still need to watch A Muppet Christmas Carol and It's a Wonderful Life.

I was going to keep it a secret, but I can't. mrs_sweetpeach and I managed a story for the Nick Lea zine! Part of it had languished on my hard drive for years. I would open it and write a couple of words around Christmas every year, but it never really took off. This year, I was inspired, and mrs_sweetpeach got hold of it and worked her magic, and wallah, a story! It's a huge thrill to write with her again.

In TV news, I'm watching the original Law and Order again. SVU has become virtually unwatchable, and I recorded the ep Katee Sackoff was on a few weeks ago. It's sort of like watching an all new show. Aside from McCoy and Van Buren, I was unfamiliar with the rest of the cast. I really like Lupo, and Cutter. I even saw some slash in the hotel room scene! Cutter reminds me a lot of McCoy when he first started. And it seems like McCoy feels the same way, judging by his attitude toward Cutter. I'm meh about the chick, and I like Anthony Anderson's character well enough. I have to wonder, having seen last night's ep, if the writers are Firely fans.

I also fell under the spell of Twilight, which J and I call, variously, "the baby vampire movie"(me) or "Transylvania 90210"(J). One day, a little while before the movie came out, I forgot to bring a book to work to read at lunch and break, so I bought a copy of Twilight. And it didn't hurt(help?)that the poster display I passed going back to the pharmacy was always turned to the Robert Pattinson Twilight poster. He does make a pretty vampire. The book reads sort of like fanfic, and is unrealistic(and I don't mean the vampire stuff - - a whole town full of kids who don't drink, smoke, or have sex? Come on), but, overall, fun. And it pains me to admit it, but I bought a copy of the poster.

I'm getting caught up on Supernatural, via Netflix. I'm in the middle of the first season, and I had a weird deja vu moment during the "Bugs" ep. I kept thinking the kid looked so much like a young Nick Lea, and when they got to the scene in the woods, I was like, duh, someone on my flist posted that scene and pointed out that very thing. And I'm sorry, I've forgotten who it was now.

I was amazed to find, in watching the new fall shows, I couldn't get into Fringe at all, but I *love* Sons of Anarchy. Especially Chibs(Tommy Flanagan, see my lovely icon). I adore his Scottish accent, and I think his scars are very sexy. And they're real - - he was attacked years ago and given a "Glasgow Grin", I believe it's called. I'm missing SoA since the season ended. I love Katey Sagal in it, and even managed to tolerate Ron Perlman without makeup!

I know all the hoopla is over, but I had the worst virus on election day and didn't get to squee then. When J came through the bedroom and told me Obama was winning, I *had* to get up. For the first time in... ever, I guess, I watched the election coverage - - also McCain's concession speech, and Obama's speech. And cried during Obama's. This is the first election in years that I've been excited about and was proud to have voted in.

The Prop 8 thing brought me down, but hopefully that will be rectified. Did everyone see Jon Stewart debate gay marriage with that homophobic asshole Mike Huckabee(and hand his ass to him)? I love Jon Stewart so much.

I gotta get to bed, have to work tomorrow. Love you guys!