OHHHHHHHHH KITTENS! I am taking it down a few notches. This one big tree is driving me mad and I do not want to decorate another BIG tree so the one in the living room heads back to the garage. The house truly looks like a glittery war zone, not to mention I can't get the glitter off me. I scrub and scrub and the glitter remains. I shall be known as The Glittery Mad Petulant Elf. Dammit! I don't have appropriate elf shoes. I do have a GRINCH Santa hat. That will have to suffice for now.

So, I am only doing:

One seven foot tree
One white five foot tree for the Jesus Tree Topper
The red tinsel tree
Two four foot trees in urns
Four smaller urn trees
The other mantel

THAT'S IT! My Christmas cheer usually wanes by Day Five anyway. The idea of decorating delights me; the actual process, not so. A Xanax-tini would be wonderful right now, but it is too early in the day for such things.

I did find my miniature "Cat Woman" ornaments. I do not know why they call this ornament "Cat Woman" because it sure looks like Bat Girl to me. I found a bunch of these at a thrift store for a buck a piece and dutifully handed out to friends. Everyone needs BAT GIRL Cat Woman (or both) during Christmas.

1:00 PM: I started the day with some Christmas cooking and CHEX MIX. What is the season without CHEX MIX? I like to make mine on the spicier side with lots of cayenne pepper. I also have a fragrant veggie stock on the stove. I like to throw all my "scraps" from cooking into a freezer bag. When I have enough scraps, I make stock. It is practical and much better than the canned variety. I also had some celery and carrots that were about to go bad. Toss in some radishes or some red cabbage and the stock becomes a rich dark color. And lots of peppercorns! Gotta have the peppercorns! Gee... I sure do write about food a lot. I won't intrude on Misty's Shaker Gourmet turf! Well, not too much. HA! I have had enough coffee so let the Christmas Onslaught continue...

2:38 PM: OMG! I am close to finishing one of the urn trees. No picture yet.
Take a moment to take the Bill O'Reilly GREAT AMERICAN HOLIDAY QUIZ at Parade magazine. Excuse me, WHERE'S THE CHRISTMAS?! I did very well with a score of 32. There are even questions about Chanukah and Kwanzaa. What is happening when O'Reilly is being INCLUSIVE?


3:25 PM: A not very helpful Miss Delia makes her presence known.


4:59 PM: I definitely need a martini or something. This tree looks great in person, but I can't get a decent shot. I took about three dozen photos with various settings. UGH! I have no idea why I put it on that table either. Nothing is making sense this year. There is no rhyme or reason to ANYTHING.

On a completely different subject, I am almost the same age (give it another couple weeks) as David Gregory- 38. I thought he was in his late forties. Oh well. Bush unveiled his portrait this weekend. I definitely need a drink now. It is also time for HARDBALLZ.



6:30 PM:Completely miss HARDBALLZ so I can broil a ribeye (marinated in hoisin, soy, garlic and ginger)and ignore veggie stock. I will make soup tomorrow. I do manage to put beaded garland on red tinsel tree. Of course, I hate it. HA! Give babies their shrimp and pour myself a much needed drink. Entertain myself with vodka tonic and the back of the Jesus Tree Topper box. FUCHSIA! Be sure kittens to keep those robes clean when passing near the TREE OF LIFE. My robe may be clean, but the "wages of sin" might be a problem. Whenever I read "I am the Alpha and the Omega, The First and the Last, The Beginning and the End," I never think of the Bible. I always think of the Beast Within Remix of Justify My Love by Madonna. UH-OH! That is one of those gay references. Wages of Sin, baby!


I so want this Felted Christmas Cthulhu that Boing Boing posted and is available on Ebay. Bidding is over 100 bucks now. Definitely worth more than that, but not this year. I am curious what the final bid will be.

9:00 PM: Vodka Tonics are such an easy cocktail. OOOPS. I chatted on the phone with friends for way too long. I did manage to perfect beaded garland on red tinsel tree during phone chats. HMMMMM... Satisfaction is such a quaint ideal. I haven't had BUFFY today to guide my time management. Perhaps that is the problem? I need to finish season two. I am so close. KILL ANGEL! Shirtless Angel never did much for me. Naked Spike? Just a wee bit. HA! I am going to be a year older by the time I finish this WAR. WITH NEVERENDING GLITTER! HA! Here is a typical rug at the Petulant Abode; lots of cat hair, bits and pieces of trees and whatever glitter. The rug I still park my car on was more than the one pictured. HA! I missed my elitist idol this evening AGAIN. How can I fight the War on Christmas every day without watching BILL?

Mental Note: Program recording of BILL for reference.


Night kittens. I wish the glitter sparkled in that pic.