Sunday, December 18, 2005
Super Shiny Happy Fun Christmas Edition!
What I'm listening to:
My own holiday party mix CD. Favorite cuts: That Punchbowl Full of Joy, by Sonny Columbus & the Del Fuegos, Regifting for the Holidays, a sassy '60s girl group tune by The Alice Project, The Butties' Beatles-esque take on Joy to the World, and my all-time favorite secular holiday song, Kung Fu Christmas, by the National Lampoon Radio Hour cast -- a note-perfect parody of '70s soul, with music by Paul Shaffer & Christopher Guest and lyrics by Brian Doyle-Murray, Bill Murray, & Gilda Radner.
What I'm reading:
Not so much reading, as inhaling the magnificent pictures: All-American Ads, 1900-1919, from the wonderful folks at Taschen. It was my Christmas gift to myself and it completes my collection of the series. The quality of the illustration is just not seen today, and it should be missed, celebrated and resurrected.
Annoying tune that's stuck in my head:
A medley of Christmas with Fat Aunt Bette by Andrea Perry and Xmas Ain't Coming This Year by Betty.
More tinsel for the holidays:
1. I shouldn't laugh at this, but I can't help it: Toddlers' reactions to Santa. Can't really blame the kid in picture #5; Santa looks like a cousin to the Carver in Nip/Tuck.
2. What's Christmas without really kitschy krap? (After you laugh at the angels, check out the nativity sets.)
3. God is good. Heck, God is delicious!
4. And I guess He likes spuds.
5. The year's most dangerous toys. What a bunch of wusses we're raising today. We had jarts & Creepy Crawlers -- and we LIKED it!
6. My pick for most disturbing toy. Play the promotional video. Doesn't it remind you of The Simpsons' Japanese commercial for Mr. Sparkle?
7. Santas, Santas, everywhere!
8. Are you fit to be Santa's Apprentice?
9. It's amazing what you can create when you raid the pantry and clean out the junk drawer.
10. You just know someone's going to find this in her stocking. I think this would be more useful, though, and still have that just-right amount of holiday sparkle.
My own holiday party mix CD. Favorite cuts: That Punchbowl Full of Joy, by Sonny Columbus & the Del Fuegos, Regifting for the Holidays, a sassy '60s girl group tune by The Alice Project, The Butties' Beatles-esque take on Joy to the World, and my all-time favorite secular holiday song, Kung Fu Christmas, by the National Lampoon Radio Hour cast -- a note-perfect parody of '70s soul, with music by Paul Shaffer & Christopher Guest and lyrics by Brian Doyle-Murray, Bill Murray, & Gilda Radner.
What I'm reading:
Not so much reading, as inhaling the magnificent pictures: All-American Ads, 1900-1919, from the wonderful folks at Taschen. It was my Christmas gift to myself and it completes my collection of the series. The quality of the illustration is just not seen today, and it should be missed, celebrated and resurrected.
Annoying tune that's stuck in my head:
A medley of Christmas with Fat Aunt Bette by Andrea Perry and Xmas Ain't Coming This Year by Betty.
More tinsel for the holidays:
1. I shouldn't laugh at this, but I can't help it: Toddlers' reactions to Santa. Can't really blame the kid in picture #5; Santa looks like a cousin to the Carver in Nip/Tuck.
2. What's Christmas without really kitschy krap? (After you laugh at the angels, check out the nativity sets.)
3. God is good. Heck, God is delicious!
4. And I guess He likes spuds.
5. The year's most dangerous toys. What a bunch of wusses we're raising today. We had jarts & Creepy Crawlers -- and we LIKED it!
6. My pick for most disturbing toy. Play the promotional video. Doesn't it remind you of The Simpsons' Japanese commercial for Mr. Sparkle?
7. Santas, Santas, everywhere!
8. Are you fit to be Santa's Apprentice?
9. It's amazing what you can create when you raid the pantry and clean out the junk drawer.
10. You just know someone's going to find this in her stocking. I think this would be more useful, though, and still have that just-right amount of holiday sparkle.
# posted by Peggy @ 10:13 AM 
