Zoolights! Also holiday amusement.

Kevin and Kell had this little gem of a strip today.

And my zoolights pictures are up. They are on Buzznet (warning: ads) or are also in bn_kyrielle - well, most of them are, a few more have yet to come over. Apologies, I had to delete and reupload one and so the feed has a garbage blank pic in it. Sigh.

One below - condotierre, this is for you!

( Lights! )

Parents!

My parents were by just a bit ago for gift exchange and chat. It was lovely. We gave them a calendar and a gift card and a stocking of treats for the cats (mostly food goodies but also two toys, one of which amused me terribly - a fishing pole with a catnip fish on its string). They gave us gifties including one which upstaged everything else - the horse bells, jingle bells, I loved when I was a kid. They were my grandfather's and they sound so sweet, as well.

They also gave us a small gift which they said was for dealing with the Homeowner's Association. It proved to be chips for several of the most brilliant, eyeblinding non-earth-tone colors I have ever seen in my life. They're quite pretty, and highly humorous, and no, I would not want a house any of these shades.

Merry Christmas, Happy Yule, or Joyous Winter Holiday of your choice.

The Friday Five: Christmas Eve Edition

From thefridayfive here.

1. Christmas is celebrated by many people in many different ways. What does Christmas mean to you?

This depends on how I look at it. It is, on the one hand, a joyous but serious celebration for a religion I'm not a member of. On the other hand, it is a time of year to eat special foods, see beautiful sights such as decorative lights, listen to Christmas music, and give and receive presents. It's also the time of year when the most attention is called to those who are in need, so that it becomes easy to give things. It's a reminder of joy and goodness in the world; and it's an excuse for a four-day weekend, just as much.

2. Have you or do you attend a religious service on Christmas Eve or Christmas? Why?

No, as I'm not Christian.

3. It’s a Wonderful Life, Rudolph, Frosty, Home Alone? What is your favorite holiday film?

I have no idea. I haven't watched any since I was maybe in my teens, and I tend not to be able to remember movies when I try to think of them - I'm not coming up with any at all.

4. Which is better; the giving, or the getting?

The giving. Definitely the giving. Though the getting can be fun at times, for sure.

5. When you were little, what was something you asked Santa for, but now may make you chuckle?

I have no idea. Do people really normally remember this stuff? What you asked Santa for, whether you got it or not? Unless it's something really earth-shattering, why would you remember something that - well - trivial and banal?