arontius | Christmas Day.

.....The wind is really starting to pick up. The lights have flickered several times now. Wonder if we'll end up losing power at some point today? It's probably a good thing we're going over to Gwen's here in a while. Being across from the Silverdale Schools has its advantages. They never lose their power, or only lose it for short lengths of time. :-)

.....Santa Clause brought me several nice presents, as usual. :-) I really love the cup Gwen made me with my SCA Device painted on it:

.....I've been spoiled over the years by Gwen. Besides the cup, she is also the one who made my banner, my favorite Pelican circlet, my window device. She's been a really generous friend whom I appreciate a great deal. :-)

.....I cheated for my Sekrit Santa gift to Fearga this year and gave her something made by TBT. I think she'll like it. :-) I was a little on the fence about Sekrit Santa this year. Gwen helped me out last year with a really nice place setting which I sent to my recipient. I never did hear whether or not it was even received, much less liked. Half the fun in giving presents is seeing, or hearing about, the reactions of the recipient. I hope they liked it. I would have. :-)

.....Another really cool present was a sketch of a Greek Orthodox Monk that Brighid gave me. It always reminded her of Gandalf apparently, and she thought it went with me. I have seen it on her wall for a number of years, and have really loved it. The pencil sketch is incredibly detailed. I already have it hanging on the wall right next to my desk. :-)

.....TBT finished out my Farscape collection. It is COMPLETE!!!! Fourth season captured, as well as The Peacekeeper Wars on DVD. I know that it is probably more of a space saver to just download all of these on to a portion of the hard drive. But I'm old fashioned enough to want to have something physical to hold in my hands. :-)

.....What else was cool though was that the story was continued from the conclusion of The Peacekeeper Wars in a graphic novel series. I did not know that. It was advertised on a flyer inside the DVD box and I've been reading portions of it all morning on the Internet. Looks interesting actually.

.....Third Tiki God was acquired as well. TBT wants an aquarium, which is why resin Tiki Gods have been appearing so prolifically lately in my life. :-) I've been a real meany lately (and have felt the appropriate amounts of remorse, trust me :-)), and have really argued against any more pets until our current pet load diminishes some. Three cats do a lot to a household. I never realized how much until the past couple of years. Then there is all the angsting and worrying about them. I know that fish aren't all that angst inducing, and I'd love an aquarium as well. But no more pets for a little while, if we can somehow stand the cuteness overload whenever we pass a really lively parrot or really nice dog. :-)

.....Christmas meals worked out interestingly this year. We had Mom over for dinner last night, and I guess that Christmas Day was with Sean at the apartment. I would have extended the invitation to Sean if I'd have known. But Mom is a little worried about him and I think wants to have a long conversation with him one-on-one. According to Mom he's hanging out with groups and people that are 'not very nice' and she wants to find out more. I hope he's doing O.K.

.....I keep telling Mom about Sean's Facebook page, but have not yet convinced her to sign up for it. She told me last night that she had enough of farming to last a lifetime and has no interest in seeing Sean's cows, horses and chickens. :-) I can't blame her too much. She is the one who did all the goat milking and chicken preparations, among many other things. :-)

.....The Rhys Monster is playing is Nintendo 3DS with abandon, and TBT is using her Zynga gift card. The house is pretty quiet at the moment. I was lost on the Internet and hadn't noticed.

.....Very relaxing. A nice Christmas. :-) With more to follow before the day is over. :-)

.....Aaron / Arontius.