i'm a pixel here, myself

I got *two* presents for yuletide this year!

[Back In My Life] is a Broken Hearts Club fic that is so true to the movie that it feels like unwatched scenes you didn't know were on the end of the DVD. This is that kind of story where your heart grows sixteen sizes and you just beam for the next three hours.

[Straight] is a Bring It On ficlet in which Jan may not be as straight as he tries to make us think he is in the movie. Also includes one of the best expressions I have ever heard: "camp as a row of tents". GLEE.

Thank you so much to my writers!

Me: [unwraps awesome camera lens]
Mom: That's Christmas and your birthday. Just FYI.
Me: [grins, takes lots of pictures]

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Parents: [unwrap book I made them with photos from Alaska] Oh my god.
Me: [beams] Now you see why I wanted the camera lens?

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Nothing really unexpected this year, as the camera lens was, indeed, very expensive, and I am both happy to have it and capable of buying myself additional presents if I feel so inclined. You know, after my credit card payment clears.

Two hours until the turkey goes in the oven and I start thinking about boiling potatoes to be mashed. It's depressingly green here -- not a trace of snow in sight. Now to read lots and lots and lots of yuletide stories!

ETA: and in "only my brother" news, Thing2 managed to slice his hand open and Mom is taking him to the ER for stitches. WTF, Thing2? You couldn't leave your knife alone on Christmas Day? ::facepalm:: Tidings of comfort and joy indeed.