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Holiday Weekend
Such as it is, anyway.
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The little kids were over their colds, and everyone rapid-tested negative, so we actually had an inside gift unwrapping at my sister's place. Windows open, filtration system running, masks on, eating in shift...but at least the kids go to unwrap their presents. All of my gifts were very well received, even the one for Nephew #1. He's 14 and therefore a challenge, but I got him a cookbook, and he was super into it. He likes cooking, but doesn't have "his own" anything, so I thought this might be neat, and...so did he!
My SIL had my name in the adult draw, and based on a joke from YEARS ago, gave me like 10 pairs of nice socks. When I was poor, I never threw out ANY sock, even when it had multiple holes in it, so she saw me in some pretty terrible socks over the years. Even now, I rarely buy new ones. But now I'm going to throw out most of my crappy cheap socks and have a nice, entirely new set. I am VERY PLEASED.
...i am now the adult who is excited about socks.
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Today is our annual LotR rewatch, except we're doing it virtually. I finished my Nutcracker cross stitch and did some Lego sets. I barely ate anything, which is weird, but I wasn't hungry. All in all, a chill, relaxing day...even though I fucking miss the G.O.D.S..
I have some thoughts about it being the 20th anniversary, of course. At it's heart, LotR is my ur-fandom. It's definitely my most formative, and the one that lies closest to my heart. The friends, the fun, the memories...it's incredible. I saw FotR on the Friday after it opened. I think I only saw it twice in theatre (small town, baby). But when I went to college in the fall of 2002, it was LotR that took up most of my time on the internet. And I wouldn't change a thing.
...i definitely went on the weta workshop website and bought an unreasonable number of hobbit hole models. I did want a Christmas village! And this can be used year round. And I definitely used this as justification. Again: no regrets.
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The little kids were over their colds, and everyone rapid-tested negative, so we actually had an inside gift unwrapping at my sister's place. Windows open, filtration system running, masks on, eating in shift...but at least the kids go to unwrap their presents. All of my gifts were very well received, even the one for Nephew #1. He's 14 and therefore a challenge, but I got him a cookbook, and he was super into it. He likes cooking, but doesn't have "his own" anything, so I thought this might be neat, and...so did he!
My SIL had my name in the adult draw, and based on a joke from YEARS ago, gave me like 10 pairs of nice socks. When I was poor, I never threw out ANY sock, even when it had multiple holes in it, so she saw me in some pretty terrible socks over the years. Even now, I rarely buy new ones. But now I'm going to throw out most of my crappy cheap socks and have a nice, entirely new set. I am VERY PLEASED.
...i am now the adult who is excited about socks.
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Today is our annual LotR rewatch, except we're doing it virtually. I finished my Nutcracker cross stitch and did some Lego sets. I barely ate anything, which is weird, but I wasn't hungry. All in all, a chill, relaxing day...even though I fucking miss the G.O.D.S..
I have some thoughts about it being the 20th anniversary, of course. At it's heart, LotR is my ur-fandom. It's definitely my most formative, and the one that lies closest to my heart. The friends, the fun, the memories...it's incredible. I saw FotR on the Friday after it opened. I think I only saw it twice in theatre (small town, baby). But when I went to college in the fall of 2002, it was LotR that took up most of my time on the internet. And I wouldn't change a thing.
...i definitely went on the weta workshop website and bought an unreasonable number of hobbit hole models. I did want a Christmas village! And this can be used year round. And I definitely used this as justification. Again: no regrets.