please have snow, and mistletoe, and presents on the tree...

[chicafrom3]

Merry Christmas!!!

From my parents, I got three Discworld books (The Last Continent, Pyramids, and Carpe Jugulum), Pushing Daisies S2 on DVD, Doctor Who: The War Games on DVD, The Flaming Lips' "Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots" on CD, Dropkick Murphys' "Live On St. Patrick's Day" on CD, a nifty red-and-black fedora, and a new set of pajamas. Woohoo!

The big sister got me a cookbook of cookie recipes and an apron that says "Cookie Maker", it's really cute, omg.

The little brother bought me a Nintendo DS Lite. (!!!) I can't really do anything with her yet because I have no games but I'm already in love. She's red, and shiny, and pretty, and I have named her Amy.

The little brother got New Super Mario Brothers Wii, and is now camped out in front of the older sister's TV playing it. Older sister and I both tried our hands at it...I am particularly Not Good, but it was fun. And he is definitely enjoying it.

And there is spinach artichoke dip and tortilla chips to get us through until dinner is ready.

All in all, good day. ♥

Hope everyone else is also having a great day, regardless of what you do or don't celebrate!

Comments

[riviyan-questa.livejournal.com]

I loved that moment when Vimes realises the locks are on the inside. Especially since it was so delayed... the locks had described earlier. It was like an anvil moment. XP And getting the loyalty of the rats... it's really just so... so... I don't know. Amazing. XP

Have you read Pyramids before you got it? I really liked Ptraci. (Though I really like Teppic, too, and that whole novel, so pointing out Ptraci as an awesome female character maybe is just pointing out one part of the general awesome?)

Dude, the Patrician before Vetinari was called Mad Lord Snapcase (and the previous was the Homocidal Lord Winder), so the bar for being better than his predecessor is quite low. Though he has organised it so that Ankh-Morpork is better off with him than without.

I am also thrilled that there is a department of the government whose purpose is ensuring all figures of speech are based in fact. (And Vetinari's reason for keeping this department open, of course.) I would seek that sort of employment.

[chicafrom3.livejournal.com]

I haven't read Pyramids yet, no. (It's next on my list! I finished The Last Continent, and I'm almost done with Carpe Jugulum now, so Pyramids is next. I am excited about it.) THREE CHEERS FOR AWESOME FEMALE CHARACTERS, though.

Have you seen any of the Discworld fic for this year's Yuletide? Some of it is completely fantastic and heavily focused on the Awesome Female Characters.

[riviyan-questa.livejournal.com]

^_^ I know you will enjoy Pyramids... I should re-read it. XP I'm reading Moving Pictures right now. I've read all of them up to that, as well as Going Postal. I haven't read The Last Continent or Carpe Jugulum yet. I'm going in order.

And I haven't seen any of the fic. I've only read a couple of Discworld stories (including one about Ptraci for LGBT-fest).

[chicafrom3.livejournal.com]

I haven't been reading in anything like order. ^_^ I probably should do. Sometime. But I basically jump around to whichever books look interesting at the moment.

(You have some of my favorites ahead of you, though! The Truth and Monstrous Regiment especially. But all the ones I've read are awesome.)

The fics are here, although I think a lot/most of them involve characters you haven't reached yet, so, uh, that's a bit backhanded, I'm sorry.

I did read that Ptraci fic! Which is one of the reasons I've been jonesing to pick up Pyramids because just from that fic she seemed like a character I'd love.

[riviyan-questa.livejournal.com]

I'm too OCD to read them out of order. Also I'm worried I'd miss something if I didn't read them in order (I read Going Postal out of order because a friend said it was his favourite). I'm worried I've missed a lot anyway... dammit now I feel like I should reread up to where I've gotten! But I know I have lots of awesome to look forward to.

I shall bookmark that link and go read them later. ^_^

You will. Honestly the awesome of Pyramids...