wine is a very good gift. if ever in doubt, give a bottle of wine. omigod i just had to erase a bunch of stuff i just typed because i was beginning to sound like Martha Stewart or something, giving logical gift giving advice. This was the year that i thought i probably wouldn't celebrate xmas much at all... things have been too busy, Marc and I aren't religious, find it rather commercial and pro-corporate... but yesterday we pulled the fake tree out of storage and put it up. My sister sent me these very cool disco-ball ornaments that she said made her think of me.... i love it!

i went record shopping the other day and found Stars on 45! Dad used to dance me to sleep to their medleys. I wonder what effect that had on me.... i still enjoy a little beatles medley with a dance beat mixed in really loud throughout.