Christmas Pile

I don't think I've actually done a Christmas loot post before, because it feels somehow uncomfortable to just list our acquisitions. But as it's the fashion, I've made an attempt at balancing it out by listing what we gave as well - when you're married the whole present-giving and receiving dynamic changes completely, because you receive gifts as a couple but also get the advantage that you can put both your names on the one present for people and spare overstretching your limited imagination. Therefore, these are lists of what we gave and received, and it has to be acknowledged that whinknee put the vast majority of the thought into the gifts that we sent to both our families.

( Outbox )

I was astonished by the number of blogs that I saw in the airport bookshop, in fact - there's a Failblog book, and even a collection of lolcats that is a sequel to an earlier published collection, proving conclusively that you really can get any rubbish printed.

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Big presents really do change as you get older - we're going to have to think about the last two. Thanks to everyone who got us one or more of the above!