So Tell Me, What Do Your Gifts Say About You?
Ah, Christmas! A time of love. A time of charity. A time to turn to your fellow man and say, "Whad’ya get me? Whad’ya get me?" I know, I know, it’s called the season of giving, but there’s one thing few people admit. Yes, Christmastime is magical what with all the gatherings of family and friends, the warm greetings exchanged between strangers, and the colorful decorations everywhere. But also? There’s presents! Bright, shiny PRESENTS!! Who doesn’t feel warm fuzzies when someone hands them a lovingly wrapped gift donned with sparkly bows? NO ONE, THAT’S WHO!!
One of the wonderful things about getting presents is that it gives you a little insight into what kind of person you are. Especially the ones from close family and friends. For example. Say someone gets you jewelry. Perhaps they’re telling you that you’re beautiful or (in the case of the not so beautiful people) that you’re highly valued by the giver. Or say someone buys you an outfit that is two sizes too big. It’s likely they’re telling you that they think you’re fat and a bad dresser so just admit it. True story. Note to potential gift givers…if you are unsure what size an article of clothing should be, always guess low. ALWAYS!
So now let’s review the presents I unwrapped this Christmas Day and see what they say about me, shall we?
I present to you, Exhibit 1:
It’s a little known fact that I am a HUGE Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan. Also, I find musicals highly enjoyable. DO NOT JUDGE ME!! So when I first saw this episode of Buffy, I fell in love with it! In fact, I have it saved to my computer so that I can watch it any old time I feel like it. Needless to say, when I unwrapped this CD of the original cast recording of Once More, With Feeling, I may have actually squeed with joy!
Exhibits 2 and 3:
I’ve spoken about Dr. Horrible’s Sing-A-Long Blog before. It is another Joss Whedon musical masterpiece. I love this story. My family loves this story. We sing the songs all. the. time. My children even correct me if I say the wrong words. (And Neil Patrick Harris is just yummy! But that’s all I have to say about that.) We must have watched it online about a billion fajillion times. Well, now I am the proud owner of the Dr. Horrible soundtrack on CD and the DVD complete with not only a commentary, but also an additional musical commentary. SQUEE! But don’t get jealous just yet, because now we have…
Exhibit 4:
Another little known fact about me is that I kind of collect odd cookbooks. I have both Star Wars cookbooks and the Green Eggs and Ham cookbook, to mention a few, and I’ve got my eye on the Twinkie cookbook. *coughcough* hint *cough* What was I saying? Yes! The Star Trek cookbook! (Thank you, Jason & Stephanie!) This thing is really cool! I mean, it has recipes submitted from members of the crews of Voyager, the USS Enterprise, the Enterprise-D, and Deep Space Nine. And who isn’t itching to try Q’parol or Gagh? (Or maybe I should say try Q’parol AND Gagh!)
After tearing into each of these gifts and tossing the wrapping paper aside with wreckless abandon, I immediately loaded the CD’s onto my iPhone, pushed play on the DVD’s musical commentary, and began perusing my new cookbook and planning next week’s menu. I then sat back and looked at my little pile of loot and was struck by a realization. "You guys think I’m a dork!"
To which my husband lovingly answered, "Yes."
And then I said, "By the way, I was thinking of something with a Klingon theme for dinner tonight."
Everyone at Humor-Blogs.com is invited for dinner at my house!
