The time of year where I sit back and watch people run around like chickens with their heads cut off, while I sit back wrapped in a warm blanket (or scarf) and munch on tasty festive goodies. Apparently people still haven't figured out that making your own gifts or buying them well ahead of time is the more efficient and relaxing way to go - Oh humanity, is there any common sense you won't ignore?

On the topic of shopping, I found a neat rotary tool set at Costco that I can almost afford, which would be a big help for soapstone carving (they also have a multi-game arcade machine for sale that you can play - hurray for topscrolling aerial combat!)