It's Christmas Eve Eve, bitches, what in the hell are you doing?

I use beautiful paper from Papyrus, bitch.

On the presents I wrap for myself!!!!

R1, I used to buy expensive Caspari paper but it's so thick it doesn't bend well and doesn't create a crisp crease when folded. It's been Dollar Store paper ever since. But I admire your aesthetics.

Its' still December 23, Op, at my house, anyway -

^^ It's, yes, I know -

R3 You been dippin' into the egg nog, darlin?

The eve of the eve.

I’m cleaning up my house, having a drink, and also listening to 80s music.

I’m gonna go to a bar in a couple hours to watch a football game.

I’m lying in bed listening to 80s music. I need to get up and clean for guests coming tomorrow.

Sitting here enjoying Day 1 of a 10 Day Vacation!

Still in my pajamas mourning the death of my father, OP

I'm not doing Christmas this year.

It’s Christmas Eve in NZ Jealous?

Sorry for your loss, R10.

[quote]It’s Christmas Eve in NZ Jealous?

Do you have warm weather in New Zealand?

Very sorry to hear that, R10. Hope you find some comfort in the season. Wouldn't your dad have wanted that for you?

When we were boys, my brothers and I created our own mini-holiday for Dec 23 that younger brother dubbed “Maluba Day.”

We used it as an excuse to exchange presents with each other early and play games.

Now, we observe it by eating spicy food and having tropical drinks - and still playing games.

It’s much more fun n than Christmas.

We got loaded on bottomless mimosas at brunch. I'm in the Christmas spirit, so I might let my old man bounce up and down on my big dong later.

Debating between taking a nap or starting to drink. Need to be conscious for Chiefs game.

Listening to Gap In-Store Playlists from past Holiday seasons, of course!

I’m shitting!

R10, I am so very sorry for your loss of your father.

But I agree with the DL’er who said that your father would want you to be as happy as you possibly can this holiday. If he was suffering, then take comfort in knowing he is not suffering any longer. And he is likely in a better place than we all are [ hopefully, it’s a Trump-free place : ) ].

Think about what a gift you had in his being in your life for as long as he was, and how fortunate you are to have what must have been a good father, since you miss him so much. You still have memories. I hope they make you smile and laugh, too.

I pray he is at peace, and you find peace, too. I love you!

This is such a weird holiday because of this whole Monday/Tuesday thing. Tonight feels like Christmas Eve to me! I am tempted to open all of my presents NOW!

As I have gotten older I enjoy December 26th through December 31st MORE than the time leading up to Christmas.

This goddamned OP with the Christmas Eve Eve shit made me wonder if it was actually Christmas Eve!

And this Papyrus paper folds beautifully, bitch. That Dollar store shit RIPS and tears as you are wrapping your gifts!!

I have a pair of Gucci Sneakers I bought myself that I want to rip open but I will probably wait until December 26th or so.

Invest in good wrapping paper, OP.

My tree and presents are out of Architectural Digest, bitches!!!!!

R10, you do you, my friend. There’s nothing wrong with sitting one out.

R3 OP isn’t Margot Channing ringing up Eve Harrington! Is everyone bombed already?

FESTIVUS!

I am still appalled by this Dollar Store wrapping paper shit. Walmart Wrapping Paper is horrific too.

R23- WTF??? And yes, I am semi bombed and have my homemade lasagna heating in the oven and simply do not want to ruin this glorious buzz with food.

If I knew where OP lived, I would barge into this cunts house, RIP That shitty paper off of her cunting gifts, and personally re-wrap each one while reading her to filth! To FILTH! and FOR FILTH!

Shame on you, OP! Shame!

Sad, lonely R21, clinging to his delusional belief that Papyrus paper wraps well. Dream on, my little friend, with your tacky Gucci sneakers and your dreams of grandeur. Frolic away in your empty head and while you're at it, have some more wine.

Can’t wait for this holiday to be over and done.

I’m just chilling and hanging out. :) I’m a newbie here by the way.

Where do live R26!? I will fly there now and rewrap your gifts for a 4 star hotel and $10,000 fee.

Is anyone watching “Christmas Carnage, Holiday Massacres”?

It’s, sadly, the only answer to Hallmark’s reign of terror.

Got stoned, played the new Spider Man video game and now watching the Snatch Game episode of All Stars 4 that just leaked

R30- I ADORE that uplifting series and I watched last year! Was one of them where an entire family was slaughtered in WA state or something in the early 90's. LOVELY Christmas fare. Lovely. And then and elderly couple by their handyman? Really puts one in the mood for the holidays.

Surfing the net, including DL, listening to the WQXR Holiday Channel stream, then I have to clean up and unpack my clothes because I recently moved.

Kaffee mit schlag, as in Vienna, where I wish I was.

What do the WW and FF buttons mean?

R28, welcome. What brought you here, if I might inquire. And what are you doing, this fine day?

R10, I hug you.

R33, thanks for the heads up on WQXR, didn't realize you can stream it. Think I've found my background music for the next few days.

R21, Serious question: what's so good about December 26th through December 31st?

Her Gucci sneakers will be shiny new.

[R36] I found this place from google. Are the buttons on replies voting buttons?

R39- It was like that line in A Bell Jar where she says (and I am mangling the line if not making one up completely)- The pine bows and holly promised something that never came to pass. All of this build up and it always feels a little empty. Now once 12/26 hits, all expectations are GONE but it is still "the holidays" then the real fun begins.

I truly believe in the 12 days of Christmas.

And here's a link to my sneakers. I purchased them because they look OLD!, R40!

Oh Jesus, they're even worse than I thought. But you get extra credit for quoting Plath.

Mine are the green/red ones!!!

It is my favorite line from any book, ever, because someone said something so perfectly that I have always felt that I could never put into words.

And my quote is badly mangled.

Here we are. And I decimated it.

I felt overstuffed and dull and disappointed, the way I always do the day after Christmas, as if whatever it was the pine boughs and the candles and the silver and gilt-ribboned presents and the birch-log fires and the Christmas turkey and the carols at the piano promised never came to pass.

R42, thanks for explaining. I like those kind of sneakers, esp. if you got it in the red and green.

I went to the mall, if you are in Phoenix it is Christown mall, and was surprised at how dead it was at 9 in the morning.

R47- YES, all the stores were weirdly dead today where I live in New England-

This whole Monday/Tuesday thing is weird.

He is HOT R49. That ad (and clothing) seems timeless and I cannot tell if it is 1994, 2004, or 2014??

When is that from?

That's called classic, R50. I love it.

Bitch it is Festivus

Ah!! It is 1993!!!! I want that shirt and those cords!

You could tell from the prices it wasn't 2018.

smoking a bowl, listening to 80's music and making casseroles

Yes, R50, the timeless Holiday 1993 at Gap!

80s music seems quite popular.

90s music at Gap is better!

Holiday 1993!

Cleaning my house and listening to the You Must Remember This podcasts on the Manson Murders. Exactly what's needed to get in that Christmas spirit!

I like the content of YMRT but can't stand her delivery. Does it bother you, R59?

Any good dish on the Manson murders?

What does that model look like a quarter of a century later?

I bet he's quite the handsome daddy.

Her over-enunciation is a little distracting at first, but I got used to it after a while.

The YMRT Manson series is a sprawling, 12-part, fantastic series. I never realized just how plugged in old Charlie was to the Hollywood scene, perhaps because a lot of that got covered up after the murders. For instance, he and Terry Melcher were much closer than Melcher later wanted to admit, to the point that Melcher used to go hang out at Spahn Ranch, particularly since he liked fucking barely-legal Manson girl Ruth Ann Moorehouse (Ouisch).

Gabriel Aubrey - Holiday 2000 at Gap!

63 you should be called the gap guy

It IS Christmas Eve here in Australia. I shall be celebrating by drinking 5 litres of beer and watching episodes of Frasier and Seinfeld on my DVR.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

I can't believe people still celebrate Christmas. It really should have died out with the 20th century.

R28

OP, I panicked this morning when I saw your post, I thought it was Christmas Eve. I'm still in my PJs but need to get dressed and hit Costco. Then off to the grocery store.

Tomorrow will be cleaning, setting up tables, chairs and prepping food. Then an hours drive to a friend's house for dinner.

Christmas Day we will host dinner for friends, there will be about 12 of us.

I'm waiting for my washing to finish. Then i'm going to go in the city and probably get an Eggnogg latte from Starbucks. We already celebrated Christmas yesterday because everyone's working tomorrow.

I'm glad somebody still has friends. I'm here for the company.

Having the annual, depressing fight with the SO. Every very damn year it's another drama. I do believe I'm done with the trauma being recycled and can't handle this anymore. 12 years is enough.

I LOVE Christmas, but not with this one. Pray for me (if you're a believer) and curse my stupidity for trying again.

Trying to cope with insomnia, basically. I haven't slept more than a few hours for the last few nights, which is weird because I don't celebrate Christmas so there's not really any stress. I think maybe it's the upcoming surgery I have right after the first of the year, but it's minor.

Going to our favorite local Mexican place in a couple of hours, then getting some carryout to have on Christmas Day since everything will be closed. Might go get some nog after.

I've been abandoned by everybody and will spend Christmas alone. Honestly I can't blame them and I'd abandon me too. I'm too difficult and don't have enough positive attributes to make those difficult characteristics worth dealing with.

When I try to be more easy going and pleasant I just come off as creepy.

Same r73 except for the creepy part.

[quote]what in the hell are you doing?

Your sister.

I'm achy and irritable but I did grocery shopping earlier and then made some dinner. I'm annoyed at the prospect of being sick for the holidays again.

I’ve got the sweetest buzz going right now. I feel amazing!

I’m feeling the dread churn in my gut at the thought of seeing some family members this holiday. Other than that I’m great!

How did you get the sweetest buzz?

R10 My dear gentle dad died on Christmas Eve in 2005 at the age of 86. My memory alas is the cheesy Christmas music in the hospital (All I want for Christmas is a Hippopotamus) and the "care" staff wearing antlers on their heads. Thanks Langley B.C. Memorial Hospital for a crappy memory !

Waiting for 90 Day Fiance to come on and eating.

Me, I've committed the "Vacation Sin"! I've checked my email !

Looks like I'm going into the office tomorrow morning, Christmas Eve (not planned - I was to be on vaca until Jan. 1), because it appears I have to do a serious "CYA" because someone didn't do THEIR FUCKING JOB!

Starting Sunday 23th evening until December 26th , rent a room in a midtown hotel, leave the door open while on my fours to present a nice a clean hole. While promoting the hell of my hole in each sex app known to men. You? Merry Christmas

R84 = Shawn Mendes.

I’m rubbing ointment on my hemorrhoids. They burn and itch like a motherfucker!

Hugs to you, R81. Hope you're able to get some comfort from the season in spite of your memories.

How are you feeling, R77? Are you taking anything for your malady?

R73 & R74, what will you be doing Christmas Day? I hope something nice for yourselves, you deserve it.

I wish I was R16's friend!

Tried to hook up on Grindr but it was al meth addicts, flakes and phonies.

I might go to the steam room at my gym.

Thanks for your kindness, R88. I'll take something for the aches if I feel worse tomorrow but I don't feel enough yet to warrant it. Just really fatigued and slightly feverish.

I don't know anyone who is in the Christmas spirit this year. I think Trump has turned everything upside down and nothing feels right anymore. It didn't feel like Halloween or Thanksgiving either.

Now the government is shut down on Christmas. Why can't we go back to simpler and happier times?

Feel bad enough yet, I mean. Brain is porridge too.

Christmas in Connecticut - feels like it will never come - had a party for 26 Friday night, attended another party last night and now just preparing for the next two days - sister and family coming and staying overnight. Cooking, still putting stuff away from Friday night, grocery shopped. Enjoying a Manhattan cocktail and "60 Minutes" now. Tomorrow will be a frenzy of wrapping - mix of different grades of paper but dressed up with red or green silk ribbons, setting the table and making sure the bar is ready.

Maybe you should all remember that Jesus is the reason for the season.

R92, wrap up warmly and get into your snug bed. Have some ginger ale on your bedside table, dim the lights, and listen to some nice holiday music. Hope you have a good night's sleep and feel better in the morning.

Will do, R97, thanks.

I don't get OP's either/or attitude towards wrapping paper. The dollar store wrapping paper is cheap, sure, but most of it LOOKS cheap too, and therefore makes both the gift underneath and the wrapper look cheap as well. On the other hand, good quality wrapping paper can be had at steep discounts in the days and weeks after Christmas - buy it at 75% off and stockpile it for next year. Your gifts look great, you spent very little and no one is the wiser.

I'm wrapping presents with Aunt Chippy.

Thanks everyone. His funeral was just 2 days ago, so I'm not yet ready to celebrate - but I'll look forward to a nice Christmas next year.

For now I'm just focusing on getting a lot of sleep - it's been an exhausting few weeks since ever since he got sick and passed away.

Have a wonderful Christmas - I'll join you all next year!

I’m a the gym. Back and biceps. The Best Of Presets is playing on Spotify. I want to get my dick sucked in the stream room after working out.

Agree that the Monday-Tuesday timing is weird. Family was here over the weekend because of work schedules. So it already feels like after Christmas.

Watching the 1971 "Made for Each Other," written by and starring Renee Taylor and Joe Bolonga.

I'm sitting around dreading that it will soon be January and the good cheer will be long forgotten. It will be a hellish month: staff evaluations to complete, 3 biz trips to go on and assorted surprise client drama. Is it February yet?

R99, I buy Dollar Store wrapping paper because it wraps better. It's more malleable, creases and folds better. I'm not so particular that I really care about the design (I tend to wrap with kitschy paper so their selection works just fine for me. More expensive, "quality" paper like Caspari, Papyrus, Anna Griffen, etc. is beautiful but not manageable, at least for me. Hope this makes some kind of sense. The vodka & sodas are kicking in.

Just finished baking Christmas desserts. Cheesecake bars and Nigella Lawsons Clementine cake ... whilst listening to this fun version of the Christmas Carol ...Fa la la la!

This year, Gap’s Holiday phrase was “Give Gap”, #GiveGap.

Kind of dull compared to 1992 to 2005 Holiday phrases.

R108 Why does the gap still exist? Arent there other stores who do what they do?

Finished Christmas dinner shopping and unwound with Space Launce Disaster videos. Next, helicopter crashes!

Hugs to you R10

R110 you mean space launch.

Thanks r112 -- I see the eggnog is kicking in...

Itching like I wish all the walls had sandpaper on them.

Damn furnace heat and dry skin!

Gap does it best.

Just masturbated for the third time today.

[quote] Just masturbated for the third time today.

I'm bored and have to work for a bit. I wish I could do the same after work or even better, meet up with a few hot daddies who will paint my face with Christmas joy.

Wrapping presents (yes, with Dollar Store paper!). About to make last-minute honey-glazed carrots because neither the hosts nor the three other guests for dinner today thought to make any vegetable (I'm bringing tons more, besides).

I salute you, R119, my wrapper-in-solidarity!

POOR Eve !

I use dollar store wrapping paper for the same reason OP. I love nice crisp edges and that’s hard to get with thicker papers although I do admit it sometimes rips easily. Merry Christmas!

It's Christmas Eve today. I'm Scandinavian and we celebrate the 24th here, NOT the 25th. Anyways, first we eat dinner. My family hails from West Norway so we eat pinnekjøtt (sheep), then we eat cookies and open presents. My family is not religious so we never go to church on Christmas Eve, though it is pretty common for most people to start the day by going to the church.

I get my wrapping paper from Target, which may or may not be of higher quality than the Dollar Store. It's something made to be ripped off and thrown away, so I don't see the point in spending a lot of money on it.

Christmas Eve is National Eggnog Day, so there is eggnog here in the house, which I have added to my coffee and will continue to do so until Three Kings Day.

R123!!! In addition to a bunch of other things, I ordered something called a Scandinavian Dream Cake from this O&H Kringle Company in Wisconsin run by a Scandinavian Family-

I am sure it is like America's version of italian food- but that being said this thing is DELICIOUS! Its this simple square cake with this toasted coconut/brown sugary "topping". Oh my god- its unreal.

And to the folks who use cheap wrapping paper, I was just kidding! I was particularly sarcastic yesterday!!

I echo the sentiments of the person above with a horrifying January workload- that is why I am kind of glad to have to work Thursday and Friday- it will keep me relatively in a work related mode (and prepared for what is to come), and then I have another 4 days off anyway!

Christmas will be through January 1st as far as I am concerned. I actually cannot wait for Friday.

So sorry for your loss, R10. I hope that eventually you can find peace and comfort in the memories you shared.

Listening to A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on Radio 4; dawn is just starting & all is quiet here in SoCal. It's exquisite, sublime, and a vestige of music, rituals, and speech that are rapidly fading. I will forever remember the joy, fulfillment, and pride in growing up and performing much of the same music as a child. For me it embodies the true spirit of Christmas. I always eagerly anticipate the special piece composed for each year's program. Rejoice!

Right now I'm just waiting for dinner to get ready. We eat at 5 pm.

Im drinking coffee. My dogs are on either side of me. I am also farting powerfully into my couch cushions. Speaking of, does anyone know how to deep clean a couch?

R126 Kringle is a round/oval thing, if I remember right. More like a Danish but in a oval-ish shape, and then cut into slices.

That is right R131!! That is their main product-

@DPRK_News

Missile defenses target bearded airborne hooligan.

No Korean citizens harmed.

R123, what in the name of Christ is that vile thing in your photo?

waiting for xmas eve party to begin in 2 hours. the annual family drama soon to commence, everyone needs a xanax.

I’m baking while my partner watches the darts.

r136 What are you baking?

Wrapping gifts, washing dishes, Once Upon a Deadpool, then wrapping gifts!

r136 I envy you. I just starting getting into it, but it's time delayed in Canada, & I don't get the superSports pak. I do follow on twitter, though.

Home alone, watching TV, waiting for "A Christmas Story" to start at 8 p.m.