Organised?

So, in two weeks time the Festering Season will be over and done with. Halle-bloody-lujah.

In the meantime, I’ve actually been fairly organised. All the cards went off in the post this morning – bonus, another job out the way.

All the main presents I needed to get have been done, and it’s “just” small stuff now. Most of that will get done this weekend, while we’re in Manchester.

So in short, it’s actually all fairly organised this year. Certainly makes a change.

Bad Idea

During this week I wrote some posts that will go up while we’re away in the Dark End of Nowhere for the Festering Season. While this was a good idea in some ways, it also means I now have a countdown to the Day of Doom whenever I look at the pages for writing new posts on d4d™.

This is, obviously, Not a good thing.

Still, I’ve actually been fairly organised so far, with only small items left to purchase before Day of Doom is upon us. And I’ll probably sort out cards etc. this weekend as well.

Herself is wanting to get a tree over the weekend. I can’t say that this idea exactly fills me with glee, but well, it could be worse. She could like the Festive Tat™ that goes all over the outside of some people’s houses. Speaking of which, I still haven’t deflated the neighbours inflatable snowman. But I’m biding my time before the glowing white lardarse goes down for once and for all…

Going Home to a Bus

What an absolutely brilliant idea. Old double-decker buses converted into living accomodation. The buses, converted by a bunch called Double-Decker Living, are being used by the Centrepoint charity in London to help the homeless over the Christmas period.

With luck it might be that there’s going to be a use for the fantastic old Routemaster buses that are being phased out after today…

Counting Down

There’s one good thing about getting to December 1st. It means that there’s only twenty-six days to go ’til it’s all over for another year.

Three and a half weeks, and that’s yer lot. The Festering Season over and done with. Bloody marvellous so far as I’m concerned.

In fact, this year I’m almost organised. I’ve managed to sort out most of the present stuff already, which is kind of scary. I’ve sorted stuff for the parents, and got Herself’s main one too. Pretty good going, I reckon. Plus it means I don’t have to do too much shopping in actual shops during this grotendous month. Total bonus.

10 Things

Every so often it’s good to see that it’s not just me who hates the Festering Season.

In this case, Parking Attendant sums up 10 reasons why he hates Christmas.

All I can say is “Well said, that man”. I could probably come up with a bigger list, but it’d have many of the same things on it.

Oh, and after my post the other day about the happy lack of houses decorated in Festive Tat, it seems they were all out doing them over the weekend, as there’s now a surfeit of the buggers. Joy.