The Christmas Adventures of Norman the Gnome.

I've had an affinity for gnomes since I was 16 or 17. I remember trying to come up with a name for my livejournal (oh, those were the days). Inspired by a scene from Amelie where she was carrying a suitcase (actually, a satchel, but I'm never been the most observant person) and a gnome, I dubbed myself "suitcasegnome", and it's been my online handle ever since.

Despite my love of suitcases and gnomes, though, I've never gotten any gnomes as a present - until this year. My best friend Becca knitted me a gnome named Norman the Doorman, and we made VERY merry.

Here's how Norman spent his Christmas day.

 Norman tries on a Santa hat. We decide his own pointy red hat is festive enough.

 Norman gets tied up in the excitement of opening presents! Sorry, Norman, but you can't borrow my Tweety Bird pajamas.

Norman gives his presents a whirl. Lookin' good, Norm! 

Norman! Did you drink that whole bottle by yourself? You party animal...

Thankfully, Norman's recovered from his hangover now. I hope you all enjoyed meeting him, especially because he will be back tomorrow to share a recipe to use up the last dregs of eggnog in your fridge. 

Now, it's off to the new job with me! I'm so excited to have such a great opportunity.

The Craft.

On Friday night, my husband showed me "The Craft" for the first time. I loved it. It was a bit crazy and shlocky, but it was fun and reminded me of being a teenager. Fairuza Balk was AWESOME! I also really want to replace my rapidly-aging black maxi skirt now...

When I woke up on Saturday morning, though, I noticed something strange. There were scratches on my arms... Coincidence?

"Honey? Have you been letting Fairuza Balk in at night again...?"

Probably. We do own two cats who love to crawl on us in our sleep.

I can't pick a favorite.

Okay, I lied. It's between these two:

That made laugh SO HARD.

I've got a soft spot for Marilyn, and for colour.
I want all these prints on my walls, though.

source.

via khutt's tumblr.

I'm on a boat!

Taken from "25 Awesome Joseph Ducreux Memes".

The romantic in me thinks that this is adorable and wants to recreate it.
The realist in me know that we'd knock our teeth out trying.

Just found Jorge Garcia's blog today.

He seems just as cool in person as his character, Hurley, is on LOST. I wish I could hang out in Hawaii and taste all the bread he bakes. via Dispatches from the Island.

True love.

B: “Every day with you is special.”

me (genuinely touched): “Aw, do you really mean that?”

B: “Yeah … some days it’s special like special sauce, and some days it’s special like special Olympics.”

Taken from Khutt's tumblr, "small things".

courtesy of recovering lazyholic.

Comic by Kate Beaton.

Cat haiku, recited by my former environmental ethics professor
author unknown

you have a large brain
mine? the size of a peanut.
yet who goes to work?

Via "Always About Love".

As someone who used to work in the North Atlantic fishing industry...

...I find the following hilarious:

Via "Married to the Sea".