Today I officially started Christmas shopping. I figure I needed to start now since we can actually afford gifts for each other this year. No big crunch on the budget to worry about as long as we don’t go insane. I also think it may take me awhile to come up with gift ideas for everyone. For instance, I have absolutely no clue what Adam might possibly want, or what Paul’s brothers might like. And I haven’t even begun to brainstorm for Paul, though he shouldn’t be difficult to buy for since he just started working on a list of components he wants in order to build his dream computer.

Jeremy is usually fairly easy for me to shop for … I actually kind of have to narrow things down a little because I tend to want to get him lots of things. I end up deciding on things that no one else will ever buy him (including himself). Most of what I get him is pretty useless. Who am I kidding? I get him tchotchkes, or I make them. But still, he’s the only one I can really do that to/for that doesn’t seem to mind and might actually think it’s as fun as I do. When he ends up being a crusty old man he’ll probably have a sock drawer full of the things I’ve given him.

I think I know what I’ll be getting my parents, and a few other people too. I guess I should write down who all we’re going to be spreading Christmas joy to. I should probably also make sure all the addresses we have are correct. I know, Christmas is still more than two months away but I want to get things right. This will be the first in many years we get to be at home for the holidays. Home always has the best shower and the most comfortable bed. And this also means I get to decorate and we have a fireplace to hang the stockings on.

*Sigh* I wish I could put some of this enthusiasm toward Halloween. We never have trick-or-treaters.

This afternoon once I was finished with work, we went and watched Mirrormask. It’s in limited release and will probably never make its way to mainstream theaters. It was breathtaking to watch. I would suggest to anyone living near enough to an independent theater showing Mirrormask to buy a ticket. The visuals alone make it worth shelling out a few bucks. There was so much to look at I’m certain I missed some of the dialogue. Of course, my favorite part may have been the scene in the library …

Edit: I’ve changed my mind. My favorite scene isn’t the library or anything to do with books. It has the be the musicbox bedroom scene. I say this because I woke up with the eerie rendition of “Close to You” in my head and it has been stuck there ever since.

We did indeed go to the theater to see Serenity this past weekend. It wasn’t a sold out show, but it was pretty crowded. We got there early enough to see the line of people waiting to be let in and the two people in funny hats were a dead give away that they were fans of the show. I liked it well enough that I would like to see it again, preferably this coming weekend. Paul mentioned that it was darker than the Firefly we grew to love. He may just feel that way because one of our favorite characters dies. And, if we go to see it again, hopefully this time I won’t have an annoying stoner sitting behind me with a love of descriptive words and a comment for everything.

Saturday night we attended the last Dallas Stars preseason game. They lost the game but won the shootout afterward. It was nice to be able to watch hockey again. I still have to get used to some of the new rules.

Hopefully tonight’s episode of Lost will be more interesting than the one that aired last week.