Borrowed Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince from my brother and read it yesterday. Someone’s ticking all the boxes from their Joseph Campbell checklist aren’t they?

Rewritten for my true love and myself:

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Twelve bloggers blogging,
eleven weavers weaving,
ten doctors dancing,
nine knitters knitting,
eight chavs a-brawling,
seven pirates puzzling,
six beers a-brewing,
five dino-saurs;
four top gear dolls,
three chocolate bars,
two spring rolls
and a weasel in a pink tree.

I was going to a verse a day but decided, that as I’d probably forget, to do it all now.

A very merry Christmas to everyone, especially to Andy and Clare and their twin babies, Alfie and Audrey, who came home from hospital yestetday. As Andy said in his text message: “Best Xmas ever :-)”

See after eight o’clock for reviews and squee…

A trip to the in-laws, where, prompted by that James May programme, pink_weasel’s father and brother have fetched their railway setup from the loft and then made expeditions to buy a new baseboard and various bits and pieces. Meanwhile, Lettice’s Mustang is coming together on the kitchen table.

And there’s a bag with a reindeer with a squeeky nose. And I’m wondering whether it can still squeek after I’ve taken a stanley knife to it.

(Ooo, a pre-xmas holby car crash. That’s a surpise then.)

Hey, tomorrow’s Christmas. Blimey.

Discussion last night about the new Doctor Who with someone who is a sci-fi geek but not a long term DW fan. Now we all know that the Cybermen came first but are they better?

Opinions please.

… would still be the Swiss Re building (and have you see the trailer for the Christmas Doctor Who?).

But, what about that other famous glass building in London - the GLA headquarters? In the eight months I’ve been working next door I’ve heard a number of nicknames for it but, unlike the case of the Gherkin, no one name has stuck.

• Helmet
• Snail
• Beehive
• Bubble
• Testicle

What’s your choice?

(Personally I think it looks like some anime robot egg thing just starting its transformation into a killer robot, with a little bit of the annoying cute robot from The Black Hole thrown in as well.)

Just back form work christmas party. Boat trip on Thames. Then restaurant - good food but small portions, lots of wine. Tomorrow will be urgh. Paul’s theory about cracker pulling was proved right 75% of the time. I got a rubber duck from secret santa. Tired, must sleep.

1. Do you have a real or fake Christmas tree?
   Real.
2. Do you put up Christmas lights on the exterior of your home?
   No
3. What’s your favorite Christmas song/carol?
   Um. Oh I’ll be predicatable and say Fairytale of New York.
4. What do you like better - turkey or ham?
   Turkey.
5. Do you open up any Christmas presents on Christmas Eve?
   No.
6. Have you ever been Christmas caroling?
   No.
7. What was your most memorable Christmas gift(s) that you received?
   Starbird. A large toy spaceship with sound effects, etc. Best present a space mad ~8 year old boy could ever have.
8. What’s your favorite Christmas movie?
   They’re all dross.
9. Have you ever built a real snowman?
   Yes.
10. Have you ever peeked into a present and found out what it was before Christmas?
    Yes.
11. What is on the top of your Christmas tree?
    Lettice’s wand from her hen night.
12. Do you own a Santa hat?
    No.
13. When was the last time you had your picture taken with Santa Claus?
    No idea.
14. Have you started your Christmas shopping yet?
    Yes.
15. Do you put candy canes on your Christmas tree?
    No. I think that’s mostly an American habit.
16. Who is hardest person to buy for?
    My father.
17. Who is the easiest person to buy for?
    Lettice
18. How old were you when you realized Santa was imaginary?
    Fairly young.
19. What does your morning of Christmas routine consist of?
    This is the first year Lettice and I will be spending Christmas in our own home rather than with parents, so the routines get invented now.
20. Egg nog?
    No. Bring on the mulled wine…
21. What do you want for Christmas this year?
    A pay rise.

I think that my work colleagues know a bit too much about myself and pink_weasel. One of them just recommended dawn of the knitted dead.

Party in Battersea last night. It seems that everyone in the world keeps a blog now. Much discussion of Möbius strips (with some very wrong conclusions) and TV sci-fi and knitting and knee surgery. Good time.

Off to the supermarket now for Christmas supplies. Eek.

Oh dear, that’s almost embarrassingly good. And I spotted errors in some of the questions.

9/9 Genius

You are 92% knowledgable and 96% intellectual.

Amazing! You have an incredible brain (intellect) and a powerhouse of information (knowledge)! Keep up the impressive work– we all bow to you.

My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

	You scored higher than 99% on knowledge
	You scored higher than 97% on intellect

Link: The Knowledge vs. Intellect Test written by rattytintinface on Ok Cupid

Okay, no more showing off from me tonight. Mmm, mulled wine, let’s kill some brain cells - it seems I have too many anyway.