Best of Holidailies

Chaos Attraction by Jennifer R (32)

Reasons Why I Hate Social Media : And just like everyone else, I'll be tweeting incessantly, like the shrieking bird outside your window at 5 a.m. Whether I want to or not. And that really pisses me off. (posted Jan 7, 7:41pm)

this is the nonsensical mass that is my life. welcome. by Raychela (12)

things that were supposed to be posted on december 31st : I took a road trip to Pittsburgh with my brother, I was an extra in a Christopher Nolan directed Batman movie, I buried a grandparent, I smeared glitter all over a chick’s legs and photographed them, I spent long hours at a hospital.... (posted Jan 2, 8:05pm)

Telegram by X Chrysostom (13)

Plus (Six) : Ring in the new. (posted Jan 1, 3:39am)

the Electronic Replicant by Erik (8)

Happy New Year : It’s now my most favorite of December holidays, New Year’s Eve. (posted Dec 31, 10:50pm)

A Certain Lack of Focus by Meagan (32)

Jedi Soccer Moms : What would it be like to be the parent of a Jedi? (posted Dec 31, 7:11pm)

Chocolate Chip Mint by Lynn C Dot (28)

Less Is Not More : My ass is getting bigger, not smaller. So why do jeans, nowadays, cover less of it? I suppose the answer is self-evident. Larger butt = less coverage, given the jeans themselves are a constant. I contend that jeans are not constant. As evidence, I give you this from 1983 ... (posted Dec 30, 10:06am)

Airy Persiflage by Bev Sykes (27)

Pockets : I was kind of happy with this whole pocket thing until I took out the clothes I had washed. I wondered what all that clanging was in the washer & sure enough, my phone had gone through a thorough cleaning & drying, as I had not remembered to take it out of the pocket I finally thought to put it ... (posted Dec 30, 12:16am)

MissMeliss: Uber-Caffeinated by MissMeliss (13)

All Dogs Go to Heaven : Sometimes instead of helping a rescue dog get to a forever home, the best – the only – thing you can do is to help them go to another, eternally peaceful, place. (posted Dec 26, 10:09pm)

A Certain Lack of Focus by Meagan (32)

Pizza Christmas : Christmas dinner from the 7-11. (posted Dec 25, 4:18am)

MissMeliss: Uber-Caffeinated by MissMeliss (13)

Dear Santa... : I think you know that I don’t mean gracefulness, though we could all dance more (it increases your heart rate and provides great muscle tone, after all – and have you seen my fan kicks? I do terrific fan kicks.) (posted Dec 22, 8:20pm)

Markings: Days of Her Life by Margaret DeAngelis (10)

I Swear It's Not Too Late : Five years ago I saw myself as standing at the door of an annus mirabilis. This time, I think, it will be a lustrum mirabilis. (posted Dec 19, 3:41pm)

Telegram by X Chrysostom (13)

I : Stream of self-consciousness. (posted Dec 15, 4:31pm)

Chaos Attraction by Jennifer R (32)

In Defense of "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer." : When I first heard Grandma, I discovered that there were other songs like that out there. Less reverent, more funny. It's what started one of my favorite Christmas hobbies; trying to find ANY music that isn't a traditionally done, traditionally sung without irony, got written in 1942 tune. (posted Dec 15, 7:02am)

Shmuel's Soapbox by Shmuel (3)

Page 286: Inventions : The inventor of paper, the almanac says, / Was Ts'ai in the year 105... (posted Dec 12, 12:12am)

Chocolate Chip Mint by Lynn C Dot (28)

Somewhere Between Naughty And Nice : Maybe you're like me and don't get - presents, shall we say? - like we used to. And yet, I find myself preparing myself just in case I do. Got to be prepared, just in case. Such as in the case of an accident, you might say, good to have your nice drawers on and such. (posted Dec 11, 6:16pm)

American Graffiti by Plin (5)

This Thing I Do : So, even though for most of the year this tiny corner of the web lies dormant, in December I write. It's a part of who I am, who I was, and who I will be. Including the part where I get overwhelmed and stop updating... until next December. It's just a thing I do. (posted Dec 10, 1:03pm)

A Certain Lack of Focus by Meagan (32)

Completion : Musings on distraction, overreaching, and a pledge to start following through again. (posted Dec 9, 6:56am)