Fannish Items of Interest

First: linking to my Holiday Wish List for the final time before Christmas.

Geeks of Doom shows what happens if you try to get walking directions to Mordor via Google Maps.

A new preview clip for The Doctor, The Widow, And The Wardrobe.

AMC wants a second season of Hell On Wheels.

Matt Smith on The Graham Norton Show.

Someone shows off a Ghostbusters tattoo—given how busy it is with Gozer, Mr. Stay Puft, the Terror Dogs and Slimer, all I can think is ow. Impressive, but ow.

Peter Jackson has released a new behind the scenes production video from The Hobbit.

The Pan-Fandom Holiday Season Love Meme.

Satellite News asks about everyone’s MST3K related Christmas traditions.

From Cracked: 6 Horrifying Implications of Classic Christmas Movies.

Fannish Items of Interest

First: linking to my Holiday Wish List for the final time before Christmas.

Geeks of Doom shows what happens if you try to get walking directions to Mordor via Google Maps.

A new preview clip for The Doctor, The Widow, And The Wardrobe.

AMC wants a second season of Hell On Wheels.

Matt Smith on The Graham Norton Show.

Someone shows off a Ghostbusters tattoo—given how busy it is with Gozer, Mr. Stay Puft, the Terror Dogs and Slimer, all I can think is ow. Impressive, but ow.

Peter Jackson has released a new behind the scenes production video from The Hobbit.

The Pan-Fandom Holiday Season Love Meme.

Satellite News asks about everyone’s MST3K related Christmas traditions.

From Cracked: 6 Horrifying Implications of Classic Christmas Movies.

Writer's Block: Santa Claus is coming to town

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Even when I was at my youngest, I never believed in Santa. I understood it was just parents doing something. I never set out plates of cookies or glasses of milk--I do recall putting out a paper plate with oyster crackers with powdered ranch dressing sprinkled on one Christmas, but that was a whole other reason. I knew Dad was going to eat it, so it was really just putting it out for him as a snack, for whenever he got home from work that night.

(You knew he was home by the choking sounds caused by the extremely strong flavor of Ranch after he ate it. It was strategic, so that I would also know by how much had melted outside that it was him, when he would then attempt to fool me into thinking tire tracks in the aforementioned snow were from a sled. He never won that attempt, even when I was 2. He still tried.)

Writer's Block: Santa Claus is coming to town

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Even when I was at my youngest, I never believed in Santa. I understood it was just parents doing something. I never set out plates of cookies or glasses of milk--I do recall putting out a paper plate with oyster crackers with powdered ranch dressing sprinkled on one Christmas, but that was a whole other reason. I knew Dad was going to eat it, so it was really just putting it out for him as a snack, for whenever he got home from work that night.

(You knew he was home by the choking sounds caused by the extremely strong flavor of Ranch after he ate it. It was strategic, so that I would also know by how much had melted outside that it was him, when he would then attempt to fool me into thinking tire tracks in the aforementioned snow were from a sled. He never won that attempt, even when I was 2. He still tried.)