Wednesday, October 3, 2007 | by nathan

Hallowthanksmukkahmas

I say it over and over and over, but it always bears repeating: autumn is my favorite time of year, not least because of the holidays. This year in particular promises to be something special, as I am once again planning on being aggressively jolly/thankful/scary, in that reverse order, then looping back to scary again if someone tries to turn off "24 Hours of A Christmas Story" on Christmas Day.

Christmas always seems like a long way off, except here we are; the decorations are in the stores. I already know what I’m getting some people. Last weekend we bought some great Halloween decorations at Super Target, including the giant, orange-lights arch that I wanted last year, that the moron clerk told me wasn’t for sale, despite the fact that there was a PRICE STICKER ON IT.

Also, this year promises a special new challenge, as I am making Thanksgiving dinner for my family. I was thinking about how much fun it would be to make a dinner for people that week, a Thanksgiving dinner for my "adopted" family. I mentioned it to mom, and then it turned into me offering to make Thanksgiving dinner, as sort of a present to her, so she wouldn’t have to worry about it.

I’m also going to give myself a present sometime soon. Last Christmas Brian paid a deposit on a new tattoo for me, and despite having a design picked out for over a year, I’ve never actually gone and done the thing. So, at some point soon, look for a new tattoo on my skinny little wrist. It’ll be nowhere near as badass as the one my friend George just got, though. Check it out: