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If I stay up this late again I WILL DIE.

Despite a tornado warning today (The hell? I live in New Yawk.), this past week's been a tribute to summer. Warm air, sunshine, T-shirts...I absolutely hate it. It's December, damn it. You folks out west might be okay with having a BBQ on Christmas Eve, but I feel stupid gazing at electric displays up and down the roads when it's warm enough to wear my tiki-print tank-top, formerly reserved for Independence Day and Independence Day only.

PS, I did watch A Charlie Brown Christmas on 11/28, and yeah, I mostly agree that it was a little too early for them to run it. It really wasn't that that early, but I think I would've preferred to anticipate my yearly SHUT UP LINUS, GET TO THE TREE PART shouts for a little bit longer.


Actually, it was fun. We were watching two of my nephews, nephews whose combined interest in A Charlie Brown Christmas weighed in at a heavy point blank zero. They spent the hour fighting over who got the computer while I sat like an asshole, video recording Charlie Brown with my digital camera's magic button. Every once in a while, though, they'd glance over and have to catch themselves being into it before stopping.

The special was loaded with Christmas commercials (and with commercials that the Kids of Now will someday associate with the 2006 holiday season, like let's say, a Nintendo Wii ad), and the Peanuts peeps continued to shine. Never once felt like I was watching it just because I "had" to.

Did a little Christmas shopping tonight. The local TRU is already a madhouse, so much so that I had to pass on buying these really awesome light-up lollipops shaped like icy blue snowmen, because even that ain't worth thirty minutes behind some bitch who "can't believe she's about to spend all this money!" I've had much more luck online. Found one of my nieces a "Baby Alive" doll, and everyone who finds this out freaks as if I'd stumbled onto a pit of oil. I swear, I've been getting the "We're Not Worthy" bows and everything. Is Baby Alive really such a hot ticket?

The Advent Calendar has been updated for December 2nd. Side note: At 3:30 AM.

Posted by Matt on 12/02/2006. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 48 comments

*cattle prod*

Chestnuts roasted by Mystie @ 12/02/2006 5:03 AM

Wow, lucky for me that I’m still awake. I get to enjoy some Advent Calendar fun. Knacks has become my new favorite Christmas character of all time.

What the hell is a Baby Alive doll?

Chestnuts roasted by Mr. Boligarky @ 12/02/2006 5:03 AM

Actually, it gets rather cold here in the West (California) in December. Ever since November 30th, it’s been much colder than usual, usually it’s about 80 degrees, but it suddenly plummeted to 45. Go figure.

Chestnuts roasted by Iscariot @ 12/02/2006 5:16 AM

Baby Alive… aren’t those the ones that you fill with water so they feel more realistic?

Went to Matt’s Mecca today (read: waded through a sea of toddlers up to my hip at Toys R Us) to look for an Advent Calendar and “life-sized” Charlie-in-the-Box. I didn’t find either, but I did find some awesome Peanuts toys. I don’t know if they’re new or what but each figure is about 7″ tall and they come with fun props. I may have to pick me up a set… after I find my Charlie-in-the-Box!

Chestnuts roasted by Special K (fka broomstickjockey) @ 12/02/2006 5:33 AM

Holy crap dude, your commitment to getting this calendar up on time is amazing, but don’t rob yourself of sleep over it. I easily could have waited til evening if not later, but I am glad I didn’t have to! :D This year is shaping up to be quite intresting, will Knacks take on the task of the Lego Advent Calendar? I am excited to find out.

Chestnuts roasted by Cap'n Ducky @ 12/02/2006 5:54 AM

Matt, I’m a little concerned that the character known as “Knacks” may actually be a refection of yourself -for his actions seem to parallel your own to a disturbing degree. By creating Knacks’s MySpace and maintaining it, you are vicariously living through your Lego man’s personae -an act of escapism …but from what? We know that you have associated yourself with Knacks, so it can only be assumed that you share his feelings of unworth, loneliness, and depression. Could his impatience for friend requests really be a metaphor for your impatience for blog postings such as this one? How much does the creator share with his creation? YOU MUST FIND YOUR WAITERBOT MATT! FIND IT AND DESTROY WITHOUT MERCY! KILL HIS WIFE TOO! RID YOUR LIFE OF ALL PHOBIAS! …before it’s too late.

Chestnuts roasted by Ponsonby_Britt @ 12/02/2006 6:32 AM

Bah, I’m ALWAYS up this late. Creature of the night, that’s me.

Chestnuts roasted by x @ 12/02/2006 6:43 AM

Special K- The dolls that you filled with water were called “Water Babies” if I’m not mistaken. Not a very original name, if you ask me.

I can’t believe I’m still awake. G-D insomnia. Baby alive is the doll that you could feed “food”, and drink, and would excrete waste products. I never had one myself, being more into the boy-toys…however, I remember my ONLY female friend having one. I seem to remember the “food” coming as a powder and only in two colors. I want to say red and green, but that may be because of the season.

I really wouldn’t be surprised if the new and improved Baby Alive was a hot ticket. Even I thought that having a doll that pooped was cool. If I had a daughter, I’d get her one of the new ones…even if her eyes are freakishly big. Just to teach her that it’s okay for girls to poop.

Chestnuts roasted by MissJess @ 12/02/2006 7:01 AM

Maybe Knacks could hook up with Polly Pocket?

Chestnuts roasted by Jon @ 12/02/2006 7:31 AM

Dammit! This is the 1st time in forever I’m up early on Saturday, and the advent calendar won’t work for me! Nope- I keep clicking and clicking and nothin’. :( Sigh. Well, maybe it will work later…nice work yesterday though. Still can’t believe KNACKS beat me at getting a myspace page.

Chestnuts roasted by Muppet Baby @ 12/02/2006 8:28 AM

I spent ONE New Year’s Eve in Florida and that totally ruined winter for me.

And now it’s 40 again I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY

Chestnuts roasted by Fireball @ 12/02/2006 9:28 AM

I’m loving it. I’ll admit, I was disappointed to hear about the lack of an advert calender this year, but this advent calender adventure is shaping up to be the best yet. The myspace profile is such a gread added dimension to it all.

I give you two kudos! (The maximum amount of kudos possible)

Chestnuts roasted by Jeff @ 12/02/2006 9:32 AM

Charlie Brown Christmas was waayy too early this year. It was like a week after Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, and it was warm enough for me to jog outside without a sweatshirt. That ain’t Christmas!

Chestnuts roasted by Jeff Mack @ 12/02/2006 10:11 AM

Hmmm…any of you people who equate Christmas with cold and snow can trade places with me in a heartbeat. The pure hatred of winter is all that got me through 2-1/2 hours of shoveling last night.

As an added bonus, I’ll throw in a car with the doors and windows frozen shut. Frozen windows especially rock when you light a cigarette and drive away before you realize they wont go down.

It’s 12 right now.

Not very whiny or anything…

Chestnuts roasted by MaryJane @ 12/02/2006 10:20 AM

It snowed last night here in Toronto! Dammit!

Chestnuts roasted by Laser @ 12/02/2006 10:58 AM

Legotron with the Biggie reference, awesome. And don’t fret matt it is nice and cold again (i’m in philly). According to our weather lady we might even get some snow monday!

And not to plug myself, but everyday during christmastime my blog will be featuring a classic christmas cartoon to d/l. I thought you would enjoy that.

Chestnuts roasted by Geoffinsanity @ 12/02/2006 11:23 AM

You should come to the midwest, Matt. It went from being in the 60s to the 30s overnight. I was supossed to go to this little town and perform in the Victorian Christmas Festival today, but I found out it would be for free, so I’m skipping out. It’s too cold for that.

Chestnuts roasted by Tommy @ 12/02/2006 11:24 AM

I knew, when I went to bed at 2 last night, I would be missing out.

They still make baby alive?

I’m looking for someone to blame for the weather. It was 70 degrees yesterday. What’s the point of living in New England if it’s 70 degrees in December?

Chestnuts roasted by Katherine @ 12/02/2006 11:57 AM

I had a Baby Alive doll when I was a kid. Basically, it’s one of those dolls where you feed it and it poops. I can’t really explain why that’s so entertaining to little girls, but it is.

The new dolls are freaky looking though. Click my name to see one – holy crap.

Chestnuts roasted by jazzy @ 12/02/2006 12:16 PM

Some day, I want an actual Christmas shopping experience. One where I have to go on a less-than-merry romp from store to store trying to find that one perfect gift, that unattainable Holy Grail that the last person on my list wants. Perhaps someday…

Chestnuts roasted by Mike P @ 12/02/2006 12:26 PM

Kuse has no love for the “Animated Standing Buck” and “Feeding Doe” decorations, I see.

Chestnuts roasted by Frostor @ 12/02/2006 12:40 PM

My friend had one of those Baby Alive dolls. The food was red and green, as said above, because when it mixes together inside the doll it will come out brown–pretty good special effects for such simple technology.

Chestnuts roasted by Maura @ 12/02/2006 12:57 PM

Hey Jeff, did you get that job?
Great work on the late night post Matt. Just one question. Do your buddies give you suggestions about articles and Advent plots or is there a no talking clause in the friendship about X-E?

Chestnuts roasted by Bill @ 12/02/2006 1:08 PM

What kind of a jacked-up freakin’ omen is this for my X-Mas season? The peanut mill here in town caught fire and every home and business downwind had to be evac’d for several hours. They were afraid that there might have been some pesticide involved and toxic fumes from the burn would pose a problem. Nobody told us here at work to skedaddle. The Gallery and my house are in the foot print of the conflagration. Around 10:00 last night, we heard on OKC news that the all-clear had been sounded. No fumes, but the fire’s still going right now, and the north end of town has a peculiar funk to it. I can see the TV movie now: Anadarko: The Day Our Nuts Caught Fire.

The advent is, of course, a healing balm on any sour occasion.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash smells like hot goobers @ 12/02/2006 1:33 PM

Most notable moment for me during Charlie Brown was suddenly recognizing the origins of a line they’ve used on MST3K (All I want is what’s coming to me! All I want is my fair share!). Ten points to any MSTie that knows the ep (not to be confused with a Mystie :) ).
Any gals remember Valley Girl Dawn from Babysitters Club and her 80 degree Christmasses? My sis & I still reference her when the weather is warm.
I’m jealous of y’alls snowmen, but that’s all. I can’t hang with shoveling nothing.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 12/02/2006 1:42 PM

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