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Uh oh, the Snuggie better step up its game because something way better came out. Isabela, I hope you know I'm getting you one in every color.

Jesus Christ. Moms at Toys R' Us mean serious business. You do not want to fuck with these ladies. I'm lucky that I got out of there with my limbs intact.

I just started playing Candy Crush. I know, late to the party, but my first name is Candy, can you blame me? Anyway.

Is anyone else weirded out by that creepy guy saying TASTY and DELICIOUS? He kind of sounds like the sort of person who shouldn't be around children.

I confess that I still feel really guilty for enjoying my rather hum drum dreams. I wake up, I go out to work and do science. Repeat. It's rather fantastically restful, actually.

My Christmas shopping only took like an hour. I also only have three people to shop for. The lines were insane and some places were smoking total crack on their prices but the five finger discount still works for me. Thank God I don't have to deal with those crowds any longer. Time to order some pizza.

Well, heavy-duty industrial equipment can chop lightsabers in half, that's good to know. Maybe not worth the likely impending lecture from Obi-wan about 'this weapon is your life' though. Then again he got himself captured so he doesn't have room to talk.

And next time, no matter how insistent Padme is, we'll go with my strategy. Getting captured isn't my idea of a successful mission.

Ugh. Could have let Menelaus kill Paris and end the war, but no, that would have been too easy. Had to save him and make Helen love him again instead because of the stupid pledge. Sometimes Aphrodite can be a real pain in the ass.

I would like to have it noted that traditional American Christmas music filtered through the morgue's audio system takes on a less than festive air. We have lost two interns last two weeks. I, however, have developed a new-found appreciation for Perry Como and Dean Martin.

With ten days to go, I suppose I should start shopping. Oh, dear friends, Valkyries, beloved family, and Nolan, do we have our holiday wishlists ready? I will be coming for them. Do not make me wait. You may choose leave your list below if you deem it appropriate.

Hullo. Name's Christian. I just moved here from Ireland. I work at the 4th Street Bank branch down in Los Angeles, but I've just moved to Orange County. I was told this is the network where one can go to meet people and figure out where to go for things around town - food, coffee, the like. Is this the place to ask about a dungeon? Obliged in advance.

So oh my god, thank you, tech person who got the internet back up and running at my place today. You deserve a hug or a cookie or something because I thought I was going to go crazy. Turn of the before-last-century apartment living is always an adventure, right? Especially so close to finals.

Anyway, I'm like so behind, I've been living here for over a year now and this is the first time I've logged on to this. I know, shameful right? So I'm Stephanie Brown and I'm a sophomore at CSUF studying Criminal Justice. I work part-time delivering packages for UPS and a few months ago I also started as a waitress over at Granny's in Huntington Beach. I'm pretty much busy all the time, but you know what they say, 'All work and no play makes Steph a dull girl', so I also make time to defend my title as ping-pong champion of the universe.

Nice to meet you all! If you see me running around feel free to say hi. Oh, and also, try the waffles at Granny's! They are amazing!

My last final is on Wednesday and I fly home on Thursday night. I'm looking forward to seeing my mom and Paul, but I will miss Annabeth. I don't know exactly when I'm coming back, because my mom bought my ticket home and told me she has a surprise for me when I get there and then she'll tell me when my return flight is. She's so weird sometimes.

[Annabeth]

I need your advice.

How the hell do you guys deal with not having snow? It’s December and I’m not falling on my ass every six feet. Hell, I’m still in a t-shirt and one pair of pants. I CAN FEEL MY NOSE. What is this? Where did winter go? Who’d you piss off to end up without a whole season? HOW DO YOU MANAGE CHRISTMAS WHEN THERE ISN’T ANY SNOW? Man, California. There’s something wrong with you.

This is witchcraft. Summer's gonna kill me, isn't it?

That's how that works, right?

You guys skip out on winter so summer's just gonna be a bajillion degrees in the shade and we're all gonna melt and it'll be awful.

Man.

I never thought I'd say this, but I think I might miss Winnipeg, and who misses Winnipeg? Nobody who's been there, that's for damn sure.

I can't even recall the last time I had a dream, but last night I dreamt about Brienne joining my Rainbow Guard. Loras was not too pleased with that. Then I met Catelyn Stark. She came to me to deliver a message from her son, who had also claimed the crown. She also admonished me for treating the war more like a game. I gave her a tour of my camp then had Brienne show her to a tent. It's interesting, because I've known Cat Stark for many years since even in the waking world Robert is friends with Ned Stark. Perhaps I should pay a visit to the Starks soon. After all, Myrcella is staying with them at the moment.

I can't quite believe that, not only is Christmas almost here, but I've been back here for a whole year now. How is it possible that an entire year has gone by? In a few months I'll be getting married. It's all so surreal.