Monday, December 24, 2012

Merry Christmas Everyone/Christmas List


So yes, it is Christmas tomorrow. And I don't mean to sound like the Grinch, but I really couldn't give two flying cow-pats about it. As some of you may know, my beloved Grandma passed away on Thursday morning and I can tell you, it has hit me rather hard. I haven't really been eating or sleeping or doing anything properly lately, and even this blog post is a bit of a stretch. However, I remembered that the lovely Diana at Aziza's Picks made a blogathon that really cheered me up. Basically, she asks us to imagine if money/location/time wasn't an issue and what we'd buy our fellow bloggers for Christmas. Since giving people stuff always makes me happy, I thought doing this might do the trick. So here's what I get some of my fellow bloggers for Christmas:

Firstly, Diana. Since you've been sifting through quite a few foreign films, I'd love to get you Krzysztof Kieslowski's Three Colours trilogy, preferably the Criterion versions. I'm not sure if you've seen them yet, but they're really fantastic.

Tyler at Southern Vision, you would probably love Criterion DVDs too, but I'd rather buy you The Room, for LOLs.

Ruth at Let's Be Splendid About This, a life's supply of Coke. Because Coke is the best. And lot's of tea. And a big Totoro plush.

Sati at Cinematic Corner, I would actually love to get you a really nice kind of sketchbook/diary thing, so you can jot down any inspiration you have for the beautiful designs on your blog. And on the cover, I'd put pictures of Lee Pace and Idris Elba to remind you of the beautiful things the world is capable of, haha.

Nikhat at Being Norma Jeane, I'd give you magical powers so you could tell Johnny Depp to make better movies. And since you love Doctor Who, every time I saw this on Mighty Ape I thought of you.

Ryan at The Matinee, I'd also get you a life's supply of the best tea in the world. And more hours in the day, because I'm never quite sure how you watch so much and write so much!

Jessica at The Velvet Cafe, something rather simple: a huge hug for being there for me more than a few times this year. I suppose that could come with a ticket to NZ, so you can revisit us in all of our LOTR glory.

Mettel at Mettel Ray's Movie Blog, since you loved Looper so much, I saw on their Facebook that you can get a replica of the pocket watch Joe uses. And then you could put a picture of JGL in it!

Anna at Defiant Success, I'd get you all of the seasons of Downton Abbey because you need to be introduced to how sexy Dan Stevens is on that program.

Alex at And So It Begins, I'd get you this cool special edition of The Dark Knight Rises (assuming you have Blu-Ray) because you were one of the only people to vociferously stand by it throughout the year.

Asrap at Whoa, This is Heavy! - I think you'd get a kick out of this book I bought for one of my friends.

Mette at Lime Reviews and Strawberry Confessions, this may sound a little random but I would get you a duvet cover that is made up of all of these different, strange fabrics. Because that would reflect the feeling I always get from how rich and fashionable your blog is, especially with those fashion pieces you do.

And Lesya, formerly of Eternity of Dream, a Blu-Ray player, and all of Christopher Nolan's films on Blu-Ray to go with it.

As for me, I already know most of what I'm getting for Christmas - money for my trip to Japan in two weeks. I'd also love for Grandma's wedding and engagement rings to be enlarged so they can actually fit on my fingers instead of squeezing the crap out of my pinky finger, some frames to put her photos in and an Oscar for Matthew McConaughey. And to meet Jessica Chastain. And for The Dark Knight Rises to get a little more love. And Killer Joe on DVD because I'm still eight months too young to watch it and I really want to show it to my friends. Why yes, I am sadistic.

Anyways, I'd like to wish everyone who reads this a very Merry Christmas. There is no certainty that I'll be back to blogging frequently, but I do want to do some year-end retrospectives. I hope that everyone has a great day, and thanks for everything this year!

26 comments:

  1. You are the best, Stevee! I hope you feel better soon and have a great Christmas, New Year and Japan trip.

    I would love to have powers over Johnny Depp's present career, and anything Doctor Who. Thank you for the thought :*

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    1. Thanks! I'm feeling somewhat better now, everything is all go for Japan!

      I saw so much Doctor Who stuff on that website and every single thing reminded me of you, haha.

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  2. Darling, I know how sexy he is. After all, I did meet him. (Yes, I'm going to rub it in like nobody's business.) But anyway, that is a very nice present. I definitely plan on seeing it in the near future.

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    1. Haha, there are so many people not happy with him now. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it when you see it!

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  3. Thank you so much for not forgetting me! Also, dream present!
    Happy holidays, even though it's a hard time for you. Enjoy your Japan visit!

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  4. Thank you Stevee! Though, with such a beautiful cover, I'll probably end up just staring at it.

    Hope you managed to have good Christmas despite your Gradma's passing away, I'm sure she is looking down on you, never really leaving you!

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    1. Haha, you could always do that.

      I know she's still with me. I'm glad she's at peace, now.

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  5. Im sorry to hear about your Grandma passing away. I look forward to reading more of your posts after you get back from Japan. Even though you may not want to hear it. I'm still wishing you a Merry Christmas

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  6. Oh Stevee - I hope you spend today surrounded by family and remembering all the good times with your Grandma. It's so hard to lose someone you love, but I hope soon you'll think of her with smiles.
    You are the best - Coke is also the best, and teeeaaaaaaa. And I would cuddle the Totoro plush every night, no matter how old I got!

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    1. We did have a lovely day, I trust yours was really good, too!

      Totoro is the bestest!

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  7. Thanks Stevee, I would love to get the Three Colours trilogy, I really have to see it soon! Merry Christmas to you, too!

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  8. Merry Christmas Stevee! And you're absolutely right about the book... I've been eying it for myself for quite some time now!

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    1. It is a really cool book, I read it before I gave it to my friend. So many LOLs.

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  9. Merry (belated) Christmas! Sorry to hear about your grandmother. Hope you had a good holiday in spite of what you're going through.

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    1. Thanks! I've had a rather good holiday despite everything.

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  10. Great gift idea! I really dug that flick. Happy holidays!

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  11. Sad to hear about your Grandma, that is rough. Best wishes for the season and I hope you feel better soon!

    It must've been difficult tossing up between choosing a Criterion or The Room for me, but imagine if Criterion released The Room? Now that I would buy.

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    1. Ooh, shit just got serious. That would be the most perfect thing ever.

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  12. Awww thank you for your kind words Steeve! And nothing would make me happier than this gift. It's been 25 years since I travelled New Zeeland, hitchhiking my way around, but the memories are still very vivid in my mind. The moonlike landscape in Tongariro national park, the mystic around the bubbling clay in Rotorua, the endless ninty-mile beach, a magic blackwaterraft tour in the caves in Waitomo and Milford sound, which I'm pretty certain we got to see in the LOTR movies. I want to get back! But more than anything else I remember the people. The hospitality we met, the friendliness, the openness was outstanding. I've never met anything like it before or after. The truth. So yes, I definitely want to go back to the other side of the world. I'd love to bring my children there and show them NZ in all its glory. If we only could afford the journey. One day...

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    1. NZ is a truly wonderful place, isn't it? Rotorua is one of my favourite places here, because there is so much to do! I do love how open we are, too. We're not easily offended, nor do we have a lot of rules here. It is great. If you ever do come back, let me know!

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  13. Merry Christmas, Stevee, it's so sweet of you to do this post. Especially right now, when you must be feeling miserable - I'm very sorry for you.
    Thanks for the fictional duvet cover too :) I'm sure I'd love it.

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    1. This post definitely did cheer me up a little. I hope you had a great Christmas, too!

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You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.

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