tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162552.post-1133579406172177352005-12-02T16:50:00.000-10:002005-12-02T17:12:40.560-10:002005-12-02T17:12:40.560-10:00Courtesy of <a href="http://prattoons.blogspot.com">Pratt</a>.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Year of the first Christmas you can remember-</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;">1966.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">An early Christmas memory?</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;">A drum and a pomegranate.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Ever in a holiday play? When?</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;">I wrote the lower grades (grades 1-3) play when I was 7.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Did you play a role? What was it?</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;">The Angel who announced the meaning of the Star to the Three Wise Men. I was quite charming.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Favorite holiday ornament (Past and present)Past:</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;">A 60s clear glass ball with frosted white lush snow and a decoration inside that looked like a striped surfboard.</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">Present: </span><span style="font-weight:bold;">My framed picture of Kuan Yin standing in a lotus leaf, hanging beneath a purple-and-white lace/organdy lei.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Decoration you dread seeing every year: </span><span style="font-weight:bold;">One or two of the giant decorations in front of Honolulu Hale. The others are really cute.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Classic Christmas song you never get tired of:</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;">God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Classic Christmas song you loathe:</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Do You Hear What I Hear</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Modern Christmas song you never get tired of:</span><span style="font-weight:bold;"> The Keith Richards cover of "Run, Run Rudolph" by Chuck Berry</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Modern Christmas song you loathe:</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;">"Jingle Bells Rock"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Naughty or Nice? </span><span style="font-weight:bold;">Naughty.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">If you have a Christmas tree, real or artificial?</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Don't have one. Enjoy the giant community one (a real tree) the City puts up in front of Honolulu Hale every year.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Any holiday traditions unique to your family you'd like to share?</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;">I usually like the World Arts Bazaar at the Honolulu Academy of Arts.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">If you were an elf what would your elf name be?</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Elvira.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Favorite Christmas Movie:</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;">"1941," with John Belushi.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Best Scrooge Ever:</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Carl Barks's Uncle Scrooge.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Favorite Christmas Special:</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;">"Rudolph the Red-nose Reindeer" (1964)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Favorite Misfit Toy: </span><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mr. Potato Head.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Have you ever re-gifted? </span><span style="font-weight:bold;">No.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Do you still rush out and shop on the 24th?</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;">No.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Can you wrap presents well?</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Yes, thank you.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">What's one thing you know will always be in your Christmas stocking? </span><span style="font-weight:bold;">A subsctiption to "Private Eye" (U.K.).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Spill a holiday secret- </span><span style="font-weight:bold;">Occasionally, I wait to buy presents until they're on sale. :-)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Started on your Christmas Cards yet? </span><span style="font-weight:bold;">Manana, amigo.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Do you bake Christmas cookies? </span><span style="font-weight:bold;">No.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">You find yourself under the mistletoe with Pratt. What do you do?</span><span style="font-weight:bold;"> Wonder why the hell I'm in greater Philadelphia without a guy on a skateboard in sight.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Do you leave cookies out for Santa?</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;">No. For his own sake, he should be on a diet.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Can I refill your egg nog? </span><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sante!</span>frankysbridenoreply@blogger.com