The most wonderful time of the year

Well, today's December 1st, so I guess I can no longer avoid getting in "The Holiday Spirit." Not that I'm a Scrooge, but I think it is so lame to be shopping for Christmas before Halloween and listening to Christmas music at Thanksgiving dinner. So I've been kind of ignoring it; like if I don't acknowledge it then it doesn't exist.

Today I guess I'm ready. Especially considering that we have four parties to go to this weekend, three of which are explicitely Christmas related. Tonight we have the Ave student party, which has become quite a tradition here and promises to be pretty fun.

Tomorrow night we have Naj's residency "holiday" party. (The University of Michigan apparently has an official policy against acknowledging there is any such thing as Christmas, though I've noticed their holiday party is always at the same time every year. I'm sure it's a coincidence).

On Sunday I may stop in at the Law Review Christmas party, though I'm not yet sure. But the party I'm looking forward to most is tomorrow afternoon at the Vansciver's. So far I think it's just going to be me, Luke, Kurt, Megan and the baby. No tie, no mingling, no Christmas music. Just three old, good, friends and one new friend chilling out and talking about the mysteries of life. Now that's a party.