Which means I spent last night baking like a fiend. The cookies turned out ok. (My backup plan included hitting a bakery this morning if I screwed up)

Anna has some good observations on Spike’s redemption.

Giving gift certificates feels like a cop out. But I like it when I get them. (They always seem to be for Borders or Barnes and Noble) But I like putting some real thought into gifts and GS’s just seem so damm… easy. Generic. So I’ve made myself insane again this year trying to find The Perfect Gift for everyone. And living right next to Paramus, NJ (more malls than you can shake a stick at) doesn’t help. I’m drowning in a sea of mass marketed pseudo retail culture. It sucks.