How is it only a week until Christmas?

[selenay]

So, I was talking to historyterry at the weekend, babbling about how relieved I was to be nearly done with my Yuletide fic, and he asked me what I'd requested.

Uh.

Seriously, my brain blanked. I'VE FORGOTTEN WHAT I REQUESTED FOR YULETIDE.

I could take a look at my sign-up in AO3 but I've decided to be pleasantly surprised with what I get because seriously, no clue. Not at all. I even remember writing a detailed Dear Yulegoat letter and I still can't remember what I requested. So this year, I'm going to love whatever I get and there will be no nagging "oh, I wish I'd got matched on this other fandom" thoughts because I've got no earthly idea what I might be getting.

How do I remember details of code I wrote three years ago and can't remember what I put up in a sign-up six weeks ago?

Anyway, my Yuletide fic is finished, beta'd and edited. Just need to do a final read-through and then it's getting uploaded and I'm done. Phew!

In other news...

Christmas menu has been rejigged slightly because I'm down one (usually very hungry) guest. My aunt is still insisting on cooking a large turkey. For two of us. I'm being a wee bit more sensible about all the other food so that I'm not eating left-over potatoes for two weeks. There is going to be so much turkey.

The one thing I still need to do is source a Christmas tree. My Annie-cat likes to sleep in the artificial one and the branches are gradually bending due to this. She's only an eight-pound cat but trees aren't really rated for that! So I want to get a real tree because then I won't care if she sleeps in it and bends the branches slightly. Hell, maybe she won't sleep in it due to the prickles!

Last night was a bust. Tree lot at my local firehall was sold out when I got there. Tonight I'm going to a lot my aunt assures me had tons of trees yesterday. Fingers crossed!

Comments

[executrix]

I don't know if your aunt can be persuaded, but a turkey breast, pounded and rolled with a delicious filling like spinach and mushrooms before being roasted, cooks much faster than a turkey and, of course, generates less leftovers!

BTW I think it's so hard to remember Yuletide signups because most participants change their minds repeatedly about what to offer.

[selenay]

My aunt can't be persuaded :-( I've done the turkey parts or stuffed turkey thing when it's just my mum and I eating turkey and it's awesome. My aunt is all about the big turkey even when it's completely impractical. As she's the one providing and cooking the turkey (although I'll end up with a lot of it), I can't really overrule her on it!

I think you're right about Yuletide :-D Between the panic and flailing about writing and the many second thoughts on what to ask for, it's no wonder so many of us forget!

[paranoidangel]

I tend to forget what fandom I've requested every Yuletide - I just get so caught up in the one I'm writing to think about what I requested.

[selenay]

That's definitely whst happens to me. The writing is the bitmI get caught up in, the fic at the end is a nice bonus.

[fahrenheit-f430.livejournal.com]

If the real-tree plan doesn't work, I'll ask my mate how her plan to keep the cats out of her tree is working. I don't know if she's resorted to the squirty bottle this year or not.

She has two cats and one kitten. Basically, I'm expecting the results of her experiment to qualify as an episode of Simon's Cat. *wince*

[selenay]

The real tree has been found! I plan to take pictures of whatever the girls get up to with it, although it's so bushy Annie may have trouble finding space on the branches to sleep in.

What am I saying. She's Annie, she'll find a way!

[fahrenheit-f430.livejournal.com]

YAY! \o/ Oh she'll find a space and you'll hear the crash-thunk-POW! when it falls over in the middle of the night with a sleepy cat in it. XD