Party Weekend

Today's Christmas cartoon is "Somewhere in Dreamland" from 1936. Another depression-era cartoon about poor children and destitute parents and the miracle of Christmas giving. If you're starting to get sick of this theme, fear not, we are almost out of the era of animation and will be getting to shoddier and more tasteless fare from the '50s and '60s very soon.



The holiday season has begun because David and Deeann have had their Continental party (named after the Christopher Walken character from Saturday Night Live) on Friday evening. Ever since I worked at the Reporter, this has been the first bash of the season after Thanksgiving, and has kick-started my holidays for the last couple years.

We had to leave fairly early to get back to Pasadena, but I did get to see several people I haven't talked to in months or years. It was a really good time and something my spirit needed right about now.

Saturday is shopping day and, guess what? We're out of laundry soap. This evening we have Steve and Roberto's Christmas party, so this should be a whirlwind weekend. I'm just glad it's so warm (in the '70s and '80s through the weekend).