Dec. 20th, 2008

> Recent Entries
> Archive
> Reading
> Tags
> Memories
> Profile
> My Website

Links
interrobang studios
melannen@journalfen
melannen@deviantart
melannen@librarything
network
December 20th, 2008 04:18 am - How Copyright Killed Santa Claus
I never really believed in Santa, because little fanbrat that I was, I always wanted specific books, or Grinch puzzles, or Ranger Rick subscriptions, or Disney soundtracks, which led to the conclusion that either Santa was the worst copyright pirate in the world, or my presents were being bought in stores and not made at the North Pole. (I have been pirating music since before I was old enough to read; that is what libraries had cassette tapes for, right? But I knew it was illegal, so Santa wouldn't do it! Because he was good. Too good for this world of grasping media barons and draconian intellectual property laws.)

This has been your pro-Creative Commons touching Christmas tale for today.

So I have never sent anything to the North Pole. Today, however, I did send a package to Kadath In The Cold Waste. So here's some songs about Christmas wishes!

John Barrowman - Grown Up Christmas List.mp3
All I want for Christmas is John Barrowman. Actually.
Spike Jones and His City Slickers - All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth.mp3
Okay, I have a confession to make, which will probably disqualify me as a fan of novelty music, but I really can't stand Spike Jones' little boy voice. (I love the rest of his stuff!) But this song is a classic, so I couldn't not.
The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping.mp3
There've been years where all I wanted was Christmas by myself. (Usually, in fact, about this time of month I start wishing for it every year.) A good book, a batch of warm Christmas cookies all to myself, some wine and music and a fire, a tree with nothing on it but lights, maybe a midnight service if I feel like leaving the house, and a lot of quiet.
I'd never actually do it, because I love all the people and things in a busy Christmas, but oh it would be nice.
Cyndi Lauper - Minnie And Santa.mp3
You know that song "Santa Baby"? You know, the incredibly annoying and vaguely offensive one? Yeah, that one. "Minnie And Santa" is that song, only done kind of adorable instead grating.


In other deeply, deeply important news, Agnostica.com is back up! Just in time for the solstice and the end of the holiday. My agnostica website is back up too! It is very sad and years out of date, but the tiling moebius paper chains are still kind of cool.

Also, I seem to be watching Naruto while I work on Christmas presents; somebody stop me.

(12 comments | Reply)


December 20th, 2008 04:37 am - Hi friends!
Some things of note:
I have been posting mini-mixes of Christmas songs all month; you can get them at the advent music tag on my jf. You can download them direct from my webspace, rightclick+save, and they will be up until either I want to put a new fanmix up or my sister needs the web space.

It is Agnostica! Happy holiday, all my old-time webcomics peeps! I have put my ancient Agnostica website back up. It is sad and embarassing, but it is there, and he still links to the old dead URL, so.

And on a slightly soberer note, if you requested books and have not got them yet, could you resend your mailing address to this-lj-name-at-yahoo? I seem to have lost track of a couple of addresses people sent me, because I suck at organizing type stuff. The rest of the books have gone to our local bookcrossing group to give away, who were so elated by the bounty that they held a "wallow in [livejournal.com profile] melannen's books" party. Apparently. They sent me pictures. So ya'll have officially lost your chance.

On that note, *obligatory [livejournal.com profile] yuletide panic*.

(3 comments | Reply)


Previous Day [Archive] Next Day

> Go to Top
Dreamwidth Studios