i think santa might have the flu

seriously, because that's about the only explanation for why huge portions of my neighborhood now look like santa threw up on the houses.

friday night i went to grab a glass of wine with a friend and was completely caught off guard by the scene i witnessed just a few doors down from the swanky neighborhood wine bar. (please note: i've yet to capture this scene on film, but i doubt my photography skills will do it justice). wine bar's neighbors have filled every inch of their gigantic pdx porch with various different stuffed animals dressed in santa hats and other holiday garb hanging from swings. the portions of the porch not covered with swinging stuffed toys has been decorated with lights and other holiday "decorations". this house is a horrible cross between some f'd up version of moulin rouge (the one with nicole kidman) and santa's sick and twisted stuffed animal workshop. please for the sake of all of my neighbors this holiday season, take down the bears!

the other spot where santa apparently stopped to upchuck is a beautiful and giant house just two blocks from my own. last weekend their decorations were tasteful and appropriate for the size and stature of their home - this weekend, not so much. they've managed to cover every spare inch of every porch with those humongous light-up packages. it's just plain too much, but from what i know about santa from all those holiday movies, i think he likes these things. maybe these folks will get far more presents than i this year.

santa just had a teeny tiny accident in my house this weekend. i supported my local high school booster club and bought a tree from the kids. you would have loved seeing me drag it home from their lot and up the stairs to the condo. i managed to get it all set-up in it's little tree stand and decorated. along with some holiday smelling candles and a couple other holiday items in the home, that's about as sick as santa's allowed to get at my house.

welcome to december - the countdown's on!