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some people like having baby jesus in the nativity display...
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while others prefer to wait until december 25th before actually adding baby jesus, although it does look a bit suspicious and makes you wonder if baby jesus got stolen. and who else besides me thinks that the wooden "cradle" looks like a thanksgiving turkey rack?
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the virgin mary would be a great halloween costume...
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in the evening julie and i went on a tour of somerville, looking for houses with the best christmas lights decorations, before coming back to my place to watch project runway. we also exchanged presents, i gave her a box of translucent pixel blocks, she gave me a napoleon dynamite talking pen, some measuring spoons for my kitchen, and a bag of beef jerky.