{"id":2808,"date":"2012-12-25T22:08:37","date_gmt":"2012-12-26T03:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamesrichardson.net\/jtalk\/?p=2808"},"modified":"2013-11-07T21:48:29","modified_gmt":"2013-11-08T02:48:29","slug":"2012-christmas-festivities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jamesrichardson.net\/jtalk\/2012\/12\/25\/2012-christmas-festivities\/","title":{"rendered":"2012 Christmas Festivities"},"content":{"rendered":"

I finally got the tree set up and decorated. My ornaments are slightly non traditional and were influenced by my obsession with Star Trek. I have had many of these hanging off of my tree since I was much younger. My favorite is the\u00a0Galileo Shuttlecraft\u00a0ornament from the Hallmark collection. Norwegians like my wife generally celebrate the holiday the night before. While I am not Norwegian, I do like the tradition. As a result, ever since<\/p>\n

the kids were really little, we have started our own tradition of having a annual family Christmas Eve dinner at one of our favorite restaurants, and then letting the kids open up just one present on Christmas Eve. The rest of their presents are opened on Christmas morning. This is primarily for me since I have always loved Christmas mornings.<\/p>\n

Christmas is always my favorite time of the year and this season I decided to spoil myself this time around. I snagged a limited edition Thor hammer and a Darth Maul lightsaber.\u00a0The hammer weighs about a good 10lbs. The head is real metal, and while not solid, it has a fair amount of weight. It feels a little heavier than a decent sized aluminium baseball bat. The dual lightsaber was the something that I have wanted for awhile. I plan to finally shoot my Star Wars\u00a0fan film<\/a>\u00a0before I get too old to play the main character<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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Norwegians generally celebrate the holiday the night before. While I am not Norwegian…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Finally got the tree set up and decorated.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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My ornaments are slightly non traditional. However I have had these hanging off of my…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Commander Riker ornament<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Klingon Bird of Prey ornament<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Star Trek:TOS Shutlecraft ornament<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Star Trek:TOS Enterprise ornament<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Star Trek:TNG Enterprise ornament<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Belated Christmas present from my Aunt Gloria. She is a fellow Leo, Trekker, and all …<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Another present from Aunt Gloria.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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I needed to finish off my lightsaber collection so when the Darth Maul double bladed …<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The double bladed saber is really long. It is right at six feet in length.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Elf style motherf*&^ers!!<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Aunts, uncles, Mom and daughter!<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Uncle and cousins! My uncle caught an elbow right aftr this for giving me the rabbit …<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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