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*officially throws in the towel for NaNo* Sigh.

In happier news, and because I just know you were all waiting on the edge of your seats to see what I decided about Christmas and stuff, I've decided the decorations and tree will be up from the start of Advent through Epiphany. (That's 1 December through 6 January, for those of you keeping track.) Which means I have a bunch of stuff to buy and sort out before then, to wit:

• Buy more decorations. My current stuff is enough for the tree, but I want more stuff for the rest of the house, possibly stuff that's not silver and blue and thus will go with my flat's colours a little better. (I expressed this concern re: colour clashing to my mum on the phone last night, and she laughed at me. *huff*)
• Get a nativity set. I'm rather fond of this one, actually.
• Acquire advent calendar.
• Get off arse, call Argos so my cookcases can finally get delivered.
• Clean and sort and generally get my flat suitable for other people's eyes.
• Decide what to do for birthday/Christmas event/dinner/party/whatever.
• Decide on presents for people, then get or make them.
• Probably a gazillion things I've not thought of yet.
• [ETA] Sort out train etc. to complete Christmas travel arrangements.[/ETA]

Question for the (European?) knitters among you: can one take (non-metal) needles on the plane? I'll be flying down to Belgium on the 23rd (returning by ferry(!) on the 30th/31st), and I'd like to be able to knit on the plane. (Not to mention during my flight to California in February, but first things first.)