Let's leave 2024 behind. Starting with History's Greatest Monster, Jimmy Carter.
He really came in under the wire, didn't he? He might not have been the best president, but he was probably the best person to BE president. And that bar is so ungodly low, especially before AND after him.
December was very...trying. Beginning of the month, I got rear ended. Two weeks later, the alternator decided to crap out on me. And when my dad took my car to His Guy, they decided to replace the battery while they were at it. So it was kind of an Imagination Christmas for me.
I mostly got gift cards, and most of them have already been spent.
That Amazon gift card went towards two things: that Jurassic Park Transformers 2-pack, and the bottle of Underwood Ranch Sriracha sauce. It's the farm that Huy Fong used to get their peppers from, so it's the closest thing to the original sauce. My verdict: it's GOOD. Huy Fong has better consistency, but this one blows it out of the water in every other aspect. Huy Fong might as well be red sauce compared to this.
And my other gifts. New portfolio books! New bbq sauce and deodorant! The highlight was this:
Peanuts-branded hot sauces. From "wishy washy" to "AUUGH!" Or from Good to Grief. I haven't tried these out yet, but I don't have a lot of trust in novelty hot sauces from Big Lots.
But I also started wearing my Simpson socks I got LAST Christmas.
They're comfy. Why hadn't I been wearing them before?! Well, they're finally getting used, that's the most important thing.
And let's have a look at this year's tree.
And a closer look at some of the ornaments.
This year I got to decorate the tree, and all the ornaments I bought over the past few years made it on this time. I bought quite a few this year, like the Boo, the Magikarp, the Pokeball, and the ketchup bottle. They made an ornament of the Weinermobile, I'm not made of stone!
It looked and tasted just as good as it used to be. But if I want to make it to 2026, one is all I'm gonna eat this time.
And for the third New Year's in a row, I went out for sushi.
Not pictured: all the other stuff I ate.
There's not a lot of options for this New Year's Eve programming. I'm staying in, Times Square is getting rained out, and The Honeymooners doesn't come on until 12:30. But at least Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen get to drink again.
I hope your 2024 went better than mine, let's at least look forward to 2025!
