METAPHORRRRRRRRS!
The reason I sucked at baseblog this week is pretty legit: I had 2 Story Pirates shows, a BANDIT show, and an acting gig in San Diego. Add all that stuff to the usual stuff one has to do in a given week, plus factor in drive time, and there you go.
Luckily, I did have time to get into the Christmas Spirit! Hey, does anyone else find that expression inexplicably filthy? Just me? Okay then. Anyway, I saw this hand-written, Christmassy sign outside a Christmas tree lot: