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Take-out Chinese Food to eat with friends - a long standing New Year's Eve tradition.

O is for the Big O (as in orgasm; not Montreal's stadium...)

Watched The Martian on Boxing Day. It was surprisingly engaging. Matt Damon's acting of the role was top notch. Now reading the book.

with intensity and intimacy which drained him

Red and green tartan plaid boxers (in honour of Christmas)

Turkey, stuffing, cranberries, corn, mashed potatoes, turnip, pumpkin pie with spiced whipped cream and strawberry-rhubarb pie. (It was a white Christmas if you celebrated it two days after the calendar as I did tonight.)

Hollywood Homicide (2003) - Police comedy/thriller staring Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett. http://static.rogerebert.com/uploads/movie/movie_poster/hollywood-homicide-2003/large_2URtk0bWrYcApROSsFkcudiEI90.jpg

White and black plaid boxers (washed the same ones from a week ago and put them back in the line-up - lol)

or require buoyancy

M is for Mammaries (to those who call a spade a "trenching implement" - lol)

A Subway foot long cold cut combo on plain Italian with swiss cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and onions dressed with mayo.

A Subway foot long cold cut combo.

being adrift would

never repeated that gloriously enriching hedonistic experience

Watching the Alistair Sim version of a Christmas Carol; it's a longstanding festive tradition. Try to live life as the "after" version of Scrooge.

J is for Joy; the emotion arising from the experience of intimacy and the sharing of body and soul

Sipping coffee and thinking about heading to the gym later in the day.

privileged by her proximity and pleasurably pondering

Specially ordering a Christmas present which arrives on Christmas Eve and, when you go into the store to pick it up, discovering that it isn't what you ordered (and not having a "Plan B"...)

Family Christmas Eve dinner at a downtown Ottawa restaurant

The Fugitive (1993) - Why does there never seem to be a one-armed man around when you need him? (In honour of the recent Star Wars release, I'm focusing on Harrison Ford films.) https://www.bing.com/th?id=A92bc1ad565fce38fdcff68ed2a65d89f&w=113&h=170&c=7&rs=1&qlt=80&pcl=f9f9f9&cdv=1&pid=16.1

and stimulating a healthy circulatory flow throughout

The Candidate (1972) - An excellent political satirical drama starring Robert Redford. https://www.bing.com/th?id=Af0ea5b16ab19359702ea46246916a556&w=113&h=170&c=7&rs=1&qlt=80&pcl=f9f9f9&cdv=1&pid=16.1

she was a veritable fountain of youth