Misfits of Christmas

I happened to catch some of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" on CBS last night. (I recorded it, actually.) It brought back fond memories of getting lost in the fantasy that is Santa Claus and all that crap. But I was more interested in the things I noticed from my 31-year-old lenses versus what I most certainly missed as a five year old.

The first thing was the homoerotic relationship between Cornelius, the nerdy, overlooked elf who wanted to be a dentist, and Rudolph. Yes it's a stretch, but still, there was something there. Unfortunately for Corenlius (I think that's his name), he failed to have much contact with the narrator snowman who was clearly a homo. The second and last thing I cared to notice was the heartwarming love that the chick reindeer had for Rudolph. They had just met, not even able to go on their first walking date, before Rudolph took off because he didn't fit in. And she was sad and went to his mother to help find him. She never forgot about him. Very sweet.

I got my iPod back the other day. They gave me a new one. I found out that, because I had something inscribed on the back, it was sent to Taiwan to have it re-engraved. So if you're thinking about buying an iPod, don't get it engraved.  Just wanted to check in so I can deny what's really going on.