The Octopus Appreciation Society of Western Massachusettes

So my XO made me what is possibly the coolest gift I have ever received as part of my stocking this year. I took pictures a while ago but I only just got around to posting them. Sorry for the not-so-great image quality, I took these pictures with my phone:
( AW YEAH CEREAL! )

On the fic-related front, I am still writing despite a pretty heavy schedule. I am teaching a course this month on Star Trek which is taking up the majority of my fan-related creative time. But there is still fic coming. Really.

So every year, my roommates and I have this thing called "Little-big Christmas", in which we have our own Christmas celebration just before finals start. It's a nice way to exchange gifts with people and unwind before the stress really starts.

This year I'm living with my girlfriend, so I decided to make matching stockings for Little-big Christmas. Of course, I had to make them Boostle flavored:

( Check them out! )