Hey guys!  Just wanted to give you a quick update on what’s happening with the Christmas bash.  It will still be this Saturday, but the time is moving up to 9p EST so that we can be less hungover for our various commitments on Sunday.  Notice I said “less”, and not “not”.  We will still be getting hammered, and also … my mom is participating.  Look out, world.

The main event is watching The Christmas Cottage starring Jared Padalecki as Thomas Kinkade, the Painter of Light himself, and we are drinking every time they say the word “light”, which is apparently comically often, so pick a drink that you really love!  I am still debating, personally, although you can’t go wrong with a good rum and diet.  All I know is, no beer.  It gets me too hungover, which is why I must now stick to hard liquor.

Also, because I switched the time, there won’t be a network showing of the movie then.  It didn’t really seem like anyone was going to be watching on TV anyway, so make sure to secure a copy by Saturday.  Target sells this bullshit, and it’s on Netflix instant play, which is how I’ll be doing it.  If you’re in Canada, or you’re in the US and don’t like either of those suggestions, feel free to offer other suggestions in the comments.  All I’m saying is, if it’s not legal, just email or tweet each other and don’t leave it on here.  I so don’t need anyone knocking down my door to arrest me over a fucking Thomas Kinkade boozefest.  Although that would be an awesome tale.

Kimber and I tested out Tokbox and it’s alright–kind of echoey but it works, especially if you keep the sound down, and we’ll all be able to see each other.  You don’t need to sign up for an account to join the chat–just keep an eye on my Twitter for the link, and I’ll post it here as well.  Any questions, comments, or whatever, leave it in the comments.  Woo!

Dress code: Festive Optional!

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Well, you guys, I know you’ve been like DYING of anticipation over there ever since I announced that there would be an OCTV Christmas bash this year, and the moment has finally arrived where I tell you what it is that we’re doing.  I think you’ll find it a delightful combo of things we love around here–snark, drinking games, Christmas, TV, and Supernatural.  What could POSSIBLY bring all of these things together you say?  Let me tell you.

We are going to be having a group video chat where we watch The Christmas Cottage, a Lifetime made-for-TV movie about Thomas FUCKING Kinkade, starring Jared Padalecki of either Supernatural OR Gilmore Girls fame, whichever you prefer, as the Painter of Light himself.  And we are drinking every time they say the word light, which is apparently hilariously often.  But if that doesn’t get us drunk enough, we’ll add “Christmas”.  It’s guaranteed to be fucking terrible and I, for one, truly cannot wait.  Jackassery is practically guaranteed to ensue.

For added hilarity, I will be getting smashed at my parents’ house and going to my sister-in-law’s baby shower the next day.  I’ll have to try to be quiet so it’s not ideal, but we’ll make it work.

Okay, so here’s the deal.  You may remember me taking a Twitter poll on when to do this and asking a bunch of questions about Netflix and so forth.  I’ve decided to go with Saturday at midnight EST because that is one of the few times that The Christmas Cottage will actually be broadcast on Lifetime TV, and I’m trying to make it as easy as possible for everyone to join in.  If you don’t have Lifetime or if your time zone doesn’t coincide, Netflix is an option and they also have the option of watching online.  If you’re not a Netflix subscriber, maybe you can sign up for a trial?  Or build a time machine to 1997 and rent it from Blockbuster or something?  I don’t know, I’m sure there are ways to get hold of this.  And if you’re Canadian, maybe tweet @TONicole, as she has already locked it down.

We’ll also be starting at 11:00 EST so we can hang out a bit, let people show up, and break the ice a bit.  At this point, my goal is to use Tokbox, which I don’t think requires any downloading.  I’m not sure yet if it requires participants to sign up for an account or not, or really even how it works, but these are all things I want to find out, so we’re going to do a minor test run sometime this week, TBA–Nicole and I need to figure out a time that’ll work for both of us.  All I know so far is it won’t be tonight or tomorrow, but watch the Twitter for updates.  (Yes, THE Twitter.)

Alright, guys–discuss in the comments.  Who’s planning on joining, and how excited are you?  Go!