A stressful end to six months of hard work needed to be rewarded with a couple days off to relax. At first, traditional methods of relaxation were attempted at brief intervals; reading, playing a short video game, taking a walk, watching a movie, sleeping in an hour. These were met with complete failure and as [...]
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Day 3 of Christmas Sweater Advent Calendar: Movie Recommendations!
December 3, 2009 – 6:24 pm
The Christmas movie is a well explored genre. It’s rife with films exploring the symbols of Christmas: family, giving, compassion, forgiveness, redemption. These topics play themselves out using Christmas as the central theme or the holidays as the setting. One of the most wonderful thing about this genre is the way it brings families together in [...]
Day 2 of Christmas Sweater Advent Calendar: Send me your Sweaters!
December 3, 2009 – 12:37 am
Christmas sweaters have a strange effect on people. They treasure them like any other sentimental object and parade them around when given the opportunity, sometimes completely oblivious to the ridiculousness. As I was talking about the Christmas Sweaters last year at the Center for Hearing and Speech, the director mentioned her “Favorite Christmas Sweater.” Every [...]
The End of the Christmas Sweater Advent Calendar and Goodwill’s Gala
December 31, 2008 – 11:00 am
That’s all folks, I’m out of sweaters. Like Thorny said in Super Troopers, “almost made it.” Unfortunately there were not enough Christmas sweaters to make it all the way to 31 but there were more than enough to reach saturation point. After all, there’s only so many combinations of green, red, trees and santas you [...]
Christmas Sweater #28 (Extra Content) and Goodwill’s Plans for Expansion
December 28, 2008 – 12:42 pm
Christmas Sweater #28 is the real deal. TWO types of Christmas trees plus Christmas bling in the form of sequins and beads. The fabric is thick and rugged to keep you warm even though it looks like just a simple vest. Perfect with any undershirt or none at all (pictured with shirt).
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Christmas Sweater #27 (Extra Content) and Goodwill’s Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program
December 27, 2008 – 12:40 pm
Christmas Sweater #27 is perplexing. First of all, it’s very simple and contains no shoulder pads although the reverse buttoning clearly marks it as a women’s sweater. Second, the sweater is that it’s not quite sure whether it wants to be in the Alpine Sweater category or the Christmas Sweater category. The pine trees and [...]
Christmas Sweater #26 (Extra Content) and Goodwill’s Employment Programs
December 26, 2008 – 6:38 pm
It’s not over yet, we’re just cresting the hill of extra content. Think of the next week as the second disc of your Fight Club DVD where you can watch the film an additional four different ways with commentary by everyone involved in the film, including the set designer. If anyone is interested in guest [...]
The Best Christmas Sweater of Them All & Goodwill Success Stories
December 25, 2008 – 9:32 pm
Christmas Sweater #25 is the real deal. Donated by Renee Davis of The Center for Hearing and Speech, who recently held their uber successful Via Colori festival. It’s long, even on me. Renee mentioned she used to wear green tights with the sweater, sadly mine were at the tailor getting some runs repaired. Santa’s beard [...]
Christmas Sweater #24 & Goodwill’s Educational Programs
December 24, 2008 – 11:45 pm
It’s only one day from the best Christmas Sweater of them all. Get the bubbly chilled but don’t break it out just yet. Christmas Sweater #24 depicts the triumphant return of Santa’s sleigh to the North Pole following a whirlwhind trip around the earth. This begs to question, with a workshop that can literally produce [...]
Christmas Sweater #23 and Goodwill’s Training Programs
December 23, 2008 – 6:41 pm
Christmas Sweater #23 is all about the love that we experience during this holiday season. Shown here is Santa giving Mrs. Claus an eskimo kiss (it’s cold up there, no?) before he heads out to spread cheer among all the naughty and nice children of the earth. Mrs. Claus is holding a baby reindeer answering [...]