{"id":623,"date":"2010-12-11T12:58:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-11T20:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2010\/12\/11\/our-geeky-xmas-tree\/"},"modified":"2010-12-11T12:58:00","modified_gmt":"2010-12-11T20:58:00","slug":"our-geeky-xmas-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2010\/12\/11\/our-geeky-xmas-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Geeky Xmas Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our old digital still camera<\/a> has been slowly dying for several months, but our friends Kathy and Brian were kind enough to send us a newer camera<\/a> they found in a box of spare electronics. Thanks, guys!<\/p>\n

To try it out, I snapped some photos of our geeky Christmas tree, a low-maintenance Sole-Chen family holiday tradition:<\/p>\n

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We got this small, artificial, pre-strung-with-lights tree at Walmart after moving to the Portland area in 2008. We used to have a different artificial tree, but we divested ourselves of that when moving out of the bay area because we figured it would be cheaper to buy a new one than to store the old one (which was true for many of our worldly possessions).<\/p>\n

Our tree is non-denominational, but I continue to be amused by the two old Jewish snowmen on top (constructed on a whim at one of Loren<\/a>‘s holiday parties years ago):<\/p>\n

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We’ve also been collecting a new ornament each year since 2002 to commemorate our togetherness:<\/p>\n

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F1RST<\/p>\n

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I’m pretty sure this came from another of Loren’s crafty decoration parties.<\/p>\n

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No idea where we got this one, but it does celebrate my Irish heritage.<\/p>\n

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We spent the night on the Delta King, ate in their restaurant, and saw their performance of Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol<\/i><\/a>, all very enjoyable–and scouted the location for Hogwarts Game<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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We couldn’t find a satisfactory ornament until we located this free gift which had come with a Monopoly money clip we’d ordered for our wedding<\/a>. Win!<\/p>\n

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Hallmark’s Wrath of Khan<\/i> ornament<\/a>, because I am a huge nerd.<\/p>\n

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A digital photo frame running a slide show of selected pictures from our 2008 road trip<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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We rescued this misfit pinecone-hedgehog from Target and gave him a custom-made sash.<\/p>\n

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Placeholder for this year, acquired at Geek the Halls<\/a>; we’ve since decided to replace it with a still photo frame. Stay tuned for updates!<\/p>\n

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