You know how a lot of Christmas wrapping paper is printed with a repeating design that works sort of like a grid to help you cut the paper in a straight line? You just pick a starting point to make your cut and aim your scissors for the next repetition of the same spot. As long as you cut through, say, the picture of the bow on the blue package each time, you've got a straight line.

Well, I really like using paper printed with images of animate objects like Santa Claus, Frosty the Snowman, reindeer etc. When I line up my scissors to make a cut I always try to do something horrendous like cut right through the center of Santa's eye, or snip off Rudolph's nose, or bisect Frosty right down the center of his entire body. I love it. I can be overheard mumbling things like, "Hah! Let's see how Mrs. Claus likes you with that little bit of your anatomy missing, you jolly old tub of lard!!

Yes, I know it's weird, but you find the joy of the Chrismas season your way and I'll find it mine, okay?