I intended to put up a Christmas photo and message yesterday but I had technical difficulties and decided that Christmas was not the day to spend on a computer anyway. Instead we did things like play with kids, go to the beach and walk in the sunshine and take a family picture, read the rules to Munchkin Cthulhu so I know how to loot, er, I mean, play. And I discovered that Netflix Instant Watch had Hogfather, so I promptly put that in and watched.

Wonderful. I love the book, but the screen version captured it pretty well. If you’ve never watched it or read the book, I highly recommend it, even if you haven’t been introduced to Terry Pratchett’s Discworld before. Hogfather is the Discworld version of Santa Claus, and when he’s marked for assassination, Death has to play Hogfather to save the world. And if you’re a writer, the part about why fantasy and stories make us human is worth the time investment alone.

All in all it was a good way to spend Christmas. Hope yours was merry!