Since we're going to be in Los Angeles over Christmas, we opened our presents last night. I got a nice tonneau cover for my Baja pickup, along with the extended version of Return of the King, and my usual giant tubful of gummi bears. Kind of a light haul this year, mainly because we're trying to save money for our vacation.

On a different holiday note, Here's 24 hilarious photos of terrorized tots encountering Santa Claus. Truth be told, I'd be scared around some of these Santas myself. Take this one. What the hell is up with the uber-creepy mask? Is it Friday the 13th Santa come to slash all the bad little boys and girls? And who's this supposed to be, abusive drunk Santa? Hey, St. Nick, you can keep your freakin' presents, just get away from me!

Whew.

Now here's some Christmas stuff that's creepy in a good way. Amy Winfrey's Making Fiends X-mas Bonus episode. Naughty, or nice? You decide.

UPDATE: huh, I could've sworn I had a picture of myself sobbing on Santa's lap, but all I could find was this photo of me sitting contently with the jolly old elf. That's my dad in the suit, so maybe I was lulled into complacency by the familiar smell of his aftershave or something.

Santa pics spotted at MeFi