I'll go first: I like to get a tree in and lights up on it (no decorations) on the Solstice; that way, we have a safe way to let the lights hold us through the Longest Night. The rest of the tree decorations go up on Christmas Eve.

OMG, seriously. Like why are they so obsessed with being the Panty Police? Stop trying to lookin my pants, you gross weirdos.

That's so exciting! Congratulations on the nomination!

Nothing particularly exciting--I was going for a <$1K build (I need to make 2 and it's not difficult to be better than our 8-year-old gaming laptops!). Here's the parts list:
pcpartpicker.com/list/7Wf8db

When I was small, I was known to eat the packets with a spoon. 😄 But also: sweetener for coffee is a relatively normal one for me.