UPDATE: it turns out it's not from my #SecretSantaAoNZ - but, still a mysterious parcel!

The Elves are on the case!

It's my name on it, but since I'm already one of their customers I don't know if that's important.

Good idea!

Yes. From the left: Edward, Julie, Li'l Krampus, Modul8, Pandamonium, Roscoe P Thump the Enforcer, Major Ursula and Hotcakes.

Even though it's now Saturday in Aotearoa New Zealand, my contribution to a Bandcamp Friday thread is this, an electronica tribute to The Afghan Whigs:

mikekay.bandcamp.com/album/faded-...

Not this time around. Or am I? I'm not. But maybe it's an elaborate ruse? It's not. Sorry.

I'm just cross that the IKEA account I had in Australia didn't automatically work on the NZ site and I had to sign up again.

Shhhh! I'm trying to be incognito!

It was a great parade, and I can say that since I'm in your photo!

When I was in my early 20s, I was all for stirring things up; now in my mid 50s I'm all for burning things down. I hope to be like my 82-year-old neighbour some day, who's one of the most left-wing people I have the privilege to know.

All this talk about risotto made me hungry. Mushroom, courgette, grana padano.