By now you know we at USDemocrazy are a bunch of caffeine-crazed college kids. This time of year it’s no joke that our holiday spirit can get seriously muffled by an avalanche of final exams.
So, no, we haven’t really had time (or money — hello credit card!) to buy you a Christmas gift just yet. Sorry!
Thankfully, we’re not the only ones who are masters of procrastination! We’ve discovered a few pretty great last-minute (and entertaining!) gift guides while browsing the Web (when, of course we should be studying)
We can always count on those snarks at Gawker to get us snorting, and their gift guide is both useful and hilariously topical.
Who else has a decent recommendation for “The Significant Other You’re Going to Break Up With After New Year’s”? (Hint: West Wing DVDs. There’s a whole explanation for it.)
The Daily Beast is proving to be helpful with down-to-the-day analysis of what you can realistically mail or make, depending on how badly you’re doing on time. The recommendation for the “Nothing Tastes as Good as Skinny Feels” crochet pillow is harsh and hilarious all at once.
Then, if you want to help you parents figure out what you really don’t want to see under the tree this year (we hate to be picky, but…), link them to this HuffPo slideshow that adeptly explains why a guidebook to being successful even with a degree in the humanities isn’t super ideal.
OK. Back to procrastinating work.
But first — THIS: