Muir Festivus 2008

Festivus Details

Festivus was originally created by a writer at the Reader's Digest, but was made popular by and episode of Seifeld. There are plenty of sites and media around describing Festivus, so you can check them out on Google or just read the stuff here.

Kelley and I will have a babysitter here to help take care of the kids, so feel free to bring them along.

Festivus Feast

The Festivus Feast is a potluck style dinner. Since Festivus is meant to be a break from Christmas, the food you bring should not be Christmas related and is by design rather random. Some good choices might be macaroni & cheese, meatloaf, french toast or cheese doodles. A list of the food people have volunteered to bring is available on the Feast page.

Airing of Grievences

I got a lot of problems with you people! And now, you're gonna hear about it. - Frank Costanza -

The airing of grievences is a special time to get a few things of your chest. It's an opportunity for you to tell everybody how they've dissappointed you during the year. You can choose to address one or two people or the entire group of people attending. The grievences are generally light-hearted and are aired during the Festivus Feast.

Festivus Swap

The Festivus Swap is similar to a Yankee Swap with a few small changes. Firstly, since Festivus is a generally non-commercial holiday gifts should be inexpensive ($10 or less). Humourous gifts are good, so are unique items you have laying around that you don't want. Re-gifting useless crap you got for Christmas is encouraged. In fact, useless crap in generally encouraged in any form. If all else fails, ThinkGeek and ZeStuff are great resources for unique gifts. Newbury Comics is also a great place to get random and strange gifts.

Feats of Strength

By decree of the Festivus Traditions, the celebration is not over until the Head of the Household has been bested in a wrestling match. The Head of Household can choose any person attending who must participate unless they have something better to do. Ian has vowed to not lose as easily as last year.