::MAD PROPS TO Q, YO::

My brother was the hit of Christmas this year. He made obscene cookies and "adult" egg nog on New Year's Eve, and he followed in my gift-wrap footsteps, lusciously wrapping our gifts in kooky themed paper and patterns.

Atop the copy of 28 Days Later on DVD he gave me, he placed a Todd McFarlane zombie (with spilling intestines and a hole through its head) on a rotating display stand. Very gross, but very cool.

For decor on the box which held a copy of a translation of The Ring, he constructed a book out of assorted wrapping papers. A propos, definitely.

There was no special decoration on the wrapped Bailey's Irish Cream gift set, but I forgive him for that.