It had started out as a simple search for a link to the word "Raindeer", also spelled in the Americas as "Reindeer". Trawling down the various links, I stopped by one that promised videos of said creatures. I clicked and lo! and behold! I found myself at a site which had a slew of them. But what caught my eye was not the little scenes of various clips of Raindeer, but the box to the upper right.
The legend that ran below it was "Metafestwinner" Now, what made it more appealing to me, was the still-shot of a ventriloquist dummy's grinning face. I clicked play. It was creepy, disturbing, provocative and gosh-darned well done. It is not for the faint of mind and spirit. But it's bloody good.
So, here's the link to the films that were their top choices, for your viewing enjoyment. If you feel hearty and hale, content and peaceful, sure in yourself and your world, then watch the winning entry. But if you are disturbed by dummies, bothered by nightmares, or have eaten some cheese a little late in the evening, this may not be the best thing for you to watch right now.
Oh, but why was I searching for raindeer, when I do not hunt, eat or even cross paths with them? Because my friend Jodi over at the CVS was filling some of my scripts. I felt compelled to explain why I was buying clear, glittery nail-polish. (I'm making Christmas cards, and most people don't like actual glitter on the cards, as it makes a pretty mess). She told me about a tradition that she has done for over ten years: Raindeer Food.
She mixes glitter, (she says the large crystal kind) with bird-seed. She puts some in a little cloth bag, with instructions and a story. She gives them to the kids she knows, with instructions to pour a little trail for the raindeer, heading up to their house. In the morning, the birds have eaten the seed and all that remains is the glitter! How brilliant is that? She says that she has fifteen year old nieces who still ask her for Raindeer Food.
Well, Hell, Bells and Yells, (a WWII expression), if she can have fifteen year-olds still asking her for this simple, shiny magic, then there is hope for the world.
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