All wrapped up with a bow

 

But I'm me, so of course I didn't take the direct route inside. I just had to get a picture of the bow that Southcenter always puts on the food court window at christmas time! Unfortunately, it doesn't look quite as impressive in pictures as it does in person -- the effect of all of the little lights across the whole bow/ribbon is quite impressive, especially with the subtle twinkling effect they have (much nicer than the flashing effect I'm used to from cheap consumer light sets). 

I seem to have captured something weird going on in this parking lot. 8 sedans in a row?? That's basically unheard-of in this part of the world! Sadly they're still all greyscale, a sign that things haven't gone completely crazy.