Hi everybody! Unlike some other blogs, which will remain nameless because I can only think of one of them, mikeschramm.com will be with you all throughout the holidays! Except for January 1st, 2005, on which we will post, but it probably won’t be until we wake up in the morning. Or afternoon. Things may be hazy. But we will be here, so make sure you’re here too.

Here’s a look at the coming week:

Tomorrow: In this second, heartfelt edition of “I Require Sustenance,” Mike will make sugar cookies just like his mom used to make them. Except probably burnt.

Thursday: I’m not sure yet, but something good. At least something.

Friday: The thing that I promised last Friday is finally ready to be posted, and it will be my Christmas gift to you! I tried to find a pink iPod but they were all out.

Today, your fate was in the hands of my co-workers. I had two ideas of things to post, so I gave them the titles of each and let them pick one. So if you don’t like it, it’s their fault, not mine. They thought “Why I Won’t See The New ‘Phantom of the Opera’ Movie” sounded boring, so instead you get: