I’ve gone with the generic ‘pictures’ because lots of people are scared of art, or aren’t interested in photography, or are scandalised by the thought of rasterbating. But really everyone likes looking at nice images, you just need to find their style.

If you’re good with a camera offer your photography skills and take some family photos that aren’t staged in a boring studio; make a scrap book of you with your person; blow up your favourite image onto a canvas.

If you’re an artist create a masterpiece featuring your person’s fur babies or copy a favourite photo of your coupled friends onto beautiful paper.

If you know an artist or photographer you could buy them tools of their trade, or better yet, buy them vouchers from their favourite art supplier so they can choose exactly what they want. Or pay for a year of their flickr subscription.

Even if you think you have no artistic talent you can give the gift of art. Just take a quick peek at Etsy and you will find over a million pieces! If your friend is an artist then get a frame made for one of their works. If it’s a teen in love with their reflection print photos from their facebook page for their bedroom wall. If you’re an instagram addict head over to printstagram and get a poster, or mini prints made. If it’s an animal lover needing some love surprise them with a full wall of kitten printed using rasterbator.

The night started with a grocery shop to stock up on juice, chocolate, and cheese. At 6 we sampled some of our purchases.

Followed not too distantly by some terrible fish and chips. Lame.

My sister felt like throwing up at the smell of my ‘Painkiller’ cocktail. It wasn’t amazing, but definitely not spew worthy. I got the straw from Mum in my lunchbox of pink stuff for giftmas. :D

A night with my sis is incomplete without Singstar. She is one of the few people that easily beats me at Singstar. It just made my victory while singing Spice Girls all the sweeter.

One of two kittens – this is Loki. Lots of entertainment but needing a sleep after round one.

Accessories for the night – Harry Potter lightning bolt necklace & Creep brooch
First spillage – sisters wine

The cards came out as a way to try and get some drink in us. I don’t tend to drink while singing.

Entertainment kitten number two is Onyx. He was crazily skittish and hid under the bed the first time I met him and a couple of days later he was all over me, climbing up my face. Yay for kittens, hug the pain away.

Happy New Year! I am notoriously bad at taking self portraits…or portraits of any kind. My hand isn’t steady enough for my camera.

Sister’s attempt was far more in focus!

Poor “bro in law” was rostered to work till 12. :[ He must have gotten off a little early as he was home by 12.05.

Random shot of bro in law's giftmas present.

Little blister makes the best faces and always makes me laugh till my stomach hurts. I got a video of her singing hilariously to Stacie Orrico's More to Life.

3am and time for browsing the net/sleeping in the bed bro in law kindly pumped up for me.

New Years Day and Hamilton continues with the amazing weather.

Found some of my pills on the floor and realised I had taken them out of the bottle the night before, gotten side tracked, and then fallen asleep. Doh.

Breakfast of champions - Camembert and cheese vienna sandwich with orange juice.

I've run out of girly movies I can watch that aren't about getting married or finding love and so resort to Hannah Montana. I manage to split it in to parts when sister tells me they're going to town and I can come. :]

OMG KITTENS

The Tron – Where bogans rule the land. (jkplzdontbeatme)

The Warehouse where everyone gets a bargain. Except for me because when you desperately want to spend money you can never find anything to buy.

Home time – Being chauffeured.

Mum’s gorgeous fluffy cat George claimed the Lego box for his bed.

At 6 little bro is a few years late to the ‘cut your own hair’ party, but good things always take time.

How did you spend New Years?

WTF is this Day in the Life thing?

Love this way by Ms Constantine