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M 01i chris£tmai"s shopping plan didn't go -over that well e from YOU'VE FORCED ME on page 14 Not only would ibat make it less stressful, becs wasn't spending any money, but I'd come up wi kinds of great ideas. And this is about a montb and 10 days before ally gel started. This particular maIl already bas a Santa displ up, altbougb it wasn't open for business yet. I stopped and looked at it a bit to get myself mood. Then 1 took a deep breatb and started on my There were two big department stores I was savi last, SO the fn-st place I came to was an art bou I'm flot buying anybody a painting, unless you what tbey want for sure, because it's a persona item. But, it's a fun store to look in. There were several paintings from an artist thought were fascinating. He painted modemn scenes and then transpose images of people in the same scene, but froin 100 years ago. I forges the artist's namne, but 1 did find outt grew up close to that town and that he then mo Orangeville. That wasn't getting me anywbere, so I moveî came tosa bulk food store, and couldn't resist ch the candy bina. I 6 diiu d 16m kkàl M go&i IF 1 k-;w Y. d 800 668 9304 (~ = MILTON MALL (MILTON) Dec. 7 to Bec. 24 BURLINGTON MALL lu front of Colos, Rssd Jwsllory NGW OPEN TIL DEC. 24 GI? CERTIFICATES The perfect gîft for everyone Starting at $125 "The Entertainer" .2 tickts for buffet dinner and show . Osa 750 ml. bottle of wine (Valid Mon. rues. Wed. Thurs. Fni. or Sun. Evening) "SaturdaySanta" *2 tickets for buttet dinner asd show - Ose 750 mi. bottle of aine Valid Sat. Evening -$ 155 inci taues - detais et the kiosk "The Get To-ehr * 4 tickets for buffet din er and show Vaiid Mos. lues. Wesi , Thurs. Fni or Sunduy Evening - $185 nci.tasxes - deSsuls ut the kiosk Suite Treat" & more packages available . details aS the ionsk ause I itb al I usu- sy set in the way. ng for tique. know Itaste that I *gbost naybe bat be ved to d on. I eckmng They had my favourites, whicb 1 carefully sifted mnto bags in order to get the colours 1 liked best. That was fun, but unproductive. It was time to get down to business, so I went to a gift shop, where I spotted a littie girl in a Tie Domi jer- sey standing witb ber motber, looking at some Maple Leaf dlocks in a display that led out of the store. They were kind of tscky, but 1 tbought the littie girl looking at thern was cute. But, then she said, and I'm flot kidding, "I'd like to take oneC of those and smash it aIl over the place." "You're flot allowed to touch thein," replied ber mother calmily, as I gasped to keep froin choking. That was enough shopping for me, my head was already burting. 1 got a newspaper and sat in the food court for the next hour until it was turne to leave for the game. I used the pen to do the crossword, but neyer wrote anything on the paper I brought. I'm flot giving up on my early shopping, though. My next plan is to go through catalogues, page by page, and write down ideas. If A else fails, and it surely will, everybody is get- ting a Toronto Maple Leaf dlock. If tbey want to "smash it aIl over the place," that's fine with me. The Canadian Champion, Friday, November 16, 2001-19 Mirrw T~~i~n-nnd'q 'yrMm -3 flP- VPrV second Friday in our Lifestyles section. Got a Lifestyes story ta tell? C~aius at 87#-4943. The Present CrI Britten'*s Ceremny of CrI EfreçtfS: C1endaC 'awford Guest Artist: Julia Sege, flarpist SoIoittt: Marianne BodrUg, Soprano Date: Satrday, Novb*er 24, 2001 Place:SO ' Unie w£uch (905) 689-0646 4 Cool ) Yule gifts. CD O 0 Roots Holiday Gift Pack from $34.99* -~ * Audiovox 8100 phone *Roots fleece mifts and scarf TEL LU *S COMMUNICATIONm INC mobility- 393 MAIN ST. EAST, SUITE 1, MILTON, ONTARIO L9T i P7 905-875-2352 THEATRE RSORN www.stagewest.com