Thanks to all who entered <a href="http://tashadoestulsa.com/2009/12/tdt-holiday-gift-guide-tulsa-ballets.html">the contest for the family four-pack of tickets to Tulsa Ballet's The Nutcracker</a>. It's all over now, and I'm about to pick a winner. I hope you're sitting down. We're gonna make it through this. Bear with me. My condolences.<br /><br />None of that made any sense. See how quickly things can go downhill when I'm left to my own devices?<br /><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br />Luckily, in this case, things only went as far as a discussion on men in tights. I loved reading what you had to say. Here were a few of my favorite comments:<br /><br />April &amp; Ashley: "I think this pretty much says everything I want to say. And it still (embarrassingly) cracks me up."<br /><br />Here's what April &amp; Ashley meant by "this:"<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pc1am3KyYgA&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pc1am3KyYgA&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Ah. A classic. A splendid, soaring classic. Thanks for that.<br /><br />From Boot ~C: "What's not to love about bulging, rock hard...thighs?" Woah - I thought I was going to faint there for a second.<br /><br />From Ed: "What's the big deal? I'm wearing tights right now..."<br /><br />Really, Ed, when you think about it, aren't we all wearing tights? What <i>are</i> tights, really, anyway? What day is it? What's for lunch? Where am I?<br /><br />Sorry. I'll stop now and announce the winner. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SyB3X4tbaAI/AAAAAAAABi0/EijKUmPz57Q/s1600-h/Picture+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SyB3X4tbaAI/AAAAAAAABi0/EijKUmPz57Q/s400/Picture+1.png" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Please note that only 14 entered in the comments, but two earned an extra entry each by posting on Twitter. Okay? Okay.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SyB3tt2wb7I/AAAAAAAABi8/ZnrbPEyGQqM/s1600-h/Picture+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SyB3tt2wb7I/AAAAAAAABi8/ZnrbPEyGQqM/s320/Picture+2.png" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />Lucky No. 7 was...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SyB33jNssfI/AAAAAAAABjE/0K1G7YznuEk/s1600-h/Picture+3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/SyB33jNssfI/AAAAAAAABjE/0K1G7YznuEk/s640/Picture+3.png" /></a><br /></div><br /><a href="http://themommayhem.blogspot.com/">Mom Mayhem</a>! Congrats. <a href="mailto:tashadoestulsa@gmail.com">E-mail me to claim your prize</a>. Thanks again to everyone who took the time to enter.<br /><br />And now I'd like to leave you all with a little something I hope you <i>don't</i> see this year at The Nutcracker:<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NCt1R1Rn0ok&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NCt1R1Rn0ok&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Ha! *shiver* If you're like me, you'll still be trying to wash this out of your brain come next Christmas.