I (Veronica Karlsson, VK, vk@ludd.luth.se) made these pictures:



These are the pictures from my advent calendar 2001.

VK


1 December

Math book stuff

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    J             L
    |             |
    J             F
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        `-._.-'

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J                       F
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  L                   J
  J                   F
   L                 J
   J                 F
    L               J
    J_______________F


                    /`-.
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           |________________|


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    /_____________\'


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    |_____________|.'



2 December


SysAdmin

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       ___[_[_]
      / /      \ 
      \_\______/

This is the guy who lost ALL my email.





3 December

Blender

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                 |           |
                 |           |
     ____________|___________|____________
  __|_____________________________________|
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  \  |.                                 | |
   \ ]__________________________________[ `----------. 
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    |                                      ________   |
    |              L.     Pts.           '|        L  |
    |                  |                  |        |  |
    |                  |                  |        F  |
    |               1 -|- MAX             |       J   F
    |                  |                  |       |  J
    |                  |                  |       |  |
    |                  |              .   |       |  |
    |                  |- 1 1/2           |       |  |
    |                  |                  |       F  |
    J     .            |                  F      J   F
    J                  |                  F      |  J
     L            3/4 -|             .   J       |  |
     L                 |                 J       F  |
     |                 |                 |      J   F
     |                 |                 |      |  J
     |                 |                 |      |  |
     J     .           |- 1         .    F      |  |
      L                |                J       F  |
      |                |                |     .'   F
      |           1/2 -|                |   .'   .'
      J                |           .    F .'   .'
       L               |               J.'   .'
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        L              |- 1/2     .   J
        |    .         |              |
        J         1/4 -|              F
         L             |             J
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         J    .                      F
          L                         J
          J    ._             _.    F
           L    `\-.       .-/'    J
           J      `.`-. .-'.'      F
            L       `.-'.-'       J
            |_______(__(___)______|
            |    Do not use withou|
            F                     J
           J                       L
           |                       |
           F                       J
 VK       J                         L
          |                         |
          |_________________________|





4 December

Admin in Blender

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     ____________|___________|____________
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   \ ]__________________________________[ `----------. 
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    |                >_   _ /            '|        L  |
    |                (_)-(_)              |        |  |
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    |                 \ = /               |       J   F
    |                  |W|                |       |  J
    |                  | |                |       |  |
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    |               / \ u / \             |       |  |
    |              |   `-'   |            |       F  |
    J     .        |__|   |__|            F      J   F
    J               |||ADM|||             F      |  J
     L              |||   |||        .   J       |  |
     L              |||   |||            J       F  |
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         J    .    ___[_[_]          F
          L       / /      \        J
          J    ._ \_\______/  _.    F
           L    `\-.       .-/'    J
           J      `.`-. .-'.'      F
            L       `.-'.-'       J
            |_______(__(___)______|
            |    Do not use withou|
            F                     J
           J                       L
           |                       |
           F                       J
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          |                         |
          |_________________________|






5 December

Admin in Blender II

OK, so he's in the blender. Now lets START it!

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        L             | | |       .   J
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          L       / /      \        |  < | |   | |  | | . ` |  < | |
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           L    `\-.       .-/'     |_|\_\______\____/|_| \_|_|\_(_)
           J      `.`-. .-'.'      F
            L       `.-'.-'       J
            |_______(__(___)______|
            |    Do not use withou|
            F                     J
           J                       L
           |                       |
           F                       J
 VK       J                         L
          |                         |
          |_________________________|


Oh dear! Looks like I underestimated his ability to destroy electronic
equipment.

alternative version:

Peach Lassi

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                 |           |
                 |           |
     ____________|___________|____________
  __|_____________________________________|
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  \  |.                                 | |
   \ ]__________________________________[ `----------. 
    Y]__________________________________[             L
    |                                      ________   |
    |              L.     Pts.           '|        L  |
    |                  |                  |        |  |
    |                  |                  |        F  |
    |               1 -|- MAX             |       J   F
    |                  |                  |       |  J
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    |                  |              .   |       |  |
    |                  |- 1 1/2           |       |  |
    |                  |                  |       F  |
    J     .            |                  F      J   F
    J                  |                  F      |  J
     L            3/4 -|             .   J       |  |
     L                 |                 J       F  |
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     J     .           |- 1         .    F      |  |
      L                |                J       F  |
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        L##############|-#1/2#####.###J
        |####.#########|##############|     Ingredients:
        J#########1/4#-|##############F
         L#############|#############J      * 1 peach, quartered and pitted
         |#############|#########.###|      * 250ml plain highfat yoghurt
         J####.######################F             (about 3% butterfat)
          L#########################J       * pinch powdered dry ginger
          J#########################F       * pinch (or more) sugar
           L#######################J        * 1 SysAdmin
           J#######################F        
            L#####################J         Method:
            |#####################|         
            |    Do not use withou|         Put peach in blender and blend
            F                     J         til smooth. Add the rest of 
           J                       L        ingredients. Pour into a glass
           |                       |        and drink.
           F                       J
 VK       J                         L       It is also good if you use mango
          |                         |       (some people prefer banana)
          |_________________________|       instead of peach.

(Thanks llizard for the recipe)



6 December

Puzzle

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___________|  |_______|   |___
                       ___
                   ___|   |___
                  |           |   _______
                  |           |  |
                  |          _| _|
                  |         |  |
                  |         |_ |_
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                  |           |  |_______


Surface

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___________|  |_______|   |______________
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                  |           |   _______|
                  |           |  |
                  |          _| _|
                  |         |  |
                  |         |_ |_
                  |           |  |
                  |           |  |_______
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__________________|           |__________|



3D Object

_______________________________
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___________|  ||______/___/|______________
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                  ||          |   _______|/
                  ||          |  ||
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                  ||        |_ |_/|
                  ||          |  ||_______
                  ||          |  |_______/|
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__________________|/          |__________|/



Ribbons

_______________________________
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____________   _______________||
___________/| /_______________|/
          _|| ||
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___________|/ |_______|___|______________/|
                   ___/___/|___          ||
                  /___|   |___/|         ||
                  ||          ||  _______|/
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                  ||         _|/_|/
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                  ||        |_/|_/|
                  ||          || ||_______
 VK               ||          || |_______/|
__________________||          ||_________||
__________________|/          |__________|/





7 December

Four knights

                                _.------.___
                             .-'            `-----.__.'
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                     \"/        \_.'
                      \_____
                       V  V `-.
   o    o    o    o            \
  /O\  /|\  /|\  /|\           /
  / \  / \  / \  / \   A__A_.-'
""""""""""""""""""""""`.__________________________________




_________________________________________________________
VK     o    o    o    o                               /  \
      /O\  /|\  /|\  /|\                              |@ |
      / \  / \  / \  / \                              |  |
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""



                     .--------------._______
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         .'                                      `-._
       .'                                            `._
    .-'                                              _  `._
_.-'                                                / \`-._
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  /O\  /|\  /|\  /|\                               |   |   _.---
  / \  / \  / \  / \                                \_/_.-'
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_.------.____.----'
`-._      _
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    _.---`--' )  /|\  /|\
_.-'        //   / \  / \
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""-._             /|
                                                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


                            
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         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


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[To be continued]



8 December

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    o    o    o    o          /-\ |                         \_____/
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     ( You're late for dinner, boys! Again! )
        /'     ( Yes Mom! We know... )
          U     /'   /'   /'   /'     
     _@__/    o    o    o u  o   
    /( )    u/O\  /|\u /|V  /|\u 
  ==\=77=====<<===<<===<<===<<===
      bb                         


[The End]



9 December

My wish list for Christmas 2001 (I have been ordered to write one)


__________________________________________________________________________
                                                                          |
                                                                          |
                        .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-.       |
                      _.' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `._     |
                     [  .-----------------------------------------.  ]    |
                      ) |   Veronicas önskelista för Julen 2001   | (     |
                     [  |                                         |  ]    |
                      ) | * Harry Potter-böcker (mamma har sagt   | (     |
                     [  |   att om hon kan hitta dem på engelska  |  ]    |
                      ) |   så ska hon köpa dem)                  | (     |
               __.---[--|--.__                                    |  ]    |
           _.-'  .--. )-|-* Strumpor är aldrig fel...   :-)       | (     |
       _.-'.--. |    [  ||    / `.`-.                             |  ]    |
     .'_  /    \`-.__ ) ||* Varma tumvantar (ej stickade)         | (     |
   .'.' \ |     |    [  ||  /   `   /|  `.                        |  ]    |
  /  \   |\     |`.__/) ||* Mysbyxor och/eller långkalsonger      | (     |
 /    \.'  `._.'     [  |     `   /  |  /  \                      |  ]    |
/      \              ) | * Papper, pennor mm är heller inte fel  | (     |
        \            [  |            |/      \                    |  ]    |
                      ) | * Refill till mobiltelefon (Telia)      | (     |
                     [  |                     |                   |  ]    |
          __          ) |_* Garderob(er) till mitt rum            | (     |
         /  \ /|   /|[ /| \   /  \  /  \       |                  |  ]    |
         |  |  |    | ) | * Mobiltelefon (bättre än den gamla...) | (     |
         |  |  |    |[  |/    |  |  `--|       |                  |  ]    |
         |  |  |    | ) | * En vecka på något varmt och soligt    | (     |
         \__/  |    |[ /|__   ställe (min present till mig själv) |  ]    |
                      ) |                      |                  | (     |
                     [_ `-----------------------------------------' _]    |
                       `. .-. .-. .-..'-. .-. .-.  -. .-. .-. .-. .'      |
                        `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-'       |
        /`.                    .' \  \.'     /                            |
\      |   ||                  |      \   . /                             |
 \      \   |   /.---  .--. \  \   /\  \.' /                              |
  `. \   |  |  / |    |    ) \  \    \   .'                               |
    `.`-'   | /  |___ |---'   \  `._.'.-'                                 |
      `-._  |/   |    |  \     \   .-'                                    |
          `-._   |___ |   \    _.-'                                       |
              `--._________.--'                                           |
VK                                                                        |
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[Har du några frågor som du inte vill ställa till mig kan du ju
alltid be Fredrik om hjälp.]





10 December

Red Bull

            .-.
           /())
     .-'""////"`-.
    (.-##| ''   ) )
    |`-._______.-'|
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    ||\(/(|:|)LJ|||
    |::::::-.     |
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    |   ::::::::::|
    |.  ::::::::::|
VK  |::.'''''     |
    |  `......::::|
     `-:::::::::-'





11 December

My calculator


        __________________________________
       |.--------------------------------.|
       || Texas Instruments TI-85    `W' ||
       || .----------------------------. ||
       || |                            | ||
       || |                            | ||
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       || |                            | ||
       || |                            | ||
       || `----------------------------' ||
       || |____________________________| ||
       || |____  ____  ____  ____  ____| ||
       || |_F1_||_F2_||_F3_||_F4_||_F5_| ||
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12 December

llizard complained that my advent calendar isn't "Christmassy" enough, so
here's a reindeer:

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13 December

Lucia, homemade-Disney style


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14 December

More cute stuff
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15 December

The cuteness continues

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16 December

More sugar sweet stuff

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17 December

Cute cute cute!

Snow man

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18 December

Chat Party

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|  :  ||                |  / / |   '  |  /|\    ~   ~_| |_| \___|        |||||`-'|||||     |
|  \  \|                | |  ; ( :###:| _/_\   / - - \     _           _ |.--'   `--.|     |
|   ) ,|Y-.__     _.--""| ///   |:(U):||  _ \ /|| ` || __ | |_  _   _ | |/   `---'   \     |
|   \\\\|    """""     ,....    |::|::|| |_) | | \-/ |'__|| __|| | | || / (         ) \    |
|       |             /'''''\   |::|::||  __/|_________   | |_\\|//| ||(  /`.__.__.'\  )   |
|       ,      .     (  o o  )  |: ): )|_|   /    =    \   \__/   \, |(_\_\|   ,   |/_/    |
|        \     |      \ --- /   |::|::|     /     | VZ  \    { ^ ^ }/    )/-..___..-\(     |
|        |     |     | `-+-'    |  |  |     |     |     | \/  \ - /  \/  |           |     |
|        \     |     ;   |      `,  \  \    |     |     | 8o   | |   o8   \    |    /      |
|        |     |     :  .'.      `oooOOoo   |     |     |   \\/ ^ \//      \   |   /       |
|        \     /\    .-' | \                |     |     |    \     /        ( )|( |\ ____  |
|  "oo    \   |  \ .'|   |  When:           |     |     |     |   |         /  |  | | Q  | |
|  /#\     \ _|   \_ /   \  From today and lasting to the end of the year. |   |  | l/Ml | |
| " # "    /  /    \  \ / \ Where:          |     |     |     | | |        |   |  |,| W `| |
|  / \    /  /      \ .'   `http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/cgi/asciichat/party/___|__| | [\ | |
|_=___=__...o________/...____\________________/___|___\______/__|__\_______(__)_(_| | l '|_|
                                                                                  |/
            Ralf / azc / Smong / dp / brojek / VZ / jg / W< / VK / the_kat / apx






19 December

         *zzzzzzzzz*
                *zzzzzzzzzzzzzz*
 VK           *zzzz*
                        .--------------------._
        ___.'|_ _     .'                       `-._
       /-- )   U \__.'|                            `-.
       |--____       /                                \
       \-----------.|                                 |
   .--'             `.                            `-._\Oo
  <                   >                              // /
   `-.______________.'____________________________.-'__/

                 [ T O O   T I R E D ]



20 December

Christmas stress management equipment

             ____.----.
   ____.----'          \
   \                    \
    \                    \
     \                    \
      \          ____.----'`--.__
       \___.----'          |     `--.____
      /`-._                |       __.-' \
     /     `-._            ___.---'       \
    /          `-.____.---'                \
   /            / | \                       \
  /            /  |  \                   _.--'
  `-.         /   |   \            __.--'
     `-._    /    |    \     __.--'     |
       | `-./     |     \_.-'           |
       |          |                     |
       |          |  C M                |
       |          |  L A                |
       |          |  O C                |
       |          |  N H  __.--|        |
       |          |  I I |#### |        |
_______|          |  N N |#####|        |_______________
       `-.        |  G E |##|`.'     _.-'
          `-.     |         | _`..--'
 VK          `-.  |      __.|'\`.
                `-|__.--'      ) `--.____
                            .-'          `-----.________
                          .'                            `-.
                         /                                 `.
                        +------------------------------------+
                        | To create clone: jump into box and |
                        | count to seven.                    |
                        |                                    |
                        | To get rid of clone: put it into   |
                        | box and count to seven.            |
                        |                                    |
                        | To create extra money: put credit  |
                        | card into box and count to seven.  |
                        |                                    |
                        | This machine does not create ideas |
                        | for presents.                      |
                        +------------------------------------+




21 December

Wrapping presents

1. Buy something suitable to put inside the present

      _________________
     |_________________|
       )               )\
      / (     (   (  )/ |
     J   )  (  (   ) J  |
     |).-----------. | (|
     | | Dried     | |) |
     | | Reindeer  |)|  |
     | | Meat      | | )|
     | `-----------' |  |
     | )   ) (     ) |( |
     |   (     )     | )F
 VK  | (   (    (  ) | /
     F  )    ) (  (  F/
    /_______________/'


2. If it is not already square, you might want to put it in a box

        __________________
     .-'_______________.-'|
    |                  |  |
    |                  |  |
    |                  |  |
    |                  |  |
    |                  |  |
    |                  |  |
    |                  |  |
    |                  |  |
    |                  |  |
    |                  |  |
    |                  |  |
    |                  |  |
    |                  |  |
    |__________________|.'


3. Then there's The Dreaded Origami Exercise


   A. Cut                                             _
              ___  __________________________________/ )
              ^   /   _____                         / /
             /   /   /    /|         |             / /
         Y  /   /   /___ //          |            / /
           /   /   |____|/         O-/           / /
          /   /                     /           / /   VK
        _V_  /_____________________/___________(_)
            
            |                      |
            |<-------------------->|
            |          X           |
            
            Where X = the perimeter of the box + a few cm
              and Y may need to be cut down a bit


   B. Wrap

              Tape
                 \
                 .\------.
                /  \    /____
           .-> /     __/_   /|____________________
          (   /     /___/  / |                   /
             /       /    /  /                  /
            /       /    /  /                  /
           /       /____/  /                  /
          /-------'     | /                  /
          | |___________|/                  /
 VK       |                                /
          `-------------------------------'


                     _________
          Tape   .--/        /|
             \  /  /        / |
              \/__/_     <-.  |
              //___/      / ) /
             /  /        /   /
            /  /        /   /
           /  /________/   /
          /-------'    |  /
          | |__________| /
 VK       |            |/
          `------------'


   C. The ends


                     _________
                 .--/        /|
                /  /        / |
               /  /        /  |
              /  /        /   /
          .- /  /        /   /
         /  /__/________/   /
        |  F|  |        F  /
        V J |__|_______J  /
          F/|__________F /
 VK       |/           |/
          `------------'


                     _________
                 .--/        /|
                /  /        / |
               /  /        /  |
              /  /        /   /
             /  /        /   /
            /__/________/   /
            |\ |       /|  /
        .-  | \|______/ | /-.
       (    |__\_____/__|/   )
 VK     `-> \  /     \  / <-'
             `'-------`'


                     _________
                 .--/        /|
                /  /        / |
               /  / Tape   /  |
              /  /   /    /   /
             /  /   /    /   /
            /__/________/   /
            |\ |_| |__ /|  /
 VK         | /  |_|  \ | /
            |/_________\|/   

               |\  |
                `-'

   (And the same on the other side)

   Result:
                 ____________
                /  /        /|
               /  /        / |
              /  /        /  |
             /  /        /   /
            /__/________/   /
            |\ |______ /|  /
 VK         | /       \ | /
            |/_________\|/   


4. Decoration

   A. String




                 ____________
                /  /        /|     .-"""-.
               /  /        / |    (  (_)  )
     `.       /  /        /  |     `-._.-'
       )     /  /        /   /      |   |
      (     /__/________/   /       |   |  <--- don't cut until you are finished
       `-.__|\ |______ /|  /____.--'|   |.
 VK         | /       \ | /       ( `-.-' )
            |/_________\|/         `-._.-' 

                  ^-- front side of present facing down


   cross the string   .--------.
   on the back side  (__        \
                \       )        \   .-"""-. 
                 \     /          \ (  (_)  )
                 _____/______      \ `-._.-' 
                /  / /      /|      `-|   |  
               /__/_x______/ |        |   |  
              /  / /      /| |       .|   |. 
             /  / /      / | /      ( `-.-' )
            /__/_/______/  |/        `-._.-' 
            |\ |/_____ /|  /
 VK         | //      \ | /
            |//________\|/
             /
            (
             )
            (              )
             `-.________.-'

    Flip the whole thing around and tie a knot on the front side


               `---.
                 ___)________       .-"""-. 
                /  ( /      /|     (  (_)  )
               /____@______/ |      `-._.-' 
              /    / \    /| |\   /  |   |  
             /    /   `-.____/_\.---'|   |
            /____/______/  |/   X   .|   |. 
            |\   |     /|  /   / \ ( `-.-' )
 VK         | \__|____/ | /   O   O `-._.-' 
            |/___|___|_\|/      ^-- NOW cut it off.
                                    Leave about 20-30 cm on each side.


    B. Tinsel

    Now bring out those big, fluffy tinsel garlands you bought (you did
    buy some big, fluffy tinsel garlands, right?!) and cut off pieces
    of about 20 cm which you tie to the present using the ends of the
    string (exactly how much you need depends a bit on what type of
    tinsel you managed to find)


                 --.    *
                 ___)__*_____
               %%% ( /*     /|
               /__%%@*_____/ |
              /  *** \%%%%/| |
             /  * /   `-.___ /
            /__*_/______/  |/
            |\   |     /|  /
 VK         | \__|____/ | /
            |/___|___|_\|/

    C. Candy

    Now bring out the candy canes and colourful chocolate balls (or bells
    or angels or santas, etc) you bought (you did buy some of those, right?!)
    and tie them to the present (one cane and 2-3 balls per present)

                  
                 .-.    *
                 ((`'__*_____
               %%%\\ /*_    /|
               /_(_)@*<()__/ |
              /  ***\\%%%%/| |
             /  * (_)\\  / | /
            /__*_/____`_/  |/
            |\   |     /|  /
 VK         | \__|____/ | /
            |/___|___|_\|/


    (If the decorations aren't fluffy enough, you can add some curled ribbons
    to get more volume)


    D. Rhyming

       ________________________
      /                        \
     | To X from VK             |
     |                          |<--- write on a label or small card
     | Something to chew,       |     and attach to the present
     | but not bubblegum.       |     (and be careful so that your rhyme
     | If Santa wants some new, |     isn't TOO obvious...)
     | Rudolf had better run. * |
      \________________________/



    > Finished! <


* I'm better at rhyming in Swedish.




22 December

Yet another NerdBoy rip-off (thanks for the idea Joaquim!)  :-)


        I am Evil Veronica, and I'm going
        to steal the secret CD with all
        the passwords from the library.
    |||  /
   ||..
   |.PP.
     \/

        Of course, I have to wear a mask so
        that nobody recognizes me.
    |||  /
   ||==
   |.PP.
     \/

    ________________________________________
   |         __   __   _   __
   | |    | |  \ |  \ / \ |  \ \  /
   | |    | |__/ |__/ |_| |__/  \/
   | |  Why does it have to be so cold in
   | |__the middle of the night in December?
   |      /
   |       |  |
   |   ||| |__|
   |  ||==/
   |  |.PP_
   |    \  `
   |
   |
   |

             Ah! Finally inside! Now to find the
             computer room!
        |||  /       .   '
       ||==    .  '
       |.PP.=<
         \/    `  .


Later:

            *tippety*
      |||       *tappety*
     ||..  (>
     ||PP-_[_]
      \/  |  |


                         Ha! You made a typo!
                                  |
        Oh no! It's SuperNerd!    |
        How did he find me?       |
           /                      
      |||                         OO___   -
     ||@@  (>                    -\/>    -
     ||PP-_[_]                    <\  -    -
      \/  |  |


                          I'll forget about this whole
                          thing if you give back that CD
                                     /
            But I was so close!     /
                     \             /
                        |||
                       ||..    OO___
                       |.PP.  <\/>
                         \/    ||


                               Doesn't matter. Give it back! Now!
        ( Hmmm... what if... )     /
                     o            /
                      o |||      /
                       ||..    OO___
                       |.PP.  <\/>
                         \/    ||


                 ( Yeah! )    What are you waiting for?
                     o            /
                      o |||      /
                       ||..    OO___
                       |.PP.  <\/>
                         \/    ||


                                *kiss*
                            |||
                           ||..OO___
                           |.PP\/>
                            \/ ||


                *beeeeeeep* *error*      I'd better run before he
                  *error* *beeeep*       becomes normal again!
                             \                  /
                                         - |||
                               OO___   -  ||..
                              .\/.      - ||PP-o
                               ||       -   / \


             ...and that's how I got it!
                   /
                  /       WOW!
                 /       / |  \
             |||      {}}  @@    ,,,
            ||==      ==}} ==@   ==,
            |.PP-o   .qq. .<<.@ .|(.
              \/      ||   \/    ||

VK/jg



23 December

Christmas crossword puzzle

                                 ____
 VK                 *<}         /_/_/|
                  __/|)\        |_|_||
          *      (_) |\         |_|_|/
         / \        .---.       .---.
         /_\        |   |       |   |
        .---.       >---<       >---<
        |   |       |   |       |   |
     }{ >---+---.---+---+---.---+---+---.
  ___/` |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
 /|  |> >---+---^---+---+---^---+---+---'
        |   |   _   |   |       |   |
        >---< (\O/) >---+---.---+---+---.
        |   | (/Y\) |   |   |   |   |   |
        `---'  /_\  `---^---^---+---+---'
         .                      |   |
       .i|  .---.---.---.---.---+---<
      i|||  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
     `----' `---^---^---^---^---^---'


[The answer can be found in the source of this page]


24 December

Turbo
                                                   _.-'"""`-.
                                   |\         _.--'    _.._  `.
               .-'""`-._           \ (  __.--'    _.-'"    \   \_._
            .-'.-'_.---.`-.      .-_)\\\ \   _.-''       __.\  _L  `.
           / .'.'       `-.`._.-' \ \|||_|--'|          /  `-\' \    \
          J J / '       .-'`.    __|--'|_|--Y       _.-'    \_\-')    \
          F           .-')|_|---'        |  |   _.-'        __ ||      L
         J     |    .'_.-'/' ||--.___    | _|--'          /| .' <      |
         J |        `-'      |<_.    `--.-'              ( \ (_' L     J
          L     \            F | `--.-'                   \_`-'  |     |
          A  \              /  F .-'                        "    J     F
          |\  `.   ` .  _  '   .'                                |  _.'
          | \    .       .'   /                                  F-'
          |\ `.      -      .'                              .-'-'
          J L  `.         .'/                            .-'
           FJ     `--..--' /                    _.----'-'.\
           | \     / / /  /                 _.-'.'_.--._  `\
          .'|\\   / / /  J                 .'  /.'      `. \\
         <_.->\\ / /\/   F                //  //--.       \ \\
      _.-'-_)  \\ /     J                J/  JJ |  `.      \ \`-.
   -'"--'       \\      |                F   || |   )\      L L |
   \'   \  .---./\\     |               J|   || .-./  L     | |<
    \    L/ .-./  \\    |               ||   JJ((_))--|     | J|L
     L   J  (_)    \\  .|               |J    \\`-'   F     J |||
     J    \   |     L '      _.-'>      J \    \\`.   F     / F |
      \   _>-'      J     _.-'<-'        \ \    `. `./    .'./  |
     _>-'     |      \   J`.   \  _.      \ `.   `..   _.' .'   F
    <        \|       \  | O|   |'-'       `. `.   `-._.--'    J
     L        |        \ \  |.-'             `-._  _.--'       |)
     J        J         `'\-'                    ""            /
      \     .-'            \                                  /
       ) --'   L            \                                /
      //\      \             `.                            .'
    .''.-.      \              `.                        .'
    || (_)                       `-.                   .'
     `-.  \       \                 `--.____     ___.-/
        `. \                          \ \   \"""_.'  /
          \ \      _        _.______.__`.`.--`-'   .'\
           `-.__.-' \      /\ \     \           .<'   \
                     L     || |   __||_______.-' \  .-'>
                     )     `--'"""  '  _/         <-'  \
 VK                .'   _.-'     __.-'"            \    \
                 .' .-'     _.--'                   \    \
                 \'    _.-'                          \ .'|
                  \_.-'                              <_.-'


[A Christmas present for FS. Every time I've asked him for ideas for
pictures for this advent calendar his answer has been "A turbo". It
is also a present for llizard, who gets more enthusiastic about this
calendar for every non-Christmas-related picture I put in it.]