As I’m starting to write this blog post, the first thing I want to do is ask you if you really thought that I *wouldn’t* find a picture of a pink cell phone with Santa on it. Of course I would. All I had to do was search for Christmas phone and it magically appeared on the first row of the first page of results. Interestingly enough though, without context, you’re probably still wondering why the hell I decided to search for Christmas phone to begin with. But alas, never fear, I am here to explain and calm all your fears. Also, I’d just like to add that I don’t know where to purchase said phone. My apologies in advance to all those that wanted to give me one for Christmas.

So, to the point. As I was sitting here tonight researching some things for work, this grand idea popped into my head to surprise people with phone calls for Christmas. I don’t get much time but even 10-15 minutes might be nice. Then I decided, why just leave it at that. Why not make 12 phone calls. On 12 days. And hell, while we’re at it, let’s make those 12 days the same as the 12 days of Christmas. What a grand idea.

And so thus the idea has been born and put into place. I call it Project 12 Days of Christmas. When are these 12 days you ask? Well, for all those uneducated folk, the 12 days start on Christmas Day, December 25th and go until the day before the Epiphany, which is on January 6th.

What will this entail? I am contemplating two strategies. One involves taking every contact with a phone number in my BlackBerry and randomly picking 12. Another involves pre-picking 12 people listed in my BlackBerry and then randomly drawing them for days.  Either way, no one will know until they are called.

I think this will be fun. I am going to try my best to stick to this plan. Of course, I can’t set my schedule, and calls may be impossible some days or at a time that is really convenient for those behind GMT