Please note, specifically, the Christmas tree:
The Christmas/Hanukkah Gingerbread Fortress, constructed by the members of the Residence Hall Association executive board '07-'08, in December 2007:
Please note, specifically, the gumdrop Christmas tree with sprinkle accents (my personal brain child):
Commence freak-out at the fact that I totally came up with this idea before Martha Stewart (or at least thought of it before she ever published it somewhere... which might then suggest that we share a brain).
To further prove my point, these are the Snowman Guards of our fortress that my friend constructed compared to Martha's:
It is, however, completely clear that I trumped Martha Stewart on gumdrop figurines with regards to fortress-moat-inhabiting alligators.
Boo-freaking-YAH.