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Dec. 1: Middle of nowhere, car breaks down, no mobile reception, small abandoned barn where I have to seek shelter for the night on New Year's Eve

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 Now if that isn't a tall order for my first note-a-day this month, I don't know what is. Yeah, that's a lot to take in. But guess what? As soon as Tara MacDonald gave me this title, my mind instantly went to the 1969 James Bond movie, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, which is definitely the most referenced movie in the history of note-a-day. OHMSS is my favourite Bond movie and my favourite Christmas movie to boot. Who knows? It may even be my favourite movie of all time. The ending is one of the very best in the history of the cinema. I will definitely watch it this month. Eeeeee! See... pretty much everything Tara mentions in her title ACTUALLY HAPPENS IN THE MOVIE! Here's a brief rundown: Shortly after Christmas, James Bond escapes from Piz Gloria, a mountaintop fortress in the Alps that is also the headquarters of Blofeld, a mega-villain who is bent on world domination. After skiing down the mountain, he meets up with Tracy, the daughter of the head of a Europe