The characters in “Wreck-It Ralph” all have day jobs: They just happen to be characters in video games, re-enacting the same roles in the same universe over and over again, like stock players in a theatrical company. Some, like Mario and Pac-Man and Sonic are heroes; others, like the hulking but kind-hearted Ralph (John C. Reilly), are bad guys, relegated to smashing and destroying buildings and public property of a popular vintage arcade machine until the player runs out of quarters.

For the record: Stacy London, longtime co-host of TV’s “What Not to Wear,” is wearing a glittery Christmas-tree-green pencil skirt, a black crew neck sweater with a cat’s face on the front, chunky green jewelry and a pair of textured stilettos with thick ankle straps. (Jean-Michel Cazabat, she says, of the shoes.) It’s a bold and unusual mix, and she wears it happily, describing it as an outfit full of “joy and whimsy.”

Dr. James Roberts’ new book analyzes the ways people relate to their pocketbooks.

Roberts, professor of marketing at Baylor, has been observing consumer behavior for years.

“It’s who I am,” he said. “I’m a social scientist.”

Purchasing the perfect gift will support local Waco charities at the Waco Junior League’s Deck the Halls Holiday Gift Market. This weekend, the gift market will combine early Christmas shopping with service.