I usually try to keep my sadness pent up inside where it can fester quietly as a mental illness.

[snapdragon76]

Ugh, these past few days have been soooo hectic!

Christmas itself was very nice. I slept out in the living room like I always do every Christmas Eve with the lights on and the Yule Log on the telly. Nice.

I got a decent haul this year. It was a bit... humbler than some, but it was very much appreciated in these hard times.

My acquisitions this year consist of:

The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia from dad. This looks AWESOME! I flipped through it and whoa!

Heroes Season 2 also from dad.

A pumpkin spice scented candle from mom.

The newest M&M's dispenser form mom. She gets them for me every year.

A cute hand-painted kitty plaque from my aunt.

A cute hand-painted candle from my cousin Brittany (aka poeticdeathofme).

Oh, and I got your card today (or possibly yesterday) notagimmick). Thanks!

Yesterday I went with a friend of mine to do some shopping with her. I know, I must've been suicidal or something. I bought a few books (*cough*), but that was pretty much it. I did see a few cute things at Kohl's, but they have a lot of cute things...

We went to the movies afterwards and saw "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". It was pretty good. Very different. The effects were pretty neat. There were a few moments I could pick out where the effects were obvious, but overall very effective.

Today was pretty easy going. Mom and I eventually went to get groceries and such and I got a few CD's that I wanted and a case for my iPod so I can wear it while I go to the gym. I also got a WALL-E throw to go with my pillow!

Afterwards mom went driving to the local wetlands so she could take some pictures. I snoozed in the car because that's not really my thing... listened to some Tori. Then we treated ourselves to Marble Slab ice cream sort of as a last hurrah before trying to stick to our Resolutions...

It'll be weird going back to work on Monday after being off for four days. This week will be fairly short too, although we don't get the day after New Year's off. DD:

Today in History: 1845
Dr. Crawford Williamson Long used anesthesia for childbirth for the first time, when he delivered his own child in Jefferson, Georgia.

Comments

[elvenmoon.livejournal.com]

Nice haul :D

[snapdragon76.livejournal.com]

Thanks!


Yes, I was pretty happy.

[shoujo22.livejournal.com]

We don't get the day after New Year's off either, so I guess we can be pissed together? It sucks, doesn't it? X(

You got some nice gifts. It's great that your parents know your likes so well. Some people aren't that lucky. But, my father knows my likes and dislikes pretty well-- mainly because I'm very....verbal? :)

I got three video games (because that's all I wanted): Trauma Center II, Obscure: The Aftermath, and Kingdom Hearts I. So yeah, I was pretty happy. I'm almost done with all of them, btw. ^__^'

I had been buying manga for my sister over at garagesalejapan (and choosing my sellers wisely) since about July, so she got a HUGE box of various manga series'. I got the entire Marvel Comics' "Secret Invasion Saga" for my dad + all the tie-ins, a power tool (can't even remember what it is, but he needs it), and a box of manga. I got my brother a Sony CD/DVD-R/W+/- burner for like $20, and my niece and nephews got some art supplies (from the dollar store) and an XBOX 360. My sister, my dad and I split the cost three ways, and my brother works at Wal-Mart so we got a discount on it. The little monsters were more excited about the art supplies than the XBOX 360 though -__-'.

Anywho, Christmas was nice. We dined at my big brother and sister-in-laws home this year. So yup, it was really cool.

[snapdragon76.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm going to try to wiggle a way into leaving earlier on Friday if I can...

Well, I have a Wish List on Amazon, so I just send it to my dad so he knows what he can get me. It's handy for birthdays too.

I've been wanting to know what's been going on with the whole Secret Invasion Saga, but I didn't want to buy the whole howevermany odd issues I'd need.

Your dad likes manga? That's so cool!

I need to play some more of my games. I thought I'd get to over the holidays, but nothing doing... TT_TT