6 posts tagged “christmas”
Well, whatever it is you people of assorted races and religions plan to be doing for the next 48 hours or so, I hope you're doing it with your arms around the people you love most.
happy days!
kat
1) I'm getting a haircut/color tonight! I have the best stylist ever, and she's going to make me gorgeous, she always does. she's a magician.. no.. a good witch. I think we may talk about 2008's roadmap for my hair. Grow/bleach/reddish/chunks?/panels?. I'm thinking of getting a little black in the mix. I want my hair to be like a box of godiva chocolates; rich, creamy, and all different colors. Luxurious, uncommon, and very, very expensive. Yay. so there's that. 2) I'm not sure b/c it was darkish and there was no coffee (!!) but I think my boyfriend is even cuter than he was yesterday. I will let you know 3) Tonight at 6pm and 1 second, my vacation begins. and 24 hours later, my parents and grandma arrive. Seriously? I could pee that's how excited I am. Forget that it's Christmas and there will be opening of presents and general togetherness and joy and FOOD.. i miss my folks. They're the best. *pees* 4) I've got like ten books to finish this coming vacation week. I should probably get rolling on 'I am legend' since I wanto to see the movie and sound like I know what I'm talking about at book club 5) I have the most awesome magical Vox 'explore' button ever. Everytime I click 'explore', somewhere in the top-five most-recent posts there is some awesome, hip woman posting about truly interesting things. How lucky am I? (collect the whole set). For now, focusing on the next um.. 7 hours. which should feel like 15, courtesy of the 'vacation dialation' affect on spacetime. (it's a theory i have)
Here, I found this link! It was so easy! All I had to do was google it!
SO for all of you who are bitter and pouting because you have to share your ancient pagan holiday with the Christians who stole it from you in the 7th century; Cry no more! Saturnalia can still exist as you remember it!
Also? stop your bitching.
I woke up at 9 to wrap my boyfriend's presents, which have so far been hiding in bags and amazon boxes. I wrapped most of everything else, too, but I've only bothered to decorate one of the packages, this for a 'Klepto Klaws' gift-exchange in the office. this one is 'due' on Thursday, so I thought it best to get moving on it. It's the one in front with the glittery snowflake, isn't it lovely? I almost want to keep it. Except that I couldn't actually give a shit about Lord of the Rings Trilogy. *yawn*. But it is pretty all wrapped up.
'Klepto Klaws' is this party game for gift exchanges, where each person who brings a gift draws a number. The first person to draw takes a present from the pile of gifts, and opens it. The second person to go may take a present under the tree, or may take the gift from the first person, who would then take a present from under the tree. Each additional person then takes a present from the tree, or from anything that's already opened. So if the gifts are very good there is a fair amount of present-stealing and associated hilarity. If on the other hand, the gifts are very bad the game gets boring because no one steals anything at all. What's really fun is when half the gifts suck and the other half are great. Now that I think about it, the only reason that's more fun is there is raised potential for both success and disaster, and that always brings out the best in people. Just look at reality TV. Last year some guy brought in shoes with those roller skates in the heel. To our office. With professionals, or at least, with grown-ups. I'm torn between thinking that is lame, and thinking it's pure genius.
There was a four hour break just then. My family called and I talked to them about cooking and steaks. Then I had to dress up for my tap recital. I tapped. people clapped. it was fun.
lest i forget, my cat wanted to help with the wrapping. He likes to chew on all the ribbons and lay on the wrapping paper. So finally I wrapped him too:
he was not impressed.
Ok here's my christmas wish list. Of course I've been very, very bad, and I don't deserve anything. Except coal. However, if someone is dying to get me something, here are the things I would love, and yet wouldn't buy for myself.
1) fuzzy slippers!! The fuzzy cloud slippers I got back in 2003 or so finally fell apart in a way duct tape couldn't fix. They don't have to be bunnies, but they could be. Just as long as they're WARM!!!
2) the 'BORING/NASCAR' shirt from busted tees. This is going to go over really well here in Tn, i can feel it!!!
http://www.bustedtees.com/shirt/boringnascar/male (male, size small will work!)
3) Southwest gift cards: These are awesome. Given that I travel like 8 times a year for dancing.. these are a lifesaver. Santa, I thank you again for last year's southwest gift cards. You're wise and wonderful.
4) If my boyfriend and I were to ask for anything, it would be this. I know exactly where to put it (-ahem- near the litter box -ahem-). It's the Kone handheld vacuum from black and decker. Isn't it pretty?
5) UofA sweatshirt: I know, I know, I'm a Sundevil. However, I'd love a Wildcat sweatshirt to warm up those cold Tennessee winters. The only thing better would be a Pride of Arizona marching band sweatshirt from my favorite little Wildcat-flautist. And it doesn't have to be new! extra points for getting one from a vintage or thrift store! They always look better broken in. men's or women's.. as long as it fits senorita Shmooie, it will fit me.
annnnd liquor is always appreciated. Something to keep me warm this christmas... Brandy or Scotch? I'm ready to try something on for the long, cold winter!!
(but my heart belongs to Gin)
Christmas 2005 was the last time I didn't go home to Arizona to be with my family, and it SUCKED. I'd broken up with a longish-term bf, my roommate was out of town, and I finished all my chex-mix 2 days early, so I was puffy, too. Real puffy. I spent some time drunk, did some laundry, some cat and dog sitting. In short, counting the hours until my roommate returned to save me from my own boredom and Cable TV. God love the roommate.
This year I'm here again, spending the holiday on my own. So far, I've gone for a run, talked to my family and a couple friends, opened and enjoyed the presents they sent, learned to knit, watched a DVD, made some stir fry, had some tea, perused amazon.com/myspace/vox/sfgate etc etc etc. Except for the presents, this is all stuff i did or could have done yesterday, yet i don't feel a BIT like I'm missing anything this Christmas.
Why is that? Don't I need the holiday hoo-hah, the wrappings and trappings of christmas to make me festive? Is it possible that this year, I'm perhaps content to enjoy the day as it comes, instead of fussing it up in the holiday way? is it possible that this year, i'm just content, in general?
could be :)
merry christmas
