family The haul (I’m acquisitive; if it bothers you don’t read it)

Posted December 25, 2005 • Comments Off on The haul (I’m acquisitive; if it bothers you don’t read it)

For some reason, when I ask for certain things, like WildEepz (little plastic thingies to make the lid of my computer close properly) or a Persian rug mousepad or a necklace with a Scrabble tile set in a silver pendant or the Yafa Quadro pen, no one believes me. They always seem to bypass the things on the list that I was really looking forward to and get the filler. That said, it’s a good year. I’m going to have to buy the necklace and mouserug and ‘Eepz and pen myself (somehow), but so be it.

The four seasons prints from Deviantart
An LED flashlight
A down throw
A Bluetooth headset
A Wonder Vase
A Rabbit-type corkscrew
The retractable USB sync/charge cable for my phone
Steel mixing bowls
The Get Fuzzy page-a-day calendar
A TSA-okayed luggage lock (though I needed two)

And this bag, yes in red, which wowsosoft.

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Plus the doorstop and the down comforter they sent to me at home. Plus the Buffy CD and a Cornelia Funke book from Wayne. Plus a couple of DVDs and the Lumos Lightwedge booklight (yes, I bought it, and in the Harry Potter edition, no less) with the Borders gift card my client gave me. Plus an upcoming stocking from Lin. Plus whatever brilliance Lisa came up with.

If it weren’t for the fact that pretty much absolutely everything else in my life sucks, I’d be happy today. I have another week off, I’ll see good old friends for New Year’s, and we just ate a hell of a good dinner. I knocked one out of the park with this year’s mashed potatoes (read: I put in WAY too much sour cream and they came out awesome). Money’s set for another month, thanks to my parents, and maybe, just maybe, it’ll work out okay.

A boat just went by outside, way too fast for not being in the channel (my parents’ backyard isn’t a no-wake zone but should be). I wonder if the Coast Guard is working today.