consumerism ahoy!
So that whole post-thing yesterday? Yeah. My holiday spirit showed up eventually. About the time I was cooking dinner for my parents. And when mom and I did our traditional drive-around-for-lights thing last night.
(I really like cooking. Bustling about the kitchen getting things prepped and pulling them out of the oven. It's nice to be competent at it, and productive, and it's somehow all a bit comforting too. And I'm all about the comfort, y'see.)
Oh, and I got pressies today. Lots'n'lots of pressies. Including a DVD player, finally. And all 3 Harry Potter DVDs. And pretty shirts and jammies. And, bizarrely, a coffee maker which I'll probably be making lots of use of next semester. And another pretty new watch (we have present traditions in this family--mom buys me watches, dad buys us all calendars, and I've taken to getting dad a calendar so he's got one too--he quite liked the one I got this year, of Colorado landscapes, but then he's been saying he wants to go back to Colorado for years now). And a $150 gift card for B&N. (So, all those books and CDs I asked for Christmas and didn't get? I'll indulge and buy msyelf. And some new DVDs. 'Cos, hey, we're in the money here.)
I feel a bit bad for the capitalistic tendencies making me all good and happy, but meh. For once I shall wallow in the materialism and not feel guilty for getting crap I don't really need. (And dammit I *will* spend that $150 on fun stuff and not on textbooks. Maybe I'll buy a history book or two to assauge the guilt.) I'm not used to having money to spend for fun. I'm not very good at having money to spend just for fun. But I shall make an exception this year, 'cos we're fricking almost rolling in the money anyway and if dad wants to get a little carried away who am I to stop him?
And hey, more money from paychecks next semester to put away in savings. Go me!
I hope my nephew likes the pressies I got him. (Of course he will; he's three, or will be when he gets the pressies in a couple days.) Parental units enjoyed their presents. (Mom's t-shirt is a sheep wearing a Santa hat and saying: "Baaaaa humbug." When I saw it on the compy screen, I *knew* it was meant for her.)
Oh yeah, speaking of DVD players...they don't need any special plugs to connect to TVs, do they? I mean, my telly back in my apartment's rather...old. Before DVDs were the common thing they are now. Hmmmm. B&N doesn't sell television sets, does it?
*sunny smile*
(I really like cooking. Bustling about the kitchen getting things prepped and pulling them out of the oven. It's nice to be competent at it, and productive, and it's somehow all a bit comforting too. And I'm all about the comfort, y'see.)
Oh, and I got pressies today. Lots'n'lots of pressies. Including a DVD player, finally. And all 3 Harry Potter DVDs. And pretty shirts and jammies. And, bizarrely, a coffee maker which I'll probably be making lots of use of next semester. And another pretty new watch (we have present traditions in this family--mom buys me watches, dad buys us all calendars, and I've taken to getting dad a calendar so he's got one too--he quite liked the one I got this year, of Colorado landscapes, but then he's been saying he wants to go back to Colorado for years now). And a $150 gift card for B&N. (So, all those books and CDs I asked for Christmas and didn't get? I'll indulge and buy msyelf. And some new DVDs. 'Cos, hey, we're in the money here.)
I feel a bit bad for the capitalistic tendencies making me all good and happy, but meh. For once I shall wallow in the materialism and not feel guilty for getting crap I don't really need. (And dammit I *will* spend that $150 on fun stuff and not on textbooks. Maybe I'll buy a history book or two to assauge the guilt.) I'm not used to having money to spend for fun. I'm not very good at having money to spend just for fun. But I shall make an exception this year, 'cos we're fricking almost rolling in the money anyway and if dad wants to get a little carried away who am I to stop him?
And hey, more money from paychecks next semester to put away in savings. Go me!
I hope my nephew likes the pressies I got him. (Of course he will; he's three, or will be when he gets the pressies in a couple days.) Parental units enjoyed their presents. (Mom's t-shirt is a sheep wearing a Santa hat and saying: "Baaaaa humbug." When I saw it on the compy screen, I *knew* it was meant for her.)
Oh yeah, speaking of DVD players...they don't need any special plugs to connect to TVs, do they? I mean, my telly back in my apartment's rather...old. Before DVDs were the common thing they are now. Hmmmm. B&N doesn't sell television sets, does it?
*sunny smile*
