the most wonderful time

I really have to apologise to friends who normally get Christmas cards at this time of the year. Annually I buy a whole whack of Christmas cards on Boxing Day because I'm cheap and the ones I like are always expensive (though less so when they're 50% off), so I always have them well in advance of the following Christmas season.

This year, however, I was a total slacker. I have successfully avoided Christmas almost entirely, which also means I didn't get around to sending out cards.

Don't think this means I didn't think about you over the last few weeks. I have. I have a lot. I just can't prove that in any tactile way right now. I will try to remedy this somehow over the next two weeks, after which the final stretch of school hell begins and I will disappear for another 4 months.

This was a really fun Christmas, I have to admit. Even without my parents/brother coming down for it, I had a good time. On Christmas Eve I finally made it to the Hard Rock Miners Singalong: Christmas Edition, an annual event that I always wanted to go to but obviously never could. With friends and my sis/bro-in-law combo, I got to sing terribly in public without complaints or looks of pity. My friend tended to my hydration needs while watching "Eagle vs. Shark" and I awoke without a hangover.

Yesterday I went to an afternoon cocktail party that involved a lot of sweets and a modest amount of booze. I decided I probably shouldn't drink since I hadn't eaten much and the combo of sugar and booze scares me. I wound up being the life of the party by laying on my friend's bed for a rest midway through. Maybe I should have had a nap before I went, but it started at noon and I didn't want to be late. In the evening I went to Tinseltown with Tangiene to see "Juno," which was a lot of fun and a good topper to the day. It has two of my favourite crushes: Jason Bateman and Michael Cera. Sigh. Swoon.

Today I'm hoping to make it over to the Irish Heather with Tangiene for bangers & mash and maybe a shot of whisky or the like. Wish I had a hangover to nurse to make it necessary.

*Oh, I was just wondering about RSS feeds. Does anyone want some sort of RSS button to add this to your stream of feeds? I realise it's a bitch checking back to see if I've written anything, but figured readership would drop off anyway. Let me know if you want me to add an RSS link or something.