December Timeline & The Loot
Ok, I know I was gone for the month, but it really was a rough, and crazy month.
Here's how my December - New Year's Day went.
TIMELINE
Dec 4th : My Grandpa died.
Dec 8th : Massive toothache
Dec 9th : Emergency Dental Appointment - Tooth pulled
Dec 10th: Caught a nasty bitch of a cold
(while dealing with the horrible pain in my mouth/jaw because the Dentist - while nice - was clueless, and did a shitty job)
Dec 16th: Chaperoned my sister's 14th birthday sleepover (7 kids)
Dec 18th - 23rd: Christmas Shopping Chaos
Dec 24th - 25th: Beautiful Christmas Holiday
Dec 26th - Dec 30th: Decompression from the events of December
Dec 31st: Under-budgeted for the New Years Eve show I was planning on attending, so I read the first half of the book "Jarhead" (trying to get through it so I can move on the the Dave Navarro autobiography that Lisa/slinkii gave me for Christmas), which has been a good read thus far.
Jan 1st : Dad had a flood in his basement/recording studio on the 29th, and was still dealing with it on the weekend due to ground water seepage. All his equipment was moved out, and they had pulled up the carpet, etc, etc, but he needed help moving some of his tools out of the garage, and so on, so we spent the day doing that. I feel so bad for my dad. He's invested so much in his studio, and for Christmas, and to have this happen after all the effort he's put in. It just breaks my heart.
The Loot (aka, what I got for Christmas)
512mb iPod Shuffle
Brat Pack 3pk (The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, 16 Candles)
War of the Worlds
Crash
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Devil's Reject's
Fraggle Rock - Doin' Things That Doozers Do
Nikka Costa - Can'tneverdidnothin'
Heart - Dreamboat Annie
Dave Navarro - Don't Try This At Home
Shredder
FM Radio/Pedometer
Fruity Shower Gel pack
I also got a ton of knick-knacks/stocking stuffers. I got almost 25 (assorted shapes/sizes/colors) post-it note pads (I am a post-it whore), a variety of pens & some mechanical pencils, an electric nail buffer kit, some fun little keychain-type games, brain teasers, crossword books, a funky pet calendar, pocket triva cards, a tire patch kit for my mountain bike, etc.
Oh, and I cannot forget my special kudos to Lisa (who sent me a gazillion things) for remembering from last year. Last year, as stocking stuffers/candy, she sent me a couple of boxes of buttered popcorn Mike & Ikes! Anyone who knows me knows that I dig the buttered popcorn Jelly Bellies. So she sent me the Mike & Ikes. I've NEVER seen them here, but Cali tends to have a lot of stuff we don't have here. So this year, instead of two boxes she sent me...SIX! Sweeeeeeet! Ha ha ha It's all about the little things. :)
Lisa is also responsible for my tree. We haven't had a tree for the past couple of years because money is usually tight, and goes straight to gifts for everyone. Besides I do Christmas at my dads, and he always has a magnificent tree. Lisa got tired of us not having a tree, so she actually sent a table top artificial tree with lights, and a few accessories. Unfortunately money is non-existent at the moment, and my batteries are toast, so I haven't been able to take a picture for her yet. I told my mom that we couldn't take it down until I snapped a picture though, so once I get batteries I'll post a pic or two. :)
Oh yeah...
After Christmas with money I got from Christmas I hit Warehouse Records where they're having a sale. Call me crazy but I love used movies. They're cheap and that's a big deal for me! ha ha ha
So they had a buy 3 get 1 free used DVD sale, and a 3 for $12 VHS sale. I still only have a VHS in my room at the moment, so I still buy them from time to time. Mostly I buy the VHS as a temp version, but it gives me new stuff to watch in my room.
Here's what I got...
Blade: Trinity (DVD)
Mallrats (DVD)
Chasing Amy (DVD)
Fire in the Sky (DVD)
Heat (VHS)
Life or Something Like It (VHS
Sleeping with the Enemy (VHS)
So needless to say, this Holiday season was all about movies for lil ole me. :)
Anyhoo....
The past little while has been a big fat roller coaster of good & bad. I'm mentally/emotionally exhausted by it all.
So I'm back now, but my schedule's all over the place. I'm totally scattered, so it might be a while before I get back to posting regularly. Hopefully soon though. :)
Just figured I'd post an update.
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, and would love to hear about it. :)
Ciao 4 now...
Here's how my December - New Year's Day went.
TIMELINE
Dec 4th : My Grandpa died.
Dec 8th : Massive toothache
Dec 9th : Emergency Dental Appointment - Tooth pulled
Dec 10th: Caught a nasty bitch of a cold
(while dealing with the horrible pain in my mouth/jaw because the Dentist - while nice - was clueless, and did a shitty job)
Dec 16th: Chaperoned my sister's 14th birthday sleepover (7 kids)
Dec 18th - 23rd: Christmas Shopping Chaos
Dec 24th - 25th: Beautiful Christmas Holiday
Dec 26th - Dec 30th: Decompression from the events of December
Dec 31st: Under-budgeted for the New Years Eve show I was planning on attending, so I read the first half of the book "Jarhead" (trying to get through it so I can move on the the Dave Navarro autobiography that Lisa/slinkii gave me for Christmas), which has been a good read thus far.
Jan 1st : Dad had a flood in his basement/recording studio on the 29th, and was still dealing with it on the weekend due to ground water seepage. All his equipment was moved out, and they had pulled up the carpet, etc, etc, but he needed help moving some of his tools out of the garage, and so on, so we spent the day doing that. I feel so bad for my dad. He's invested so much in his studio, and for Christmas, and to have this happen after all the effort he's put in. It just breaks my heart.
The Loot (aka, what I got for Christmas)
512mb iPod Shuffle
Brat Pack 3pk (The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, 16 Candles)
War of the Worlds
Crash
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Devil's Reject's
Fraggle Rock - Doin' Things That Doozers Do
Nikka Costa - Can'tneverdidnothin'
Heart - Dreamboat Annie
Dave Navarro - Don't Try This At Home
Shredder
FM Radio/Pedometer
Fruity Shower Gel pack
I also got a ton of knick-knacks/stocking stuffers. I got almost 25 (assorted shapes/sizes/colors) post-it note pads (I am a post-it whore), a variety of pens & some mechanical pencils, an electric nail buffer kit, some fun little keychain-type games, brain teasers, crossword books, a funky pet calendar, pocket triva cards, a tire patch kit for my mountain bike, etc.
Oh, and I cannot forget my special kudos to Lisa (who sent me a gazillion things) for remembering from last year. Last year, as stocking stuffers/candy, she sent me a couple of boxes of buttered popcorn Mike & Ikes! Anyone who knows me knows that I dig the buttered popcorn Jelly Bellies. So she sent me the Mike & Ikes. I've NEVER seen them here, but Cali tends to have a lot of stuff we don't have here. So this year, instead of two boxes she sent me...SIX! Sweeeeeeet! Ha ha ha It's all about the little things. :)
Lisa is also responsible for my tree. We haven't had a tree for the past couple of years because money is usually tight, and goes straight to gifts for everyone. Besides I do Christmas at my dads, and he always has a magnificent tree. Lisa got tired of us not having a tree, so she actually sent a table top artificial tree with lights, and a few accessories. Unfortunately money is non-existent at the moment, and my batteries are toast, so I haven't been able to take a picture for her yet. I told my mom that we couldn't take it down until I snapped a picture though, so once I get batteries I'll post a pic or two. :)
Oh yeah...
After Christmas with money I got from Christmas I hit Warehouse Records where they're having a sale. Call me crazy but I love used movies. They're cheap and that's a big deal for me! ha ha ha
So they had a buy 3 get 1 free used DVD sale, and a 3 for $12 VHS sale. I still only have a VHS in my room at the moment, so I still buy them from time to time. Mostly I buy the VHS as a temp version, but it gives me new stuff to watch in my room.
Here's what I got...
Blade: Trinity (DVD)
Mallrats (DVD)
Chasing Amy (DVD)
Fire in the Sky (DVD)
Heat (VHS)
Life or Something Like It (VHS
Sleeping with the Enemy (VHS)
So needless to say, this Holiday season was all about movies for lil ole me. :)
Anyhoo....
The past little while has been a big fat roller coaster of good & bad. I'm mentally/emotionally exhausted by it all.
So I'm back now, but my schedule's all over the place. I'm totally scattered, so it might be a while before I get back to posting regularly. Hopefully soon though. :)
Just figured I'd post an update.
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, and would love to hear about it. :)
Ciao 4 now...