Because I refuse to have my life disrupted.
--A card from augustuscaesar
--A card, some TI figurines, an ornament, and a very teeny box from forgottensanity
--$25 from my maternal grandmother
--$250 (!), a nice bracelet with blue stones, a cute notepad, and a bottle of gardenia lily lotion from my paternal grandmother
--$150 from my father; very generous, and I am grateful even if I'm angry with the man
--A garlic press and some pastry brushes from X-chan
--A whole bunch of candy (Lindor mostly, but gingerbread man Peeps and a handmade candy cane) from m0mmy
--Three shirts (white, grey, and blue) and a pair of jeans (which, methinks, may be too small) from m0mmy
--The Jacket! The Jacket! The Jacket that matches my sandals! from m0mmy
--A Monopoly game (well, actually IUopoly--one of those clever marketing ploys aimed at alumni) from m0mmy
--A toaster! A toaster! A toaster!
t0ast t0ast t0ast t0ast t0ast!!!
...Excuse me, I got carried away there for a minute. Anyway, it was from m0mmy.
--The Way To Cook by Julia Child, from m0mmy
...I think that's it.
Also, since yesterday was the last Friday of the year (and I just now realized this), I present:
--I did okay academically. Not what I'd call great, but a lot of people would kill for the grades I made, and I'm glad I did well.
--I got a grant from the state. Not much, but I got it nonetheless.
--I have a kickass sister and a m0mmy who always loves me.
--I got to hang out with zyphryus from January to May. I hadn't expected her to still be there when I came back to school, but I'm glad she was.
--I met augustuscaesar and forgottensanity.
--My birthday didn't r0x0r my s0x0r, but it didn't suck, either.
--I moved out.
--I'm in a lot better shape financially than I was last year.
--I dropped a pants size in the spring and never gained it back.
--I haven't smoked since August.
--I've kept in touch with Lyd and Tarik.
--ziggy_prime and I have remained friends.
--I pulled a used computer out of the trash, and it worked! ^_______^
--I can do Latin.
--I started to study Greek.
--I got back into gaming.
--Terra Incognita opened and is doing well. It's had its setbacks, as who hasn't, but it's doing well.
--I am very, very, very lucky, and very, very, very blessed.