Hooray for the Holidays!
Highlights of yesterday:
Eddie Izzard DVDs!
Mom actually bought me fishnets...and they're sparkly!
Sims Pets & Open for Business (don't expect to see me too much for the next couple weeks...I'll be busy)
Lots of other fabulous things...CDs and clothes and such, but I don't feel the need to list everything.
We got mom a digital camera. Now she's photographing everything.
Seeing everyone yesterday was really nice. It always feels good to reconnect with family who I only see a few times a year...and those who I only see once or twice a year at most. Little Stevie is almost 2...and he's adorable! I can't believe he's getting to be so old! Ben's almost 7 now, i think...but I remember when he was that young...Time sure does fly quickly.
Today, Mum and Dad and I went to the Art Institute with Uncle George and Aunt Ingrid. We saw the Thorne Rooms and the modern and American art galleries. It was a lot of fun. I'm excited to take Katie there in a couple weeks.
Yesterday I got a text message from Kandace along the lines of "Happy Capitalist day!" that went on to say about how we shouldn't be buying things for the holidays because it just promotes the idea that all is well in the world when there are still so many people suffering. All I could think was "Oy." I mean, I understand where she's coming from and, maybe I'm not doing as much as I can to help those less fortunate than me, but, still...I'm allowed my moments when I can buy things and accept things bought for me. I'm allowed to get lost in the idealism of the holidays. Ok, fine, maybe I'm not the world's best activist, or environmentalist, but is that so horrible? I do work hard when I can to try to make things better, and to make others aware of those lest fortunate than us...but I still have my own wants and needs. Let's just say that I lead a comfortable life and I'm happy with it. I'm not going to give it up if it is still available to me because I am lucky to have everything I have. It's not like I don't appreciate the fact that I always have something to eat, and that I always have clothes to where and that my parents can always afford to buy me nice things for the holidays. My parents, of all people, know about how hard things can be. They've fought for workers' rights and have done civil work...they did for many years. They know what it is like to not always be financially stable, so it's not like they've fully ignored the plight of others either.
It is truly so selfish to spend some moments forgetting about the problems in the world?
Eddie Izzard DVDs!
Mom actually bought me fishnets...and they're sparkly!
Sims Pets & Open for Business (don't expect to see me too much for the next couple weeks...I'll be busy)
Lots of other fabulous things...CDs and clothes and such, but I don't feel the need to list everything.
We got mom a digital camera. Now she's photographing everything.
Seeing everyone yesterday was really nice. It always feels good to reconnect with family who I only see a few times a year...and those who I only see once or twice a year at most. Little Stevie is almost 2...and he's adorable! I can't believe he's getting to be so old! Ben's almost 7 now, i think...but I remember when he was that young...Time sure does fly quickly.
Today, Mum and Dad and I went to the Art Institute with Uncle George and Aunt Ingrid. We saw the Thorne Rooms and the modern and American art galleries. It was a lot of fun. I'm excited to take Katie there in a couple weeks.
Yesterday I got a text message from Kandace along the lines of "Happy Capitalist day!" that went on to say about how we shouldn't be buying things for the holidays because it just promotes the idea that all is well in the world when there are still so many people suffering. All I could think was "Oy." I mean, I understand where she's coming from and, maybe I'm not doing as much as I can to help those less fortunate than me, but, still...I'm allowed my moments when I can buy things and accept things bought for me. I'm allowed to get lost in the idealism of the holidays. Ok, fine, maybe I'm not the world's best activist, or environmentalist, but is that so horrible? I do work hard when I can to try to make things better, and to make others aware of those lest fortunate than us...but I still have my own wants and needs. Let's just say that I lead a comfortable life and I'm happy with it. I'm not going to give it up if it is still available to me because I am lucky to have everything I have. It's not like I don't appreciate the fact that I always have something to eat, and that I always have clothes to where and that my parents can always afford to buy me nice things for the holidays. My parents, of all people, know about how hard things can be. They've fought for workers' rights and have done civil work...they did for many years. They know what it is like to not always be financially stable, so it's not like they've fully ignored the plight of others either.
It is truly so selfish to spend some moments forgetting about the problems in the world?