uh huh this my shit, all the girls stamp your feet like this...
im gonna pull a monica here...
so i was thinking... christmas. it's pretty sad how stressful it is. i mean, you'd think we'd all learn our lessons after a year of waiting until the last minute to shop, but no. it never fails. every year, hundreds of thousands, even millions of people swamp the stores just days before christmas in search of the perfect gift... or any gift, really, because by then, if they haven't gotten something already, maybe they just don't care so much. so what's the big deal about presents anyway? do we really decide how much a person values their relationship with us based on what sort of christmas gift they give you? just because someone gives you expensive stuff doesn't necessarily mean they like you a whole lot, and, conversely, just because they're cheap doesn't mean they don't value you. aaron gave me a sock puppet for my birthday, and i know darn well that he values our friendship as much as i do. he just doesn't have cash to burn.
the second thing i wonder about is the point of it all. every year, i get a whole lot of stuff that i don't really need for christmas. sure i like it (sometimes, hehe) and it's nice to have, but if it's just going to sit around, what good is it? for example. i am a nerd. i'm all into the cartoon characters from back in the day, you naw? carebears especially. so one year for christmas, i got more carebears shit than i knew what to do with. i got slippers, pj pants, stuffed animals, and this little box of figurines. now im pretty sure you could use them as christmas ornaments, but really. wtf did i need those for?! i...
INTERRUPTION: i think i just heard my brother almost playing that local h song on his guitar. ::in erin's lenya voice:: i'm so proud, so proud! it was probably an accident, haha. oh, and that just sounded kind of like the intro to 311's "creatures!" if only the kid could read tabs, or had any sort of innate talent... being lame just runs in the family. ::sigh::
ok. so. as i was saying. i realize that christmas is a great time to get people stuff they like, but shouldnt it be useful as well? otherwise, you're just spending money on stuff thats gonna sit around waiting to decompose. i think those carebears things are in my closet somewhere... probably not even opened.
so i come to my conclusion: what in the world should i get people for christmas? i want to give good presents, and useful ones, and i'm trying, but so far i've only succeeded on one account. i don't even know where to begin for most people. in fact, i'm not even entirely sure who i'm giving presents to! i've got a pretty definite list set up right now, which is good. kimmie is like 1/3 or 1/2 done, kyle's 3/4 done, i think i know what i'm going to ge for sheera and cat, and then, i'm at a loss on everyone else. oh, and don't even get me started on secret elf. if i could, i'd get my person a magical ego shrinker, but since those don't exist, i'll have to think of something else. scarf seems like a good bet, but it'll have to be somewhat ::gags:: preppy. what constitutes a preppy scarf? i have no idea. but i'm sure there's a difference between an american eagle scarf and say, a target scarf. who knows what it is, but she'd be able to tell. she just seems like that kind of person.
i'm very excited about christmas this year, i don't know why. it's kind of weird to think that next christmas, i'll be the one coming to visit.... wow. so anyway yeah, excited about christmas this year. i hope my break is really good. i want to do fun stuff. i dunno what tho... i reeeeeeeally want to learn to snowboard after leah went last winter and told me all about how fun it was and showed me her bruises and stuff, haha. i think i'd be really bad at it but i'd probably have fun sucking at it just like i do with everything else. and i like snow. so even if the whole snowboarding thing doesnt work out i could hang around and just chill in the snow all day. oh well, like that will happen. i'll work a couple days and sit on my ass the rest of the time, just like every year. but still, i'm excited. and now, i'm excited for bed.
so i was thinking... christmas. it's pretty sad how stressful it is. i mean, you'd think we'd all learn our lessons after a year of waiting until the last minute to shop, but no. it never fails. every year, hundreds of thousands, even millions of people swamp the stores just days before christmas in search of the perfect gift... or any gift, really, because by then, if they haven't gotten something already, maybe they just don't care so much. so what's the big deal about presents anyway? do we really decide how much a person values their relationship with us based on what sort of christmas gift they give you? just because someone gives you expensive stuff doesn't necessarily mean they like you a whole lot, and, conversely, just because they're cheap doesn't mean they don't value you. aaron gave me a sock puppet for my birthday, and i know darn well that he values our friendship as much as i do. he just doesn't have cash to burn.
the second thing i wonder about is the point of it all. every year, i get a whole lot of stuff that i don't really need for christmas. sure i like it (sometimes, hehe) and it's nice to have, but if it's just going to sit around, what good is it? for example. i am a nerd. i'm all into the cartoon characters from back in the day, you naw? carebears especially. so one year for christmas, i got more carebears shit than i knew what to do with. i got slippers, pj pants, stuffed animals, and this little box of figurines. now im pretty sure you could use them as christmas ornaments, but really. wtf did i need those for?! i...
INTERRUPTION: i think i just heard my brother almost playing that local h song on his guitar. ::in erin's lenya voice:: i'm so proud, so proud! it was probably an accident, haha. oh, and that just sounded kind of like the intro to 311's "creatures!" if only the kid could read tabs, or had any sort of innate talent... being lame just runs in the family. ::sigh::
ok. so. as i was saying. i realize that christmas is a great time to get people stuff they like, but shouldnt it be useful as well? otherwise, you're just spending money on stuff thats gonna sit around waiting to decompose. i think those carebears things are in my closet somewhere... probably not even opened.
so i come to my conclusion: what in the world should i get people for christmas? i want to give good presents, and useful ones, and i'm trying, but so far i've only succeeded on one account. i don't even know where to begin for most people. in fact, i'm not even entirely sure who i'm giving presents to! i've got a pretty definite list set up right now, which is good. kimmie is like 1/3 or 1/2 done, kyle's 3/4 done, i think i know what i'm going to ge for sheera and cat, and then, i'm at a loss on everyone else. oh, and don't even get me started on secret elf. if i could, i'd get my person a magical ego shrinker, but since those don't exist, i'll have to think of something else. scarf seems like a good bet, but it'll have to be somewhat ::gags:: preppy. what constitutes a preppy scarf? i have no idea. but i'm sure there's a difference between an american eagle scarf and say, a target scarf. who knows what it is, but she'd be able to tell. she just seems like that kind of person.
i'm very excited about christmas this year, i don't know why. it's kind of weird to think that next christmas, i'll be the one coming to visit.... wow. so anyway yeah, excited about christmas this year. i hope my break is really good. i want to do fun stuff. i dunno what tho... i reeeeeeeally want to learn to snowboard after leah went last winter and told me all about how fun it was and showed me her bruises and stuff, haha. i think i'd be really bad at it but i'd probably have fun sucking at it just like i do with everything else. and i like snow. so even if the whole snowboarding thing doesnt work out i could hang around and just chill in the snow all day. oh well, like that will happen. i'll work a couple days and sit on my ass the rest of the time, just like every year. but still, i'm excited. and now, i'm excited for bed.