Friday, December 28, 2007

Christmas aftermath

hey guys! I first wasn't going to post, since I'm exhausted.. but then again, after today, I won't have time until somewhere in the New Year, so I figured I might as well post just one more time in 2007. after all, I can go back to sleep after this and have till 5 pm so it's all good ^^ I hope you all had a great Christmas and got to enjoy some time with loved ones ^^ I actually survived going back home, since my mom did what she usually does: pretend like nothing ever happened. besides, my parents were too busy having arguments with each other to really bother with me ^^' we actually had some family time, watching The Good German (which I thought was a good movie, though most of the others, namely the guys, didn't especially like it..) and after that, Silver and me watched The Nightmare Before Christmas ^^ I still love Oogie Boogie, he's the coolest hehe ^^ the presents I got my family were well received. even though my mom complained about it when I told her I bought them presents ("why did you go and do that?! now I have to buy everyone a present too or you won't get any.." *sigh*) from my mom, I got Labyrinth by Kate Mosse, which is supposed to be a really great book. we had a nice Christmas dinner, during which I ate too moishe off course.. then, we watched The Santa Clause 2 (the first one we watched the day before) and then headed over to Silver's house. where we got to open some presents again ^^ now this is where things get insane.. Silver got me a PSP >_< so now, I finally have one of my own YAY \^_^/ he got me Burnout: Dominator with it, since he knows how I love to crash cars hehe. turns out, you're not supposed to crash your own car ^^" but I'll get the hang of it eventually ^^ more gifts were opened and then, after one bag (there were two) we went upstairs and I gave Silver a little present that didn't fit under the tree ^_~ the next day, we had a Christmas-y family breakfast. and man, was it ever hard for me to wake up.. really sucks ^^" but after breakfast I got to go back to sleep, which did me some good ^^ we didn't really do much over the day. I read my book and Silver played WoW. just a quiet day ^^ for dinner, we had chibi-wok ^^ let me explain: Silver got a wok set from work. basically, it's like gourmet (little pans on a hot plate..) but in this case, with tiny woks ^^ it was fun and filled pretty fast.. after dinner we got to open the other presents ^^ here's a list of what I got for Christmas: -PSP (slim 'n' lite if that matters, a black one ^^) -Burnout:Dominator -book: Labyrinth -book: Preston&Child's Underworld -book: Kathy Reichs' Cross Bones (Temperance Brennan series ^^) -The Nightmare Before Christmas messenger bag -DVD Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix -DVD Ocean's Thirteen -Game Guild Wars Nightfall (FINALLY \^_^/) -Necklace with a heart-shaped stone -Bracelet with my birthstone -Ice-skating polar bear plush ^^ -Hair sticks with little butterflies on them ^^ -a Body Shop top-to-toe package (shower gel, body butter, body scrub, a soap bar and puff, all mango scented ^^) -DVD Paprika (actually the only anime/manga related gift I got this year *shocked*) -the latest CD of Di-Rect, a dutch punk/rock band and I think that was everything.. I'm actually too lazy to get out of bed and check the bag that holds my presents.. after the unwrapping, we watched some tv and eventually Silver and I went upstairs where we watched the DVD of our favorite improv comedy program (I got it for Silver ^^) then we went to sleep, since Silver had to work the next day. woke up way too early of course, cause Silver had to get out of bed around 5.30 am.. after he left, I went back to sleep, played for a bit on my PSP (I borrowed Tales of Eternia from him, it's a great game ^^ very addictive), slept some more.. then finally got out of bed, took a shower, ate a sandwich and got to reading some more of my book (still busy with Clive Barker's Weaveworld, it's a really good book ^^) then Silver came home ^^ we went to the store to see if maybe they had a good game for me to buy, but they didn't really have anything to my liking.. I did see this little USB Christmas tree and Silver got it for me ^^ it's got lights in it and it changes color, really cute ^^ then, we went to get Chinese food and after dinner (we were both stuffed) we went into town to see if maybe I could get a game there. after going to countless stores with no luck, we finally found some games that interested me: Dynasty Warriors for the PSP and Valkyrie Profile Lenneth. when we went to pay for them, it turned out they didn't actually HAVE DW, they just had the casing and not the game.. this pissed me off like nothing can, since that store already pulled something similar off, only with anime that time. twice, actually, when I came back a week or so later, they'd simply put the casing back on the shelves, while they still didn't have the disk.. so Silver just bought Valkyrie for me, which is a pretty cool game ^^ then we went back home and watched some tv until I was just exhausted and wanted to go to bed. unfortunately, this time, I had to go back home.. so Silver took me home and on getting there, I couldn't get in.. my dad had managed to shut the night lock, which can't be opened from the outside. great against burglars and such, not so great when your daughter still has to come home. I rang the doorbell twice and since there was light on in the bathroom, I knew someone was still up. though no one answered, so I just decided to start yelling to the bathroom window. that finally got a reply and my mom opened the door. thinking about it afterward, I think my parents were kind of drunk.. my mom at the very least, since she was all cheery and didn't seem too bothered by the NBC bag I'd gotten.. *shrugs* I showed them the gifts I'd gotten and before going to sleep, I played some more Valkyrie. so, here's what I've been doing for the past few days ^^" sorry that it's so darn long hehe ^^ for the rest of the year, I've got a full schedule planned ^^" tonight it's work, same as tomorrow. in the evening Silver is coming over here, we'll stay here till sunday evening and then head over to Silver's house. the end of the year we'll be spending at one of Silver's co-workers and I'll finally get to play Portal hehe ^^ the plans for New Year's are still a bit fuzzy, we normally all gather at my Grandma's house, but since she's still weak, we're not sure how things will pan out. we'll see I guess ^^ everyone please have a safe end of the year. be careful with fireworks and the likes and don't party too hard! don't do anything I wouldn't do ^_~ and I will see you all in the New Year ^^ MCL, I'm outti.

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