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2005-12-27 - 2:49 p.m.
One of the things I don't like about Christmas is the whole gift-giving
thing. I think I've mentioned this before--somehow to me it always ends
up feeling like a bit of a competition to see who can give the best
gifts. Maybe I just feel this way because mine are never the best. I
don't think the reason for this is that I'm cheap, I think it's more of
a case of lacking imagination.
I went into Christmas thinking I'd done pretty well in the gift-buying
arena. After seeing all the gifts I received, I think maybe not so
much. But I didn't want anything special! Lolo gave me way too
much. He gave me a scarf, mittens, hat and slippers, a really nice
blanket, and a deluxe version of scrabble. Really I would've been happy
with just the scarf. I didn't expect nearly so much. I sort of
thought I set the standards fairly low with the birthday presents I gave
him...and also I mentioned to him that I wasn't into gifts very much,
hoping that he would agree to just skip it with me. But no.
Then there's my brother. He gave my parents an $8000 custom-built
camping trailer. I gave them CDs and books and shirts and the like.
What, am I really going to compete with that? And then he gave
me a couple of really cool gizmos. He gave me a GPS that you
wear on your wrist that does a bunch of really neat stuff for you when
you run or bike. He also gave me a Delphi XM radio with all the
trimmings (car/house/portable hookups). What did I give him? Yeah, I'm
sure you can imagine. It wasn't exactly comparable.
Tonight Lolo and I are going to see the Nutcracker. That should be
fun. He's coming over to my place an hour after work and unfortunately
my apartment is still really messy. It seems like every time I put
something away, two more things jump out. And I've been spending my
free time playing with my new gadgets...and staying up late playing with
them so I'm really sleepy today. I kind of have this positive feedback
loop thing going on where if I'm really sleepy in the morning then I
move more slowly and then don't have time for my usual caffeine intake
and end up even sleepier. That definitely happened this morning.
Lolo's spending the night tonight, so who knows how much sleep I'll get
tonight.
And I can't sleep in tomorrow because I have to get up early for a
doctor's appointment. Or I should say the doctor's appointment.
I'm nervous. It's my very first time being seen by a doctor since my
last well-baby check-up, I'm sure. I've definitely never had my girlie
parts checked out. I'm actually very grateful that I will be spending
tonight with Lolo, I think he will keep my mind off of tomorrow so I can
be less nervous. At least I hope so. I don't think I'll be a nervous
mess around him.
On Thursday I'm going to a performance of Beethoven's 9th with Lolo,
Lolo's friend Butiki, and Butiki's sister H. I feel so
high-faluting--the ballet on Tuesday, the symphony on Thursday--when's
the opera? Anyway, though, I got an e-mail from Butiki this morning
telling me that she and H have decided to wear evening gowns to the
symphony. What? Evening gowns?? I was planning on wearing
pants. Geesh...I don't think I even own an evening gown. I'll
have to dig through my closet and see if I can find a dress or skirt I'd
feel comfortable wearing. Ugh, I hate wearing dresses, and now I have
to wear one next to two people in evening gowns.
Did I ever mention that I think Lolo looks like a young Mel Gibson? It
turns out I'm not the only one. When I took pictures of hiim down to LA
for Tigger to see, she said so without me bringing it up. Then on
Christmas Eve my dad showed me a picture he had taken of Lolo at our
Thanksgiving dinner. He stuck his finger over the lower half of Lolo's
face and asked me who I thought he looked like because he thought Lolo
looked like Mel. And apparently he had sent the picture to my aunt
during an IM conversation and she had said so immediately, too (my aunt
has a bit of a thing for Mel). How did I ever get lucky enough to end
up with such a handsome man? I don't know, but I'm grateful every
day--and not really because he's handsome, but mostly because he's him.
I went for a walk by the American River with my parents on Christmas
Eve. It was beautiful and in the 70's. We passed by a bunch of oak
trees with mistletoe in them. Yes, I picked a sprig and took it home
with me. It's hanging in my living room now. All ready for Lolo.
One Good Thing: The Nutcracker tonight!
Song of the Day: Movin' Right Along - The Muppet Movie
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