Domestic Geek

Current mood: excited
For the first time in a looooonnngggg time, I'm actually feeling a bit of Christmas Spirit. Even though I don't have much money this year, I think it's going to be a good holiday season. I'm so excited that I'm actually going to get to decorate this year. It's been so long since I've seen most of my holiday stuff. My stuff is in storage alot closer now than it used to be. When we lived in Byers, my stuff was stored in Bennett (12 miles away). Last year we were in the middle of moving the house and the year before that I was in a funk because I had just graduated from CollegeAmerica was so depressed about the whole experience. I think we only put up a tree that year. So, we're going to cut the tree on Saturday, Dec 13th with Dave, Mike and Nina. That's always fun and pictures will follow.

I only have class one day a week this module and the heavy duty work for this class really begins after the holidays. I forgot that this class requires me to buy a portfolio case, lots of supplies and some outside printing costs that I totally spaced out about. So, this afternoon I'm putting in an application at the Starbuck's where my friend works. I'm going to need more money coming in than I've got now or I won't pass this class. I also need some Christmas cash. It became blatantly obvious yesterday that I'm not going to get more hours at my delivery job. I told my boss at work that I was available anytime for the next 12 weeks and he schedules me two days this week. What the hell? Also, all of a sudden, I'm everyone's confidante. It seems everyone there wants to unload all of their problems on me. Why do they seem to think that I care? I don't want to know all this personal crap about all these people. I don't like any of them and I don't want to know how sick all of their relationships in that store really are. I think I've finally had it.

OK, I'm going to try and upgrade my photo gallery. Wish me luck.

My turkey came out really weird yesterday. I've never had such a strange bird. They must've really injected it with fat to plump it up or something, because there was more than 12 cups of juice/grease that came out of the pan. Then the meat all peeled away from the bones and it wouldn't slice. It just feel apart. It was good, just weird. It's not like I brought a weird off-brand or anything. It was a Honeysuckle White, just like I get every year. Oh, well. I also made this shrimp stuffing. I used tiny cocktail shrimp instead of large shrimp. That was soooo good.

Have you seen the new Hokey Pokey Elmo? I just saw a commercial for it. Too damn cute.

I'm also watching a French Vanilla Cool Whip commercial. I bought some of that for my pumpkin pie this year. It was quite tasty.

Why do people all flock to go shopping the day after Thanksgiving? Are the deals really worth it? I was watching the "mall parking reports" on the news this morning. I'm not going anywhere near a mall today. With leftovers and everyone at the malls, we're going to be really slow at work tonight. Whee.

Man, I really feel like crap today. I wish my lingering illness would just become full-blown sick and then I could get over it. I guess I better get dressed and try and get something done before I have to go to work.

Marcus and I don't really celebrate Valentine's Day, though. I know he loves me and I don't really need a phony holiday for him to show me that he does or vice versa. On that note, I have to go spend the evening at work. Everybody that does celebrate it, have a good holiday.