ok, so, basically, to quell the overwhelming public demand to know what i totally did for christmas: i didn't do anything. i mean, really, at all. i stayed in at my apartment by myself and played some video games and did a little work and that was about it. this is kind of what i have to say to people when they ask me what i did for christmas. and they always look at me and frown and pat me on the back or reach in their pockets to give me a million dollars or something. but it wasn't that bad. it was kind of nice.

i was going to say that everyone in the world left seattle on christmas, but that's just totally ridiculous. everyone in the world would have to have been in seattle before christmas for them to leave on christmas. i mean, i know that all those other kids who grew up here and went off to other states to live their brand new lives came back here and were like, "i hate washington, (insert state) is so technologically advanced with their flying cars and falafels whose yogurt sauce doesn't drip all over your hands." or, " i hate (insert state). they don't even have bums or rain or an ocean or robocops. i miss home where my parents bought me everything. WTF."

and that's total bullshit.

but, anyway, everyone that i knew left and there were obviously still other people here who i didn't know. so, it's not like i was antisocial or anything. it was more like my own play version of a very mild, localized nuclear fallout or something.

so, i got a hand made card from my mom and it included 40 dollars. that was nice. my mom made a nice card.

that's it really. with that $40 i bought a vanilla candle, two soft pink colored light bulbs, blank cds and some dove soap, because, okay, i love the fact that our bathroom smells like an irish spring, but that shit totally dries out my skin something awful. something totally awful. i have sensitive skin. i'm very delicate and i need a certain type of soap. and moisturizing lotions. and soft little fluffy towels. and big warm down comforters with flower print patterns on the cover.