12/20/2004 04:08:39 PM|||Kismet|||Well, ok, his typing skills aren't good enough to actually say hi yet, but he is in my lap "helping" me post right now.

Ah, the joys of Christmas! It's been a rush to make sure all the gifts I bought were wrapped and shipped (check! all shipped on Saturday), and make sure everything is "fixed" enough at work before everyone goes on vacation. In addition, there's also trips to make (me to Mississippi, Chris to Missouri), rides to the airports to beg, clothes to get washed for said trips, lodging to arrange for our feline friend who still has no name, etc. And even more! I also got registered for Desktop Publishing I and Web Design I at Northern Virginia Community College, paid tuition, ordered books, and ordered software for the classes. Whee!

My own holiday treats to myself are starting to arrive as well. I bought a 1GB jumpdrive to be able to carry work home when I need to (or hey, class assignments too!). That arrived today. I also treated myself to a nice 19 in LCD from Dell that will hopefully arrive a little later, since the tracking information says it's out for delivery. And finally, a relative of a friend from Canada managed to find me one of the spiffy crystal edition Xbox holiday bundles (translucent case, bundled with Fable and Crimson Skies 2!), so sometime after the holiday craze is over, that'll be arriving. I don't really "need" any of this, but hey, sometimes you just need to do something nice for yourself.

So, that's what I've been up to lately! Teaching Kitty to type, preparing for higher education, and spending money on friends, family, and myself. Good thing Christmas comes but once a year, my checkbook says.

Best part of my upcoming vacation - Mama's biscuits and sweetmilk gravy. YUMMY!|||110357763943235832|||Kitty says Hi!