Christmas is a time of happiness! omg right?
well i think i’ve had just about the worst Christmas ever.
it’s not so much the fact that i got one thing off my christmas list. i’m more upset with the fact that i got so much meaningless shit.
my motto for christmas is: its not the gift, it’s the giver. but the gift always reflects the giver. case in point: my girlfriend gave me my favourite gift of this christmas: a very cute pair of penguins (her favourite animal) which generate a kissing sound when their beaks are brought together. they are so damn cute i put them on photobucket and have been showing them off to people all day:
stephanie left all the tags on my presents. i asked her why and she said it was in case i didn’t like them and wanted to return them. she’s insane. i LOVE the presents she got me, because they are filled with meaning. she also got me penguin boxers and a reversible american eagle (my favourite brand) knit hat.
my parents went all out this christmas, and when i say all out i mean out to office depot. i got a stapler, a box of staples, a staple remover, a tape dispenser, 5 rolls of refill tape, a pair of scissors, 4 pens, and a box of post-it notes.
i told them that if i got one present this christmas, i wanted an iPod, due to the fact that I am the last kid in the world without one. i wish they had left the tags on, so i could return them all and with the money i could go half in on an ipod with myself. i would do it, too.
its just that, well, i don’t need any of that stuff. i already have scissors, i don’t have anything that needs stapling, and i already have 2 tape dispensers, both of which are working fine and have plenty of refills.
but coloured post-it notes are fun!!!!
my parents bugged me for so long for my list, and when i finally give it to them, they get nothing on it. that’s bad enough. but getting me useless shit is worse, in my opinion. when i buy presents, i try to make it something useful and special, something people would use and think of me. i got my friends things like a Waterpik and a memory card. ade loves chipotle, so i got him a $50 gift card to there.
i’m just selfish and greedy i guess, but i guess i just like getting things for christmas.
i would have been satisfied with just the penguins, boxers, hat, and ipod. if thats all the presents i got i would have been more than happy. i would have been elated.
but i like to go all-out when i buy presents for people. if i know somebody wants something in particular, i’ll try my hardest to buy it for them! i gave my sister a Nintendo DS. i think i made her day, her year, possibly next year too, from the look on her face. :)
i’m going back to my mom’s house in a minute. i’m going to bring my good gifts:
- my Penguins
- my Hat
- my Boxers (i’m wearing them!)
- my new pj’s
- my new Wallet
- a CD by the Killers (Sawdust)
- my new flash drive
I’m very happy about the above gifts. don’t get me wrong. but i wish there wasn’t so much meaningless fluff. thats not what christmas is about.
-The Grinch
PS. When i get back to my mom’s house, there will be another round of present opening. yet another perk of having divorced parents, i guess. (*sarcasm*) perhaps i’ll get something nice.
but what i really want is for my mom to say that i can spend new years with stephanie at their lake house in virginia. that would make my life! lol seriously though, if she says yes, it won’t matter how shitty of a christmas, like if my sister sat on her DS or if i didn’t get any gifts at all. i would be happy.
on the flip side, if she says i’m not going, i’m going to be about as shattered as that DS. :(
March 31st, 2008 at 4:09 am
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December 25th, 2008 at 1:13 am
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