lathriel | my brother poked me four times today with a toothpick

x-mas was a bust, as usual. working 14 hours the day before x-mas eve, then having to be a billion places at once for family dinners on x-mas eve, and then wrapping gifts until 4 am and waking up early because we had to unwrap gifts quickly because we were having guests for dinner, then listening to my mom rage on and on about the slightest details, then passing out before 11 am because i was so exhausted, then being half asleep all day and going to scott's later, napping, going to zoe's where i was reminded once again that i don't like her but i can't break up a four part friendship just because she's an elitist self-centered arrogant bitch... it was a long and not so restful holiday.
and back to work today, tomorrow, the next day, and the next...
and i still haven't finished with the bureaucracy of gift giving and receiving. i love giving gifts, but i hate the whole inability not to be able to tell who is giving gifts, and how much they're spending, because although i don't give a damn about getting things, in fact i kind of hate it, it's just... social bullshit. Next year, you will all be getting a share in a cow, donated in your name. be nice and do the same for me.

ahhh. not that i don't appreciate it all. it's just not as simple as it should be.

and friends are back in town so that means absolutely no time for maddie. as it is there's only the time in the car on the way to work and to pick up scott from work.

tired? you bet i am
scared to start next semester? uh huh