not falling down

I wimped out on the Christmas lights this year–I got them on the tree, on the front hedge, and onthe giant mutant tree next to the driveway, but there they stop. Nothing like the usual electricity’n’ frustricity extravaganza, which involves between eight and twelve trees, lots of long extensioncords and lots of short tempers. I don’t miss the aggravation, even if I do miss the look of theplace.

But the lights are up, the oyster stew is downed, the comic is done and it’s only an hour and a half until midnightMass. Christmas snuck up on me this year; I did all my shopping in two days, but that actuallyworked out pretty well. I’ve even conditioned myself well enough so that spending as much money asI did, even on other people, made me vaguely sick. Three cheers for my misguided conscience! If allgoes well (and by “well” I mean “to gradschool“), this time next year I won’t have a penny to my name, so I guess I should enjoy itnow.

Audrey made me a quilt. Like a real quilt, and it’s incredibly warm and comfy. For therecord, I’m in love.