This was actually for my 30th birthday last year. My oldest sister asked me exactly this question. It’s true that my amazon wishlist is mostly games, DVDs and a couple books. My sister then proceeded to get me The Complete Calvin & Hobbes which I’m THRILLED to own.
But I couldn’t help but think of how ironic it was given the nature of her original call. Seriously, this thing weighs at least 20 lbs.
Black Friday could not be contained to a single Friday so there were already quite a few deals on video games that have come and gone. I picked up a couple of old titles that I’ve been holding off for I think at least a year now, but other than that and the Lord of the Rings Extended Edition Blu-ray I think that’s all I’m getting. Probably best I just don’t look at deals tomorrow even though I probably will anyway.
I didn’t actually do this, but it’s a good idea. No, none of my passwords are actually “totoroumbrella” but it’s a pretty great password. I got some Blu-rays and books for Christmas this year all of which I look forward to watching and reading.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
I know my family is reading this so no, this isn’t me actually saying “no gifts this year.” I have some friends who have done this before during the Christmas season and I understand the sentiment of not wanting to bother with the trouble and also the idea that this one time of the year you MUST give presents. I like giving and of course receiving presents so I think at most I would just find some way to be more frugal if something were affecting my financial status like, you know, unemployment 
Today I’ll be eating my Thanksgiving dinner because we decided to make the pork bossam that Anna made before, but this takes several hours of preparation and also cooking so we started it too late. We ended up eating some instant ramen that we bought in Japan. It’s sad to say, but it was so much better than the Momofuku ramen we had the day before.
I realized when I was getting tips ready for the people who work in my building. I wonder if people tip less when the economy is bad? I would think that people are still going to tip the people they see every day who provide them service.
Anyway, Happy Holidays!
My girlfriend was out buying presents, but one item wasn’t in stock despite the website saying they had it. The woman behind her in line happened to be returning the very item she needed, so she just bought it off of her because the store apparently notifies people when an item is returned with a gift receipt?
Christmas party was pretty good, though it starting so soon was kind of a mixed blessing. On one hand it meant the work day was significantly shorter. On the other hand, the eating was over so quickly that for the last four hours of the day kind of dragged. It was helped along a bit with desserts and some Beatles Rock Band on the Xbox 360 at the office but still, would’ve been nice to go home early. I had Japanese class though so I needed to stay in the city anyway.
Despite the character in my comic I consider myself a pretty positive person. Christmas parties aren’t something I’m super big on. Maybe it’s because Christmas is supposed to be the most heart-warming super positive and happy-go-lucky holidays of the year that it feels that much more artificial. I can be positive, happy and have a good time on my own, but when told that there’s a specific time for it that doesn’t really go so well. Oh well, having less than half a day of work is a good thing too I suppose.
Obviously businesses like to have excuses for sales, but do they all think about how practical it is to buy their items a month before they’re going to be given away?
This is actually the first year that I didn’t get my tickets home well in advance. Bolt Bus tickets are mostly sold out. Of course Greyhound is always an option but really really not preferable after using Bolt Bus for so long. Either way I’m taking a few vacation days before and after Thanksgiving this year, whoo-hoo!
