Yay! Long weekend ahead. I went out for dinner with a friend from work last night...caught up on good gossip and pigged out (diet starts again next week). Chris comes back from his aunt's today, so I'm looking forward to seeing him. It's silly how much you can miss someone, even when they are only gone a couple of days. I'm not sure what we are doing for New Year's, although I will probably feel guilty if we leave Mom all alone. Not that I really care much what we get up to... an end to another year, not much different from the last.

Well, it was a nice, quiet Christmas. I got lots of cool stuff for the kitchen from Mom, along with the regular jammies, toiletries, etc. Sam & Merl got me new dishes and Madagascar. From Chris I received the Firefly series on DVD, Elf, a cool stocking hanger and a gift certificate for the spa (can't wait to use that one!). I ate like a pig and probably gained 5 pounds. I hated coming back to work yesterday, but someone has to pay the bills.

Six days til Christmas. Whoop-de-do. Normally I love this season, but my mood is so crappy right now I am barely getting any enjoyment out of it. Chris is a big Bah Humbug, so that doesn't help. Mom, on the other hand, is the epitome of Christmas Joy, baking til her heart's content and gleefully awaiting the blessed day. I want to kill her...not really, but I can barely muster up any Christmas spirit. Lucky is on the warparth...he is attacking Chris with a vengeance. He drew blood big time on Saturday. Damned cockatiel needs to go on Zoloft or something. Mom has headed off to Brantford til tomorrow night, so we have the apartment to ourselves for one night. We went to Dad's yesterday for the obligatory Christmas visit...obligatory on his part, not mine. I would happily see my father more than 2 times a year, but apparently the feeling ain't mutual. I got a couple of Boyd's Bears, FCUK perfume and some gift certificates. Chris got beer and to paraphrase the immortal Homer Simpson, "Mmmmm, beer".

Can I go home now? Please? I really don't want to be at work today. I only got about 3 1/2 hours of sleep, so I feel like a zombie. The Staff Christmas Party went well on Saturday, aside from some punk mechanic from our sister dealership who puked all over the foyer and put his head through the bathroom wall. A real class act. Did Xmas with Elizabeth on Sunday...got lots of cool stuff. Can't wait to start reading my GRRM book.

Oooh, the weather outside is frightful...damn it's cold. My office feels like an icebox. We are having a new phone system installed, which is having some major glitches, so it's been a quiet day with phonecalls. The trailer for X3 premiered yesterday, and I think it looks pretty cool. Only 5 months to wait! Picked up Fantastic Four yesterday on DVD, so I think I'll have a FF and Batman Begins marathon one day over the holidays. Our staff Christmas Party is on Saturday, so I am anxious for it to be over and done with. I do all the planning for our social events at work, so it's more hassle than fun for me. Plus I hate getting all gussied up, because it feels like no matter how much makeup and fancy clothing I put on, I still look like crap. I'm doing Christmas with Elizabeth on Sunday, so that should be fun (I know she got me the new George RR Martin book, so I'm excited!).