it was christmas?

and so another christmas has come and gone - which means that my blog is approaching two years old now, come march. and it also means that i got christmas presents. the most exciting of which include:

and...

 ... the Dreamy Diana Lens at the Photojojo Store

as well as...

... and various other pieces, including, but not limited to, a burt's bees lip balm, two necklaces, a book about U2, various chocolates, two christmas activity books (mom's idea of a joke?), and a book about good decisions from one of my grandmothers.

altogether, it was a good christmas. lots of time with the family and stuff.

oh yeah and i have another wisdom tooth coming in. ugh.

test-driving a christmas present.

yes, this is march. yes, i finished it yesterday. yes, it was supposed to be a christmas present. for dec 2009. yes, i'm ashamed of my procrastination.

but damn, i did good.

and if it looks familiar, yes, it's from a movie. three guesses as to which one, and the first two don't count.



anyway. it's done, and i'm going to bed now.

mmm. presents. nom.

oh yeah. it was christmas. heh it kind of snuck by and i didn't blog any kind of christmas greetings. i know, lame, hey? oh well.

so. merry christmas.

so what'd i get for said christmas? cos you all care so much.
well. thanks for your interest. let's start with the small stuff and work our way up.

got a cute little ring with a dark grey enamel flower on it from my cousin.

got a black bracelet, very cute, cuff type with woven leather, kind of hard to describe but i like it; also from my cousin.

got small bottles of vanilla scented body wash and skin cream, and some korean nail decal sticker things, cutesy as all get out, tiny green flowers, and red flowers, and white flowers with pink stalks, and green flowers with pink stalks, and red and green flowers with pink leaves. so adorable. from my uncle and aunt.

got a black wallet; from aunt's mother.

got $25 winners gift card; from my mama.

got $25 in iTunes music money; $15 from my cousin, $10 from my mama.

got a green purse, very cute; from my cousin.

got a black suede jacket and a black silk/cotton blend scarf from my mama.

got an ikea queensize down duvet + 2 pillows from my grandma, and black ikea duvet cover + pillowcases from my oma. but i know my mom did the shopping. XD

so i'm pretty grateful and all. :)

so yeah. how was YOUR christmas? comment and tell me! cos i wanna know! and i gotta have more than just two responses - pretty please? cos that's all i had last time. people. i know you read my blog. honestly. so stop lurking and tell me what you got for christmas! <3
oh yeah and my 100th post is coming up soonish, being as this is my 95th post. and i might just have a surprise coming up for that one. we'll see.

:'(

so ... kind of disappointed doesn't even cover my emotional state right now.

last night was a party - a Decemberween party (that's a birthday-costume party in december, for the uninitiated) - and i've been planning on going since Decemberween LAST year. found out a couple weeks ago, that my work scheduled me for a 2pm-10pm shift the same day. meaning, i would miss the party entirely. so i was all, "fuck."
so i posted on the board at work that i needed someone to take my shift. i posted like a week and a half beforehand. and no one took it. a few people said they would take it but were already working. very helpful, thanks.
so i had to miss the AWESOMEST party of the year. so i was all, "FUCK." and sadfaced. and went to work and worked cash for eight hours. and i hate cash.

and to follow up on that? another disappointment. fun.
this evening was Christmas dinner at the boyfriend's. and i was looking forward to that too. but guess what? it starts snowing this morning. beautiful fluffy make-the-roads-all-slippery snow. so i was all, "fuck."
and so dad says, "well, i probably won't be driving you out there." insert sadface here too. so then i let the boyfriend know. and he's all, "well i'll ask if i can use the four-by-four, and come and pick you up." so i cross my fingers as hard as i can.
and he calls back and says, "i can't use it, so i can't pick you up." so i was all, "FUCK!" and sadtearyfaced.

so i'm in a bit of a state right now, and really fucking disappointed. AND pissed. because i was hoping so hard for those, and to be disappointed so much twice in a row is just harsh.
life fucking sucks sometimes.

one more thing:

i've decided on one more thing to add to my christmas wishlist - SLIPPERS.
big fluffy black or red ones.
boot-shaped, so they stay on my feet.
none of this mule-type nonsense; they have to cover my whole foot.
gotta be warm ones, to keep my frozen toes all toasty.
because right now, i feel like i've got icicles for feet.

please and thank you, santa...

my christmas wishlist.

and yes, i know some of these are way way WAY out of the question. but that's why it's called a WISH-list. man - dontcha hate growing up? suddenly you want expensive things. but at least it's a jumping-off point for a more reasonable list...

(image from flickr: AnthonyCarlucci)
1. laptop


(image from flickr: Mademoiselle → M)
2. iPhone (or will those work on the rogers network? dunno. oh well.)
or even just a new/better phone than the one i've got.
because the one i've got now is dead and dying.


(image from flickr: Mike Wood Photography)
3. corset - a real one.


(image from flickr: miettedarling)
4. another piercing - or maybe a tat, a small one.


(image from flickr: Fivel-)
5. pretty much any kind of, you know, black/gothic clothing


(image from flickr: Peter Hinson)
or REALLY ambitious:
6. a piece from gibbous fashions
(oh please oh please oh please)


(image from flickr: ashley.adcox)
7. tickets to see TFK

(image from zambooie: TFK Skeleton T-shirt)
8. or a piece of TFK merch, maybe.

(image from flickr: hvyilnr)
9. twilight dvd? or maybe the books?

(image from flickr: balo_erets)
10. a proper acoustic guitar.