A Book I Want to Read

The Dinner by Herman Koch. It comes out in February. The Huff Post says it's a tale of two families set on one night in an expensive restaurant. Skins good!

Christmas 2012

So, it's almost time to open my presents. I know I got slippers and I can't wait to own them because my feet are cold. After the presents are open, I have phone calls to make and a meal to cook. The bread is baked, the pie is done, the presents wrapped for everyone - simply having a wonderful Christmastime!

This year I got my mom slippers and a brain teaser book (next time, just get her a word search, the big print kind, that's her favorite part). I got her husband a knife (I think he really likes it, he says I am going to inherit it). I got my brother and nephew the be Family Guy Xbox game. I got my Dad and his gf these metal brain teaser toy things. I got Jeff a Swiss Army knife and some other stuff. I got Carlos a book. My secret santa recipient at work was Kevin, but I couldn't get a 60's Motown record for him, so I just got him a Starbucks gift card (sorry Kevin). I got a cute Christmas card for everyone else. Here's what it looks like:

I got the following gifts:

I got my friend Carlos a copy of Ulysses (he wanted Finnegan's Wake) and I got one for myself, too. I even started a blog about it.

New slippers (thanks mom) and pajama pants.

Mini flashlight (it's a family tradition)!

Regency House Party! (I wanted either this or Frontier House).

A frisbee golf putter!

A little pink pocket knife like I had when I was a kid!

Chocolate!

A whole box of the pens I like to use at work (I really wanted these)!

Three new nail polishes! (Not shown: the Tifffany blue that I already started using two weeks ago). There's a metalic blue and a gray! I've never had gray nail polish before. I think I'm going to try it today. You know I love nail polish.

I got this chia pet-like gift from my secret santa at work. Today is day one.