All I want for Christmas is...

Okay, okay, I'm a lemming.

Dear Santa,

I have been a good girl.

It really wasn't my fault what happened at Ariana's Christmas party. It was Mette-chan who spiked the punch with too much hard cider. I can't help it if I drank 42 glasses. It was so good---smelled and tasted just like cinnamon.

I thought it was funny when I put Nikki's platform shoes on my head and danced the Funky Chicken on the television while singing `"Natural Woman"'. I didn't mean to break Ariana's Palm Pilot and don't know why Ariana would sue me for vandalism.

I don't remember calling Justin's wife a purple giraffe---even though she looked like one with chartreuse eye shadow and puce lipstick!

And when I threw up on Tabby's husband's nose, it was only because I ate too much of that pizza.

After all that fun, I admit I was a little tired. So I fell asleep on my way home and drove my 15-passenger van through my neighbor's bathroom. I don't think that was any reason for my neighbor to call me a gigantic cat and have me arrested for resisting arrest!

So, Santa...here I sit in my jail cell on Christmas Eve, all cute and fuzzy. And I'm really not to blame for any of this illogical stuff. Please bring me what I want the most---bail money!

Sincerely and adorably yours,
Elfie-chan (Really a nice girl!)

P.S. It's only one million bucks!

A more meaningful entry is forthcoming. I found this highly amusing.

One Down, Two to Go!

Well, I took my most difficult final (Japanese) today. I know I didn't do extremely well on the listening part, but I'm pretty sure I kicked butt on the rest of it. The listening was only a small part of the test, anyway, and I think I got enough right there to pass. Woo-hoo!

But I can't start celebrating just yet. I still have two more finals to do--still, I think they'll be pretty easy in comparison. It's much easier to BS in English than it is in Japanese. *wicked grin*

The rain was absolutely nasty today, especially around the time of the Japanese final (6:00-8:00 pm for both Alex and me). This doesn't even take the complete darkness into account. Campus is kinda spooky in the dark, especially when one things of the scary stories that are told about muggers who hide in the bushes, waiting for small, unsuspecting female students. I didn't encounter any, though. I mean, I didn't encounter any muggers, not bushes or small, unsuspecting female students. Perhaps the muggers feared my umbrella, massive notebook, and elite self-defense skills. Or maybe they had the sense to stay in out of the rain.

I am so looking forward to Christmas break. *sighs longingly*

I spent Monday afternoon with Mom. That was fun. We did a little Christmas shopping, and I bought Alex a present that will actually surprise him. I'm so excited! He's so hard to shop for--and even harder to surprise!

I still have some Christmas shopping to do, and I'm actually excited about it! It's still hard for me to think of what to get for certain people--I really need to make a list. Hm.

In other news, I'm actually considering getting off Gaia, at least for a little while. It drains my time something awful, and I'm getting a bit tired of arguing about the same things over and over again. Also, many people don't respect the rules (posting topics in the appropriate forums, keeping messages at a PG-13 rating and under, etcetera), and very few people seem to care at all about communicating properly. By "communicating properly," I mean "actually making an attempt to type coherently." I don't think some people realize how silly they look when they use text-speak and really sloppy spelling when they're posting in a serious topic. It drives me crazy and makes me want to kick people.

I've met some really cool people on/through Gaia, but those people can also talk to me outside of the forums. So, as soon as I get my Christmas present (courtesy of Gaia and honchi), I'm going to take a break. If I really want any of the niftier items, I'll get them off the website and Photoshop them onto my avatar. It's as simple as that.

And now, on to another topic: I've been feeling that I need to read my Bible more lately. I'm not as informed about my faith as I feel that I should be, and I know that I need to do more research. After all, how can I show God and Jesus to other people if I don't know enough about Him/Her?

I feel the need to read, study, write, and draw. Oh, and clean my house and get it organized. I hate not being able to find things, and the house is a huge mess right now. Bleh.

Tonight, however, is forensics night on the Discovery Channel, so housecleaning gets to wait until tomorrow. Maybe we should have company over or something--that's always a great motivator where housecleaning is concerned.

Anyway, as I was saying before I was rudely interrupted by thoughts of the mess that is my house, I've been feeling creative lately. I need to do some drawing, some writing, something. I still owe drawings to a couple of people, but I want to color said drawings, which means I need to hook up my Wacom tablet, which means I need to clean off my desk--and the vicious cycle begins anew.

I think I want a domain and some webspace for Christmas. That might encourage me to get back into webpage design and doing actual finished drawings again. I've done some little sketches, but it's just not the same.

Well, it's time to go snuggle the hubby. As eternalfire says, "FLEE!"

P.S. A guy wearing a "Nine Inch Nails" T-shirt was playing beautiful classical music on the open piano in the Buzz cafe on campus tonight. I love stuff like that. ^_^