the prerequisite stuff I got list:
-Grandma's pearls (the smallest string, just long enough to rest at my collarbone; my sisters fought it out over the longer strands)
-one skirt, silver and black, handmade by my mother
-one pair of pajamas, blue, handmade by my mother
-one black velvet jacket to match the skirt, from Erica (leftover maternity clothes. And it's still tight over my breasts. But at least it looks good.)
-two pairs of glasses, one of which is in my possession, one which I will get hopefully on Wednesday
-CSI: The Board Game and booster pack.
-Black H.I.M. jeep beanie with white lettering, from Julia
-Suitcase for my BPAL and Serenity on DVD, from Kristin
-The Bourne Identity, from Amber
-squishy cat pillow, from Jess
-$15 iTunes gift card, from Summer
-$30 from Tom
-$25 from Mark
-$20 from Aunt Deana
-$10 from Vovoa

Things that my siblings got that I will now have to do tech support on forever:
-a laptop (Julia)
-a digital camera (Rachael)
-a handheld instant messenger (Rachael)
-a wireless router (the family, and I hate it already)

Gifts I gave that people really liked:
-a gold and tiger's eye necklace (Mom)
-Jackass, the series, on DVD (Dad)
-H.I.M. The Single Collection, imported box set (Julia)
-Shitload of Keram Malicki-Sanchez stuff, rename token, Cry_Wolf (Kristin)
-The L Word, season one, on DVD (Tom)

Number of Yuletide stories I read:
-11

Number that were actually good:
-7

Number I wish I could forget reading:
-2

Hours until we leave for Maine:
-god only knows

Things that will suck:
-being in a car with my sisters for four hours
-not getting my mail, which I know has BPAL in it
-not getting to hang out with Kristin and Jess tomorrow
-my mother complaining constantly every time something doesn't go exactly like she wants it to
-not having any weed or a little brother to smoke it with in Maine
-not having a computer
-Julia's inability to listen to H.I.M. without singing along
-January

Things I need to do:
-pack
-finish Christmas cards, belatedly
-watch a movie and calm down
-eat dinner
-charge iPod
-take a shower (have crying fit in shower if necessary)
-go to bed

Is it really only 6? Today feels like it should be over. Like, seriously over and done now kthxplz. Bah humbug or something.