Thanksgiving

Our Thanksgiving was canceled this year because Mom got the flu, and didn't want to get anyone sick or smell food. Laura decided not to come over due to the snow, the Dronens opted to stay in Eastern Washington and Jeff stayed in California. Unable to go to the folks house, I went and stayed with Brian and Britt. Considering the circumstances, I had a great Thanksgiving! I arrived in Edmonds on Wednesday and hung out with Rachael for a bit before going home and seeing Brian and Britt. For Thanksgiving dinner we went to Britt's family, who are an entertaining bunch. I had offers to go to Thanksgiving up in Bellingham, however it is different to be with family. Even though I don't know all of Britt's family uber well, I have met them all and know a handful of them pretty well. Dinner was delicious and the visiting was great. On Friday, Brian and I had a lazy day, all day. We watched a lot of 30 Rock (which I like a lot!), and played video games galore. Britt's little step brother joined us for a few hours, as did Brian's friend Ross. Britt had to work for a few hours, but was able to come home for awhile. It was great to spend so much time with Brian and Britt, because I normally only see them when the folks are there, so its a little different interactions. Besides playing video games (which really was our main activity!), I also caught up on DEXTER! Because Brian and Britt are awesome and have Showtime! I'm now caught up through episode 9 (which is the most recent one), and I'm going to have to wait 3 weeks to see the last few episodes. I really like this season a lot, definitely one of my favorites.

All the snow has cleared up, which is nice because it is easier to drive! We were able to get down to Edmonds without too much problem, all the big roads were pretty clear (ie there were tire tracks that were clear), and the small roads were worrisome (ie we slipped), however there weren't many in our route. I think it should snow more over the next 3 weeks because I will have no need to drive. It is a much more convenient time now. :)

I have decided not to walk at graduation. I realized that the only reason that I wanted to walk was to feel the finality of graduation, however I don't actually want to pay the money, and I don't want to actually attend the ceremony. So now I need to think of other ideas to encourage the "finality" of graduation, so I don't just slip into a routine without ever feeling done. Suggestions?

Also, I need to sign up for a class to take over winter quarter, or see what the cost is to stay on the parents insurance without being a student is. Lame.

I really want to clean my room, like thoroughly. I think I am a mild hoarder (though not like the actual condition and more like a person who keeps stuff..), and I live in an apartment without much storage space at all. I think I want to get rid of a whole other bag of clothes and get rid of all of the random junk that I have (like why do I have old schedule books and silly putty and purses I never use?). It will be a big project but a good one to do over the next couple weeks. It would feel great to come home to a clean place! And it isn't like I haven't tried to clean my room before - the problem is that I do not physically have the space for all of my stuff and therefore it is impossible to completely clean it. I have done "superficial" cleans, where the floor is clear, however I need to organize my closet, under my bed and my bookshelf.

I also want to get a hobby. I realized that my non-social, non-school time all goes to the computer. Reading the news online, reading the non-news online, playing video games, watching TV shows and movies, listening to music, etc. I am not opposed to these activities nor do I worry about my balance between socialization, work and solitary activity. I just feel like I should have a non-electronic solitary activity. So, I'm trying to think of something that I will actually do. Part of the problem is that most hobbies require stuff- Like yarn and needles for knitters, books and pages and stickers for scrapbookers, cloth and a sewing machine for other craftsy people. I want to do something similar (but not necessarily any of those three), but it is hard to do when you are limited on money and space. However, I have recently decided that my lack of willingness to spend money may have gone to far. I haven't bought anything for myself (besides food, bills, etc), in years! All my clothes are from friends. Oh, I think I bought one video game. And it felt weird. I want to find something that I can spend money on that will "broaden my horizons", and be fun. Though of course I don't want to go too far either....

I am officially listening to Christmas music. The only problem is that it is weird to mix Christmas music with HW. It was nice at Brian and Britts because they had music playing on the record player, and it just seemed appropriate, especially as they decorated the house. However here my place is too messy (I am clearly getting bothered by this), and I have other non-fun things to worry about. I think I am ready to be done with school, and just want Christmas!

Ok, so this is a really long post. Like maximum procrastination going on here. Sheesh. Now I have to go. Tootles!