boy (done opening gifts): merry christmas, babe.
me: wait, did you check your stocking?
boy: for what?
me: just check it.
boy (pulls stocking off mantle with knowing sideways look)
me (so excited i can barely sit still)
boy (opening decorative gift tin): ??
me: LOOK at them.
boy: tickets to see van halen. wow.
me: aren’t you excited?? (i am!!)
boy: sure. hey, this is a great dvd (checking out “planet earth” by bbc)

later that day…

me: i can’t wait, can you?
boy: when is the show?
me: march.
boy: oh good. then you have three months.
me: for what?
boy: to get skinny and hot so you can wear spandex.
me: ??!?!? (leaving room)
boy: it’s van halen. you *have* to wear spandex.

as previously mentioned gh2 rocks. i also have played my friends’ gh3 which is even better. then they got me american idol, which is the first game at which i kick EVERYONE’S ass without having to learn the right combination of buttons or speed. add singstar to that and i’m almost set…

rockband special edition is IN THE MAIL!!

i am really not that girly but one of my very favorite things is a good shower gel that smells like food that’s really bad for you.

my most favorite for the past two years was philosophy’s old fashioned eggnog, which is simply awesome!! however they discontinued it in the full size (16 oz) and now only include it in a holiday trio (10 oz) along with something gingerbread which i don’t care for.

i went searching for alternatives and ended up at bbw looking for a gift for my sister. i didn’t find one for her, but for myself i found something called forever frosting which basically makes you smell like a cupcake. it couldn’t smell any tastier…

also for the holidays i ended up with some amber romance stuff, some pumpkin spice, and some warm vanilla sugar (all from bbw) and an old favorite, pear glace from victoria’s secret.

fuck peppermint! i smell ten times better now.

while looking for soft-core porn on cinemax the other night i saw an interview between movies with an up-and-coming golden globe nominee, pussy ranch’s own diablo cody.

i nearly fell off the bed.

she is now my idol. i love her and i hate myself. she has been linked to gitb for years now!! and now she has published a book, moved to california, written what looks to be a really good movie (my lesbian friends confirm this, having seen it only last night), and is nominated for a golden globe.

i on the other hand have managed to double my salary in ten years with a company which is neither maverick nor rock star, kept the same boy for many years (an accomplishment, but it doesn’t pay so well), and oh yeah NOT publish a book or write a movie.

this feeling is like the one i had watching the cowboys lose to the redskins today (wtf?!?!) and also it is the reason i do not watch the olympics anymore. because seeing nubile teenagers who have million dollar endorsements and numerous gold medals simply depresses me.

i can’t wait until american idol comes back. then i can feel superior at least during the auditions…