I'm Here Sometimes

I felt like keeping a little log of some of the gifts that I received this holiday. 

• Shauna bought me Grinch pajama pants, and a Scranton shirt. Now I can represent her school. 
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• And my dad bought me a hat with a JHU logo on it, so I can represent my own school. 
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• My parents also bought me a Kindle Fire, which still remains in the plastic it was packed in. I’ve also purchased books of Bob Hicok’s poetry to fill said Kindle. I’m going to have to contain myself a bit before I buy everything. 
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• A group of my friends were in involved in a Secret Santa exchange. My friends Jaimie, as my Santa of Secrecy, bought me an Adventure Time shirt and a water bottle from The Met. 
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• Half of Felicia’s present to me is this I <3 Boobies belt with Breast Cancer facts on the inside. I will receive the other half tonight. Topless TuesWednesday? Yeah. Yeah… (And I can’t deal with my computer. Why is this upside-down?)
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• My mom got me this bracelet, which I supposed could be a necklace as well. 
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• My girlfriend bought me a book of Rodin’s Drawing and Watercolors, filled with pictures and analytical essays. 
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• And some money, too. 

I mean, I have no reason to complain about my Christmas Break so far. There are worse things happening in the lives of other. But, to be honest, I am tired. I will keep these events entirely factual.

Thursday

• wake up at 9 am.
• Fencing practice: 12 pm-2:30 pm.
• Work at the bakery: 3 pm-10 pm.
• Shower.
• Sleep by 1:30 am.

Friday: Christmas Eve

• wake up at 6:30 am.
• Work at Bakery from 7 am-8:30 pm.
• Go to Shauna’s house for shower.
• Watch “Miss. Congeniality” but not finish it.
• Church from 10:30 pm.-11:30 pm. (almost falling asleep)
• Sleep at 12:30 am.

Saturday: Christmas

• Wake up at 6:30 am.
• Work at Bakery from 7 am.-3 pm.
• Go home and take shower.
• Nap from 4:30 pm.-6:30 pm.
• Go to hospital to visit Josephine from 7 pm.-8:45 pm.
• Dinner at 9 pm.
• Watch Mythbusters and drift in and out of sleep from 11 pm.-12 am.
• Finally go to bed after mom forces me to at 12:30 am.

All in all

• All work hours include no sitting. My legs and feet hurt.
• Working at the bakery has killed my hands, as does winter weather. They are so dry that I’ve got bloody knuckles from making a fist and have multiple other little cuts here and there. Had about 4 band aids on when working. My hands hurt.
• I ate pretty well when working. Thank goodness.
• I am alive and well.
• I have my family.
• I got money and 2 shirts for Christmas. That is all. And that’s just fine with me.
• Josephine hopefully comes home from the hospital today or tomorrow. I can’t imagine what it’s like to be a 6 year old that has to have rounds of chemo in a hospital during Christmas. She didn’t believe Santa would come to her, but he did. There was a big Barbie house in her hospital room.
• I drank my chai tea last night. Finally.
• Oh, and SNOW TODAY!