Okay. Birthday and Christmas presents for the mother are downstairs and wrapped. Birthday present for beloved downstairs and wrapped, Christmas presents ordered. Christmas present for brother ordered. Christmas presents for Irishman more or less acquired. Sunny’s combination gift is here, but needs adjusting, and knowing the way I work, she probably won’t get it till fucking March or something.

Still have nothing for sister-in-law or Glorything, or Irishman’s birthday present.

Luckily, the aunts and uncles have not given me so much as a card in years, so I don’t have to worry about them, and to the best of my knowledge, the sister and her fiance are not getting me anything, so I don’t have to worry about them, either.

And so help me, if they show up with something for me, I’ll kill ’em. And if its another novelty pillow, well, at least I’ll have the weapon on hand.

I should really go to Borders today and use one of those coupons for Jen’s gift. I just hate going shopping at this time of year. I hate this time of year, period, and I’ve never liked shopping, so you can imagine the two combined.

Remind me again why I can’t just sleep through December?