BLINGMAS!

however, Santa did get me a pack of sparkly nail varnishes in all different colours, *all* of which i am wearing now. Emma would approve wholeheartedly of my bling ho nails i suspect.

My best present? A hand-made toy badger.

damn, i am even a hippy when i think i am a ho *grumbles*

I didn't. But my haul was okay. I got a cool toaster that can also heat croissants and things from my grandmother (why would I want to heat things from my grandmother, boom boom). I also got the book of ROCK! from my dad, which will go with my new coffee table. Bless.

I didn't get any particularly amazing/surprising parents, though my parents assisted in me purchasing a new discman, as my old one's lid had evolved into four distinct and detachable sections.

Actually, the best present hasn't happened quite yet -- involves some gift money that I will convert into buying a ticket for my next major jaunt overseas...

but i still have three presents coming to me. i have a feeling at least one of them is going to be quite exciting.

Dastoor running Welthorpe close in Unbearable Poignancy Stakes.

I want graham's family to adopt me! I mean, come on.

Probably my favorite is the Hello Kitty fleece blanket, it is keeping me warm through this cold snap.

And i want Nicole's blanket (read my next post Nicole - though if Nicole's parents want to adopt Sara we can all have our Christmas wishes come true). I got a grand total of £25 and a mall bookstore Illustrated Encyclopedia of Science. Thanks gran.

A mini torch projector with three different slide discs with all varieties of dinosaurs on them. Projects a picture up to two feet wide! Adjustable focus!
Also, rainbow striped over-the-knee socks.
Many items of clothing, all black, all fancy.
And bangles.
An old skool Kodak instamatic to make art of the snapshot genre.
And a plane ticket to Auckland.

The best gifts I got are the ones I'm obviously going to get the most mileage out of, what with me being a new homeowner and all: the bread machine, the cordless drill, the IKEA sofa slipcover and the Zagat's guide and the AIA Guide. The PalmPix camera will also undoubtedly come in handy once I start blogging again.

Two days after Christmas I got my course results (About. Fucking. Time.) and I passed! I have an MA!

It's a good deal...even if it is insurance money. :-)

at last count...seven, actually. but it hasnt been boxed up yet (i know, i know) so more's the possibility.

i have a feeling at least one of them is going to be quite exciting.

damn straight.

all my proper presents blew. but i converted the cash and return cash into CDS of course. (future pilot aka, markus somebody on kompakt as per andy k, bows, dj pica pica pica, nagisa ni te, jackie- o motherfucker, new order x 2, fairport convention, the fall, clinic, mission of burma, wire, jonathan harvey, charles ives, ornetter coleman, nurse with wound, al green, earth wind and fire, erase eratta, twilight circus, amm, soul jazz reissues...mmmmmmmmm.)

"just hook it to my vein."

Though I'm sure she has plenty already. And she wouldn't have to live with them, she could just, um, send a bimonthly Nicole newsletter, an turn up for Christmas morn. Still in?

GET TO IT

But I wasn't accusing you. Was I? ;-)

I got TELL ME.

Get the DVD as well.

Oh wait no I didn't. The best present I got was new fancy earphones from my brother.

Cash rocks!