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For anyone who didn't see it because they were gone or just missed it or whatever, Christmas presents for those who requested them.

This morning I had to wake up ridiculously early for an orthodontist appointment. And that would've been bad enough on its own, except then when I got there after they took off my rubber bands, they decided not to put my wire back in like they had originally planned and instead would wait until I had my next dentist appointment and my teeth would be cleaned and all that. Most pointless appointment ever, and I'm pissed that I had to wake up early for that. And if that weren't enough, when I told my mom "No, don't make an appointment now. We're supposed to make one after my next dentist appointment," she was all "...so, what, this appointment was pretty much pointless?" and I confirmed that and then she bitched to me about it all the way home. Because it was clearly my fault that my orthodontists like fucking with us.

Anyways, after that I went ice skating with Emma, Justin, Soan, Jessica, Richard, Nathan, and Donovan. I took lessons when I was in 4th grade for like 6-8 weeks and I went several times with my friend Ilana when she lived here when I was like... 8, but... nothing since then, and I was pretty crappy even when I was taking lessons. So, my skating wasn't all that good. Soan and Emma helped me around the ice rink the first one or two times and then I started getting the hang of it. My feet kept like... going in, though, because of the skates. And I'd tighten them and it'd get better for a minute and then get bad again. I had a 9 and I tried an 8 1/2 and then an 8 and they all felt the exact same size, slightly too big. But I didn't want to go lower because there's no way in hell I'm a 7 1/2 (I've been between 8 1/2 and 9 1/2 for the past like 5 years) and also I figured it would just be the exact same size as the others (I was convinced they were just giving me the same pair of shoes). Anyways, it was pretty good, and I didn't fall at least so it wasn't terrible. It's good I didn't fall, since I would've gotten all paranoid and then skated even worse and would've fallen more.

After that, around 5, we went to Northwood Pizza and played pool which was fun. I actually wasn't too terrible (though I wasn't particularly good, either). Then we played air hockey and I pwned everyone except Jessica who I played once and Donovan who didn't play at all and therefore I couldn't pwn him. Air hockey is so much fun for me. All those years of playing goalie for soccer when I hated it finally pay off.

Around 7 or 8 we went to Emma's house after dropping off Donovan. Emma, Nathan, and Soan played Clue while Richard, Jessica, Justin and I played... Dingbats? It's the English game possibly from the 70's where it's like... pictures and then it makes up a saying. I don't know what it's called, but we did them in 9th grade a lot. Like there was one for "I before e, except after c" and to represent that it had "ie Cexcept". And other sayings, too. I found it a lot of fun. Then we played Mafia with only 7 people which was cool because there'd only be one mafia. But it also kind of sucked because I got mafia several times (when I usually never get it) and I'm terrible at covering that I'm mafia, and somehow everyone (well, mostly Justin) would always know when I was. And then it was like 10:45 so I came home.

Anyways, the day was mostly very good. Tomorrow I don't think I'm doing anything, so I'll probably practice for All Southern a lot (since I didn't at all today), go to the animal shelter (since I should've gone Monday and today, but Monday it was pouring and today I was ice skating), and maybe read another book I got for Christmas.

Christmas was very nice. :) My aunt and her boyfriend/roommate (I'm not entirely sure which. Each time I think I have their relationship figured out, someone ends up confusing me again) came over and my aunt gave me a nice gray fleece sweatshirt. Dinner was very good too, although I ate entirely too much of it.

Oh, and I totally forgot to mention in my earlier excitement that one of the presents my dad got my mom was one of those robot vacuum cleaners, like what Lucille got to replace Lupe on Arrested Development (in fact, when my mom opened it I mentioned to them that what it reminded me of at first was when they first get it and it goes near Buster and beeps and he's all "Oh, you're hungry" and feeds it like... some sort of snack"). It's so amusing. My dad says we should name it, and I want to name it Buster, but it is my mom's, so she'll probably end up deciding.

I've watched Monty Python and Nightmare Before Christmas (both of which I really like, but I already knew that) and listened to both CDs I got (the one my mom made me is actually really good. She has good taste in music) and started the book of Weekly World News (which is so far very amusing), so I think now I'll watch Moulin Rouge. I'll start Dead Like Me either tomorrow or Tuesday. And tomorrow we're going to start looking for a car! wheee, so excited. :D

I hope everyone's day was excellent, whether they celebrate Christmas or not. :)

Merry Christmas! (and Happy Holidays! to those that don't celebrate Christmas)

( The presents! )