We now continue with our usual programming…
And so I’m not going to write anymore posts (for now) on the strange relationship between my mother because it’s simply strange. It’s strange to receive sympathy for something that you didn’t give too many details on, but thank you all so much.
I’m finding that my SUPER AWESOME!web skills (Ahem.) have disappeared. Terrible shame since school is ending, and soon I’ll have five weeks of freedom! And then we go onto the horrors known as year 10. So hopefully in the holidays, I can get a lot of my web-projects up and running and DO SOMETHING with this site of mine. Cause goodness knows I won’t be blogging about anything interesting!
Buying Christmas presents for people freaks me out. What if people don’t like their presents? What if I run out of money? How much should I spend on certain people? Am I obligated to give presents to everybody who gives me one? Mind boggling questions, I tell you! They are driving me around the bend, but I best get on with finding the answers, because time is running out!
# Kat, 1 year, 11 months ago.
Well I look forward then to the amazing things you’re going to do to your site. Not to add any pressure or anything, lol.
I love buying gifts. It’s a challenge to find something the receiver will like with the money I have. You don’t have to give gifts for everyone, it’s the thought that really counts if they care for you at all. A Christmas card with a personal (not generic) greeting would do. I’ve found that people really appreciate that.
# Lils, 1 year, 11 months ago.
Christmas presents can be really stressfull, it’s really easy to do Secret Santa though, me and my friends did that, so you only have to buy a present for one person. :D
# Jen, 1 year, 11 months ago.
Wow, I always had the impression that you were in Year 10 already. But Year 10 is a fun year - or really high school and the fun one finds in it increases just as the workload increases to disgusting levels, I think. I buy birthday gifts, and just write Christmas cards at Christmas; I dunno, it’s more like their birthday is a day for them to feel special, and richer (more metaphorically and literally), whereas I see Christmas as more of a time to thank people for putting up with me for another year. Hrrm.
# Boris, 1 year, 11 months ago.
Holy crap I looove being a presents person. By the time you’ve been at your school with ’settled’ friends, you know who’s close and who’s a doofus, so you know firstly who you’re getting presents for, and what kind of presents. Like, you’re close to me, and you know me as an idiot, which is why I decided to get you what I did for your birthday this year. (Hehehe.)
I’m telling you it’s so easy! I’d say that if it’s hard to decide who to get something for, pick your favourite five or seven people. It sounds nasty, but you’ll find that with some people will be more than happy if you just get them something reeeally “small”. Honestly, I can’t stress enough how the typical saying “it’s the thought that counts” is important. You can get somebody an eighty dollar something, and mean nothing to the person you give it to. I’m giving somebody a Kit-Kat this year. It’s nothing on it’s own, yeah, but he’ll get the idea. (even though I’m ripping him off about something.)
RELEVANCE is the keyword with alll presents. The only path isn’t always just “Hrm, what do they like…” Now, take this from a guy who has bought more presents for people than probably anyone in the year (hey, it’s fun)- the easiest/best idea behind a present is an inside joke. Seriously, this is the best thing to get for somebody who’s generally pretty close. The “oh yeah, they’re into *****” method is for people who you uhh, are friends with, but haven’t spent the time with like you have others? I don’t know.
For example, (off the top of my head) if I got you a t-shirt with “OMgZORzzZZZZ~~!!!!!!11111eleven”, you’d understand the “thought that counts” right? I wouldn’t get that for you as a Christmas/Birthday gift because it’s not as imaginative as I’d like, but you get the idea. So you can see, money really doesn’t play as big a part as people think. Unless you’re a gift-whore who just buys something really expensive so that you force people into liking it, and try to make everybody think you’re real generous and whatever the crap.
Also, consider your parent’s as a loan source. You can buy as much as you want, and they’ll lend you money. In the end, there’ll always be enough shifts for you to work to make up the money. Easy.
So come on! Go out and get some presents. It’ll be absolute fun more than anything else :D
# Gumby, 1 year, 11 months ago.
Stupid Christmas. Stupid presents. I wish I could boycott Christmas, but that would suck for other people, so I don’t. Meh. If someone hates their present, they are obligated to “love it” so don’t worry if they actually hate it, because hopefully everyone has good enough manners to pretend that they are thrilled.
# Amanda, 1 year, 11 months ago.
You know Boris, I think your comment is longer than the actual post.
# Boris, 1 year, 11 months ago.
To me that’s a compliment. Thanks? I like to rant. Fish.
# "Sushi"!, 1 year, 11 months ago.
Christmas isn’t awesomely fun. Although everyone seems happier, I suppose. There is a sort of… festive feeling in the air. Which is quite contagious. What the hell am I talking about. I accidentally shut Chilli’s tail in the sliding door!!!!! I’M SORRY BABY I’M SO SORRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# Tracey, 1 year, 11 months ago.
As if my parents give me money. I have a job now, they aren’t giving me anymore!
# Amber, 1 year, 11 months ago.
My parents pay for all of my presents so, um, I don’t have money troubles. I don’t have a job - I’m too young and that paperround I had before gave me peanuts for money, I swear - so I can’t really afford the christmas presents this year. I feel really guilty getting my mother to pay for them all as well.
This year I had a really specific idea of what I wanted to get my friends, so much so, that I had to order it from online and now I don’t think it’ll get here for when we break up from school. Hence I’m going to have to meet up over the christmas break. It better turn up by then!
I’m sure your friends will love their presents. Look I’ve rambled too. Damn :P
# Hannah, 1 year, 11 months ago.
I hear you on the Christmas present questions! It can be quite confusing and frustrating, especially when you are buying a gift just out of obligation and not because you actually want to give a gift!
Overall, I love Christmas. The music is awesome (I listen to it year-round), but some of it can be overly frustrating.
Anyway, glad to hear that you are doing well! It has been so long since I last visited! Sorry about that!
# Gumby, 1 year, 11 months ago.
Sushi, how could you shut Chilli dog’s tail in the door, you evil ho! heheh. Christmas gives me this feeling of foreboding. It is bothersome, but yes, I do feel the festive cheer and I am ashamed to say that I’m cheered by it. Although that might not be festive cheer, it could just be a general feeling of well-ness. But I feel horrible, my stomach has been evil for three days and I swear that if I have to start running to the toilet again (because I am about to throw up my intestines) I will die.
Tracey, the sooner everyone starts hating Christmas, the sooner everyone will be happier.
Have you noticed the “emo” Santa costumes going around lately? If I have to have a Santa, I want him to be sponsored by Coke, not wrist-slitting tragics.
OH MY GOD I saw the promo for lost season 3 on thursday morning, it was the best moment of my day. I can’t believe that Rose is gone in Doctor Who. Poor David Tennant, I know that he will hate his new bitch. Evil new assistant. We all know that Rose was the only one. Euh!
What the hell am I talking about? I’ve just gone on this mad rant, as usual. Sorry T-mole.
In conclusion, David Tennant is fantastic.
# Boris, 1 year, 11 months ago.
Hey Chrasy, your comments page has become a blog.
# Carina, 1 year, 11 months ago.
It is strange when you receive sympathy from strangers ;). It’s much nicer to have a real hug than a ‘*hugs*’!
# Jordie, 1 year, 11 months ago.
*gets caught taking pictures of Boris and Tracey arguing about comment length* Um… it’s not what it looks like?
All jokes aside, I suck at buying presents, but I like to think I’m easy to buy for. Maybe I’m not. I’ll never know aaaNDDD HOLY CRAP CHRISTMAS IS IN SIX DAYS. BAD NEWS, BAD NEWS.
# Chans, 1 year, 11 months ago.
I’m sure your web skills haven’t disappeared, they are only snowed under because of school work ;)
We do a secret Santa thing at home so we don’t have to buy presents for everyone. That way everyone can join in on the fun of giving without having to worry too much about the money.
# Aneesah, 1 year, 11 months ago.
Haha, I bet my “skillz” are still there if I need them, but rather, I’ve run out of patience and will to do anything web-related. Looking at and working on the backend of sites is just … not very appealing anymore. The eager, patient, I-want-to-learn-that phase is o-ver. =/
I’ve never had to buy Christmas presents, of course, and hardly ever give presents on other occasions either (for birthdays, if I can remember them, I just say happy birthday. ^_^” Or maybe a card.), so yeah, I’ve always wondered if people give presents to everyone they know during the holiday season. And does it have to be a proper present, like wrapped and everything? That’s a lot of work.