[TheRaisin]

Y'know what's sick? This was one of my least spoiled years. My dad goes into a frenzy around birthdays and Christmas. He has some kind of deep-seated fear that he never gives us enough presents, so he gives us too many instead.

This year I set him all wonky though. I barely asked for anything. Any time he suggested something I was like "I neither need nor want that." So he got me fewer things this year and the things he did get were awesome gifts. Also,
A. No one was hospitalized this year at Xmas,
B. Everyone was present (plus one, my brother's girlfriend has basically become part of the family),
C. No one had a meltdown. No one. It was frigging amazing.
D. We all got along, and
E. People got what they wanted. There was an absolute minimum of bitching.

Rocking Xmas. It's over now. Dammit. It's been over for days. Xmas break ends in four days and fifty-five minutes. Some people get depressed at the holidays. I get depressed after them.

EDIT: Sorry, just had to add something really funny. I've recently developed an increased sensitivity to light whilst I sleep, hence last night I took some antihistamine pills to help me sleep in lieu of a sleep mask, one of which I have yet to find at local retail outlets. Just now I took another two tablets. Upon swallowing them I realized I'd taken a sip of Cherry Coke to wash them down. Hmm. Benadryl to help me sleep, washed down with Coca Cola. Laugh my freaking ass off.