Note: This is an addendum to “Girl Scout Cookies,” posted on 2/12/2007.

I know I am jumping the gun on this, but this snippet just cannot wait!

[22:23] Friend: *GasP*! Thin Mints!
[22:23] Friend: You bastard!
[22:23] Me: LOL
[22:23] Friend: *[redacted] <3 thin mints*
[22:23] Friend: *misses the days when she was a gs*
[22:23] Me: Just be on the prowl at the supermarket on the weekends around February.
[22:24] Friend: I know, I was the best cookie salesgirl in my troop.
[22:24] Friend: Gasp. You are a cold hearted person.
[22:25] Me: I know… got anything to thaw it?
[22:25] Me: And congrats on being the best cookie salesgirl. Cookie?
[22:25] Friend: *grins and attacks cookie* Yummy!
[22:26] Me: Now how about my heart? Do you have anything to thaw it?
[22:26] Friend: *snuggle/cuddles*
[22:26] Me: YAY!
[22:27] Friend: YAY!

The tree is up, the presents are placed, the lights are on, and invitations are sent for our family Christmas gathering.  After all is done, I am left contemplating whether the winter money drain known as Christmas is really up to the hype.  While one of my friends dislikes it because of the way people put on some sort of phony mask on only for this time of the year, I dislike it for the concentrated peer pressure of giving presents.  It’s hard for me to come up with a present for everybody, let alone finance it.  Furthermore, I have a tendency to give friends useful things rather than consumables.  Finally, would it not be better if I gave presents on someone’s birthday instead?  After all, birthdays require effort to remember… Christmas does not.

Ultimately, Christmas is a great time for friends and family to gather.  For Christians, it is a time for us to commemorate the birth of the Saviour who took on the world’s sins and to strive to follow Him by repenting.  If I don’t show up with presents, just remember that I still care about you.  Happy Holidays!

I woke up this morning to a hurting right jaw.  I don’t know how I managed to carry about my everyday life, but I did anyway.  While telling my friend of my little predicament…

(04:56:26 PM) Friend: Hello!
(04:56:36 PM) Friend: Sorry your wisdom teeth hurt
(04:56:42 PM) Friend: Culprit?
(04:56:44 PM) Me: I have a nice macro shot of it using my camera
(04:56:56 PM) Me:
(04:57:22 PM) Friend: haha
(04:57:29 PM) Friend: my, what a big mouth you have!
(04:57:53 PM) Me: Ooh… you just skipped to the good part
(04:58:06 PM) Me: *wolf voice* All the better to EAT you, my dear! ROAR!!!
(04:58:28 PM) Friend: =-O oh no!

Just as I was ready to hit the sack, one of my friends calls me to troubleshoot his computer.  I obliged, fixed his machine, watched some B-rated flicks,  and took the walk home at around 2:30.  Little did I know that I would be encountering rush hour with  drunk people.  In only a span of 10 minutes, I was able to entertain myself at their expense:

• A guy, accompanied by two women,  stopped me and asked me to tell him what I think of the two women.  He went so far as to tell me to look at their rear ends, to which I pointed out that I can’t form any particular opinion solely on that.  I had to call the other two women back to take care of their friend, but the rest of the group caught up.  I slowly backed away, and the last line I heard from them was something along the lines of “chiang chong gong, mother****er!”  I shook my head and left.  I’m not that desperate
• Some idiot was passed out next to the bus stop.  There was a heated argument as to how to deal with the guy.  I had my phone ready to dial 911, but his friend had a car pick them up and head back to their place.

Man, it feels great to be sharp-witted at all times.

At some point in time, one of my fellow EE friends (a damn good EE at that) pondered just how asinine gift cards/certificates are.  Indeed, who in the right state of mind would give a restricted form of cash?  But recently, I came across one of the most innovative gifts I have seen in a while: The UGC, or Ultimate Gift Certificate!  Accepted absolutely everywhere (unless you’re buying an iPhone) and legal tender for all debts, public and private, the UGC is printed with a choice of legendary US history figures: Franklin, Grant, Jackson, Hamilton, Lincoln, or Washington! Collect them all!

For more information, please visit here!

• When I pull out my laptop to get some work in on the bus, why do people ask me whether I have Internet on my computer?
• Those pesky freshmen are still bent on seeing me drunk.  I am still waiting for them to fork out a full year’s worth of tuition and housing.
• The big Christmas drain is here and I’m about to zero out my debit card!
• In-Ear Monitors (IEMs) are very good for blocking out your roommate’s music, the jerk next door playing Halo 3 and yelling “BOOM!  HEADSHOT!” and the other jerk next door playing Guitar Hero III.  Don’t make me pull a Tom Dickson.