I am drinking my last Guinness, wrapped some presents for my kiddo (I get her this Christmas - she's got her nose stuck in her DS as usual, have to pull her out here in a bit) and am cleaning the house, which was terribly neglected with all the shipping boxes piling up (I do my Christmas shopping online, mostly) and with me concentrating on a personal project (so now I have massive piles of laundry to wash and fold, plus dishes).

I actually bought a frozen pizza, yes, this is my Christmas Eve dinner. However whenever I ask my kid what she wants for holiday food it's still "chicken strips" or "corn dogs". Yes, she likes the shit on the kid's menu at pretty much any restaurant. So I don't feel too bad, a little bad, but not too bad as she wouldn't much like a turkey or a ham.

If I get less buzzed (i.e. not buzzed anymore) I may run to the store to grab a bunch more beer. It's Christmas and I am drinking as much beer as I want, the tastey expensive shit too (okay, I know Guinness is questionable, still!).

So whatcha all doing?

Oh and Merry Holiday!

I'm waiting for the midnight mass, and then I'll go to sleep. Tomorrow I'm packing up my nomad tent and we're going on a tour of the country, visiting our not-as-mobile family members. I see a lot of food in my future, and a excruciatingly long sermon.

Being alone and trying not to cry. Which is what I do like almost every day since my girlfriend left me in August.

Sure, and I got some presents. But hey, I don't need to worry financially anyway, and I don't like my family much, so it doesn't really mean much.

And I hear some christmas music, and think about the life I won't have.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xEopHCtEUo

Oh yea, and bought some games (14 items with like 20 games) from gog.com and participating in the Steam Treasure Hunt.

You know, I am far from religious, but I always enjoyed the midnight mass singing in Lyons. It was beautiful.

Right now, I'm listening to some music thinking back on why this year has been the far worst I have ever had.

Hey buddy, hang in there. Last year I was divorced and it was my first Christmas where I ever woke up alone. I actually still don't recall that day much, musta gotten really drunk or something, find something engaging to do and remember to keep your chin up:)

Stop being out of topic, and discuss that via PM. :-)

Look, dude, it's my nature, I even derail my own threads:)

We were cooking in afternoon and are winning and dinning since then. We had pause to unwrap presents and right now we are watching TV and I am playing Football Manager and check GOG off-handely.

Had to finish my report for a seminar, the deadline was this evening

Glad this is over...

Yes, the choirs are the redeeming quality. We really have some talented children's choir, and the older ones have top notch presentation, especially around christmas. When the church slowly lights up as the singing gets ever more loud, reaching a magnificent crescendo when every singer gives his best... I can't wait.

My family dinner is all over now. We ate some fish in wine (I can't tell a difference between fish in wine sauce and regular fish, really), beetroot soup with dumplings stuffed with mushrooms and cabbage, some salad, etc.

We've talked much, watched Home Alone for gazillionth time, and I'm in home now.

Good time it was. I will be back tomorrow for great roasted pork loin :D

I managed to clog the vacuum hose with a dryer sheet. Using a leaf blower wasn't enough to dislodge it. How was it unclogged? Well it was fished out literally. Fishing line, a hook and two sinkers to give it weight. Afetr several failed attempts, managed to hook the dryer cloth and get it out of there.

Eating some duck tonight for the first time ever.

Merry Christmas and happy every other holiday.

Well, I'm checking GOG's forums, for starters.

Other than that, we're grilling hamburgers, and to kill time I'm finally going to start Deus Ex. We'll be going to the Christmas morning service tomorrow at my folks' church, too, which is nice.

Oh, and I'm super excited! I actually picked awesome gifts for my entire family this year! I think they'll be pleased. I also bought my first gag gift, to give my sister :D

Playing Morrowind, wrapping gifts, drinking coffee. Just splurged and bought copies of Skyrim for my wife and me during the $40 Steam sale. Normally I would have waited two years for a $10 GOTY sale, but this is one of the few new titles in recent years that sounds like it's worth the higher price tag. That's my favorite Xmas song!