it's eight o'clock on a Tuesday. I'm sitting on my couch with a cup of coffee , Haüs on the TV, some laundry in the wash, and swaddled up in one of the sweatshirts I got for Christmas. I just thought while I watched TV, I could bang out a journal entry. I'm not going to go into anything deep, b/c I just don't feel like it, so NYAH!

I got a great surprise in the mail yesterday. I turned the photo my "fan" Carmen had taken for me:

and converted it to cards for JerseyCam!


I got them from a company called OvernightPrints. They came out great except that they didn't make Carmen's Flickr address bright enough. So I am going to goto my favorite stamp store, and get a stamp made so I can stamp the backs so people know where to go to see awesome photos. It's nice to have cards for the site, as I really don't have an advertising budget. Hell, I don't have a budget at all. When I re-order more cards, I will make sure to make the link brighter. Unless Carmen come sup with another design before then.

So tomorrow is New Year's Eve. For the first time, I will be venturing into NY for the celebration. I don't yet have everything fleshed out, but I'm close. I think I'll take the train, so I can drink more ;)

What else, what else. Ash Lee is getting better. She was limping very badly last week, so I brought her to the vets, as I didn't know what to do. I made the appointment and when I went to bring her in the night before, she was limping on another leg as well. I brought her in the next morning, and for some reason, they didn't have a record of my appointment. So I had to wait an hour for the next available slot. We finally got in, and Ash was a real good sport. They took X-Rays, but they showed nothing. I think she got into a scuffle with the new cat that started living in my neighbor Bob's garage. So the vet gave her antibiotics and also an anti-inflammatory. She doesn't like being inside, so all she does it meow at me when I let her out of the mud room bathroom. I hope she'll be all better soon.

Christmas was good, but draining. I seriously didn't get into the Christmas spirit like I have in previous years. I mostly seemed to have been coasting along. I am hoping next year will be better. This year was just a mad blur of running around and never seeming to catch up. My sleep has gone all wonky as well. It was really bad Sunday night. I had the dream again. It's the one I hate having b/c as soon as I wake up and roll over, I know it was a dream. Since it happened during my recent depression, I am hoping it's just result of it, and not my brain trying to get me happy, b/c it hurts more than it helps.

OK, on that note, I am hitting the sack, b/c I am über tired. Nighters all.

This is my favorite Christmas song ever. It's called Christmas Wrapping, and it's by a band called The Waitresses. It came out in 1981, but in case you haven't heard it or know what it is, the link to the song has lyrics, and there is a link at the top of that page to listen to the song. If you don't want to do all that, you can hear it Here. If you don't know the song, check it out before you read further.

It's funny how sometimes you see or hear something so many times, but you never "get it" until much later. My Physics teacher told us one day that it happened to him when hearing a formula one day. It happened to me watching "Airplane". The main character has a "drinking problem", and after watching the movie for like 10 years, I finally got the joke. Christmas Wrapping is the same way. For many years, I thought the final verse was about the main character meeting up with Santa. A few years ago though, I realized that it was about her meeting up with the guy she was trying to meet up with the whole year. The song made a lot more sense then, but it kinda made sense the way I had thought of it before then too. In both cases, it was the guy she meets who restores her belief in the "miracles" associated with Christmas.

I think I'm taking this year off myself though. It's just been so rough this past few months. I just wanna be at home, by myself, and let the world just kinda pass by me. I don't want to be somewhere putting a false smile on my face, trying to pretend that where I am is where I want to be. It's not fair to bring my doom and gloom to other people's joyous occasions. There's really no presents to unwrap or wrap for that matter. My Father and Mother are upset that I want to be alone, but I just do. I just wanna sit with the kids, and finish some stuff I've been putting off way too long. I spread as much holiday cheer as I could. And I kinda hoped that maybe I could coast through the season on the fumes of good times I had going for me, but much like my radiator, I seem to have sprung a leak. So I think I'm just gonna park here, and wait awhile before I go get a re-fill. But until then, I'm just gonna watch everyone go by on their way.

Bob Rivers	Walking Around In Women's Underwear	This is the antidote to Winter Wonderland.
Run DMC	Christmas in Hollis	It's Run DMC.  And it's funny.
Martina McBride	Oh Holy Night	Better than any others.  Except Cartman.
Reel Big Fish	Mele Kaliki	Great cover of Bing's Classic.
Alabama	Christmas in Dixie	Nice slow country carol.
Vince Vance & The Valiants	All I Want For Christmas Is You	I do.
Eric Cartman	Oh Holy Night	The bar is set.
The Waitresses	Christmas Wrapping	THE BEST CHRISTMAS SONG EVER.
Vince Gill	Let There Be Peace On Earth	Vince has a good voice, and the song is sweet.
Barenaked Ladies	Green Christmas	Barenaked Ladies do Christmas songs right.
Barenaked Ladies	God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman/We Three Kings	Duet w/ Sarah McClaughcin.
Travis Tritt	Winter Wonderland	Classic.
Montgomery Gentry	Merry Christmas From The Family	Funny country Christmas song.
Elmo 'n Patsy	Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer	Brings back good memories.
Twisted Christmas	12 Pains Of Christmas	The best is the hangover guy.
Kenny Chesney	Christmas In Dixie	Cover of Alabama's classic.
Vincent Price	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	Nice old time feel for a classic tale.
Danny Kaye	All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth	And do I!
Lou Monte	Dominick The Donkey	I'm Italian!
Bing Crosby	Mele Kalikima	Reminds me of National Lampoons Christmas Vacation.
The Crazy Drunk Lady	The 12 Days Of Christmas	If you haven't heard it, you're missing out.
John Denver & The Muppets	Twelve Days Of Christmas	It's the Muppets version of the classic.

OK, below I have my current Christmas Music Mix. Since it includes some country songs, I'm counting this as a PSA. Anyone who wants a copy, either e-mail me, or stop on by, and I'll be sure to fulfill your Christmas listening needs.