11 Dec 06 Christmas shopping rules

It’s fun to see what I missed last year. Last year my job at the time required me to work nights and I basically did 100% of my shopping online. This year I’ve had the pleasure to actually do something shopping in the busy malls again. Sure I can’t stand large crowds (mall booth operators are more aggressive then ever, I had less aggressiveness from a car sales men earlier this year), but it is fun to walk in Macy’s and look at perfumes for Cam. I came out smelling like a high end escort (since they don’t sell the ‘cheap’ stuff) but it is stuff like this that I really missed last year. Not to mention that my pay check is larger then that of last year so there is more to go around (not really, saving up for a trip to Europe this summer).

Then there is the Xmas party which was last Friday. Started at noon (for myself and Matt because of a contractor coming in to redo our server room and everything needed to be powered down) and while the big party was over with at 2pm, a group (of 9) decided to go to the Ale House in Bothell and we didn’t leave until 8-9pm. It definitely does help being 21 though, I’d imagine that if I had been 20 things would’ve been different.

I have pics some where of these events and I’m sure they will make their way to my gallery in the coming weeks.