Since I'm going to be accompanying my girlfriend to the wilds of Indiana for Christmas--"wild" primarily for its lack of internet access, due to the territorial computer impulses of her younger brother and sister--my family gave me my presents tonight, right after we got back from doing last minute shopping.

I got:
a purple watch
"On the Line"
"Clerks"
a gift certificate for a CD--I'm ordering the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack
The Fall of the Kings
a purple hoodie
five pairs of underwear: three bikinis and two thongs
three bras

All useful, happy things...though now I'm really wishing I could be here for Christmas with my family.
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