w_alchemist_jen | Just a little update

With the news of that little "raincheck" deal that Nintendo and Gamestop have going(where, on Dec. 20 and 21, anyone who pays full price for a Wii gets a little slip of paper guaranteeing them a Wii in January), Mom's feeling proud of herself for thinking of getting one when we saw'em at Best Buy back in July, and, with Trauma Center: Second Opinion getting rather scarce around here, I'm feeling smart for grabbing a copy when we got the Wii. Now, I'm still brushing up on my Trauma Center skills(i.e: still trying to beat Savato in the last storyline operation while not throwing my DS through the wall)in preparation for Christmas. Also, I've beaten the storyline in .hack//Reminisce, so, I can move on to Redemption on Christmas. I'm, basically, finishing up stuff and doing post-story quests that'll help my characters be stronger in the next installment(part of why I love .hack...then you realize that, compared to the enemies in the next installment, your uber-powerful characters are actually wusses).

So, it's getting closer to Christmas, and I'm just not as excited about it as I used to be. Maybe it's watching fully grown people turn into savages fighting over the hottest toy of the year. Maybe it's dealing with crowds(I hate crowds...I start feeling nervous and my palms start itching for some reason, and I don't start feeling better until I'm in the parking lot heading back to the car). Or, it could be because Dad starts acting like a "Grade A A-hole" around this time of year, and, even though this time of year has my two favorite holidays(Thanksgiving and Christmas), I really haven't felt all that excited, and it started the year he wanted to dump our German Shepherd somewhere four years ago(when she was still a puppy)because she went to the bathroom in the house by accident(I still haven't forgiven him for that. Anyone who does that to an animal instantly loses any respect I had for them. She's still a very nervous, but sweet dog). Since then, every year, I wait for the "holiday ruining shoe"(as I call it) to drop. I find that it's better to just not get all that happy so it won't be as big of a disappointment.

Well, I'm stopping myself there before I ramble on too much.

If I don't post again before then, Merry Christmas!