We left my aunt's Christmas dinner early because I have a headache--or rather my sister and I did. We drove in separate cars because my father forgot my scent sensitivity and put on cologne.

Problem is my mother has the meds I need to take before I fall asleep, and they're not here yet.

Christmas at home was...adult. Very little in the way of opening stuff, no egg nog made or special meals. Sparse, I guess, but good.

Oh! They're here. My meds have arrived, with parents.

Yeah for meds! Hope the rest of your stay is less painful, ita.

yay meds, I guess.

Yay for meds. Are you going to get some beach time?

Not a live pig, a super soft stuffed animal. Round, beach ball sized, with a little boingy tail. For some reason, my niece is afraid of stuffed animals and no one told me. She's 14 months old.

Vampire People was gifted? Yeah? That's so awesome!

gifted by an non fandom or Buffy person. just sayin'. He knows I like it, knows I know you, he read it and found it funny, so he gifted to some big Buffy fans.

I forgot to mention this on Wednesday. Someone at work gave me this: [link] I am all for people giving the assistants gifts, especially if said assistants process the paperwork so that you can get paid, but, um, huh.

Have had a very nice day. Bro and SIL aren't here, but I sent them the recipe for our traditional xmas breakfast so we all had the same thing and exchanged pictures of it all. My dad and sis and I have spent most of the afternoon playing a card game made kind of endless by inattention and alcohol, and we're headed out shortly for dinner and more drinking and cards. Now sis is singing in the shower and dad is lounging in his new battery-operated massage slippers.

I personally am sitting here trying to work out the kinks in the theory my sister and I worked up about the conspiracy between Sarah McLaughlin and my father (with an assist from the dog) to ruin Christmas. I think we've got a pretty solid case involving stealth ASPCA attacks, beerblocking and the Great Coffee Scare of 08, but others may be less convinced.

Are you going to get some beach time?

Yes! From tomorrow through Monday we're going to the North Coast.

Went 2 and 1 in scrabble today, pulling out a dramatic last moment win for my first, and maintaining a solid lead for my second. And being pathetic for my loss.

It's funny--I irritate my sister because she thinks I know a lot of thing and so correct her a lot. But I honestly thought everyone knew about Mendel and the peas. They make me feel ignorant.

But I honestly thought everyone knew about Mendel and the peas

Wait, they don't?