christmas again. i don't know if it's the whole end of the year thing, the feeling that there's all a lot of oysters but no pearls, the mass consumerism or the in-your-face silly religiousness of it that makes me dislike it so much, but it's something.

i'm in surrey now, at my parent's house. i got here early yesterday and basically sat around. my sister was at her boyfriend's parent's house, so it was just me and mom and dad. they went to church at 8 and i watched seinfeld and drank a sol while it rained outside and the cats ignored me, not knowing who i was anymore.

i finally got to bed and slept through until 10, which isn't that late but a lot later than usual. i think this is the one of the only days of the year where i actually get to sleep in...where i don't feel like i have to get up and do something...

my sister and her boyfriend showed up and we all opened presents. i drove up to 7-11 to get away from it all for a bit, bought some smokes and beef jerky, went to the park and listened to the cows mooing behind the trees and watched little sikh men with canes chatter around the picnic benches.

we're off to abbotsford in a few hours for dinner and then i'm heading back to vancouver. i work tomorrow morning at 8am.

my dad just came in the room to tell me to put my plate in the dishwasher.

hope everyone's having a great christmas. i miss all the people i wish i could be spending this time with now. you know who you are, all of you, wherever you are.

hmmm...i wish i felt different about it...

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