the holidays

I posted this the day before xmas, i don'tknow why it didn't show up,
therefore i am trying again. ...

the holidays

my g/f left for the city to spend the holidays with her family. one of
my guy friends will be coming to town to stay with me and spend xmas
with me. i'm glad i won't be spending xmas alone. my family are all
home together for the holidays and i'm not there to see them.
unfortunately being in the 'real' world does not grant you the
privilege of 1 month off for holidays nor the 3month summer vacation
most students get.

i worked on the overnight so i came home at 8a to go to sleep. woke up
at about 2p and spent most of rest of the day cleaning up, fixing
things around the apartment. i cleaned extra hard since there wasn't
much else better to do to keep me active. i was also proud of myself
to be able to use everyday products to do a very thorough job.
products like baking soda and vinegar works very well. Add a little
bit of dishwash liquid and washing soda and you've got homemade
cleaning products. i'm also starting to make my own homemade laundry
detergent. i would imagine that it's going to be fun to make and cost
efficient to use.

i also made some hummus today. yummy. yesterday when i went grocery
shopping i bought some tahini and so i added that to my hummus. yummy
i love hummus, it's so healthy for you and low in fat. high in protein
and high fiber. and even more healthy when you can eat it with a whole
wheat pita bread or whole wheat bread. i added honey to the hummus and
i think it came out a bit too sweet though.

i wanted to stay away from the television today and i managed to do
that. This morning a long time friend of mine called to say that he
was throwing a 'winter solstice' bbq party tonight at 10p after work.
so i guess that's going to be part of my plans for tonight. i'm a
little bit of a social awkward person i don't talk much when it comes
to being in big crowds that i don't know much. plus his friends are
different from the ones that i usually hang out with. it's that thing
where crowds of friends are different--your sport buddies to your
shopping buddies kind of difference. at least that's how i see it.

this college town is pretty much dead since most students go home for
the holidays. so this little party/get together would give me some
social contact at least.

i am surprised that 3 out of every 5 of my neighbors are still here
instead of going home. i pass by their windows when i go by to go work
or throw out the garbage. lights on means somebody is home.

i'm going to try and make it a goal to write a lot more often. today's
entry didn't have much of a topic, and i do apologize for sending you
through such a slow topic day.