Friday 23 December 2011

Christmas blogging

I'm surprised how busy the end of the year has been for me. I've been out of the state for a few days over last weekend, and I've just had the chance to get home, unpack my things, and then repack them all before heading back to my parents' place for Christmas. I'm heading straight on from my parents' place to Japan after Christmas, so I had a fair bit of planning to do (not exactly my strong suit), and I'm still worried I've forgotten something essential.

In the meantime, I'm just taking it easy for a couple of days. The internet here is all sorts of terrible, and any websites that aren't entirely text-based are just a chore to visit, so I'm glad I'm not sticking around for too long. I seriously wonder how I would live my life if I was deprived of an internet connection for any length of time. Maybe I'd actually start on my backlog. Maybe.

I'd put a picture of a cute girl wearing a santa hat here
but the internet's too slow, so just imagine her.

Whinging aside, I quite like Christmas with my family. I think the main reason for this is that I have no relatives in this country aside from my immediate family. I really don't like the sound of a big Christmas with an extended family. We don't do anything really special, just the standard fare - a big meal with lots of prawns and some other seafood/salads on the side, and then probably a long nap in the afternoon. Lazy Christmases are the best Christmases. "Christmases" can be substituted for pretty much anything and that sentence will still hold true.


I'm still doing some last minute planning for my trip, but I'm not doing too much. Despite the impression you might have gotten from my last post, I'm not really one to plan most things in any depth. Comiket, sure, I've got my list nailed down pretty tight, but my time in Japan apart from that is mostly just going to happen as it happens. I'm not sure if I'll be blogging at all while I'm over there, but if the hostels I'm staying at have any decent wireless I'll probably make a post or two in some downtime. Otherwise I won't be making any posts for a while. So it'll be just like usual.


So, I hope you all have a good Christmas and New Years, whether you're spending them with your family, friends, or waifu. And as always, take it easy.

4 comments:

  1. >cute girl wearing a santa hat

    That's fucking cute.

    >have a good Christmas and New Years

    You too.

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  2. Nice man. I'm spending christmas with my family right now too (OK more like going back to hometown for the long weekend; we don't really celebrate it)

    Prolly a bit too early, but hope you'll enjoy C81 man! Merry Christmas and happy new year to you too.

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  3. I made it to Japan after a really long flight... I'm here by myself. I have plenty of exploring (to buy anime stuff!) to do. Maybe we could meet? ^o^. I'm from the U.S. Staying in Shibuya.

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  4. >The internet here is all sorts of terrible, and any websites that aren't entirely text-based are just a chore to visit

    Sounds like my old internet connection.

    >I seriously wonder how I would live my life if I was deprived of an internet connection for any length of time.

    I could live without it. I only use the internet to buy stuff and sometimes talk to some friends. I should start writing/reading blog posts more often again, though.

    >I really don't like the sound of a big Christmas with an extended family.

    Me neither. We're usually just five every Christmas. I have more relatives, but some live far away and are old so travelling around isn't that easy for them. And the rest just don't give a shit.

    Happy New Year, man.

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