It's still Monday here, Uncle Bill - By Marissa Ludwig

I have arrived! Because I was told to. By a giant.

Being the day after Christmas, I guess we can discuss what I received so far (some gifts are still en-route). Come friends and neighbors! Let us make a list!

• A Domo blanket from Cameron. For those who are unaware of who/what Domo is, the best description I can give is that he's a big square monster thing. And he's cute.
• Pikachu pyjama pants and a really strange set of earrings from Ms. Anastasia. The pants are deliciously tent like (they're rather large on me, just how I like them). The earrings are appropriate for someone of my random tendencies. One is a large heart and the other is a dangly mess of feathers, chains, safety pins, spikes, and sparkles. I think it fits my insane insanity.
• Incense burner from my parental units. WICKED. Five-headed dragon. The incense cones go inside and the smoke comes out of the dragon's mouths. Whaaaaaaat? Yeah, it's pretty neat.
• Pants, also from the parental units. And you know the pants are odd. Bright red with a black snakeskin pattern (I am incapable of dressing like a normal person).
• An Xbox, still from the parents. That's for the family, not just me (sadly). I quite enjoy the shoot-em-up games like Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty (the newer CoD, better graphics/gameplay). I'm really eager to play Skyrim when we get it, and both Alex and Harrison assure me I will become an addict.
• Walking Dead board game from (dah dah dah DAHHHH) the Harringtons. I have yet to play it, so no review for you!
• The Thirteen Days of Christmas and A Christmas Homecoming, more from the Harringtons. Read the first, still need to read the second.
• A waterproof camera (more Harrington). Useful, because I'm going to take photographs by the ocean and possibly under it. Hey, maybe I'll find Atlantis.
• Shirts! Alex Martin, my best friend. She bought me a bit of Iowa pride in the form of a t-shirt that says "Des Moines : Hell Yes!" Then my pocket-sized adopted sibling designed and printed a custom shirt for me that has a mustache and simply states "It's A Must-"
• A small panda, again from Alex. I've named him Bop and I keep throwing him at Annie's face. He's proven to be quite useful.
• A pack of stick-on mustaches. Once more Alex's doing. And I'm wearing one on the first day of school. May as well let California know what it's dealing with.
• A hope bracelet from my Minnesota relatives. I will also wear that on the first day of school.
• Four new duct tape rolls from Santa. He also got me Fun Dip (because colorful sugar is great), Red Hot candies, and a three-month Xbox LIVE membership (my gamertag is MAScooter1027, if that's of any use to you).

That concludes my Christmas gifts as of now. As I mentioned earlier, some are still on their way.

Not much else has been going on. Text Alex and Harrison* a lot. Go to the humongous malls and laugh at the "gangsta" boys strutting around. Did you know sagging your pants originated in men's prisons to let the other inmates know they were "available"? The more you know, the stupider people my age seem. We've been ice skating a couple times. Cameron has shown serious improvement and can now skate quite a few feet without any help. We went and saw the new Chipmunk movie today and hearing today's popular music in squeaky voices did not make the music any better. It was an okay movie, I suppose.

I don't really have that much more to say at the moment. My next bloggy bit is set for Wednesday (I promised the giant every other day), so I'll see you then. PEACE OUT HOMESLICE!!


~ Marissa

*Bill, Harrison is my boyfriend. I think you would love him and I want you to meet him sometime. No, I'm not scared of you. Brat. :)