Your World As I See It

Merry Christmas everybody! Hope you all are having a great time.

So...here is another humorous anecdote you all might find of interest. I would laugh too, perhaps more so if the following happened to someone else... A few nights ago, our quiet evening was interrupted by a knock at the door... Me: You going to get that? (I always ask that, as Michael happens to be closer to the door than I do...) Michael: Now what? And who should be at the door but a couple of guys, let's call them Billy and Tom (who also happens to be one of our neighbors) from the 6 shop (our techies, you could say) looking to put in the cable TV. T: You guys want cable? Me: We don't have a television. T: Oh. Well, we have to run the line out of your room, since it is the middle room of the trailer (this is true). So the line will be there if you need it... Billy then proceeds to try and extract the cable from the wall, leading to what can only be described as a disaster of sorts. First, he tried standing on my bed to reach the box, which was an issue, as my bed is ...

Well, as birthday parties go, it was a small affair, and more or less in line with my previous ones spent in this part of the world. I did manage to make the most of it with the cake that somehow made it all the way from back home, and the bottle of sparkling grape juice I swiped from the dining hall. What would a birthday be without party hats? I made these myself, by the way. A little gift and novelty card from my roommate... and some birthday treats! ...yeah...really looking forward to next year's party a lot!