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I’m pretty sure this is a record in me not updating my blog. Two months?! Clearly it’s not one of my top priorities.

Perhaps I’ll make it a new years resolution to update it more. More than likely, I’ll just continue to ignore it until it expires, but one can hope. I’ve been writing exclusively in my journal, which is good for cathartic purposes, but it’s nice to send things out into the intervoidz once in a while. I hope you guys all had wonderful, safe holidays. This Christmas was the smoothest I think we’ve ever had in my house; no arguments, no palpable unresolved familial tension, no passive agressive commentary. No crying, stab wounds or maiming, just nice, quality time spent exchanging gifts and enjoying eachother’s company.

I still resent the consumer-driven monstrosity Christmas has become, but a little bit of my residual cynicism eroded this year. I’m incredibly blessed to have such wonderful people in my life, and the fact that we’re fortunate enough in this horrible economy to be able to exchange gifts, unlike so many families this season, is just icing on the cake.

It does feel good to get back into the swing of normal activity, though. The holidays kind of turn everything upside down, so it’s nice to have me-time again. One of my Christmas gifts is the sexy new HP desktop I’m currently typing this with, and Windows 7 is glorious. My previous computer was purchased in 2004, and she pulled her weight, but it was definitely time for an upgrade. I now have 4GB of sexy, luscious RAM as opposed to my previous, puny 1GB, and Photoshop opens in the blink of an eye. I can actually multitask now, which makes me more excited that is probably normal. Editing photos no longer takes 347 years to do, torrents download faster, and I’m just in love with it.

I’ve been having some connectivity issues which I now believe have to do with my five year old Linksys router, which for what it cost ($80) is a total piece of shit to begin with, so I think it’s a compatibility issue. It’s driving me up the wall and it’s completely unstable, so I’ve plugged my cable modem directly into my computer until we pick up a new router. Wireless networking shouldn’t be that fucking complicated.

I’d really like to get back into the blog scene, but there are so few blogs I can keep up with that actually hold my attention or keep my interest. If anyone has any suggestions on well-written, funny (I prefer witty banter, nuanced observational humor and political topics) blogs, I’d greatly appreciate some links! I feel so out of it these days.

Have a great weekend guise.