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Kev and I spent a nice quiet day together after the girls left to visit with their Dad. We went to a movie and then back to our place for more tv watching and icecream. I didn’t want to get too commercial this year so not many gifts were exchanged (only ones bought for the girls). It was a liberating experience - not feeling as tho I had to buy out an entire store in order to feel properly in the christmas spirit. My heart wasn’t in it so why try? We haven’t gone broke and don’t have any bills to catch up on in the new year as a result of my usual annual guilt gift feat. I’m not knocking anyone who went out and spent a gazillion bucks on presents for their friends and family this year - I’m saying that I didn’t feel like it this year and since we normally spend the holiday secularly, without any religious connotations at all - we didn’t. I hope everyone spent their Christmas holiday the exact way they wanted and that it left them feeling happy and fulfilled.

If you enjoy playing World of Warcraft of any other MMORPG or just making fun of those that do (Eric)  I urge you to check out this video series.  They are into their second season but I’ve linked to the first one to get you started:

Season 1 - Episode 1: Wake-Up Call

[Watch the Guild]

I said a while back I would tell the tale of us getting a Wii but really, it’s that simple. We got a Wii.  Kevin and I decided to give that to each other for Christmas so while I went shopping with his Mom - he and his Dad also hit the store and purchased the Wii.

I’m excited that we have it because that means that Kev and I will be able to play games together instead of just in the same room.  He’s usually playing Halo while I’m playing World of Warcraft.  We have 3 controllers so we can get the girls in there playing games with us as well. (as long as they don’t mind being in the same room with each other)

Not much more to tell ::shrug::

Well, I left my Zune in the car last night while we were at Kevin’s company holiday party and the screen froze and cracked - bye bye. To say that I’m completely heartbroken would be an understatement. First of all it was a Christmas gift from Kevin. Second - it was my only link to sanity in such situations as work, driving and on occasion - sleeping (Kev I love you but your snoring is atrocious at times) Anyway, Ace has an extra (yes I said EXTRA) iPod touch that she left at home and this has been the first time I’ve actually tried to USE the iPod touch - all the other times I’ve just played around with it and ended up going back to my Zune.   I don’t like it.  In general I’m a fan of most Apple devices because they look and feel cool but this time I think Microsoft has them beat. I road tested it today running ONLY the things I would run on the Zune on a daily basis which would be podcasts and music and the battery ran down halfway through whereas the Zune would have lasted a good 8 to 9 hours without a recharge. This does not bode well for my thoughts of picking an iPhone for my next venture into telephonic nerdgirliness.  I suppose if someone has any tips or tricks to keep the touch charged throughout the day I’ll try them but for now, I’m using Kev’s extra the little 8GB Zune that seems to be holding all that I need it to.