Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

After eating way too much good food at my sister's house yesterday, taking multiple pictures of my brother rubbing his pregnant girlfriend's tummy, unwrapping presents with the 9-year-old nephew, and getting a big Christmas hug from Mom, I think I can say that the Christmas holiday was a good time for me.


"I hope Santa brings you everything you ask for. Merry Christmas!"

After years of promising to design my own Christmas cards, my Mom finally dared me to do it this year. So, I did two designs and had limited sets printed at Kinko's, one was this one for family and some friends, with a subtle hint of what I really wanted for Christmas (and some of my friends who got this card figured it out too). The other was one for my new friends from the past three years after coming out.

( Mark's Big and Naughty Christmas Card (possibly not entirely work-safe) )

Big Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday hugs to everybody :)

Christmas Day Driving and Stuff

Some highlights of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day:

• I got a great surprise today, a phone call from the very sweet, very handsome susobear, who wished me a very Happy Christmas. :)
  
  
• After my iTrip went on the fritz, I had to buy a new one at Radio Shack yesterday. It turns out that it works better than the old one ever did.
  
  
• $30 gift certificate on iTunes from aceofspace. Whoo Hoo!
  
  
• Phone call from the ever adorable fritznw this evening ;)
  
  
• At the movies: I saw a showing of Wolf Creek tonight. Very gory flick in some places. Not sure I would recommend it, it was an interesting story, but seemed to lack any real conclusion. It's based loosely on a true story. I definitely wouldn't have recommended it to the 10 year old kid sitting in my row. Apparently, his parents, who brought him, are stupid. I hope they can afford the therapy someday.