Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Presents!
11:37 AM | 
Posted by
Kevin
Hey, everyone! I hope everyone had a nice Christmas yesterday.
Mine was a bit fluctuated. I woke up with a headache and just wanted to go back to sleep for an extra couple hours. So, it came as no surprise to me that, when my family gathered around the tree to open presents, I was nearly dozing in the couch.
Still, I can't tell you how happy I was to finally have my hands on The Amory Wars comics.
My siblings all got me issues of the series. For the first time in my life, I get to fully understand these stories in their comic medium, and I'm impressed.
What I'm most impressed about is that I appeared to have been pretty spot on in my interpretations of the songs, and their place in the story. These were by far the best presents I've ever received since I can remember.
Oh, and I got a shit load of new clothes. :P
Hope everyone has a safe New Years!
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Friday, December 24, 2010
The First in a Long Time
1:38 PM |
Posted by
Kevin
For the first time in years, I actually feel excited for Christmas.
I'm not really full of Christmas spirit, but I'm at least ready for a fun day tomorrow.
Christmas hasn't always been the most exciting thing for me or my family. For my mom and my older brother, it usually brings out a lot of sadness for reasons I won't get in to. For the rest of the family, the Christmas season of several years ago marked a turning point that has left the family more divided than ever.
Despite the fact that this is supposed to be "the most wonderful time of the year", full of merry and jolly people, I see more cranky and moody people than I do others. Perhaps it's because of the strain it puts on us -- trying to make ends meet to get your loved ones presents. In this particular economy, this is probably even harder.
However, in spite of all that, I feel happy for the first time in a long time.
Maybe it's because my grandpa is spending it with us, the first time he's ever done so.
Maybe it's because I actually truly wanted something this year, instead of half-assing a Christmas list full of items I couldn't care less about.
Maybe it's because I've felt happier than I have in months thanks to people I've met, things I've done, and things I'm looking for.
Whatever the reason(s), I'm looking forward to tomorrow. I'm not letting anything damper my mood. I may not be in the Christmas spirit per se, but I can start to get it back by feeling happy about it.
I'll try to get to another song review after Christmas. Until then, to all of you out there, Merry Christmas!
Friday, December 17, 2010
O, Christmas Tree, O, Christmas Tree!
5:46 PM |
Posted by
Kevin
My dad and I went out to the local Home Depot a few days ago to pick out our tree for this season. Normally, we put up a fake tree. This is the second year running we've done a live tree -- last year as a favor for my mom, and this year because my grandpa is flying out from the other side of the country to spend the holidays with us. I must say, I think I prefer the live one.
We just finished getting the ornaments up yesterday, and I took some time to take a few pictures.
And that's all I took. Once again, Happy Holidays, everyone!
We just finished getting the ornaments up yesterday, and I took some time to take a few pictures.
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This first picture was taken with the flash on, so you can better see the ornaments. I'm six feet tall, so judging by that I'd say the tree is roughly seven feet, maybe shorter. I think this is a Noble Fir tree, though I keep forgetting the details really.
By the way, those boxes at the forefront aren't real presents. They were made out of yarn by my mom.
And now, without the flash, with the full effect of the lights...
Here are some close ups of the angel, both with and without flash.
Close up of the branches, with lights and ornaments in focus...
Flash on, detailed picture of some of the ornaments...
We have a lot of Disney related ornaments. This Mickey Mouse is one of my favorites...
My mom made a lot of these when I was younger. She really likes to sew...
And just another picture of the tree, close up...
And that's all I took. Once again, Happy Holidays, everyone!
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Christmas Lights!
7:22 PM |
Posted by
Kevin
My family put up Christmas lights over previous weekend. I wanted to take pictures and post them up here much earlier, but I never got around to it. Tonight, in the spirit of the holiday season, I present a Christmas light display.
There are actually a lot of these pictures, but I'm not gonna post all of them. Happy holidays, everyone!
There are actually a lot of these pictures, but I'm not gonna post all of them. Happy holidays, everyone!
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