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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fladian" data-source="post: 126258" data-attributes="member: 5833">You can call me officially broke now. Last tuesday a friend and I skipped most classes to go Christmas shopping. Well, to be exact, so she could Christmas shop. Despite several attempts of her to try to keep me away ("You don't want to go, trust me!") and her pathetic arguments ("I am awful in shopping") I still went with her. She searched for either some kind of shirt or training-pants for her boyfriend. Apparently it wasn't as easy as she hoped for. We searched the entire 'city' for something fitting, but we couldn't find a thing. When we decided to go back she mentioned a sentence to me which became my quote of the day. "Now you've seen the real me. Isn't she terrible?"Despite that I went with her to do her Christmas shopping, I didn't buy anything myself. Even though I am the type of person - just like her - that likes to stall everything until the last minute, I never thought I would take it so literally. Yesterday (today would be the last day I would see a number of people) I decided to do my Christmas shopping alone. I brought just about all the money I still had left and bought some things for family, friends, etc. To be exact, I got three presents for girls but not yet really figured out who I was going to give what. I bought a small mouse-like figure that most girls would like. I could choose between a pig- and a sheepfigure. I decided that the mouse would be the most fitting then. I also bought a larger stuffed animal in the form of a giraffe. In opposite of the two others, it was quite big. It's about as big as... uh... a reasonable sized book. The third was a very small (about as big as your own fingertop) dolphin-figure. Believe me, the last one was the hardest to wrap. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />Today I could finally give those presents to two of the three girls. The third would be my ex, and I wouldn't see her for... well, a little while longer I guess. I'm a bit disappointed on the way I acted on giving the dolphin figure, but that is simply because there was a small change of plans. The "I guess we won't see each other anymore during Christmas time, huh? Well, I still got you a present," worked out just fine though. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> She was more surprised than I expected, to be honest. I mean, if anyone is used to me doing strange, stupid or simply very unexpected stuff then it is definitely she who should know.The second one was even more surprised, and rightfully so as she meant it as a joke. When she asked me why I was going to the city yesterday, I told her that I had to buy a present for someone. Another girl I was talking to joked that I was planning of buying a present for her. None of the three of us took it even serious, but what the heck I thought when I was shopping. So I just got her something. The mice-figure went to her.The third is meant for my ex, but it will be a little while until I see her. Chances are likely that she expects it the very least. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />I also got my father a big book from Stephen King, which I personally never heard of (the book, that is). To be honest, I forgot what it was called shortly after I wrapped it. But when I read the backside, it felt like it would be a good one. Besides, he was running out of books to read anyway and I am not intending of printing any of my stories for him. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> I already got a CD for my mother and a game for my sister. I even bought an expansion for Neverwinter Nights for myself... alright, it was cheap. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />*inhales deeply*Well, I am completely broke now... unless I can make someone happy with 5 cents. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />Besides the passing away of the many people this month (3 people in one month of time, how can this be possible?) I've got a few good days before Christmas and I believe that I've done my 'good' things this week as well. "You shouldn't have," is the most common sentence I've heard today though. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> Well, my year can end as far as I am concerned.</blockquote>

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