Tuesday, December 13, 2005

The War on Christmas: Do Your Part


I buy great Christmas presents for Cyndi. It's not that I spend a lot of money- I just know what she wants. Without hints and without prompting, I know what to get her. I get her things she would get for herself. As great as I am, sometimes it turns out to be a problem. Cyndi does get things for herself- at Christmas; we've had to set rules so that she not buy anything for herself starting in September until her bierthday in January. It's rough.


Two Years Ago: With incredible forethought, in August I bought Cyndi a set of covered soup bowls that she had wanted. She wanted them so much she bought them for herself in November. Ha ha ha hah ha.

Last Year: I was searching ebay for a set of collectible wine glasses that matched her holiday water glasses and it turns out Cyndi and I were bidding against each other for the same item. Ha hahah ha ha hahahahahhhhh.

This Year: Knowing that for a happy Christmas she's better off not buying herself things before Christmas she was shopping for something for a friend of hers under my ebay account and somehow, accidentally, clicked "buy now" on one of my watched items. HA HAAHAHA HAHA HAA HAAA HAA AAAARRRRGHH AHAH AA.

3 comments:

Skybalon said...

I totally meant that. Bierthday-Day of confusion. From the German beirren- to confuse; and day from the Old English daeg, by way of Old High German tag.

Paddy O said...

Ah, the real joys of higher education, the ability to rationalize until finally people forget the topic and walk away.

Skybalon said...

I wish- I got into blogging 'cos all my wiritng was too purposeful