Another year, another Christmas. This Christmas, however, has to be one of the best in a long while I think. This is the first year of my sister and me living together since she moved out a few years ago.

a very foody Christmas

I’m not sure how it ended up this way but the majority of the gifts we gave and received were in some way food related. I think she and I just got tired of eating out of boxes. My sister snagged a Kitchenaid mixer from me (thanks, Amazon) and I picked up a wok from her (I’ve wanted a wok for a long time). Also, an electric griddle.

Having learned to short-order cook in fast food joints I just don’t know how to manage with a regular frying pan. I require room to manoeuvre my eggs and such-like. Also, there were a few cookbooks. I had no idea there were cookbooks just for woks. Brilliant. Understand I’m one of those pretentious fuckers you see in the food court at the mall eating noodles with chop-sticks. I’ll get quite a bit of mileage out of the wok and the cookbook.

Toys

I’m not so old that I can’t revel in toys. Legos are always a winner. I just like Legos. I also like Apples and it so happens I’m typing this with a new Apple Wired Keyboard. Seriously, this thing is slim. I thought the new iPod Nano was slim. It feels so light not only if you’re holding it in your hands but light in its reaction to a key-press. I expected I’d have a few days of breaking in to get used to a new keyboard but that doesn’t appear to be the case. I’ve only been using it for a few minutes and I’m rattling along as though I’d been using this design for years. The dedicated Exposé, Dashboard and iTunes keys are a plus, though, I believe I’ll have to look into my keyboard shortcuts for a few apps to re-arrange things on the F keys.

The Most Fun

I think I’d have to say the most fun I’ve had this morning is watching my sister drool over her new mixer. I had no idea metallic chrome with a beater attachment could induce so many giggles of glee. I’m happy if she’s happy.

I hope the rest of the world is enjoying their day as much as I have and that you’re all well and in good spirits. I’m happy to say that for once Christmas has not been a huge cause of anxiety for me. You’ve no idea how nice that is for me. Talk to you later.