Xmas Eve/Random Ramblings

Good morning! So Christmas is tomorrow...I don't really care, because we opened presents last weekend. My brothers went to visit their mom in Florida on Sunday, so we opened gifts on Saturday in order to have everyone together. It was cool, I got a new camera! We also got the Wii, which I will probably be playing later on.

Today is kind of a lazy day for me, my mom is upstairs sleeping (I wish I could be sleeping right now), and I'm just downstairs chilling on the computer. I might take some pictures later, but it's pretty crappy outside right now. I really hope the rain doesn't melt all the snow! We haven't had a white Christmas in a long time. The last one I can remember is when I lived in North Salem, and my parents were still together. I'm really glad that my parents still love each other, unlike most divorced parents. It's obviously not the kind of love that drove them to get married and eventually have me, but it's the kind of love where they tell themselves, "Alright, we made this child together, she is a part of both of our lives now, so we need to make her life as wonderful as possible". People ask me if it's awkward when my dad comes over for family dinners. I say no, because my parents did not divorce out of hate or aggravation. They divorced because it just wasn't working out, and they knew that if they continued to be together, it would just lead to arguments and screaming and just general instability in our home. This obviously worked, because I have two loving parents who would give the world for me and each other.

I was just thinking about this, so I'm going to state my opinions: Internet Friends. You know, like people you meet on forums and such? I'm not talking about Myspace, because chances are, if you meet someone directly from Myspace, they are a total creeper. Not saying everyone is, but Myspace is just full of them. I'm talking about people that you meet somewhere where everyone shares a common interest. I have a ton of them, and I love them to death. Now, my problem is, when people start to like their online friends more than their friends in real life. No matter how much you love someone online, your real friends should come first. I'm not saying that you should totally blow off your online friends, but your friends offline are more important.

Now, as for the people that say you shouldn't talk to people from other states/countries/whatever, that is a load of bullshit. It's great to talk to people from somewhere other than the place you live. It gives you an idea of just how unique the world is. It lets you see the parts of places that you never knew before. For example, Nevada. Most people, when they think of Nevada, think of Vegas, right? Not me. I think of a quaint little town outside of Reno called Sparks. Also, I've learned how to pronounce Nevada correctly (it's NE-VA-DAH, not NE-VAH-DUH).

Hmm, I think that's enough for one blog post.

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