I'm still not sure whether these are more or less weird than I expected. Or both? :)

Let's get a good stretch

Finally got to finish this list!

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What I got for Christmas:

- Wii U from Mom & Dad
- Wii U games: New Super Mario Bros. U & Nintendo Land from Mom, and Scribblenauts Unlimited from ellaina02.
- Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (3DS version) from pathvain_aelien
- xkcd stuff from Mom:
> Self-Description, Flowchart, and Compiling shirts
> mousepad
> xkcd: volume 0
- My annual Garfield calendar from Mom
- Paid account extension from Mom and renewed add-on userpics from ellaina02. Notice that I finally took down my blackout userpics from the WCIT-12 protest and started using userpics other than the one blackout userpic that didn't become inactive again!
- Assorted candy from Mom
- Mario pajama pants from Jake
- Pocketknife from my grandfather, and $50 from him and his wife

What I gave for Christmas:

- I got Dad a 10-in-1 survivalist tool
- I got Mom a Patricia Cornwell book: The Bone Bed
- I got Jake some tea from Adagio: earl grey, mango oolong, and... I don't remember the other one
- I got pathvain_aelien two books: Murder Most Royal by Jean Plaidy and The Fall of Anne Boleyn: A Countdown
- I got my grandpa and his wife an Olive* Garden gift card
- I got Nace an iTunes gift card

*I still haven't made any comics for Lightning Made of Owls, and I already typed "Oliver" instead of "Olive" by accident at first?

Wii wish U...um...had a good reason to repost this entry?

I've had a LOT of homework lately. That's why I haven't been on LJ in a while - I didn't have the time until just now. To make matters worse, our air card for high-speed Internet broke, so now we're having to resort to dial-up, which means that while using my computer, I have to switch back and forth between two uncomfortable positions: sitting on the floor, and laying on my bed looking down at my computer that's still on the floor but now has the screen upside-down so I can read it more easily. I have to type upside-down in the latter position, too, which means I type WAY slower. But at least it looks cool to scroll up and down like that :)

Several links I've been meaning to post for awhile:

Farmville for Dummies? Really?

A candy heart with an adult message? Really²?

A toilet video game system? Really³?

Shooting teenagers for being too mouthy? Really⁴?

And finally, as usual, my progress with my procrastination New Year's Resolution:

←Week 5 Week 7→

( Auld Lang LJ-Cut )

Randomly post into your random journal

For my 200th LJ entry (my profile will say 201, but that's because I haven't deleted the welcome entry that's automatically made for new users), I decided to do something completely pointless: take the first word from my first post, the second word from my second post, the third word from my third post, and so on, all the way up to this one. (If post #X has Y words, and Y is less than X, then the remainder of X ÷ Y is Z, and I use the Zth word instead, or the last if Z is zero.) And yes, this is a ripoff of 160 Seconds.

( So here goes )

( Context )

While doing this, I've noticed that I have quite a few posts that are exactly 48 words long, by the way. Coincidence?

On a less pointless note, I had to get my braces tightened again today. And this time, there are rubber bands holding the top and bottom braces together (which have to be changed every time I eat or brush my teeth, and also before I go to bed), so it probably won't pull a my wisdom teeth this time. :(

Well, due to some hole in the fabric of space and time, I passed the essay portion of the COMPASS. Hole in the fabric of space and time, you and I are gonna get along just fine!

Also, since I just now found out about this survey:

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name:	Matt Aaron
Birthday:	July 14, 1993
Birthplace:	Fort Worth
Current Location:	Fort Worth
Eye Color:	Blue
Hair Color:	Brown
Height:	5'10" last time I checked.
Right Handed or Left Handed:	Right
Your Heritage:	I don't really remember, but I think I am part German.
The Shoes You Wore Today:	Athletic Works
Your Weakness:	Essays
Your Fears:	Essays
Your Perfect Pizza:	Pepperoni. Only kind of pizza I like.
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year:	Not to say anything that I wind up regretting later in life
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger:	I don't really know what my MOST overused phrase is, but the only phrases I overuse are backwards music-related phrases.
Thoughts First Waking Up:	ANOTHER school day?!
Your Best Physical Feature:	The mustache I've been having to shave and will eventually let grow
Your Bedtime:	10:30 PM
Your Most Missed Memory:	Every summer I ever had
Pepsi or Coke:	Water
MacDonalds or Burger King:	MacDonalds. Except I spell it "McDonalds". Does that make me weird?
Single or Group Dates:	I've only been on single dates
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:	Water
Chocolate or Vanilla:	Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee:	Can I use a lifeline?
Do you Smoke:	Definitely no. I'm only 15 anyway.
Do you Swear:	Holy whole hand dealer no, but I use backwards music-related substitutes a whole cattle-notin' lot.
Do you Sing:	Sometimes, but not often
Do you Shower Daily:	Not daily. About 5 days a week.
Have you Been in Love:	*sigh* Yes.
Do you want to go to College:	Yes
Do you want to get Married:	Very yes
Do you belive in yourself:	No, I don't "be live" in myself
Do you get Motion Sickness:	No
Do you think you are Attractive:	I'd be more attractive if I could keep my mustache.
Are you a Health Freak:	No, but I have freaky health.
Do you get along with your Parents:	Sometimes.
Do you like Thunderstorms:	No, they remind me of the power going out, which reminds me of my computer not working, which reminds me of TORTURE!!!
Do you play an Instrument:	I used to play the piano, but I'm out of practice.
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol:	No, I'm only 15.
In the past month have you Smoked:	No, I'm only 15.
In the past month have you been on Drugs:	No, I'm-- Why do I even bother?
In the past month have you gone on a Date:	No, not in the past month.
In the past month have you gone to a Mall:	No, I rarely go to malls.
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos:	No, I don't eat the boxes.
In the past month have you eaten Sushi:	Ew no.
In the past month have you been on Stage:	I help out with Face to Face concerts, so technically yeah, sort of.
In the past month have you been Dumped:	No
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping:	Why would I go skinny dipping in the winter? I don't skinny dip anyway.
In the past month have you Stolen Anything:	No, why would I?
Ever been Drunk:	No
Ever been called a Tease:	I don't know what that would mean, so no.
Ever been Beaten up:	Yes, in second grade. And maybe other grades around that time, I don't remember.
Ever Shoplifted:	Nah.
How do you want to Die:	I want to die while listening to backwards music.
What do you want to be when you Grow Up:	A computer or a math.
What country would you most like to Visit:	I dunno. Probably England or Ireland.
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color:
Favourite Hair Color:
Short or Long Hair:
Height:
Weight:
Best Clothing Style:
Number of Drugs I have taken:
Number of CDs I own:
Number of Piercings:
Number of Tattoos:
Number of things in my Past I Regret:	10⁵⁷
CREATE YOUR OWN! - or - GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS!

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