Back Home For Christmas

i'm back home, and i feel pretty good. those few days at school after exams, though seemingly pointless, were actually quite useful in that they prepared me to relax. if you were wondering, all RAs had to stay for four days after exams while everyone else checks out because we were the ones doing the checking out. though most everyone left tuesday for home, we stayed until saturday doing pretty much nothing but laying around and watching movies. after all, checking someone out isn't the most strenuous of tasks. it might take all of five minutes depending whether or not they are moving out permanently. coming home last night was difficult though. the drive is long and the cd's are few. i had to choose my music carefully because some of the stuff i have just makes me want to curl up in a warm ball and go to sleep, which could quite possibly compromise my trip home just a bit. the other stuff i have makes me want to lift weights and rip the heads off of barbie dolls... this is what i was limited to on the trip home. rolling down the window off and on also prooved to be most stimulating. my most prized tactic, however, is audibly telling jokes to myself that i make up on the spot. when i'm by myself and tired, everything has potential to be funny... even almost being pulled by highway patroll. this is key. but all-in-all i made it home yet again without a ticket and without killing anyone or myself. when i walked in the door my family was decorating the tree and watching christmas vacation. these are two of the most symbolic acts a family can partake in over the holiday season, and we were doing both at the same time. it wasn't for long though. soon the topic came to me and house sitting. was i supposed to go tonight or not? after a few phone calls... here i am. i'm watching two dogs to make sure they don't freeze to death. it's a difficult task because i don't know just how cold a dog can get. i'll probably let them sleep inside tonight, but they seemed fine last night outside. whatever though. i'm sure they'll be fine. i did read white fang... i know what they're capable of. but anyways... the town is different as usual, but i'll adapt. it really is differnt. kinda like living in a different country. at school just about everybody i communicate with, see, and interact with, are my age. now i have the total age spectrum to deal with. it's kinda weird in that sense. i have to re-tone my social skills to fit that of different generations. house sitting is just what i need though. it keeps me from sliding back into high school mode because it keeps me responsible. the downside is that it's only for a week, so i'd better have some kind of responsibility to fall back on soon, or i'm doomed to a lower maturity level. i'm sure something will come up. anyways, i'm going to rest for a bit and go christmas shopping. i hate shopping, but it's really only once a year, so it's no big deal. i can live with it. talk to y'all later. peace and love.