hygiene

so as the christmas commercials begin to roll in before i've had a chance to carve a pumpkin or hobble away from the thanksgiving table...i begin to think about the whole process of gift giving...

i'm not all about getting a present for someone just because you made awkward eye contact with them that one time at your friend's sisters dogs 13th birthday party. my reasoning is simple:

giving shitty presents makes me feel like a shitty person.

every year my mom and i stay in a hotel in san francisco for a couple nights before christmas...to chill...to get all our shopping done. after the whirlwind 2 days are done, i realize that i've only gotten stuff for 4 people. tops. this is due in part to my lofty college student budget, but much more so about the fact that i find it suuuuper embarrassing to give crappy, generic gifts. i might as well write a letter saying "i don't know you well enough to get something you'll actually like, but i had to get you something cuz i know you're going to get me something, and i don't want to be the asshole friend who didn't get you anything."

all i have to say is: the day i get you a bar of soap or a scented candle...

.......i don't even know.