It’s going to be harder this year, more than any oher year yet, for me to not spoil my own Christmas.  Now that I’m a (don’t laugh) “grown-up” (hey, I said don’t laugh) I find it easier to obtain the things that I want.  For example, when I want fudge swirl ice cream on Ritz crackers, I get in my car, go to Freddy’s and buy it.  When my taste buds crave the delicious flavor of a Supreme Chalupa with guacamole from Taco Bell, I find the solution is just a short drive away.  I just slap down my hard-earned cash (debit card) and I can purchase all the desires of my heart. 

I’m not a big spender, but I know when I want something and I work till I have it.  In the past few months I’ve gotten a new house, a new car, a new puppy, tons of new games for my 360 and DS and a new lamp for my night stand (I love lamp).  But it doesn’t just stop there.  There are so many games coming out before Christmas, and so little restraint in me to resist buying them. 

It’s not just games, either.  There are Xbox 360 accessories that I need, the Zune, the Nintendo Wii, movies, clothes… did I say I wasn’t a big spender?  By the time Christmas comes, I will own EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD.  Anyhow, I think I found the solution… well, actually someone else did, but since I’m not going to name them, I shall take credit.  “What do you get for the person who already has everything?"

Answer: something that they already have!  So, Christmas morning will come and I’ll bomb down the stairs and under the tree will be… all the crap that I’ve bought and bought for my family and they’ve bought for me and we’ve been enjoying for the last month and a half, all beautifully wrapped up, already loaded with the MP3s and game-saves, fully charged (note to self: charge your Zune on Christmas Eve), ready for more action.