It’s that time again, people. You can tell that Christmas is coming because…

… We put the Christmas Tree up at my mom’s house this weekend. This year it’s in wintry colors, but for some reason Mom wanted to stick with the whimsical red tree topper:

… I’m starting to go “OH NO I STILL HAVE HALF MY SHOPPING TO DO.” I’m a bit of a procrastinator.

… The numbers on my credit card statement and bank statement are looking dangerously similar. To clarify: I am a huge proponent of college kids using credit cards to build good credit as long as you can pay off the full balance every month. I am usually really good about that, and for some reason my credit card company is very nice to me even though I have never paid them a dime in finance charges (or any charges, for that matter). I’m actually a bit worried because I think this Christmas season will be the first time I will have to carry a balance on the card. ANYWAY, back to the festivity:

… EVERYTHING COMES IN PEPPERMINT and I am happy about that. Yeah.

OK, OK, enough of that. In other news, we did get the information about our next rotations at work that I had been hoping for. As of the first of January, I will be working as a Database Administrator (DBA). I’m very happy with that, mostly because it isn’t one of the normal rotation options but I requested it specifically and they actually gave it to me. I know a little bit about database theory, but I was never really formally taught anything, so I’m curious as to what exactly the “administration” entails. As an added bonus, if I like it and make it a career, DBAs are among the best paid careers in IT.

There’s a lot to look forward to in addition to the new job. Starting this weekend I actually have plans for things to do besides random Christmas shopping and errands, so stay tuned for a more interesting life from yours truly. After next week I will be on break for real, because the office pretty much closes down between Christmas and New Year’s. I’m also excited for Winter Term, since I think I will have a particularly interesting set of classes. Not to mention that I have a few friends who have been studying abroad this last Fall Term and through break and I’ll be happy to have them back. So, hooray… lots of exciting stuff coming up! Don’t freeze out there in the meantime.

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