  I've had this horrible cold thing, i won't bang on about it, but i'm starting to feel better now. I'm officially becoming anti-christmas, call me a humbug if you like.
I've gotten *some* presents already and went out to finish on Saturday. EVERY SHOP HAS EXACTLY THE SAME IN IT - the same gadgety stuff, all rebranded per store; the same cds/dvds on shelf; the same clothes; even the same cards!! Who's taken over Christmas?? All of these things are lame, and in my opinion is setting us on the path of a homogonised festive period - the chances of you giving and recieving the same gifts and cards increase, a gift you don't necc want anyway. Therefore xmas becomes a simple excercise of giving your dosh to a huge multi-national company. OK, i know I'm becoming more anti-corporate than usual, but it's ruining this time of year for me. When you're surrounded by people who don't share these views, you eventually feel suckered into it regardless. I get presents and stuff for most of my friends throughout the year, so I've decided to scale down for chrim-bo 2003.
The things I am giving are more personal... ebay is a wonderous thing after all :D In a completely offbeat moment - I am wondering why a four part harmony boy band (such as Blue, who happen to be on ch4 at the mo) need a set of highly tuned backing singers. 
