Name:     Shells
IP:       208.217.242.18
Subject:  Down Odessa Way...
Email:    ongir@hotmail.com
Website:  http://
Well, I just got in from my Christmas with my mother's side of the family.
Overall a wonderful expierence.



To begin with my cousin, whom I was terribly worried about, has given up pot,
found a decent boyfriend whom she is totally in love with, and is starting to
pull her life together as she finishes up high school.  Very good happy times
were had as we talked almost the entire time we were there about our
boyfriends.  Life is wonderful.



Cousins were great to see and now that I am in college and have proved myself
beyond a shadow of a doubt to be their intellectual peer (or supieror), I
finally feel like I "belong" with them a bit more.  Plus, they were really
jealous of my groovy knee boots.



Presents, were few in number, but cash.  Cash is always good.

Found out my uncle is getting married again (3rd time), and that possibly
another one of my cousins will be getting married some time next year, too.  We
are getting fucking old.



Had lots of fun as my aunt bought 10 soft-disc guns, and we played wargames
yesterday and today.  Then last night we had some mad-wack spades and boston
bridge going on.  All the kids stayed in a house in Odessa while all the 'rents
were in Kermit.   Excellent for mischeif making.



The girls bonded over ice staking, while the boys bonded over football.  Then
we had the college wars between UTEP, Tech, and TX A&M.



I saw the hugest spider web I've ever seen in real life (it looked like those
in the movies with the old castles that have been abandoned for years).  It was
creepy.



Over all, I was really kinda sad to be leaving today.  Everybody was staying
atleast until tomorrow or tuesday.  But, weather is suppost to be bad tonight,
and we want to have some time with my brother.



I've typed a lot.



I finished this book called  Flaming Iguannas.  Very interesting.  Over all,
good.  I think I might become a writer... but I'm not sure.  Hard business to
get into, and Derek would just think I'm trying to compete with him again.



The Christmas Story is on for 24 hours on TNT.  That is crazy shit; I tell you.


Everything was going fine until I come home and see that my boyfriend, whom I
have been praising for the past 48 hours strait, has not emailed nor called me.
Sadness.  What is worse is I see he HAS had the ability and time to go on the
internet and type, just not to me.  It doesn't seem to me that he has had ample
time on his hands.



Well, I am starting War and Peace and another book now.  I think I need to make
a web page and put book reviews and my writing on it.  I've been in a
writing/reading mood lately.  I guess that is good.



I hope Santa finds your house in all of the fog.  Rudolf is working extra hard
tonight.



Peace and Good Will,

Shells



p.s. watch Muppet's Christmas Carol  it is so good... I think I'll go do that
now.