Merry Christmas!

It being Christmas, I decided to start using the bar of "Pine Tree" soap that I picked up from LUSH last week. It lathers into dark green suds and smells just like a wooded forest. It's a great scent, but at $7 a bar it's kind of pricey. Seven bucks for a bar of soap???? I know, I know, it's ridiculous and I was shocked by the price when I bought soap from Lush for the first time a couple years ago. Everything in the shop just smelled so good, so I bought a couple bars and couldn't bring myself to use them because of the price... I just occasionally sniffed them through the wrapper. But then a couple months ago I ran out of my normal bar of soap so I opened one up, and the delicious smell of lemon and honey clinged to my body for hours after taking a shower and I got hooked. It's expensive, but the strong scent is so delicious that it's worth it. So last week I went back to the shop and got a few more soaps, one of which was "Pine Tree".

So now I smell like pines.

Yesterday was nice. I was getting ready to leave to do some errands when I got a mail from a friend asking, "Are you home? Can I come over?" so I decided to wait until she got here. Upon arriving she said that another friend was on her way, and then a couple more were gonna stop by in the evening... so it looked like no errands were going to be done and I started thinking of what to make for dinner - turned out being Spring Rolls (we made them with cheese!) and Tomato Sauce Pasta (I thought everyone put sugar in tomato sauce but apparently not) - a weird combination but I get spontaneity points for throwing together a dinner for five on-the-spot.

Everyone showed up with cakes and presents and it turned into a Christmas party! It was great because I had everyone's presents sitting in the living room and was wondering when we'd be able to meet up. The cat had a great time, too. Everyone spent so much time playing with her that she passed out as soon as everyone left, and didn't wake up even when I pulled on her legs and rolled her around a bit. She always wakes me up in the middle of the night by biting my face so I figured it was time for payback. If I can't sleep, neither can she!

She still doesn't have a name and people seem to think that giving her a name is better than shouting "Hey, no biting!" at her all the time. There were some suggestions but we're still thinking on it.

Oh, and yesterday I heard her hiss for the first time! Chino was lying on the bed and the cat jumped onto her back, hissed ferociously at her hair, then grabbed a clump with her teeth and started pulling and tugging with all her might. I couldn't stop laughing while Chino screamed and the cat did her darndest to try and take a clump out. I eventually pulled the cat off and put her on the ground, but she jumped right back on the bed and made a dash for Chino's hair. No matter how many times I put her down, she immediately went straight for Chino's hair (I think the fur on Chino's jacket was the dangerous threat and the hair just happened to be in the way) so I ended up carrying her the whole time to prevent further attacks, and to prevent Chino from having to go wig shopping. It was so hilarious I couldn't resist a picture. Usually she's so cute and calm... and sometimes I find her in the strangest places. How did she get up there?