i don't think i've ever done so much christmas shopping this early in the year. its not like i normally wait until december 23rd, but this is a little strange. mostly, i just decided to keep an eye out for things that i thought people might like. and since i'm casually thinking about it, i have found a lot of good presents. i'm not purposefully hunting for christmas presents, just purposefully thinking and looking. except for andrew. as it happens, his birthday is also in december. and he's hard to buy for. on account of how he doesn't ever point to things and say, ohh ohh, i want that for christmas. and he has a habit of already having bought all the things he wants.

i've never been quite this off base, and he's never mangled one of my gifts, but still, i often feel like this: