{"id":2746,"date":"2009-11-18T16:48:55","date_gmt":"2009-11-18T15:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.herdivineshadow.com\/journals\/2009\/11\/18\/2746\/keep-the-top-down-use-your-knees-to-drive\/"},"modified":"2009-11-18T16:48:55","modified_gmt":"2009-11-18T15:48:55","slug":"keep-the-top-down-use-your-knees-to-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.herdivineshadow.com\/journals\/2009\/11\/2746\/keep-the-top-down-use-your-knees-to-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"keep the top down, use your knees to drive"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had intended to do my tiny bit of Christmas shopping today, but while I was in town my mum text me that she’s taken the day off tomorrow so I suspect we are going to the giant temple of consumerism aka Westfield tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Which kind of took the steam out of my attempt at getting presents for like… two people.<\/p>\n

I still got my mum a present, but not a Christmas one because a bath mat is a crap present.<\/p>\n

At some point I should actually go and do vacuuming, but I’ve just realised that the awesome thing about being home alone during the day is that I can play my CDs on the stereo and have the house full of music that I don’t hear on the radio.<\/p>\n

Mostly AFI. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

Incidentally I have my ticket to see AFI next April. FTW. I’m excited but it feels weird that I’ll be going to see them without my dad. I think I’ve seen AFI play in this country about 5 or 6 times and each time I went to see them with my dad and we would stop off at the Chinese Malaysian takeaway on the way home if it was a London gig rather than a festival. :\/<\/p>\n

Can’t believe that it’s been a year too. That’s weird when it feels like it was only yesterday.<\/p>\n

ALSO, a question. Am I the only person who likes to get slightly old tech items rather than the latest ones? I’m thinking about a new mp3 player for Christmas, but the one I am pondering is an old model rather than the omglatest. Is this geekfail that I am immune to the allure of new gadgets? <\/p>\n

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