Right here I am, Im not suffering from any kind of Hangover, insomnia, comedown, or withdrawl simptoms. I feeling pretty good and rested, ive just spent half the day reading a book and soaking in the bath, and its not all that cold out either. I've got some plans today as well soo im pretty sorted.
Its Wednesday 21st of December yep thats right Christmas is just another 4 days away. And ive actually got plans for my Christmas too. I've been invited by one of my flatmates family to join them for Christmas dinner, which I'm really looking forward to. Then ive got my mates, brothers stag party to go toon boxingday plus ive got to go to my other flatmates mums place for boxingday dinner there. Then back to the stag party. Sweet.
As for my weekend well, the party was messy as to be expected, but i did learn something new, i have a sauna and a gym here as well as a jacuzzi
. So thats where iwill be later today. But h=as i was saying the party was messy. I nearly had my mate imbed a hatchet into another persons head thanks to some very methed up coke. A bunch of stoners almost dehidrating to death whilst trying to hotbox the sauna, and my face nearly caved in by some lead weights when some twerk decided to try picking up some weights that weren't properly fasterned! 
Apart from that it was all cool.
Ive also been out on the piss for the last couple of days for a mates birthday which wass messy as expected but a laugh nontheless.
And I really need to get on with some things so expect an update a little later.
Right i have just been informed that some of you (especialy those from the USA) may not know what Boxing Day is all aboout, even some of you who may of heard of it and celebrate itr may not know the history of it so here it is.
Right "Boxing Day" is the day that follows Christmas......
"Boxing Day originated in England in the middle of the nineteenth century under Queen Victoria. December 26th became a holiday as boxes were filled with gifts and money for servants and tradespeople.
Also, poor people carried empty boxes from door to door, and the boxes were soon filled with food, Christmas sweets, and money. Parents gave their children small gifts such as, oranges, handkerchiefs, and socks. People also placed old clothing that they didn't need anymore in boxes, and they were given to those in need.
Today, Boxing Day is a holiday in the United Kingdom, Canada, and many other Commonwealth nations. It is spent with family and friends at open gatherings with lots of food, fun, and the sharing of friendship and love.
Throughout the Christmas season, many organizations follow the original tradition of Boxing Day by donating their time, energy, and money to fill the Food Bank, provide gifts for children who live in poverty, or to help an individual family who is in great need at the time."
C. Webber
Also it is the the day which I typicaly remember asthe day that the BBC and ITV TV channels would play pretty much the all the James Bond movies.
Originally, Boxing Day - the first weekday after Christmas Day - was observed as a holiday "on which postmen, errand boys, and servants of various kinds received a Christmas box of contributions from those whom they serve".
Charles Dickens
Another theory is.....
Boxing Day is the following day after Christmas Day. Like Christmas Day it is also a national holiday in England. The name goes back to medieval times, more than 800 years ago, when alms boxes were placed at the back of every church to collect money for the poor. Traditionally, it is on this day that the alms box at every English church is opened and the contents are distributed to the poor.
Historians say the holiday developed because servants were required to work on Christmas Day, but took the following day off. As servants prepared to leave to visit their families, their employers would present them with Christmas boxes.
Did you know?
The Christmas boxes were made from clay and were not made in the shape of a box. They were hollow clay balls with a slit in the top.
During the late 18th century, Lords and Ladies of the manor would "box up" their leftover food, or sometimes gifts and distribute them the day after Christmas to tenants who lived and worked on their lands.
The tradition of giving money still continues today. It is customary for householders to give small gifts or monetary tips to regular visiting trades people (the milkman, dustman, coalman, paper boy etc.) and, in some work places, for employers to give a Christmas bonus to employees.
Boxing Day is also known as St. Stephen's Day (when Good King Wenceslas looked out).
'Good King Wenceslas looked out,
On the Feast of Stephen...........'
He lived in Rome and was the first man to be killed for believing in the teachings of Jesus. His story is told in the Acts of the Apostles 6: 1 to 8: 2.
Some people claim that he shares this day with another St Stephen, who came from Sweden. St Stephen of Sweden is the patron saint of horses. Boxing Day has long be associated with outdoor sports, especially horse racing and hunting.
Boxing Day Hunts
Traditionally Boxing Day is a day for fox hunting. Horse riders dressed in red and white riding gear with a pack of hounds chase foxes through the country side.
Before a Boxing Day Hunt, the huntsmen and huntswomen drink hot wine. But the tradition of the December 26th hunt is changing. The 'sport' is slowly dying out due to the growing support for the fox.
Family Time
Boxing Day is usually the day when families travel to meet together if they spent Christmas Day at their own home. It is a day of watching sports and playing board games.
Shopping
Recently some shops have broken from tradition and started opening on Boxing Day to start the New Year sales. Hundreds of people now spend Boxing Day morning in queues outside shops, waiting to be the first to dive for the sales racks as the doors opened.
Hunting of the Wren
It is unlucky to kill a wren on any day apart from Boxing Day. A tradition not carried out today was the Hunting of the Wren on Boxing Day. Groups of young boys would hunt a wren and then tie the dead bird to the top of a pole, decorated with holly sprigs and ribbons. With blackened faces, the group would sing at houses in hopes for coins, gifts or food. "The wren, the wren, the king of all birds,
On St. Stephen's Day was caught in the furze,
Up with the penny and down with the pan,
Give us a penny to bury the wren."
Those that gave money to the boys would receive a feather from the wren as thanks. The collected money was then used to host a village dance.
This odd ritual was not restricted to England. It was prevalent in some continental countries on Boxing Day as well as the Isle of Man, Wales and Ireland.
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/boxingday.html
Its Wednesday 21st of December yep thats right Christmas is just another 4 days away. And ive actually got plans for my Christmas too. I've been invited by one of my flatmates family to join them for Christmas dinner, which I'm really looking forward to. Then ive got my mates, brothers stag party to go toon boxingday plus ive got to go to my other flatmates mums place for boxingday dinner there. Then back to the stag party. Sweet.
As for my weekend well, the party was messy as to be expected, but i did learn something new, i have a sauna and a gym here as well as a jacuzzi
. So thats where iwill be later today. But h=as i was saying the party was messy. I nearly had my mate imbed a hatchet into another persons head thanks to some very methed up coke. A bunch of stoners almost dehidrating to death whilst trying to hotbox the sauna, and my face nearly caved in by some lead weights when some twerk decided to try picking up some weights that weren't properly fasterned!
Apart from that it was all cool.
Ive also been out on the piss for the last couple of days for a mates birthday which wass messy as expected but a laugh nontheless.
And I really need to get on with some things so expect an update a little later.
Right i have just been informed that some of you (especialy those from the USA) may not know what Boxing Day is all aboout, even some of you who may of heard of it and celebrate itr may not know the history of it so here it is.
Right "Boxing Day" is the day that follows Christmas......
"Boxing Day originated in England in the middle of the nineteenth century under Queen Victoria. December 26th became a holiday as boxes were filled with gifts and money for servants and tradespeople.
Also, poor people carried empty boxes from door to door, and the boxes were soon filled with food, Christmas sweets, and money. Parents gave their children small gifts such as, oranges, handkerchiefs, and socks. People also placed old clothing that they didn't need anymore in boxes, and they were given to those in need.
Today, Boxing Day is a holiday in the United Kingdom, Canada, and many other Commonwealth nations. It is spent with family and friends at open gatherings with lots of food, fun, and the sharing of friendship and love.
Throughout the Christmas season, many organizations follow the original tradition of Boxing Day by donating their time, energy, and money to fill the Food Bank, provide gifts for children who live in poverty, or to help an individual family who is in great need at the time."
C. Webber
Also it is the the day which I typicaly remember asthe day that the BBC and ITV TV channels would play pretty much the all the James Bond movies.
Originally, Boxing Day - the first weekday after Christmas Day - was observed as a holiday "on which postmen, errand boys, and servants of various kinds received a Christmas box of contributions from those whom they serve".
Charles Dickens
Another theory is.....
Boxing Day is the following day after Christmas Day. Like Christmas Day it is also a national holiday in England. The name goes back to medieval times, more than 800 years ago, when alms boxes were placed at the back of every church to collect money for the poor. Traditionally, it is on this day that the alms box at every English church is opened and the contents are distributed to the poor.
Historians say the holiday developed because servants were required to work on Christmas Day, but took the following day off. As servants prepared to leave to visit their families, their employers would present them with Christmas boxes.
Did you know?
The Christmas boxes were made from clay and were not made in the shape of a box. They were hollow clay balls with a slit in the top.
During the late 18th century, Lords and Ladies of the manor would "box up" their leftover food, or sometimes gifts and distribute them the day after Christmas to tenants who lived and worked on their lands.
The tradition of giving money still continues today. It is customary for householders to give small gifts or monetary tips to regular visiting trades people (the milkman, dustman, coalman, paper boy etc.) and, in some work places, for employers to give a Christmas bonus to employees.
Boxing Day is also known as St. Stephen's Day (when Good King Wenceslas looked out).
'Good King Wenceslas looked out,
On the Feast of Stephen...........'
He lived in Rome and was the first man to be killed for believing in the teachings of Jesus. His story is told in the Acts of the Apostles 6: 1 to 8: 2.
Some people claim that he shares this day with another St Stephen, who came from Sweden. St Stephen of Sweden is the patron saint of horses. Boxing Day has long be associated with outdoor sports, especially horse racing and hunting.
Boxing Day Hunts
Traditionally Boxing Day is a day for fox hunting. Horse riders dressed in red and white riding gear with a pack of hounds chase foxes through the country side.
Before a Boxing Day Hunt, the huntsmen and huntswomen drink hot wine. But the tradition of the December 26th hunt is changing. The 'sport' is slowly dying out due to the growing support for the fox.
Family Time
Boxing Day is usually the day when families travel to meet together if they spent Christmas Day at their own home. It is a day of watching sports and playing board games.
Shopping
Recently some shops have broken from tradition and started opening on Boxing Day to start the New Year sales. Hundreds of people now spend Boxing Day morning in queues outside shops, waiting to be the first to dive for the sales racks as the doors opened.
Hunting of the Wren
It is unlucky to kill a wren on any day apart from Boxing Day. A tradition not carried out today was the Hunting of the Wren on Boxing Day. Groups of young boys would hunt a wren and then tie the dead bird to the top of a pole, decorated with holly sprigs and ribbons. With blackened faces, the group would sing at houses in hopes for coins, gifts or food. "The wren, the wren, the king of all birds,
On St. Stephen's Day was caught in the furze,
Up with the penny and down with the pan,
Give us a penny to bury the wren."
Those that gave money to the boys would receive a feather from the wren as thanks. The collected money was then used to host a village dance.
This odd ritual was not restricted to England. It was prevalent in some continental countries on Boxing Day as well as the Isle of Man, Wales and Ireland.
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/boxingday.html
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benjib:
Merry Christmas!
_biblia_:
Love the Christmas card. I passed it on to a few people myself. 
Hope your holiday was merry and bright. 
Hope your holiday was merry and bright.