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Hey kids, guess what time it is? That is right, it is time for an update on my hug count from 2009.

Just so you don't have to scroll down to the bottom, the count ended at 191. Not bad for a first year. This year was suppose to be the control year, one that wasn't influenced by outside factors. As the year rolled on, I thought people would have gotten interested and started announcing it as my facebook status. This might have cause some other people to act differently to me and give me hugs that I wouldn't have gotten other wise. I will admit that I also went out of my way a little bit to get some hugs, but for the most part I never asked for hugs.

This year, is different. This year I will ask hugs from most people I will be in a social situation with. This year there is a goal of getting 250 hugs. I know it is 59 more that what I had last year, but there were many opportunities that did not get hugs when it could have if I asked. If people thought I was a hug slut before, wait until they get a load of me now. (Hehehe load.)

Now on with the blog:

Hug 178: December 4, 11PM-ish: Female, age withweld

It was a cold and snowy night. I mean a lot of snow. I was sitting at home watching Dollhouse, which I am sad it got canceled. When I got a call from my mom. She and my dad were at a Christmas party and with the horrible weather couldn't get a cab to drive them home. She called me up to ask if I could drive them. I said I would, because that is what family does, I was also going to do laundry the next day at their place and might as well kill two birds with one stone right.

I loaded up my car with my clothes and started to warm up my car. After waiting for 15 minutes for the car to warm I was off. My parents' Christmas party was at a hotel that should have been about a 10-15 drive from where I lived. It took me 30 minutes to drive there. Along the way I encountered very few drivers, because hey who would be crazy enough to drive in this weather? Oh, right. I almost got stuck on the road once about 100 feet from the hotel, but I was lucky I put Sam, which is what I named my car, in reverse and plowed through. HAHA!

When I picked up the parent, I almost got stuck again right in front of the hotel entrance, but my parents help push me out. Had to do a tight turn around in the parking lot and I was off to the parents' place. During this drive I did not exceed 40kph at any time, even on roads where it was 80kph. I had my reasons like I couldn't see 10 meters in front of me. The whiteouts where that bad, but as I got closer to my parents' house, the weather got better and I could see more. I still didn't drive more that 40kph though.

I got me and my parents home safe and sound. For my efforts I got a hug from my Mom and some hot chocolate, which I let cool to a luke warm temperature.

And that is the story of my first time driving in a snow storm.

Hug 179: December 6, 2PM-ish: Female, age withheld

I stayed the weekend at my parents' home. I got some good eating out of it, like some roast beast. Mmmm, roast beast. When I left I got a hug from my mother.

Hug 180: December 6, 2PM-ish: Female, age withheld

I got another hug from my mom when I left.

Hug 181: December 18, 6PM-ish: Male, 22

I met up with some co-workers and some ex-coworkers after work this day. We went to a pub for some drinks and food. One of the ex-coworkers was the intern on my team, Fuzzy intern was his nickname. Seeing how he isn't an intern anymore, I guess he will be called just Fuzzy. Anyways, he gave me a hug when he got to the pub.

Hug 182: December 18, 10PM-ish: Male, 22

As we left the pub, I gave a hug to Fuzzy on the street a few block away. He was the first hug of the year too. But not the last.

Hug 183: December 23, 1PM-ish: Female, 29

Chuck came back from her stint in northern BC doing some engineering schoolage. I got to have lunch with her and A-ron. We also got some cupcake at the bakery where I get my pies. Had a chat with the owners of the shop for a half an hour or so. I got the hug after we were done with our cupcakes.

Hug 184: December 24, 4PM-ish: Female, age withheld

After work, I went home packed up the gifts for my family and headed to my parents' place. When I got there I got a hug from my mom.

Hug 185: December 24, 11PM-ish: Female, age withheld

I was really tired and went to bed. I got a pre-Christmas hug from my mom.

Hug 186: December 25, 8:30AM-ish: Female, age withheld

I got up at 7 on Christmas morning. I always wake up early this day. I guess I am excited about Christmas that I can't sleep! Opened my stocking to see what Santa had brought me and started playing/reading so of the items from my sock. When my mother got up to join me and my bro, I got a hug from her.

Hug 187: December 26, 10PM-ish: Female, age withheld

Well, Christmas was over. Played some awesome games, had some great food. I got a hug from my mother as I was packing up of haul from this year.

Hug 188: December 26, 10PM-ish: female, age withheld

I got another hug from my mother when I left.

Hug 189: December 31, 7:13PM: female, late twenties

For this new year's eve, I went to Pixie and Rod home for some Munchkin action! Pixie got two new versions of the game and I got one. Went I got to Pixie's, I got a hug from her.

Hug 190: December 31, 7:14PM: male, early 20's

I got a hug from Rod after I entered the kitchen of Pixie and Rod's home. He lightly squeezed my ass. Oh Rod and your molesting of me.

Hug 191: December 31, 8PM-ish: female, early thirties

I got a hug from the Ice Queen when she arrived.


Total hug count for December: 14
Total hug count for 2009: 191
Projected hug count: 191 (Well, it wasn't so much as a projection as a actual thing now.)

So the 11 I got this year already and I am already a head of schedule.

Have a great 2010 everyone! (And this is twenty ten now.)