Productivity

[raven]

I wanted to get some work done this afternoon, which for me usually means doing coursework and writing letters. I haven't done either of those things. Instead, I have been wasting time trying to make an animated Stargate icon, but it seems to be very difficult. I wanted something like the community icon for sadistic_geeks, but it's very very difficult. Most of all, I wanted a pic of that moment from There but for the Grace of God - the last scene in the episode. It makes the sadistic part of me a happy rabbit.

Ah, well. What can I do? Besides be bored and not do anything productive, that is?

I have been involved in a lot of present-buying lately. I have a birthday present for purplerainbow - as far as I know, she has no idea what it is. Em is taking care of Clare's present - it's a joint one.
As for Christmas, I can't decide whether to actually buy presents now, or get them in India and give them to everyone in January. I have.. um... all of seven Christmas presents to buy. Thank God it isn't a family thing - my family and I have an agreement. I don't buy them presents, they don't buy me presents.
My birthday is fairly soon... ish. Last year's wasn't too good. I hope this one is better, because it's my sixteenth birthday, but with the mocks I'm not holding out much hope.
I wish my parents made more of my birthday. Last year, for example, they didn't remember it until the day before, and didn't really get me anything until I'd made a fuss.
I guess that's my spoilt inner child talking. I'm an only child; of course my parents aren't good at all the childish things.