i really was not feeling the festive spirit this year. i was not interested in buying presents for people. i've wanted to not buy presents since high school. i just don't believe in it. i'll buy things for my friends when i feel like it, when i come across something i think they'll like. but i don't like this mandatory gift buying season. since i didn't intend on buying gifts, i didn't want to spend the mandatory time at relatives. at the last minute i changed my mind and bought a few small things for relatives and went to visit them. my mom didn't want to stay too long either as she wanted to celebrate at home. we stayed for maybe 2 hours and then we went to my mom's house where i continued to tutor my mom on the mac. these first few months of her system transition are going to be very painful for me.