Tristan Quigley

I forgot how much I like Uncle Moe's jokes and of course the eggnog didn't hurt and I think that Mim might have slipped something into those cookies but all I can remember of the evening is singing at the top of my lungs and trying to stuff the cat into one of the stockings. And then I woke up and it was two days later and I think my Da is passed out under the tree.

Of course Moe's not really my uncle but he was kind of the 'uncle' to our whole neighbourhood which makes him sound like a creeper but he really wasn't. No, really. But he came over for turkey and then we got to open gifts and there were SO MANY and they were ALL AWESOME and I LOVE YOU ALL. Yes, ALL of you. Especially if that makes you uncomfortable.

I'm so bloody grateful that they finally gave us time off because I think all those assignments were going to kill me on top of all the books I still have to read which I believe might actually be multiplying, because there are always exponentially more every time I look at them. Not that that would be a problem, really, because hey, free books! But it's just that I'm only one man.

So what are you all up to now that Christmas has passed us by?

IS THERE A REASON WHY MY BOOKS ARE ALL PINK? Everything is the same, all the text and the pages inside and the notes in the mar I certainly don't write notes in the margins but if I did, they'd be the same too! These are clearly my books, but somebody had the gall to turn them all pink. Which I will admit is a rather festive colour, but really, if you were going to go to all the trouble to appropriate them and then cast a complicated and completely unnecessary spell, couldn't you have done some research into my preferences and made them blue? Or green, even? Or red? Why PINK? What sort of statement are you trying to make?

Also I'd like to thank everybody for helping me and CM celebrate our birthdays! And especially the following people: Aisling, Charlotte, Iona, Naoko, Noah, and my secret santa for your thoughtful gifts and balloons and foodstuffs! I hope that we all have as much fun next year. (Sorry it took me so long to get round to that, by the way, I didn't expect this week to go by so quickly!)

Private to Emily!

So since we're going to the dance together should we meet up to compare notes on our costumes? Not that they need to match or anything but maybe so we can make sure they'll look good together and so I'll know what colour flowers and so we can work through any and all fixable obstacles that might require charmwork! What do you think? I mean, it's okay if you don't want to, I only thought since things will probably get busier with our schedules and workloads that it might be a better idea to work on it sooner rather than later. Let me know!

You should all be incredibly jealous because I have the best Secret Santa ever. I also have a really annoying hangnail and a bag full of sweets to share, if anybody's interested. I'll be in the common room. I also wouldn't say no to a pair of tweezers, or I'll be forced to rip off part of my fingernail, and nobody wants that. (Trust me. I'm a screamer.)

Despite the number of times I've been threatened with physical violence, I maintain that Free Hugs Day is the best idea in the history of humanity. And I'm including the electric guitar, here.

I'm might need somebody to teach me how to get blood stains out of cotton, though.

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But there's no one I'd rather waste my time with than
All my best friends
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