Nick Switzer

What I mean by seasonal activity is that around this time each year, thing start to get a little hectic in life, at least for me anyway.  School tends to drop some tests and papers all around this time, there’s presents to buy for the various holidays, and then if I’m lucky enough, I get to go visit a family member.

Well school is right on track, with this paper taking up a lot of my time, and at the same time annoying me tremendously.  It has to deal with the link between accounting information and the marketing realm, and then how that deals with decisions based on the customer.  It is quite interesting, but at the same time very annoying to have to deal with writing it with someone else (due to writing styles, times we can meet and work on it together, etc.).  I have never written a paper with anyone else, so this is a new experience.

Later in this week, more precisely Thursday, I have an Economics test.  I have no started studying, but I have been caught up on all of the reading except one chapter, which is better than where I was at the last test.  I have also found out that many of the multiple choice are taken from online quizes that I was unaware existed.  I am glad I have this new information and feel better about the outcome of this upcoming test, even though I have not started “officially” studying for it yet.

I have not bought any gifts for the holiday season yet, but have a clue on what I am going to get a few people.  It’s not that I hate going shopping, but it is sending and wrapping the packages that I find most annoying.  If I could buy something, and just hand it to the person, I would much happier.
Lastly, I am able to go visit my family this year.  It has been awhile since I could see all of them, but I will soon have my wish.  I am going to go to my mother’s during Thanksgiving and will meet my brother, Brenda, and Madison (YAY!) there.  I am really excited about seeing Madison since she was so small last time (I’m sure she’s still small, but you know what I mean).  After that, I get to go visit my grandmother for her birthday and Christmas.  It’s not that I celebrate Christmas, but I will gladly celebrate my grandmother celebrating Christmas.  I again get to meet my brother, Brenda, and Madison (YAY AGAIN!) in New York, and will also get to see my dad.  I’m not sure how long it’s been since I’ve seen any of them, but I am glad I get to talk to them a few times a week (sometimes even daily).

The only thing I think is going to be a drag is celebrating Hanukkah alone.  I know I can go to the Temple, but I feel strange doing so by myself, and would rather do it alone.  The funny thing about Hanukkah is that I have to control myself to open only one gift a night.  If there’s more than 8, then I open them all up on the last day, but sometimes you dont have enough to go the entire 8 days.  I believe I accidentally opened a Kahlua shaker that I ordered from the internet as a gift from my dad.  I was extremely confused when I opened it and said, “Why the hell would my dad send me this?”.  Anyhow, I hope that everyone starts to get their shopping done soon, because we’ve all been in that situation.  In one week I will be with my mother and also trying out her new Fios connection through Verizon.  She also has on-demand television which will be fun to try out also.  I will keep you all updated on the events of the upcoming week or two.