All I want for Christmas...

...was a little peace and quiet. 

Seriously, I tried. I tried saying no to wild X'mas parties (note the 'X'), I was keeping up with it, and so far, I'm doing okay. 

I said "so far", because there are 12 days to Christmas, and then there's the dreaded New Year's Eve parties that I get asked to every so often.

And why the grumpy anti-socialness you ask? Good question-- because I'm really feeling tired this year. I've never really had quiet Christmases before, so this year was a refreshing change. I felt I needed to recharge and stay away from maddening crowds and mindless boozing this year. 

Okay, I'm tired, caught a little flu, and I'm resting for 2012-- 2011's been busy-mad all year round and mostly around work, and I'm hoping 2012 would be a whole lot different where I get more leisure time than work. So there.