Black Friday/Thanksgiving Edition!!

Now that I've finally awaken from my food coma and the rest of my family has joined the angry hordes of holiday zombies a' la 28 days later at the mall, I would like to take this opportunity to share what I'm thankful for this holiday season.

1. My Organic Chemistry Final Exam- My professor is willing to wipe my slate clean and give me whatever grade I get on my final exam as my final overall grade. Logically, this should scare me because if I have been doing so terrible on all my exams leading up to the final, what chance do I have of doing well on the final? It's just nice to know that I have at least one final shot at redemption in this class.

2. My Dysfunctional family- My dad likes to tell people that our family like to "put the fun in dysfunction." Most of the time I cringe when my dad says that, especially to complete strangers. But somewhere in between the great grandma that steals and hides the deserts, the buttload of children running around, and the other grandma that chain smokes and doesn't visit because she is too busy playing World of Warcraft... Something happens. I'm not quite sure what it is, but it is pretty amazing.
3. Online Shopping- I just recently learned that the Monday after Thanksgiving is called "Cyber Monday," and it has nothing to do with instant messaging someone about your genitalia. With a name as ominous as "Black Friday," I tend to avoid the mall after Thanksgiving and until after the holidays are over. Thanks to the internet and websites such as thinkgeek.com, my friends don't get to suffer lame gifts because of my fear of large crowds and zombie apocalypses.