The only thing worse than knowing on Christmas that you're going to get a bunch of things that don't even apply to your personality, like getting 10 things of varying colors of lip gloss *facepalm*, is getting someone a birthday present when societal norms dictate you should.
I already made the mistake of not buying my roommates Christmas presents. Boy, was that awkward when I opened presents they gave me and couldn't give them anything. I definitely know I'm getting her something, but I'm at a loss of what to get. What do girls even like? Seriously. I don't even know. I mean, they gave me standard Christmas presents, like bath stuff, candles, lotion. None of those really scream, "Birthday!" to me though.
When it was my other roommate, Victoria's, birthday I made her something. It was like a wallpaper/poster with her name on it and cute pictures pasted onto it. It was honestly really creative and cute, in my opinion. I can't really do the same thing for Natalie though. I'm pretty sure that's a faux pas just like not gifting on Christmas is.
But really. What do you give a girl who is the solar opposite of myself? I'm not going to troll around Coach just to get something she either doesn't need or something she already has, ignoring the fact that Coach ANYTHING is hilariously overpriced. I don't wanna give her jewelry, because that feels weird. "Oh, I thought this would look good on you." Yeah. That's not weird. That roommate movie already has my roommates on edge as it is.
No matter what I give her, I'm pretty sure my present will fall under the "Aw, you shouldn't have. No, really. You shouldn't have" category of presents.
If she was a guy, this would honestly be a walk in the park for me. My mentality and interests are more like that of a guy, rather than the EXTREME femme that makes up my roommates. Maybe I have a wonky X chromosome that looks kind of like a Y if you squint. Maybe it's because I emulated my father and brother to the point of refusing to wear a shirt up until the age of 4 when we were at home.
Regardless, I have 3 days to think up a present for Natalie AND a week to plan out my Valentine's Day spending/plans. I'm not doing anything on VDay, except for delivering parcels to the few, the proud, the Marines. But seriously, only one person is getting something remotely legit and everyone else will be receiving something that I have yet to plan out.
Life, you're being amazing right now, but I wish I had more time in the day to plan these things out, so when the time comes, I won't fall on my face so hard.
I already made the mistake of not buying my roommates Christmas presents. Boy, was that awkward when I opened presents they gave me and couldn't give them anything. I definitely know I'm getting her something, but I'm at a loss of what to get. What do girls even like? Seriously. I don't even know. I mean, they gave me standard Christmas presents, like bath stuff, candles, lotion. None of those really scream, "Birthday!" to me though.
When it was my other roommate, Victoria's, birthday I made her something. It was like a wallpaper/poster with her name on it and cute pictures pasted onto it. It was honestly really creative and cute, in my opinion. I can't really do the same thing for Natalie though. I'm pretty sure that's a faux pas just like not gifting on Christmas is.
But really. What do you give a girl who is the solar opposite of myself? I'm not going to troll around Coach just to get something she either doesn't need or something she already has, ignoring the fact that Coach ANYTHING is hilariously overpriced. I don't wanna give her jewelry, because that feels weird. "Oh, I thought this would look good on you." Yeah. That's not weird. That roommate movie already has my roommates on edge as it is.
No matter what I give her, I'm pretty sure my present will fall under the "Aw, you shouldn't have. No, really. You shouldn't have" category of presents.
If she was a guy, this would honestly be a walk in the park for me. My mentality and interests are more like that of a guy, rather than the EXTREME femme that makes up my roommates. Maybe I have a wonky X chromosome that looks kind of like a Y if you squint. Maybe it's because I emulated my father and brother to the point of refusing to wear a shirt up until the age of 4 when we were at home.
Regardless, I have 3 days to think up a present for Natalie AND a week to plan out my Valentine's Day spending/plans. I'm not doing anything on VDay, except for delivering parcels to the few, the proud, the Marines. But seriously, only one person is getting something remotely legit and everyone else will be receiving something that I have yet to plan out.
Life, you're being amazing right now, but I wish I had more time in the day to plan these things out, so when the time comes, I won't fall on my face so hard.
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