December 26, 2004 at 12:07 AM

Christmas was cool as always (well not the weather. It was boiling hot and humid for lunch, and then stormy at night for dinner, though still not too bad).

Family tradition is to open the presents only of the people that were awake. So my sister missed out untill after church (my dad's a priest and my mum's a deacon, and i'm involved with music. My sister is a pagan, so she has her own traditions).
I got a stephane grapelli dvd, cd's of Gluck trio sonatas and smetana string quartets, and the MInistry of Sound 2005 annual. I had a listen to a bit of the Smetana quartets, and they're cool. I think I like Czech composers - I like Suk and Dvorak, and I think i'm going to like Smetana as well. I also got a shower radio which carried the warning "Do not place radio in a place where it could get wet" and a mini digital camera. It carries only 20 high def shots, and doesn't have a screen or anything, and the quality isn't the greatest, but it does the trick. and for only $30 I guess I can't complain.

My girlfriend got me a cool necklace which she made, and a mini score of the Mendelssohn (my fav composer) Piano Trio Op. 49. I also got from her family a small memo book with a violin cover, and a pen with violins on it.

Oh well, I must get off to church. If I've forgotten I shall add after the cricket is over for the day.

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