Holiday Tally

Temporal
Total number of days in Calgary: 14
Days spent in Calgary before feeling homesick for Edmonton: 11
Days left before heading back to Edmonton: 1
Number of days after Christmas that stores were still playing Christmas music: 1 (or, still, if you count the strip mall down the street from my parents' house)

Caloric
Pieces of chocolate consumed: 50-ish?
Amount of turkey eaten: more than usual/too much
Highest number of consecutive days of alcohol intake: 5
Number of days spent without coffee due to having a cold: 4
Resulting caffeine withdrawal headaches: 3
People lecturing me about caffeine addiction: 2

Academic
Number of pages read of a novel: 184, so far
Pages read of a novel that I hadn't read before: 0
Guilty thoughts about neglecting work: too many/on par for an academic
Number of supervisor-imposed, major deadlines missed: 1

Yarn
Number of presents received in yarn form: 2 (one as gift card)
Number of presents given in yarn form: 3 (1 toque, 2 scarves)
Number of yarn shops visited during Boxing Week: 2
Amount of yarn purchased: enough for 2 scarves, 2 hats, and a sweater

Monetary
Let's not go there.

Misc.
Number of hints dropped by generous sister re: getting my driver's license: enough, already
Thwarted attempts to buy the Saturday Globe and Mail: 2
Trips to a mall: 5
Conversations about Guy Maddin: 1
Cell phones acquired: 1
Time spent catching up with good friends: lots and yet still not enough
Egg shells broken: 0