Coping Skills of the Geeky

I just spent the past hour revising my Christmas gift list in an Excel spreadsheet and, oh, it is beautiful. It includes the names of all who shall receive my gifts and those gifts that they shall receive. Of course, the gifts are also divided into categories based on location: under the tree or in the stocking. My work of art also includes handy dandy checkmarks to indicate which gifts have been purchased and which ones have not. There is also a neat little section that lists additional ideas for each person, just in case someone asks me for any (ideas, not people). My mother comes tomorrow. Some people drink to cope. Some people organize. I intend to do both but one of those things I can't do at work. Thus, the spreadsheet...