one horse open sleigh.

Christmas eve. Does anyone think its weird that there is a whole genre of music and movies that are only meant to be appreciated during the month of December? I have friends who refuse to watch 'Elf' at any other time of the year, which I understand, I guess, but there's no other music/movies specific to a certain time of year. No one feels Lady Gaga is out of place in March, or 'Forrest Gump' is reserved solely for August. It's interesting.

With that being said, I feel like this video knows no time. Please enjoy today. And all year round.

Oh, and Merry Christmas!

snow.

Big news today is the blizzard and snoooooow on the east coast. As you may or may not know, I will be in New York City in t-minus 17 days. All I can say is that I am wishing to see this:

I've been wishing on shooting stars and at 11:11, but if you have a birthday before January, please give a sista a hand and help me out.

yikes.

Reason I am afraid of alligators/crocodiles:

coyotes.

I haven't blogged in 2 days. Reason? I was busy seizing. The day that is. Yesterday I had a wonderful adventure with Laura that helped me clear my head and realize a lot of things. Have you seen the movie '7 Pounds' ?? Do you remember this part:

Where they go to that park with all the weeds and trees and

it's just beautiful? Yeah I went there.

So, it's called Charmlee Wilderness Park in Malibu. It went a little something like this:

The day was absolutely beautiful. It was on the chilly side and not too sunny. These pictures are just from the internet. I took plenty of my own but haven't developed them yet. We saw coyotes so we couldn't go on the trail we had planned, but the one we did go on, the view of the ocean just looked like it was fake. Straight out of a painting or something. It was so calm and quiet and the water just looked like a blanket. I was on such a high after the hike that it made me realize some important things. For one thing, a lot of times I feel like I am just trapped where I am right now and this helped me remember how close I am to such beautiful places. I can get out and be somewhere lovely like this in half an hour. I know that once I am out of school I have no desire to settle down somewhere immediately because I just get so restless that I don't think I'll be able to stay in any one place for a long enough time. I keep getting mad at myself for not going farther away for college, but I just gotta take advantage of So Cal while I'm here and I'll get outta here after that. To sum up, I'm thinking many more trips to Malibu in my future.

brunch.

Q: What is better than french toast?

A: A lot of things actually. Let me rephrase that.

Q: It's Sunday morning. You sleep in late after a crazy night involving food network, snuggies, and mocking Twilight. Really late. Around 11:30 you think to yourself, 'I suppose I'll get up and make it to brunch at the caf before it closes so I don't go hungry whilst spending the day prepping for finals week in the lib.' You pull your hair up, grab a sweatshirt and meander halfway across campus to the cafeteria, praying for decent vegetarian options, a functioning juice machine, and an open table to sit at. As you walk down the stairs and glance at the brunch buffet line, what is the one thing that makes you jump for joy and revel, proud and thankful that you decided to get up for brunch today?

A: French toast sticks

hava nagila.

So, Hanukkah is one of my favorite holidays. No, I am not Jewish, but I kind of wish I was? Also, now that I go to a Christian school, I am really sad that we no longer sing Hanukkah songs in choir. Today at Target there were probably only 2 1/2 super lame, picked over, shelves devoted to Hanukkah. I loudly exclaimed, "This is all the Hanukkah stuff??!!" and some guy nearby responded "yes that's it" looking equally as disappointed as myself. So, Jews everywhere, please light your second candle with me in mind tonight.

mazeltov.

Q: Why am I happy today?:

a. rain, but not soaking wet

b. last day of classes

c. avoided overdrawing from my bank account

d. tacos at lunch

e. buca for dinner

f. 'A' in sociology

g. start of Hanukkah tonight

h. friends 'Vegas' episode

i. farmville cupcake

j. churros at 1:00 am

k. reindeer antlers for RA party

l. all of the above

m. all of the above except k

A: m.

thank you.

Also, courtesy of autocompleteme.com:

I hope this is something others have also considered. I am not a landowner yet, but when I am, I plan to dig a hole to the center of the earth. Or China.

friendly.

Here's something new for you. I bet you, like me, often think about certain things with great frequency, maybe ice cream, Jim Halpert, farmville, or Glee. Well, something that I think about with great frequency is pencil sharpeners. Clearly and naturally they are a regular part of my daily thought processes. Just to soothe your thoughts:

Another thing that I think about quite frequently is dinosaurs. To my surprise and delectation, the two are actually related. Thank God.

I hope your day is as fulfilling as mine has been thus far.

Ciao.

noel.

Hello. What a great Wednesday. Please let me tell you how I have been seizing the day today.

First off, at Target I encountered Snuggies for dogs. And proceeded to read the back of the box, to find that dogs, in fact, can use remote controls, and play board games.

My next great discovery of the day occurred just moments ago as my lovely roommate and I were watching ridiculous videos on cnn.com. After watching penguins dressed as Santa, dogs burrowing in snow, and Lady Gaga meeting the queen, we came across a real treat. Please enjoy, as an early Christmas present from me to you:

www.sketchysantas.com

joyeux noel.

today.

Life is short. I feel I spend far too much time wasting it away by moping, wishing, or regretting but not enough time doing. I have always claimed carpe diem to be a phrase I live by, although the verity of this statement wavers in my day to day life. The days pass without seizing. Weeks go by with nothing to show for them. I survive, but I am failing myself. The spontaneity I once knew dwindles. It might be a quarter life crisis, or just the stirring in my soul. There is beauty in the world around me and it is my quest to find it. All my inhibitions and qualms are behind me. And so I begin: No sorrows, no regrets. No past, no future. The present is enough for me. Day by day. Today! Le bel aujourd'hui!