it is time for christmas!!!

also known as "christmastime!!"

Last year, my holiday spirit was totally lacking because there just wasn't much seasonal goodness around. This year, we sacrificed our exam grades to the season and got a tree and decorations!


We even have stockings! (photo taken by kamnas) Mine is the middle one.

Decorating with candy canes.


Delicious cookie goodness. You can't tell, but those are Christmas trees. And a snowman. And Kamna's "STRIPED" candycane cookie.


The roommates and Kevin, who was kind enough to help us light our tree. Yes, the three of us are wearing the same shirt. No, you do not get to know why....yet.

Sigh. Maybe the greatness of this Monday will be enough to help me power through to the next one. And what am I going to do about Saturday, when there are 8 hours of college football to watch? Decisions, decisions.

i know, i know

I haven't been the most consistent blogger lately. At first the monotony got to me, because I do the same thing every single week. Then anxiety over the future got to me, which usually manifests in me as an inability to do anything but sleep and eat. Now I'm so excited about the holidays that they are practically all I can think about, but I am trying to restrain myself from vomiting green and red and holiday cheer all over ze blog.

A good thing: The elementary schooler I tutor weekly has had a complete 180 change in attitude. Well, not 180. He still tries to cheat at every single game we play (I won bingo 3 times today, which really irked him) but he will do his math and reading if I just ask him to nicely. What a change from last year! I'm impressed. I'd bring him treats if I were allowed to. Maybe a tiny one for Christmastimes.

donate your organs.

It's officially on my driver's license since I switched to Maryland. And I'm in class right now watching a a video about a 9 year old who received a heart transplant. How appropriate! So yeah, don't be selfish with your organs. You can't take them with you.

HAPPY HALLOWEENZ

Reasons Halloween was weird this year:

1) I went to Masquerade Ball sans my roommates and Brandon. I guess one year of precedent with them around isn't that much, but it felt strange that they weren't there. Fun, though! The venue was way better this year and the costumes were quite lolz.


I was Taylor Swift to Amir's Kanye. I've never really been part of a two-person costume before. Turns out it went over much better when Kanye was near me. If he wasn't, everyone was like "who the f are you?" I did get to lip synch into my guitar hero microphone when they played "Love Story." Hahaha.

Also, I lost my trophy. I honestly think someone took/moved it but why? It was an IM basketball trophy that I borrowed!

2) I gave out candy to younguns! It made me feel like a super old person (haha, sorry parents) but I've never lived in a house that got trick or treaters before! I had to make an emergency candy run to Safeway with Brandon and we still got cleaned out. I blame Safeway, though. Somehow they failed to stock enough big, variety bags of candy and I had to buy smallish bags. Next year I will buy in advance and be far better prepared. I didn't even get to gorge on the leftovers. =(

3) Another sadface - I woke up ill on Halloween morning. So instead of heading to Fells as I had originally planned, I spent the night on the couch watching the Texas-Okla St game. I'm feeling a national championship coming on...

H1N1 vaccine is finally available for all healthcare workers. For the first time ever, I am a part of that group! So I'm going to wait until next week because of the current illness, but then I will be protected and so will my patients. Woot.