With Christmas just about a week away, I am still not feeling the holiday spirit. And I'm not sure how to fix that.
My landlady has decked out her house in poinsettas, which is pretty. I walked through Zoo Lights, my roommate did massive baking the other night, been consuming my weight in hot chocolate, and it's cold out. But none of these is quite hitting the spot. I generally dislike Christmas carols. And since I have no money to spend at malls (or anywhere else for that matter), I am not participating as much. Most of the time, I don't even remember that it's Christmas, other than the occasional pang of guilt that I haven't ordered some gifts yet.
But I may have found my "in". A snarky YouTube mash-up of Scrubs (one of my favorite shows) and Charlie Brown Christmas (probably my favorite Christmas song after a drafting all-nighter). Brilliant, sassy, with a little bit of the sweet. There may be a trip to the video store for some quality Christmas viewing (Charlie Brown, Grinch, Nightmare Before...)
Surprisingly, I am rather looking forward to some quality time in Virginia. Even the challenge of 13 hours in the car. In the past, NoVA has not really been a popular destination for me, but since moving to Chicago, it has become a bit more desirable. Maybe because the food is free and the TV is bigger and I can just be obnoxious to familiar people. But the bed options just can't compete.
on Pandora: "Step Inside" - Gomez (can it be a Gomez song I haven't heard before?!)
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