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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Friday, October 19, 2007


Christmas is here, everywhere you look: giant tinsel-laden trees set up in shopping centers, faux icicles hanging in the entryway of your favorite store, scary fake Christmas trees (that also eerily play over-exuberant holiday music) on sale at Costco. Somehow in this menagerie of material holiday joy, Thanksgiving got lost on the way. I hate to say it but it's time to slow down, break bread and be thankful.

So while this is no informational post, I'd like to encourage everyone to make the ubiquitous, "Ten things I'm thankful for" list. Scratch that. How about, "Ten Things that Make My Life Rad" (a title more fitting for a pre-pubescent eighth grader).

Here's my rather random/generic list.

Ten Reasons That Make Me Glad I'm Alive, and/or Possibly Glad that I'm a girl.

I'm glad for...

1. The ability to create. Writing, singing, collages, painting, baking, these are my favorite things and I'm glad I get to do them. Check here for a unique perspective on creating.

2. Number one just took out about 5 items from my list.

3. Nail polish. It's like a mini-art form, and any girl will attest that somehow having polished nails just makes you feel better.

4. The five senses. Mouth toeat delicious sandwiches at Larchmont. Eyes to see art exhibits at Moma, or to witness life changing events, like a birth, a wedding, a tragedy (contrary to popular belief, a wedding does not equate to tragedy). Fingers to play the piano. Ears to hear my best friend's voice. And I forgot the fifth.

5. New challenges. A possible locational move, a new project to work on, introspective realizations. I'm always changing, and hopefully becoming a better person. And so are you.

6. Well the rest will just bore you. (Yes, that was a cop-out)
Also, in the spirit of giving and a general "do-good" feeling that hangs in the air this season, consider getting involved in something that interests you. Whatever it is, whether it's supporting global/national humanitarian work , sending an easy card of thanks to soldiers spending the holiday away from their families, or singing "O Holy Night" for senior citizens at the hospital, there are a dozen ways to get involved.
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Tree featured up top is a toothpick Christmas tree.

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posted by wideeyedeggplant, 10:29 AM

4 Comments:

oo i think all your readers should make lists for what they're thankful for too.
heres a couple of mine..
1.chocolate, ice cream, chocolate ice cream
2.modern forms of communication (sounds lame but after moving away from home its always nice to hear, read, see, etc. something from someone familiar)
3.wikipedia
4.steve carell dancing
5.and of course blogs like bbq and yeah it would start to get even more boring after this..
commented by Anonymous <3, 7:52 PM  
oh hell yeah. i forgot about steve carrell. that's number two.
commented by Anonymous wee, 12:46 AM  
hmmm..

1. Jesus
2. Life
3. Rabbits
4. Nature
5. Friends
6. Arms, eyes, legs, sanity, music, creativity, art, photography, poetry, literature, dancing, eating
7. ability to think
8. ice cream. yes.
9. family
10. bbqchickenrobot (sometimes) j/k
commented by Blogger Good French Knee, 9:06 PM  
Smell, you forgot smell. I would also argue women also have some sixth sense, usually one that gets me in trouble.

And acknowledging its a cop out doesn't make it any less of a cop out.

Judgeing by the last post's list, I have to disagree with their #7. (J/K)

Finally, you are in NY? Does BCR foot your traveling/eating expenses?
commented by Anonymous Erik, 2:38 PM  

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