shalom to the holidays

So I’m aware that I have not updated this in quite a while.

There’s just not enough time in the day!!! But, I’m back at work after my break… so, OBVIOUSLY I have found some time to do it now. Before I attempt to write anything serious, here are my observations of the world during holiday season 2008.

-My travel schedule included Vegas (December 18^th-21^st), Arizona (December 23^rd-27^th), Carlsbad (December 28^th-29^th), Palm Springs (December 31^st-January 2^nd), and Teren’s futon (the night of January 3^rd).

-Scott is staying in Arizona for spring semester. Great news for more frequent visits, being in the same time zone (well, kind of… Arizona keeps it OG and California has to move the damn clocks around so it gets dark at 3pm), and Disneyland trips… Not so great news otherwise.

-Piece of advice: only travel with people whom you know you’ll be friends with for the rest of time- because if that sort of commitment/relationship/feeling is not there, you’ll end up being someone’s bitch in prison due to your conviction for murder.

-Never go to an Indian casino two nights in a row and expect to win both nights. There’s a reason they have so many casinos- and it’s not because they are losing money.

-Peppermint patties/bark ARE as good as you remember…. And more fattening than you remember.

-Outlet stores are the most genius thing ever invented. When have you ever gone to an outlet center and NOT seen someone walking around with a bag? Yup.

-New Years Eve is not all that it’s cracked up to be… pretty much anything you decide to do, you could do it at home for cheaper and have just as good of a time. Maybe I’m just not going to the right places or something, but I’m not feelin’ it.

-I got my all-time high score on Buzz Lightyear: 497,800. That’s right, bitches, bring it.

-There’s lots of things that you ask for during the holidays- to be with your family, nice weather, safe travels, maybe some presents. Bank statements are not one of those things. When that envelope comes at the end of every holiday, you have the, “Oh, shit,” moment followed by some quick calculations in your head as to what you can no longer do…. like buy food or turn on ANYTHING in your house.

-All of you people that complain about the heat in the summer and the cold in the winter… first off, get a grip, we’re in California; you don’t know heat, and you don’t know cold. Second, pick one to bitch about and then get over the other one.

-Linden Mosk is one of the coolest people alive. Period.

So there is what I have from the holidays. Something more serious to come a bit later- I’m all sorts of wound up over different things…