lately i just haven't been in a bloggy mood. lab is not going that well, and i jsut don't want to dwell on it.... so i will completely ignore for the time being, except when i am forced to deal with it while physically at work. denial, my favorite way to cope.

allie was here this weekend, for my annual hanukkah party, and we had SO MUCH FUN. i think the highlight of the evening was the two of us beliting out total eclipse of the heart with complete disregard for the rest of the party attendees. so awesome. and i ended up with fuzzy handcuffs from the grab-bag (what my family calls a yankees swap). i of course bought them in the first place, but i REALLY wanted them.
and my apartment is so clean. we will see how long i can keep it this way. i give myself at least until new years. in 2008, all bets are off. and holy crap, 2008. it feels like it was just 2007. soon it will be 2010, and then 2015, and then we will be driving flying cars and riding hover boards and wearing automatic size adjusting coats, at least according to michael j fox.

i've also been really getting into the xmas spirit. in the past i've felt guilty about my indulgence, or i've been too busy, but this year i am a christmas fiend. or perhaps rather, a holiday season fiend. i decorated my apartment with hanukkah lights and bluw and silver garlands and tacky light up dreidels. it is fabulous. and i listen to christmas music all the time. and it makes me so happy! i don't even think about the religious part of it, just the festive spirit, when everyone is happy and with friends and family and listens to pretty music. *smile* and what does frosty the snow man or sleigh rides or dashing through the snow or chipmunks have to do with jesus anyways? enough that i don't feel bad about listening to it while eating peppermint bark from williams sonoma.