01/01/10

...and another year is upon us. 2010 is going to be good. even maybe momentous? I can feel it. 2009 was all about lots of change which this year probably will be, too. more of the Major Life Events category. I have 2 resolutions: have more fun and wear my retainer. Definitely doable as well as good for my health. Have yet to work out exactly what more fun will entail, but I just know I want it.

After warm, glorious, sunny Florida for Christmas, I'm now in Georgia. My last Winter Break. Boy, I'm going to miss month-long vacations. Went to Chattanooga for the day on Wednesday. The Tenn. Aquarium is awesome. I want to be a sea otter in my next life. Also went to Ruby Falls which is the tallest underground waterfalls or something. Its 1000 feet down inside Lookout Mountain. really cool. Saw stalagtites and stalagmites and other bizarre water-dripping-related geology.

Spent New Years Eve baking my new Williams Sonoma cookie-shaped cake. It was adorable. And delicious but had some serious sticking problems. Watched the entire disc 4 of My So-Called Life and then went to a party where the next oldest person was 40. yup. I basically hovered next to the food the entire night. and thereby prevented any hint of a hangover for today. score. I also looked amazing if I do say so myself. Why didn't I look this good in high school? Better late than never I suppose. :)

And so far today I have made Pancho's Mom's texmex dip for the 3rd Friday in a row, watched Suze Orman approve and deny people to buy questionable (and expensive) items, read Ms., scoured ESPN and NYTimes online, and am now left with a wonderful dilemma-- nothing to do! Sugar Bowl game tonight, though. Going to settle in with the aforementioned dip, order some pizza, and watch Tebow win his last Gators game. Although I think one of the ESPN articles had it right. We're a spoiled fan base. UF returned 3000 of its 17500 tickets because they couldn't sell them while Cincy sold out in 3 days. I hope we give 'em a good showing tonight.

And.. finally. An excellent reason for me to continue not having cable. I haven't watched MTV since early fall 2008 when I gave up on The Hills for good (seriously, best half hour of my life gained back) and so I have been blissfully unaware of whats now on. EXCEPT last week when Eduardo alerted me to the absolute ridiculousness that is Jersey Shore. and having access to my parent's tv. Naturally, I had to watch it. It is so so soooo bad. yet I will watch the newest episode tonight right before the Sugar Bowl. I go back to Philly next week, a little terrible tv is perfectly acceptable. or is it? Also, in related news, Secret Life of the American Teenager is back for new season on Monday. For that, I have no shame. I relish the terrible acting.