Saturday, January 5, 2013

January

It's January. I don't believe I actually made a list of resolutions last year, choosing instead merely to reflect upon the ones I made in 2010, and I'm not sure whether to make one this year. If I were, I would include things like

- Keep hydrated. (So notoriously bad at this...)

- Cook/bake more. (It would help if I didn't share a kitchen with half my floor, but that's really not an excuse.)

- Be social (and sociable). [I started getting good at this last year! Let's try for more.]

- Take more pictures and video. Document the life. Although I cringe a little when I watch myself on camera, it's always such great memories.

- Get fit. (Resume dancing, maybe? Or try something new.)

The academic stuff is never a real "resolution" for me. Grades, papers, and lab work are always goals that I strive to achieve, but I don't have to steel my resolve to do it.

This New Year's passed, as most do, with not a whole lot of bang. I got to spend it with Kelsey (first ever!) and my family so I was rather pleased, but other than the staying up way passed when I wanted to listening to Kathy Griffin make Anderson Cooper feel uncomfortable, it wasn't really a whole lot of shabang. Which, I'm ok with, considering most of my New Year's have been me cuddled up on my couch watching the ball drop completely unceremoniously (it's not as sad as it sounds, promise).

Other things I did this break were:

-DISNEYLAND!

-Went to my first college alumni holiday party.

-First double date with Kelsey's sister + boyfriend (oh, and meeting them. Ramen and karaoke and shopping and YUM SOON TOFU).

-Volunteered with some awesome people at Project Angelfood. Scooped potatoes for a couple hours. Master scooper.

-Walking about in Franklin Canyon.

-Watching a ton of movies (Les Mis, The Hobbit, Rise of the Guardians, The Great Mouse Detective, Adventures of Tin Tin, Ping Pong Playa). We watched Les Mis in the most amazing theater with diner services and reclining chairs.

-Got hooked on QI. Oh, Stephen Fry, you delightful gentleman. (And Phill Jupitus!)

-Traditional board game birthday party complete with R.V.'s delicious brownie cake. YOM.

- A lot of Epic Mickey 2.

- And eats!

And now I'm back in chilly Cambridge, with a stock of soup and hot chocolate and blankets and sweatpants and am comfy cozy, though I do miss LA and the people there. But I have begun putting projects in place for 2013. Hee. Hee. Hee. :)

Snuggles you later,
A

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