the 30 day meme: day 2

Day 02: Your Favourite Movie

that's easy. "amelie."

although, i admit i haven't watched it in a while. lately i can't just sit and watch movies unless i'm at a theatre. if i'm at home, i need to be working on a project. just sitting and watching makes me feel lazy.

which means i watch much less foreign film than i would like. however. i've done "amelie" so many times, that i could probably get away without the subtitles. hell. i could probably do that thing where you speak the lines along with the actors. in french.

and it's about time i whipped it out. it tends to become my comfort movie in times of singledom stress. makes me feel better about being a quirky girl on her own. makes me like people better. makes me want to travel. and there's nothing more inspiring than that color palate. love it.

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Writer's Block: Tinsel town

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i do put up decorations. in fact, i just put up my christmas tree last night! it's so nice to have my christmas tree again. and all my nutcracker friends. i seem to have misplaced my menorah though, so i have to look into getting another one.

we have a tradition at home that i put up the tree while i'm home over thanksgiving weekend, as long as it's AFTER thanksgiving dinner. mom and dad usually set it up and i do lights and ornaments. mom helped with the ornaments this year.

when i come back from the holidays, i bring my decorations out of my folks' basement and set them up at my earliest convienence. the longer i have christmas cheer in my apartment, the better.

i leave it to my parents to take down the tree. i'm not sure how long they usually leave it up; i'm sure it differs from year to year.

for my own part, i wait at least until january 6. this is a victorian tradition that basically says it's bad luck to take down the christmas tree before twelfth night. aka epiphany. aka king's day. after all, that's part of christmas. not that i'm a big ol' christian, but i like the story. and the kings didn't show up until twelve days after this baby was born, so you gotta wait for them to join the party too.

after all, jesus' birth really symbolizes compassion coming into the world, and i'm glad people celebrate that. but the kings represent wisdom and knowlege and mysteries (and their subservience to compassion), something i think more people should embrace as well.

at least, that's what i tell myself when i drive in go-home time traffic.