advent calendar day 2
Today's offering is a little multicultural Christmas song, courtesy of Guster:
Donde Esta Santa Claus?
It's good times. And in the interest of not spamming you with multiple posts in one day, I will take care of that 30 day meme business as well:
Day 13 → A fictional book
Currently I am reading A House to Let by Charles Dickens et al. It's a novella written collaboratively with Wilkie Collins, Adelaide Anne Procter, and Elizabeth Gaskell. Originally published in 1858, it tells the story of an empty house and a woman's quest to uncover the mystery of the house by exploring the stories of its previous tenants. So it's sort of a mystery, but mostly it's just interesting to see how four different writers melded their styles together to tell one cohesive tale.
I'm enjoying it, at any rate. It's a quick read for a rainy afternoon. Not that I have had an entire afternoon to curl up and read in...years, probably. But if I did, this is a book I would choose.*
Day 01 → Your favourite song
Day 02 → Your favourite movie
Day 03 → Your favourite television program
Day 04 → Your favourite book
Day 05 → Your favourite quote
Day 06 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 → A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 → A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 → A photo you took
Day 10 → A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 → A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 → A fictional book
Day 14 → A non-fictional book
Day 15 → A fanfic
Day 16 → A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 → An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 → A talent of yours
Day 20 → A hobby of yours
Day 21 → A recipe
Day 22 → A website
Day 23 → A YouTube video
Day 24 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 → Your day, in great detail
Day 26 → Your week, in great detail
Day 27 → This month, in great detail
Day 28 → This year, in great detail
Day 29 → Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 → Whatever tickles your fancy
And that's all I know. I fear I may be catching the cold that's been going around both work and my sister's house. My niece has been sneezing all over everyone since Thanksgiving, so I'll be shocked if I manage to dodge this particular bullet.** If I feel this bad tomorrow I am staying home.
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* I wish with all my might that I was curled up in a chair in that inviting little cabin in my icon right now. Alas, I am stuck at work, and I can't even go home sick because I have like four hours to serve on the desk today because everybody else is fucking off for a lunch hour program and leaving me to cover the desk. Not that I'm feeling sorry for myself or anything.
** I am using my current scratchy throat/run down feeling as an excuse for my bad mood, but I have a feeling it's got more to do with my own self-image issues. I'm working on it.
Donde Esta Santa Claus?
It's good times. And in the interest of not spamming you with multiple posts in one day, I will take care of that 30 day meme business as well:
Day 13 → A fictional book
Currently I am reading A House to Let by Charles Dickens et al. It's a novella written collaboratively with Wilkie Collins, Adelaide Anne Procter, and Elizabeth Gaskell. Originally published in 1858, it tells the story of an empty house and a woman's quest to uncover the mystery of the house by exploring the stories of its previous tenants. So it's sort of a mystery, but mostly it's just interesting to see how four different writers melded their styles together to tell one cohesive tale.
I'm enjoying it, at any rate. It's a quick read for a rainy afternoon. Not that I have had an entire afternoon to curl up and read in...years, probably. But if I did, this is a book I would choose.*
Day 01 → Your favourite song
Day 02 → Your favourite movie
Day 03 → Your favourite television program
Day 04 → Your favourite book
Day 05 → Your favourite quote
Day 06 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 → A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 → A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 → A photo you took
Day 10 → A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 → A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 → A fictional book
Day 14 → A non-fictional book
Day 15 → A fanfic
Day 16 → A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 → An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 → A talent of yours
Day 20 → A hobby of yours
Day 21 → A recipe
Day 22 → A website
Day 23 → A YouTube video
Day 24 → Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 → Your day, in great detail
Day 26 → Your week, in great detail
Day 27 → This month, in great detail
Day 28 → This year, in great detail
Day 29 → Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 → Whatever tickles your fancy
And that's all I know. I fear I may be catching the cold that's been going around both work and my sister's house. My niece has been sneezing all over everyone since Thanksgiving, so I'll be shocked if I manage to dodge this particular bullet.** If I feel this bad tomorrow I am staying home.
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* I wish with all my might that I was curled up in a chair in that inviting little cabin in my icon right now. Alas, I am stuck at work, and I can't even go home sick because I have like four hours to serve on the desk today because everybody else is fucking off for a lunch hour program and leaving me to cover the desk. Not that I'm feeling sorry for myself or anything.
** I am using my current scratchy throat/run down feeling as an excuse for my bad mood, but I have a feeling it's got more to do with my own self-image issues. I'm working on it.