maybe we should love the alarm clock.

as part of my daily routine, i get up in the mornings, and i get dressed. sometimes, i dress well. other times, i dress exceptionally well. depending on how exceptional i am at getting my feet into my pants and my shoes on right is a matter that rests completely on the idea of time. meaning, the earlier i get up, the more time i can throw on three different outfits as opposed to just 1.5.

but i have recently come across a much better reason to get up early. i know, i know. this is what you are thinking:

you: but, what is better than getting up early to try on multiple outfits? there is nothing -
me (cutting you off with a hand to the face and a look of "duh") ABC family.

yes, it's true. the early mornings are ripe with television shows i grew up with. nostalgia is what this is called. so, i get up in the mornings, feed francis, our fish, eat my breakfast and sit on the sofa and remember what it was like to be in elementary school. i know tbs has saved by the bell. but mr. feeny! and all those lessons about being good. i just can't get enough. and you can even find 'sabrina, the teenage witch' which always makes me wonder if clarissa really explain it all.

and the great thing is, these people we watched grow up, graduate, and eventually get cancelled is this: they don't get put in the tabloids for doing blow. or rehab. or anything like, exhaustion. the kids of yesteryear, in my humble opinion, were clean, great people. i mean, the only thing that is really stopping them are poor movie/television choices. but i guess they can laugh all the way to the bank because syndication pays the big bucks.

but, in the end, we have dvr. and tomorrow, i still plan on looking good. it's friday afterall.

happy new year!

scene: the prepster apartment, saturday morning/afternoon, winter
issue: the cable is down

yes, it's true. the cable, the gorgeous cable that beams through from the heavens into our television, is down. not working. access has been denied. life, as we know it, will continue. but so far, on this cold, winter day, it looks bleak. and being mildly ill (still?!?!? it's been like a week, at least) all i want to do is curl up, like a big cute fluffy dog, and lay on the sofa watching all the trashy television i can, knowing full well my brain cells are escaping at an alarming rate.

the tv screen is dark. so, i do what people in the old times did. i got on my phone and called people. followed by a short reading of the new york times, and some blog reading. not too shabby. but i will try not to make a habit of this. it's hard.

the good ladies at "a tale of two cities" did a little end of the year quiz. and to help me through my plague of no television, i have decided to do it.

______ was so not worth stressing over.
All I could listen to this year was ________.
Next year I promise to________.
The best thing I ate in 2010 was ________.
The night of the Lost series finale I was ________.
_______will be the new cupcake flavor in 2011.
I'm proud that I ________ this year.
Remember when Kanye ________?

My answers:

that one guy was so not worth stressing over.
All I could listen to this year was the glee cast album.
Next year I promise to have more confidence in the things i do.
The best thing I ate in 2010 was the appetizer and dessert at nougatin (the main course, not so much).
The night of the Lost series finale I was on the UWS, with good friends.
cupcakes without icing will be the new cupcake flavor in 2011.
I'm proud that I didn't change who i am because of where i work this year.
Remember when Kanye 's tweets were turned into songs by josh groban?

so it's the new year. and i hope it is delightful. i have my resolutions - the same ones i will break soon, don't worry. but i hope i can make a change. i'm like, getting older. i wish you all a great new year, and can't wait to see what is in store.

ps, if our cable isn't fixed soon, i might go ballistic and actually go outside.