Voldemort Appeared in my Cheesecake and other things....

This summer has been a conglomeration of trying to figure out what I'm going to do after I graduate college, working out, reading a ton, and occasionally visiting a couple of friends here and there. What I love about the summer is that it is continuous stretch of relaxation and peace, but sometimes it does feel a bit too long. Blogging seems a bit redundant at that point because I'm not doing much of anything.

College me is a lot more exciting than summer me.

Regardless, I'll keep updating with books I've read this summer. (I'm working my way through Bossypants by Tina Fey, and picked up a couple of plays that I've been meaning to read for a while.) And some other silly stuff.

As for the most exciting and possibly downright disturbing event of the summer so far:

Voldemort appeared in my cheesecake.

Creepy right? Well, I've got a glorified stick that I've fashioned into a wand. If Voldemort shows up, I can just stab him with that I guess. 

That's it for now!

Happy Daylight Savings Monday!

Happy Daylight Savings Monday! Hopefully y'all are not as confused as I am. And yes, that really is my alarm clock.

No I don't remember how to actually change it.
--Sheilly

Valentine's Day Fun!

I think Valentine's Day gets a bad rap. I think it's one of the sweeter holidays. Although I do understand the anger geared toward the holiday (How to perfect the VA-VA-VOOM hair, for example...) Despite that, there's some cute features from Yahoo, Tumblr, and Facebook that I found really cute... so I'm going to share those. :)

• Amazing heart-shaped wonders of the world, via Yahoo. The picture above? Yeah, it came from that. 
• Pavlova Hearts with Chantilly Cream Recipe-- Even if you don't make them, the pictures of these pavlova and the raspberries are so good! Definitely something any food photographer would enjoy! 
• 14 Charitable ways to Celebrate Valentine's Day-- So many great ideas here, and they're all valentine's day related. Perfection! :)
• This has little to do with Valentine's Day, but I had to share it. Jim Halpert's cute way to wake up his wife Pam. (This will have you in stitches!) 
• I've seen a couple of TV Show related valentine's floating around the web but these Arrested Development ones are the best!
• Also: if someone wants to give me a valentine, can you make them these ones? 

Enjoy Valentine's Day everyone! I know I'll enjoy it! (at work. hahahaha)

-Sheilly

Goodbye 2012!

I always forget how busy the days after Christmas are! I love all the fun stuff during the holiday season, and now I'm totally burnt out, and somewhat waiting for school to begin again. I'm eager to go back and start my classes, but I'll still make the most out of my break. Catch up with some friends, and do some home projects, catch up on some reading... :) 

Anyway, happy new year everyone! And let's make 2013 fantastic, yeah? :)

 

It's Christmas Timeeee!

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How is it possible that 2012 is almost over? It just feels like this year began, and my birthday was yesterday!  BLARGH! I swear, I didn't just come here to post a freak out about the year. This is about Christmas coming up so soon.
I feel like I have a special relationship with Christmas. My family is not Christian, and my mom and dad only celebrated Christmas with full fervor until my brother got into high school, which was when I was seven. After that point, Christmas just wasn't that big of a deal in my house. However, each year I would always badger my parents to put up the Christmas tree, to bake cookies for my neighbors, hand out Christmas cards, give presents to loved ones, make donations, and of course... wait for Santa and get my presents. But as I got older, I didn't badger my parents as much. I guess it's the addition of stress from high school that always got to me, and how I was just ready to not do anything for those two weeks off from school which included Christmas. After my first year away at college, I remember coming back and basically sleeping through Christmas day without a mention of the words 'Merry Christmas' or 'Happy Holidays.' This behavior continued the year after that.
This year, I decided to change things up. While I'm stressed as ever (I REALLY should be working on my German lit studying and fairy tale for class), I can't help but feel Christmas cheer. Maybe it's the fact that during Friendsgiving, all Amanda and I listened to was Christmas music and we spent the whole week after watching Christmas shows and movies whenever possible before leaving for Thanksgiving. Or maybe it's that adrenaline rush from elbowing someone away from my blender that I got during Black Friday. Whatever it is, I know that I woke up yesterday morning feeling the strongest urge to put up the same Christmas Tree from my childhood and decorate it with the very same ornaments that I put up over five years ago.

For anyone wondering, currently my wish list for Christmas this year includes:

• All the seasons of Scrubs--- except season 5, because I have that one. 
• On that note, a miniature version of Zach Braff that could yell EAGLE on demand would be amazing.... Hasbro, are you listening? 
• Anything related to Breaking Bad, because I am so horribly obsessed.... yo. 
• All of the James Bond OPI Nail Polishes.. for reasons

Speaking of James Bond, I have yet to see Skyfall, so I can't gush over it yet. But I think I've listened to Adele's song enough to be able to sing it perfectly from memory. (I've never looked up the lyrics!)

Anyway, if there's any point to this entry other than I really like Christmas despite everyone else in my family, it's this: It's Christmas time!!!! Be prepared! 

--Sheilly

P.S. When I read the title to this blog post, I was thinking of Jack Skellington yelling out 'IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME' in the Nightmare before Christmas. (Specifically, the end of Making Christmas.) But then it mixed with Oprah saying it too... I really have no idea why.