ten things on a tuesday

1. tonight, i went to a screening of the new meryl streep movie. it was meh. but what made my experience that much less pleasant was the smelly and, evidently, itchy man who sat next to me. i don’t think he stopped moving for more than 30 seconds at a stretch – constantly scratching his arm, or adjusting his collar, or switching his leg placement – and, each time he did, i was hit with a small cloud of “i haven’t washed my hair in about six months.” ew.

2. per yesterday’s entry about christmas cards, as of this writing i have received two – one from my godparents, and one from one of the editors for whom i work. you know, back when i actually had paid work this year.

3. my friend b-dub went to argentina recently, and he brought back two boxes of argentinian cookies. they’re like wagon wheels but, instead of marshmallow, they have dulcé de leche in the middle. one kind is coated in a white meringue, the other is coated in chocolate. you would think these would be right up my alley, but i didn’t care for the chocolate one. (the other was quite good, but contained too much sugar for even me and had to be tempered with a full glass of water for just the one cookie.)

4. yesterday, i saw another girl out in public wearing tights (this time, GOLD) as pants. no.

5. i heard this song for the first time yesterday, and thought it was incredibly pretty. by the time it was done, i was sitting at my computer with tears running down my cheeks. through it, i also learned what an upward major seventh is.

6. i love watching children as they wait in line to see santa at this time of year. it’s so incredibly sweet and touching. in most cases, their little eyes are so wide and you can tell just how exciting the whole thing is for them. they’re meeting santa!

7. at the same time, i do also get a kick out of the ones who want none of it, and kick and scream and, as a friend of mine put it, “give santa the beats” when they get near his lap. so funny.

8. i am hoping to be in bed by 12:15am and, with any luck, asleep before 2am. my internal clock has gone a little haywire, and the sleep monster has no idea when it’s supposed to show up.

9. i have such a craving for a milk-chocolate covered marshmallow santa from laura secord right now. i bought a bag as a treat last weekend, to reward myself for the reading, but they were gone pretty quickly. now i want more. but they are pricy and, thus, will have to wait until dec. 26th when they’ll be on clearance.

10. i’m feeling sentimental.