The sweet smell of free

The Best Part of Today #38:

Free christmas cookies.

Not just one cookie, and not just one place. It started with lunch at Whitney. By the door there was a huge rectangular bin filled with nothing but cookies. Beside it was a bowl with Christmas colored Kisses. Then after my last publishing class, the professor brought out two boxes of cookies with all different kinds: sugar, and chocolate, and chocolate-covered, and wafer, and pirouette. It would have started with a party in my Chaucer class, but I awoke feeling very ill and didn't feel like eating. In fact, I still haven't eaten the cookies I took from Whitney. But it was still a good day. Plus I'm going home tomorrow to pick out a christmas tree.

7 days till break!

Culture! Here's how to get some....

Greetings everyone. I'm doing something a little different today. I don't want to break my record of 37 straight posts, so we will begin with:

The Best Part of Today #37:

Realizing I was wearing Christmas colors without even planning it.

It's true. I dressed in a green shirt and red shirt completely unintentionally (towards Christmas that is. It was done with the intention of providing optimal warmth on this freezing day.) But it just goes to show how ready for break I am, that I'm preparing for it subconsciously.

With only eight days until break, I wonder if any of us have considered what we are going to do with the time that, unlike Thanksgiving Break, is undisturbed by work. This brings us around to what's different about this post. It's going to be a little longer than usual, so click Read More to find out why...

Single-Digit Day

The Best Part of Today #36:

Eating red and green M&M's and realizing I only have 6 more school days left.

Technically there are nine days until break, but either way, it's down to the single digits today. I'm not counting the weekend (during which I will be home getting a christmas tree) and Wednesday, on which I do not have an exam. So really there are only 3 more days of classes, and 3 more exams. A rather fitting entry for #36, I think.

Ps. For nerds: The water pipes in my dorm make noises like Valoo roaring. That is all.

Christmas at the Beach

The Best Part of Today #35:

Seeing a white speck flit past my window. Then another.

Wait...is that? It is! Snowflakes! Billions of white flecks slowly grew into a veritable snowstorm, except that it didn't stick to the ground. But walking through it was like walking inside a microscope zoomed in on a gas, molecules zipping every which way.

As the lovely Sara pointed out, we're on two hands for the break countdown. 10 DAYS PEOPLE!

On another note, I made a friend in New Zealand today, also thanks to the lovely Sara. 19 days till Christmas, and they can go to the beach. Crazy stuff.

Soon, so soon

Apologies for not posting Friday, I'll attempt to make up for it now with two awesome parts of the day (and keep it in the holiday spirit, as per the December theme ^_^)

The Best Part of Today #34:

The grass crunching from the frost, I close my eyes and pretend it's snow.

I was walking across the lawn at some point on Friday night and it had the exact same feel as walking through a light, crisp layer of snow. It was certainly cold enough to imagine, so I closed my eyes and keep walking, pretending snow had finally come. It was a nice moment, and I didn't even accidentally walk into the street and get run over.

The actual best part of today, Saturday, was realizing that this is my last Saturday in my dorm room before Christmas break! (Of which there are 12 days until) Technically there is one more weekend separating me from the last week before break, but I will be going to pick out a christmas tree with me family. I can't wait!

A new theme! Limited time only!

As a way to count down to the big day, all posts in December (up until the 25th) shall be countdowns to the big day. Each post will have something to remind you that the holiday is upon us. Today's post has two such reminders.

The Best Part of Today #33:

Hearing Christmas music in Wilbur Cross as I hung out there waiting for my next class.

A passionate rendition of Silent Night or Jingle Bells might get a little annoying the 37th in December that you'e heard it, but the first time is always nice. That's why it was a pleasant surprise to find that today's Awesome Thing was #361: The first snowfall of the season. These things are all little red flags (and green) signifying that the time in which we will have a short respite from class and work obligations is soon approaching. Keep an eye out for them and it will be here before you know it.

Only 15 days until break!

Let the Christmas Countdown Commence!

The Best Part of Today #32:

Trimming my computer dashboard with Christmas widgets.

Nothing like some computerized decorations to get you into a festive spirit. I don't have any real decorations to adorn my dorm room with, so I settled for my laptop. First, I found some customizable christmas lights that wrap around the edge of the screen. Even though they had a special white and green set with mistletoe, I chose a classic colored strand that twinkles cheerfully. After browsing through many different Christmas countdowns, I settled on a tree that would decorate itself more each day leading up to Christmas, with a little sign telling how many days are left till the grand event. I wanted one that counted down right to the second, but the one I tried before settling on my tree told me that that today, December first, there were 22 days until Christmas. Wishful thinking, but no.

16 days until Break!