I'm Not Even Watching It This Season (Why Do I Feel Like I Am!?)

So The Bachelor is back (squeeeee?)

I only know this because people won't shut up about it.  Fun fact: Castle is back, NCIS is back and Law and Order: SVU is back.  You know why you may not have known this?  Because people won't shut up about The Bachelor.

How Have You Changed in More Than 4 Years? How Are You the Same??

I couldn't think of anything to write today, so I started cheating...a little.

In August of 2009 I filled out one of those "About Me" surveys on The Facebook.  Today, almost 4.5 years later, I was re-filling it out.  I was going to call this an experiment in how much I've changed or stayed exactly the same throughout my mid-twenties, a 6-state move and some major life changes.  Then I stopped.  Some of the questions were stupid and boring, but over all, what it turned into was me realizing the ways I have and have not changed - which sounded like a much more interesting and readable blog post.

I still hit snooze for 15-30 minutes every morning that I do not have to get up to run, but instead of waking up sometime before noon, I wake up for work.  The normal things that should change, changed - most recent movie seen, what I had for breakfast, the last person I had dinner with, etc...  The normal things that should stay the same did in fact stay the same...

Champagne Flutes are Over Rated - New Year's Eve 2014

Two things happen on New Years Eve in my world: alcohol and stupid resolutions.

This year was slightly different.  SLIGHTLY.

It's Not Who You Know, It's What You Know (About Me!)

Hola reader!  It's been a while because I've been so whelmed that I've had nothing to write.  I can't explain it any better than that.  It believe I've missed two posting days and for that I am sorry.  I can't be held accountable for things.  I will just let you down.

In other news, my blogging friend - Chrissy - recently posted a challenge to her readers (of which I am one) to blog 11 things about themselves that others do not yet know and then answer 11 questions she poses.  Then tag 11 people and suggest 11 questions for them to answer.  I'm going to be lazy and only do half of this.  

It's Not as Hard to be a Jew on Christmas as You May Have Thought

Tis the season to be jolly.  However, sometimes being Jewish during the holiday season can get me down a little.  Don't get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoy my religious beliefs, but when Hanukkah doesn't coincide with Christmas, it feels like a bit of a let down.  Every year when Christmas rolls around I find myself alone and wishing things were a bit different.

This year, I am taking matters into my own hands.

Sedating Me is the Only Answer. Sometimes.

Wednesday I was given Valium.

A lot of Valium, actually.

Today's blog is an explanation of psychosis.

Perspective Made Me a Monster (or How I Failed a 5k)

Perspective can change everything.

Perspective is the reason we feel victorious or defeated.  Perspective is how two people can look at the same situation with two very different sets of eyes.  Perspective is often a matter of life experience, of looking back or just a matter of circumstance.  Perspective is more than being an optimist or a pessimist.

The last 4 or 5 days have been a lesson in perspective for me, but let's only focus on one example:

How to Build a Fire (A New Approach to Dating)

I took the plunge.  Kind of.  Remember when I expertly crafted a blog about my personal dating life?  Well I decided that if you keep doing what you've always done, you'll keep getting what you've always gotten.  So I'm changing it up.  I'm not going to go on plenty of fish or match.com (no judgment if you are using those, they're just not for me**) but I am willing to give Tinder a try.

Top 10 of the Weekend (or Why Wil Wheaton Made Me Sleepy)

Remember when I used to make Top 10 lists?  Remember when that was the entire basis for this blog?  I somehow managed to create Top 10 lists to encompass everything I felt like sharing with my faithful reader(s).  I've since taken a sharp right on Live-Blog Lane in the form of The Bachelor (which I don't think will ever happen again) and then a hard left onto Things About My Life Boulevard.  I assume that those of you who have been along for the ride stick around because you're my friend or you find me interesting... but I've been wrong before.

So since I've been struggling with what to blog about for Monday's post, I've decided to revert to the Top 10 Format of the days of yore (which is also from when Rachel's apothecary table hails)

Thanksgiving Our Way (or the Highway) - Note: Epic Length Follows (T.W.he.S!)

**Warning, this is a long post, which is why it's being posted on Wednesday rather than Thursday...thought you could use an extra day to read, love and appreciate it.**

While Thanksgiving is a National holiday celebrated by Americans all over, it stands to reason that each person celebrates the same holiday quite differently.  While some families have ham, others have turkey and still others may have a Turducken.  Chander Bing has grilled cheese sandwiches and Funions.  Everyone is different.  So regardless of if it is generic and similar to every one of my readers' holiday weekends, I've decided to describe Thanksgiving as it was celebrated by my family.