Lots of random stuff to share today. First things first though - elrhiarhodan gave me a plot bunny that is bouncing all over my brain regarding teen Neal. Now, I grew up in the country where age 16 is a rite of passage. Even though most kids have been driving on the farm since they were old enough to reach the pedals, there's something about being road-legal. In the city where public transpo is much more readily accessible (and parking is not), is there an equivalent rite of passage?


Today, in an effort to put off studying for my last final as long as possible, I put up my mini-tree and some other random decorations. I also wrapped presents and put them around the little tree.



My mom made the tree skirt (yes, it's really supposed to be under a larger tree) and the crocheted angel on top of the tree.

Also, I've started my holiday tradition of watching holiday episodes of TV shows. As always, I began with the Chrismukkah episodes of The OC. If you have a favorite holiday episode of any show, please rec it in the comments! :)


I'm heading out of town early Wednesday morning for the office party in LA. It will be on Friday, but they wanted me to be in the office for several days so I won't be back until the morning of December 20th. I'm excited about seeing my friends - it's been a year since I was out there - but I'm also bummed about not having my usual amount of time to write since I have several ideas I want to get down on 'paper'. Here's to using the long-ass plane ride for something besides attempting sleep :D

Sorry if I'm a bit absent during that time too!


I'm sure there are other things to ramble about, but my brain has wandered back to plotting that story. Why oh why can't things just come directly from brain into the computer all written out. That would be awesome.