I’m having an excellent Christmas this year. My siblings and I are currently watching National Treasure. And earlier this evening my sisters and I were beaten by my parents and their friends in TV Scene It because we are of the unfortunate circumstance of not being alive during the 70′s.

Some other highlights of this year’s Christmas included the rager of Christmas party my parents threw on Friday night, reading Harry Potter at work on Saturday, rushing to 4 o’clock Christmas mass after deciding to go at 3 o’clock, and seeing The Chronicles of Narnia this afternoon with my family.

So that’s Christmas 2005 in a nutshell. Hope you all had a wonderful holiday. But it’s back to work tomorrow for me.

So the Golden Globe nominations came out today. And holy Dawson’s virginity! They nominated Jen Lindley for a Golden Globe! Anyhow, I have a few thoughts on the subject…

1. Ummm… so I guess I gotta put Match Point on my calendar? I’m pro-Jonathan Rhys-Meyers. I’m semi pro-Scarlett Johansson. But Woody Allen? Meh.

2. All nominees for lead actor in a drama are approved by me. That being said, my vote is for David Strathairn.

3. Lead actor in a comedy or musical: so I know I’m totally biased when it comes to Joaquin Phoenix, but if Johnny Depp wins for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I just might hurt someone.

4. I’m really starting to think that the Hollywood Foreign Press is a complete whore for Scarlett Johansson. They want to give her a Golden Globe soooo bad that they’ll nominate her no matter what crap she’s in. A Love Song For Bobby Long was hardly Oscar-worthy.

5. How in the world do you get away with nominating Grey’s Anatomy for best tv drama over 24? Without a Trace? House? SUPERNANNY? And Patrick Dempsey for actor in a drama? Puh-lease. Are you telling me Dempsey is a better actor than Anthony LaPaglia? James Spader? Nuh-uh. But I do have to say my disappointment in the nominations for Anatomy are balanced out by fanngirl squeeing over Prison Break! Drama! Lead actor! Yay Wentworth!

6. I know that the TV comedy category is a bit crowded, but no love for How I Met Your Mother? It’s easily my favorite show new show this season. I would have easily nominated Neil Patrick Harris as supporting actor.

7. I feel like a lot of the nominees are filler. In Her Shoes? Charlize Theron and Francis McDormand for North Country? Gwyneth Paltrow for Proof? And thought I haven’t seen Brokeback Mountain yet, I feel there’s room for Jake Gyllenhaal in the supporting actor category. I would also switch Viggo Mortensen for Russell Crowe in lead actor, but I’m sure they’ll get that right for the Oscars.

I don’t eat beef. And I don’t eat chicken with breading on it.

What do you think of me now?

But I don’t want to take my final tomorrow!

Sorry, it’s hard to come up with a good entry when you’ve been studying all day. Redox reactions be darned!

Ten things currently filling me with cheer:
1. Joaquin Phoenix singing to me on my iPod.
2. The two Knoxville radio stations dedicated to Christmas music.
3. The Colbert Report.
4. Hershey’s Cookies ‘n Mint.
5. The end of the semester. (its so close!)
6. Harry Potter weekend on ABC family.
7. The Isaac Mizrahi show.
8. The Christmas lights in my dorm.
9. Target. (mmmmm, commercialism!)
10. Having my room to myself for the past 5 days.

Of all the various Christmas offerings from TV shows this year, I most enjoyed the Smallville episode Lexmas. I always love episodes that heavily feature Lex. In this one he was visited by the ghost of Christmas future in the form of his dead mother. Here’s a pictorial explanation of why I loved it:

Someone knocked up Lana…

… and ye gods! It wasn’t Clark!

Yes, Lex is a family man in the Christmas future.
Budget?!?! What are you talking about? I’m Lex Luthorrrrrr!

Lex buys a nice Christmas tree with Lex JR.

… and decorates his house in very poor taste. Tehehehe.

Lex and Clark are BFF in the Yuletide future. The way it should be.

And what Smallville Christmas episode would be complete without…


State Senator Kent in glasses!

And gratuitous Lex/Lana kissage.

They were pretty liberal with the Lex and Lana liplocking, come to think of it. And I didn’t put any pictures of Chloe because they didn’t even try to make her hair extensions look real. So I hope you enjoyed this Lex Luthor treat as much as I did. Thanks for filling my heart with Lexana Christmas cheer, Smallville!

A conversation I had at work today with JD.

JD: So what’s your favorite element?
Me: …..?
JD: Let me guess… zinc!
Me: Well, I’m really more of a fluorine kind of girl.
Me: Hydrogen’s pretty cool too. But yeah, fluorine. It’s the most electronegative. You can’t mess with that!

Is it Christmas yet? I’m bored.

So they have these things in college called study days. It’s actually quite a concept: two days before final exams for the students to cram all their studying in. Well I am having a lovely time today on my study day. I studied so hard!

Here’s all the things I studied:
1. My pillow.
2. My television.
3. The treadmill.
4. White chocolate covered Christmas tree pretzels.
5. imdb.com.
6. My pillow… again.
7. The laundry room.

Here’s all the things I learned:
1. Anderson Cooper is a Vanderbilt.
2. Stephen Colbert is deaf in one ear.
3. My pillowcase is green. And fluffy.
4. I can burn 500 calories in 35 minutes.
5. Isaac Mizrahi has his own talk show on Style.
6. There is an 8 o’clock in the morning even when I don’t have classes.
7. Study days are pointless, yet fabulous!

This is my not so shiny Christmas layout. It really isn’t that Christmas-y, except for the combination of red and green. Oh well.

I’m not looking forward to going to work today. Everytime I go I feel like Toby Ziegler. You know, exasperated at all the stupid people around. The next person who orders an eggnog latte will meet the wrath of Emma. Why do you hate me so much to order the most annoying drink on the menu? And no, you can’t have non-fat eggnog. DIE!

Ten Things I Assume You Know About Me

1. I’m really into Joaquin Phoenix. Since about summer 2003.

2. I have the best family of all time. And yeah, they’re better than your family. And I could probably talk all day about how awesome my parents are. I feel privileged even to know them, let alone be their offspring.

3. I’m also really into Bill Clinton. And no, you didn’t read that wrong. BILL CLINTON.

4. Despite never having been on a date in my life, I realllllly want to get married someday.

5. I go to the University of Tennessee. I wanted to go to Johnson & Wales, but I really like the idea of graduating school free of debt. And I want to go to culinary school when I graduate.

6. I consider the unenlightened of the world to be those who haven’t listened to Wilco.

7. I watch Dr. Phil every afternoon at 3 when I don’t have a class.

8. I would really like to marry a professional athlete. Preferrably a Nashville Predator, but I’m not picky.

9. I rarely cut ties with friends and have rarely had any of those friendship ending fights or rifts. But a good way to get rid of me as a friend would be to consistently cancel plans we had or never return my phonecalls (leaving a facebook or text message does not count as returning a call).

10. I like country music. So sue me.