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The last day of 2006 everyone! I have 3 new years resolutions for 2007 (putting them online is a good idea, now I might actually be able to find my list next year): 1. Be more passive (I get worked up too easily)2. Read at least 20 non-school books (this seems low, but i really don't read as much as I should)
3. Enjoy 2007
I'm dressing up and going to see Rocky Horror Picture Show with a few friends, I'm excited.
Here are a few dumb things to do for New Years Eve:
1. Hold a piece of silver or gold at the stroke of midnight to bring good fortune
2. Bang bread on the walls to chase out bad luck and bring good spirits (Irish tradition)
3. Set off fireworks and bang pots and pans
4. Jump up and down so you grow tall (Philippines)
5. Eat 12 grapes [1 for each month] (In Spain)
6. Eat anything in the shape of a circle to bring wealth (the South)
7. or just get really shit faced.
Have a good one!Lovingly yours, Cielle
I hope everyone had a nice Holiday. Here's a picture my brother's Czech host family from 4 years ago sent us. That carp is a Czech Christmas tradition.
We spent Christmas with my aunt, uncle, and grandma in Hilsborro this year. On the way up we stopped at a Burgerville and played "Gingerbread" by Frankie Avalon on a juke box, I wonder how many times that had been played on it. We had a traditional Christmas eve dinner of matzo balls and latkes, and watched Talledega Nights and Little Miss Sunshine. Christmas day was pretty low key and relaxing, I don't think I went outside once. In the way of presents, I did pretty well, some of my favorite things were a great new record player (my old one busted, the piece of shit, oh well, it was free) a tambourine, Treacherous Three and Girls in the Garage vol.11 records, A 250 GB hard drive, a neat Andy Warhol tote bag (perfect size for records), and a swell knit hat. The Holidays went by so fast, man!Now I have the rest of my break, which seems to be going fairly quickly as well. There's a party I was invited to on Friday, but I'm not sure I want to be the only underclassman there. I was going to have a New Years Eve party with some friends, but now it might just be a January 4th party, so I might dress up and go to see the Rocky Horror picture show at the Avalon. Other than that, I don't have much to do over the break. Oh, and speaking of dressing up, I got this horrible dress for $3 at the Dig. It reminds me of a really poorly dressed Go-Go dancer. I like dressing up in it and playing the tambourine to the Girls in the Garage on my awesome retro record player. Lovingly yours, CielleP.S. OINK has a cool deal, where you can download all the shit you want, and it won't effect your ratio, I'm going hog wild!
So it's Christmas here at superloud, and I thought I would treat you all to a little Christmas music. I was going to do a Advent count down thing, but buy the time I actually was gonna blog about it, it would have been about 17 days of Christmas. I was thinking I would do 12 days of Christmas, But even that proved too much for me. So here, without a due, Cielle's 10 days of Christmas: http://ciellec.multiply.com/music/item/37
1. Santa Claus Is a Black Man - Akim & The Teddy Vann Production Company
2. It's Christmas Time - Yo La Tengo
3. Come On! Let's Boogey to the Elf Dance! - Sufjan Stevens
4. All The Right Reasons - Dressy Bessy
5. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Tiny Tim
6. Dear Scrooge - Lil' Hospital
7. One Christmas Catalogue - Captian Sensible
8. Just Like Christmas - Low
9. Christmas Isn't Safe for Animals - Of Montreal
10. Father Christmas - The Kinks
Two Christmas compilations I really like that you should look into are Cwistmas Twee (buy TGR Records) and A John Waters Christmas (amazing). I have some 73 other Christmas songs, most of which I'm pretty proud of, so If you want some more, let me know.
Happy Holidays everyone! Lovingly yours, Cielle
