R.I.P. Brittany Murphy

Brittany Murphy is gone. I can't believe it. She was so cute and funny.

I remember what a weirdo she was in Clueless. And I loved her in Little Black Book. Man, sadness.

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Fortune teller

I'm a kid at heart. I hope to always be this way. The other day, my friends and I were out at Villard Street Pub for a little trivia. While I was there, I made this little fortune teller. It was fun. It took me back to the early years when I would sit around and dream about my future.

In the past few months, life has seemed complicated. I've been obsessed with the future and what's going to happen after grad school. The truth is that I won't ever really know how it'll turn out. Worrying about it certainly doesn't help. I think living is supposed to be about the ride. Thinking too much about the future ruins the adventure.

So that's where I am right now... trying to live the adventure.

Me, the Housesitter

Housesitting is fun. It's nice to walk around a full house instead of my one room studio apartment. There's an actual kitchen...a washer and a dryer...and even a house cat.

This is what the cat an I do all day...
1. We watch Entourage on DVD.
2. We eat mini oranges (clementines).
3. We sit on the couch.
4. We look for things to eat in the fridge.
5. We look at our facebook pages (I actually almost made the cat a facebook page but thought better of it as, after all, she isn't my cat!
6. Channel surf through cable TV

Consumerism

I remember when I first came back from Ukraine. It was the holiday season and people were shopping every which way. I was shocked. I didn't know how to deal with constant consumerism, the need people had to buy more things. It was terrible. Culture shock hit a lot harder with the consumerism of Chrismtas.

It's two years later. I'm a grad student, living off loans, and I constantly find myself wanting to shop...either at Fred Meyer when I pick up a few groceries or during my breaks at the Duck Store. I am a major consumer! It's horrible. I think I'm a few shakes away from becoming Sophie Kinsella's Becky Bloomwood.

Oh man.

Albino turkey

Shanna and Shane cooked the Thanksgiving turkey this year. This is what it looked like. It was extremely white, not golden like usual. It still tasted like turkey...it just was white...really white.

Please note: Shane and Shanna are very good cooks. I enjoyed their cooking a lot.

Please also note: I hosted Thanksgiving in 2006 at my apartment in Ukraine. I cooked the turkey. It was horrid. I never want to cook a turkey again. Should I ever get married, my husband should note that I will not be in charge of cooking turkey...maybe a ham but no turkey!

A few Christmas top 5s...

I'm tired from a long day at work. However, I've decided to record a little bit of Sharece's Christmas favorites for a little cheer!

Top 5 Christmas movies of all time:
1. All I want for Christmas
2. It's a Wonderful Life
3. Holiday Inn
4. The Christmas Shoes
5. Home Alone

Top 5 Christmas Songs:
1. The Christmas Song
2. Away in a Manger
3. Surfin' Santa
4. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
5. Silent Night

Top 5 Christmas treats:
1. Chinese noodle cookies
2. Grandma Friberg's fudge
3. Turtles
4. Hawaiian shortbread
5. Chex mix

Top 5 Christmas Books:
1. Well, the portion of the Gospels of course
2. The Littlest Angel
3. A Pirate's Night Before Christmas
4. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
5. How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Other Christmas greats I forgot to mention...
* Gluhwein
* Eloise at Christmastime
* Muppet Christmas Carol

I love Christmas...

Dear Santa,

I know it's early, but my Christmas wish might lighten your load on Christmas Eve. If it's not too much trouble, could you help the Ducks win tonight. We could really use the good cheer.

I've been very good this year. I didn't drink too much, I lost a few pounds, and I am a volunteer intern at the local NPR station in Eugene. I also talk to my mommy and daddy a lot. They think I'm a good kid.

So please, Santa, help the Ducks win.

Thank you very much.

Respectfully submitted,

Sharece M Bunn, age 26