I am not a freaking Taurus. I am still a Gemini.

Hi girls.  It's Thursday.

-A break from our regularly scheduled theme so that I can rant-
I don't know if you have all heard of the new "advancements" in astrology, but they have added a new sign.  I used to be a Gemini, but I am now a Taurus.

This is a list of Taurus traits:

Taurus Strength Keywords:

- Dependable
- Persistent
- Loyal
- Patient
- Generous

Taurus Weakness Keywords:

- Stubborn
- Laziness
- Possessive
- Materialistic
- Self-indulging

This is a Gemini trait list:

Gemini Strength Keywords:

- Energetic
- Clever
- Imaginative
- Witty
- Adaptable

Gemini Weakness Keywords:

- Superficial
- Impulsive
- Restless
- Devious
- Indecisive

Let's go through some things that are wrong with this... 

A) I am one of the wittiest bastards I know, and therefore feel like I am a Gemini.

B) If you look at A, you will notice that I am SUPERFICIAL (which is a Gemini weakness.)

C) I do not fit any of the Taurus personality traits, good or bad.

D) In a recent survey, 100% people said that I was not a Taurus, (granted only one person took part in the survey.)

E)How do they figure that from yesterday to today my personality changed? 

-Now back to your regularly scheduled programming-

Christmas!

I love Christmas, and begin to celebrate the day after Thanksgiving when I blast Christmas songs (I would begin sooner, but in my family we have a no tolerance rule of singing Christmas songs before the day after Thanksgiving.)

Because I am now a Taurus I am going to materialistic and talk about the gifts that I got. The largest present (not in size, but in price) that I got was the Kindle by Amazon.  Before Christmas I had never even thought about asking for a Kindle because I was sort of unsure of the whole concept.  Now that I have one though, I think that is is a good idea.  Reading is still the same, even when you read it using a different platform.  

 I had a very good Christmas, but I did miss one Christmas party due to planning issues.  That was too bad because I didn't get to see some family that I hadn't seen in a few months (since last Christmas.)  

Things I was kind of disappointed about:

• My mom did not write 'From Santa' on any presents.  Santa did bring us stockings though.
• We had no cookies or milk to put out of Santa because we had eaten them all (and my mom was full.)
• It didn't snow at all (it never snows here anyway, but I was still sad.)

Overall my Christmas was fun, and I had a very good time. 

DFTBA,

Haley

Book: The 13 1/2 lives of Captain Bluebear

Listening: to the bathroom fan

Stressed about: NOTHING!  I am actually calm right now.

Christmas in a List (actually three lists)

Hey girls, it's Tuesday. My room is really hot, hold on. *turns on fan* Ah, that's better. Anyways, I'm really glad were going to start posting regularly on here again, I've missed it. I'm also excited for the group chat we're planning on Facebook. I don't even know when its gonna happen and I'm excited.

So, how were the holidays you ask. Well, they were awesome! Okay, I actually didn't do a whole lot for the holidays but they were still fun.

As far as presents go, my family decided that this year no one could spend over twenty dollars a person (my Dad totally broke this rule by buying my Mom like seven different presents). Here's the list of presents I gave to my family:

To my Mom: A pair of slippers because she's always saying her feet are cold.
To my Dad: A Chess set because he absolutely loves chess and as always wanted a really nice wooden board.
To Daniel (brother): Two Doctor Who comic books and the first comic in the Justice League series. Also, a monopoly card game.
To Kristina (sister): A necklace and earrings (black).
To Rachel (other sister): A necklace and earrings (silver) (not the same one's I got for Kristina but admittedly they were on the same rack in the store).

I also bought Kristina and Rachel a painting set (one a picture of a horse and one a teddy bear), but I forgot to send it to them (their both in Michigan). So... yeah, maybe I'll get around to that at some point.

As far as my presents go, here's another list:

From Daniel: A picture (he's into photography) of a horse which he then turned into a unicorn using some digital magic. Also, he added in a rainbow... John Green would love it. As do I.
From Rachel: One of those bath set things. Which I love, although I'm always a little concerned when someone gets me a bath set, does that mean they want me to take more showers?
From Kristina: It hasn't come in the mail yet because she's broke and was waiting for the rates to go down and now its January and she hasn't sent it because she's either busy or forgot or has been lazy. Either way, I don't know what it is.
From my parents: A basketball thing that hooks on to a door. Which I love because it combines to of my favorite things, not leaving the house and balls (twss). Also, as a stocking stuffer they got me a yo-yo, a maze game thing, a kaleidescope, and a candy cane.

Aside from presents here's a list of things I love about the holidays:
1. I love that my parents still put things like "from Santa" or "From Comet" on our presents even though we all discovered the Santa lie a long time ago.
2. Pumpkin pie.
3. I like that even though I'm in Virginia and it usually doesn't snow like ever, it snowed just in time for Christmas.
4. I like that its perfectly acceptable to do nothing.
5. And on a cheesy note, I like that it brings the family together no matter what the circumstances surrounding Christmas are.

As far as New Years goes, let's just say I hate a lot of chips. Emily I'll read you tomorrow.
DFTBA
Tenley

Currently reading: "Eat, Pray, Love" and "Nation". I couldn't decide which one to read first, so I'm reading them both until I get so into one of them that I can't put it down.
Currently listening to: "Crushed and Created" by Caitlyn Smith
Comment question for those of us who are terrible at coming up with things to comment on: What's your favorite kind of chips? Mine is definitely Cheddar and Sour Cream Ruffles. They have to be Ruffles though, any other kind are just not as good.