It's quite late (or early if you're the optimistic type) and I'd promised myself to go to bed somewhat early tonight/last night.
I asked my mother if she'd be so kind as to walk me to Walgreens tomorrow/later today since last time I went alone, I spent too much of my own money. With my mother tagging along, it's a guarantee she'll pitch in a bit for me. And how can one possibly spend too much of their own money at a drug store? Along with arts and crafts stores, dollar stores, and office supplies stores, pharmacies that have a large stock of useless stuff for purchasing while one waits for bottled remedies are all guilty pleasures of mine. I could spend hours at each.
The point being: for tomorrow/later today, I have planned for myself a grand excursion to the local Walgreens. The nearest CVS is in Rye (a.k.a. too far away to walk to) and I'd much rather be friendly to my environment and promenade to the next best thing down the street.
I was planning on purchasing, among other things, a Snuggie.
Now, if you are reading this and are unaware of what a Snuggie is:
1. I hope you've been enjoying the time you've been spending under a rock.
2. Please watch this before reading on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLXXCzvHzcI
and 3. Feel free to watch any of the parodies. "The WTF Blanket" is a pretty good one.
Anyway, assuming that everyone here now knows what a Snuggie is, I have only this to say:
I KNOW.
I am already aware that I will look like part of a cult
I am already aware that a Snuggie is simply a backwards robe
I am already aware that I could get the same effect by putting on a sweater and cozy pants
But they're just so tantalizing...
AND! They come in an awesome zebra design. Really, who could turn down an animal printed and sleeved blanket? Not I. So that's why I'm heading down to Walgreens tomorrow. If they don't have zebra print, I will not rest until I find a store that does. Also tomorrow, I'm hoping to rent a few good movies. And as much as I hate to admit this, I have recently realized my passion for romantic comedies. Or chick flicks. I simply don't care; they just tickle me pink.
So this very well deserved and anticipated Christmas break will be filled with movie-watching, Snuggie-wearing and hot-chocolate-drinking goodness. I don't even like hot chocolate. I just feel that it's very seasonal, and I'm in the mood for being seasonal. For some reason.
On a different note, I would love to share with you the GREATNESS that is Bon Iver.
If you already know who Bon Iver are, I congratulate you and allow you to skip ahead to the end of this entry. If not: again, that rock you've been living under, well, it must be cozy.
A while back, I urged my friend to listen to Bon Iver and alas, she never did. UNTIL, I sent her this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5Swa9CYgRk. Turns out she loves it and I couldn't be happier. It's a bit different than anything you'd hear on the radio, but that's what makes Bon Iver's music so special. One thing that did disgruntle me a bit, though, was that Bon Iver shared a track with St. Vincent on the New Moon (of the Twilight Saga) soundtrack. What scared me is not that they share a track with St. Vincent, but the fact that the track is on the New Moon soundtrack. Although the soundtrack is VERY VERY good, I'm scared of what kind of publicity artists like Bon Iver and Grizzly Bear will receive from this soundtrack. Since the Twilight soundtrack's release. Artists such as Muse, Paramore, and Iron & Wine have become way too - dare I say it - mainstream for me. Although, out of those three I just mentioned, I only really like Iron & Wine. Muse never quite had me in its grasp and frankly, I have no interest in Paramore; I never did.
But anyway, Bon Iver does deserve to be well known, though I'm scared of what will happen to them if and when they finally become well known. And so ends my music rant. By the by, here is the Bon Iver and St. Vicent track from the New Moon soundtrack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXp4gB-bgjs. It really is very good; I just don't appreciate all those who claim they are fans of Bon Iver when this is the only song they know by Bon Iver. This and Skinny Love. IT'S NOT ENOUGH, PEOPLE. So I'll leave it at that.
Good day.
