the sleep screamer strikes again

"SOUP? REALLY? WELL WHAT KIND OF SANDWICH ARE YOU GOING TO GET? I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF INTENSE NEGOTIATIONS!"

manicure

i just full on gave myself a manicure in the office. everyone is wondering what "that" smell is. i'm not going to tell.

eternal sunshine of the spotless mind

eternal sunshine of the spotless mind is one of my favorite movies. it can be viewed in so many different lights. sure, there is the generic, in-your-face love story, but my favorite plot is the question of whether it's "better" to have the perspective of an adult - to have memories and lessons that you can learn from, giving you a greater understanding of the world - or a child - who comes into the world perfect and adults are responsible tainting them. honestly, since i'm not that deep of a person, the answer to me is obviously both.

however, if you choose to watch it as a love story, there is a great lesson there. i'm currently struggling to find a happy medium between my "single self" (whom, i've even admitted to my boyfriend, i miss greatly) and my "couple self" (who is about 10 lbs. squishier than the single gal). it's odd, i never really get sick of him, but rather i get sick of not being alone and doing things my way.

relationships are never going to be perfect. at some point you just have to throw in the towel and accept the fact that maybe you'll never find that happy medium. maybe i will continue feeling trapped sometimes...but, i've found someone who understands that and even loves that about me, and he has issues too and he can talk to me about those. those issues will never go away - flaws rock.

and that's why i love this:

Joel: I can't see anything that I don't like about you.
Clementine: But you will! But you will. You know, you will think of things. And I'll get bored with you and feel trapped because that's what happens with me.
Joel: Okay.
Clementine: Okay?
Joel: Okay.
Clementine: [pauses, laughs] Okay.

i live with a sleep screamer

which, mind you, is much different than living with a sleep talker.

one time, in his sleep, andy said, "yeeeeeeeeaaaaaa...we can go there...but it's gonna be a lot of that gangsta shit." hysterical.

last night, he screamed, "CLEVELAND! THE MISTAKE BY THE LAKE!" at which point I started laughing uncontrollably, to which he replied, still sleeping, "ARE YOU LAUGHING AT ME? I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU. I'M LISTING ALL THE CITIES WITH SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS!"

bedside book to help get you to sleep: $15
tv in bedroom, left on all night to help you sleep better: $400.
being woken up by a sleep screaming boyfriend who's having anxiety about traveling to ohio while it's snowing: priceless.

what's the rule on christmas gifts?

if a person you aren't that close to, say a work colleague or friend you wouldn't normally exchange gifts with, suddenly announces that they have purchased a christmas present for you, and are clearly expecting one in return, what do you do? i say just buy them something little so you don't feel awkward, while andrew proclaims that he "doesn't play those games" and would never go out and shop for someone like that - that christmas is supposed to be a time of sharing and gift giving with the people that you love the most and should not be a holiday built on obligation and guilt. while i agree with him, in my eyes it's worth it for me to bypass such an awkward moment for only $15 and a trip to the mall. thoughts?