Late Thanksgivings!

Things I should be grateful for but that I am not too grateful for:

1.  School:  When I am not in school I miss school.  I miss learning.  I feel like I am falling in on myself like one of those make shift huts I tried making out of blankets when I was younger.  But when I am in school, I feel like I am being chased by the police constantly, and when I finally turn the corner and get away there is another police officer.  If only it could be a woman police officer.  Than maybe I would give up and get arrested.  But with school there is no giving up.  I hope.

2.  Great advice:  you know, the type of advice that when you get it you say, "It's true.  I hate it, but it's true."  I want to run from this type of advice.  This type of advice often leaves me feeling childish.  It breaks my pride into to tiny little pieces and then stomps all over it.  With out my pride I feel like I walked into the woman's restroom wearing nothing but a pink cardigan.  SCARY!!!!

3.  Water:  In all of its forms: Snow, Ice, Mist, Steam, Dew, etc.  I should love water, and sometimes I do.  Like when it rolls down your bare skin in the shower.  Or when you are swimming and you place your head under the water and count and count until you feel like your head is going to explode, and then you burst out of the water and catch your breath.  I like cool rain on a hot day.  But recently, I have not liked water very much.  It keeps seeping into my shoes like a bunch of ants sneaking into the house for food.  It covers my clothes, adding to the extra weight I am now carrying.  Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Turkey.  I don't like when you step in a puddle of water on the kitchen floor, or when you set a paper down into some water spilled on the table.  So yes, I should be thankful for water, but Why? Why? Why? Why does it have to be soooooooooo annoying some times.  The end.

Some things I am grateful for:

1. Books.  Books.  And some more Books.  Please.  (P.s. always a great Christmas Present.  Hint Hint.)
2. Food.  Fried food. Baked food. Steamed food. Boiled food. Raw food.  Food. Food. Food.
3. My roommates????????????????????????? (Sometimes I have no idea why.)
4. THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRST.  (Word don't really do much to express my gratitude)
5. A bed.  A blanket. A pillow.  And Saturday Morning.

Some things I am ungrateful for:

1. Not writing.  Someone grab a yardstick and smack my hands.
2. Not revising.
3. Procrastination
4. U of U football
5. Fear

I am off and on with my 500 words.  I plead with all of you, when you see me before you even say hi, ask,  "Have you written 500 words today."  I need some motivational help.  If I roar back at you.  Sorry!  I really do appreciate it even if I may not appear to do so.  As stated before, I do not always respond well to Great Advice.  I hope you all had a merry Thanksgiving.  Now that we are through with giving thanks, lets give lots of other things over the coming holidays.  P.s.  "Matched" by Ally Condie came out today.  I'm pumped to read it.  I will let you all know what I think.

Have a Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year,

Malidran