Nice... maybe.

I guess I don't like the concept of a naughty or nice list, because I have to live up to someone else's standards. To loosely quote Calving from Bill Watterson, I also like to keep people's expectations low. When I perform, I get an unusually high amount of praise. I've noticed this concept works very well for my dogs--you DIDN'T chew on my shoes?! Goooood doggie!

Sooo, since the topic asks for reasons to be on the naughty/nice list, I suppose I'll work on that for a bit:

all As this semester +

goofed off too much and probably didn't really deserve those As -

I'm in a pretty bad fight with my dad -

He started it + (well, not really a plus; just whatever would negate that negative up above)

decided I didn't want visit family because they live so far north -

am going anyway +

worked very hard to get along with some one +

Had some disagreements over space anyway -

seriously looking for positives for every negative on this list -

easily finding positives for all the negatives +

I guess this means I'm a pretty average kid. Not too good, not too bad. I'm OK with that, really. I guess Santa will come if I put out some really great cookies. +

Who can tell who is truly naughty and who is actually nice?

When you think about it, perspective is the only thing that keeps us labeled either naughty or nice. For example, if one were a villain, then being mean to someone would in fact, be considered "nice" by his standards. On the same strand, helping an old lady across the street would be deemed "naughty." Were the tables turned and Santa someone who prized these behaviors, what would the gifts he bring be? Would children receive foul tasting candy for Christmas gifts like sardine and dirt flavored jelly beans? Would women receive cockroach brooches rather than Kay's latest trend? In a world where nice is naughty and naughty is nice, giving would be shunned while shopping for oneself would be praised. Wait....isn't that what the latest Kohl's commercials are advertising now? I guess, in that case, I've been rather nice =)

Santa's nice list + a few demerits

I would like to think that I am on Santa's nice list this year. Demerits, I am sure, have been issued for various reasons or another. I wonder if doing all of my Christmas shopping online puts me on the naughty list. Convenience is the one word that pops into my mind. I think I hear the UPS truck pulling up to my house as we speak. Oh, I think I could write an ode to Amazon.com where presents are plentiful and there is something for everyone--books, slippers, funky Christmas mugs (a request from my mother), and toys for the little ones. But...I'm done!

Naughty or Nice?

Hmmm . . . I find it quite odd that I even have to think about it. Apparently, I'm more like Lorelai than I thought. Actually, I'm sure that my mom would argue that she gets it from me. And I'm okay with that. (In fact, I'm being particularly naughty right now as I eat a Potato Ole from McAlister's and drink a Coca-Cola.)

My diet alone would land me on Santa's naught list, but let's be honest, I don't really think that the jolly old one really can pass judgement on me for that one. The other day I made a new best friend: Ben and Jerry's American Apple Pie ice cream. (Or something like that.) But that was before I met Dillon's chocolate-covered pecan bites. I'm not a pecan fan, but they made a convert out of me. Then there's my Pickle Guy fetish.

Speaking of fetishes, anyone who knows me of Gallagher knows that firemen are not safe around me. Talk about naughty. Someone at work asked me if I had a thing for firemen. Uh, yeah. Talk about an understatement. Right now one of the pros of living in Philadelphia are the cute firemen. Okay, the cute fireman.

But to get to Philly and Penn, I'm going to have to get my Rebecca-focus back. I've never been diagnosed with ADD, but I truly believe that I have it. Or at least I caught it this semester. And I'm ready to give it back, which is something that Donna would be happy about as well.

Thank goodness for new beginnings!

Write Night: Have you been nice or naughty this year?

Hey guys!

Tonight's topic will be:

Reason(s) why I am on Santa's nice/naughty list this year...

I won't be able to be there in person because I am sick, but I will see you on the blog! I can't wait to read all of your nice and naughty reasons!

Happy Holidays!

Kristin