Top Five Reasons Why I Can't Wait For My Laptop To Be Fixed: 5) So that my housemate won't continue to think that I'm addicted to the Internet. Even though I am, it's an addiction I would prefer to nurse in secret. 4) So that I can catch up on the two Glee episodes I've missed. You have no idea how much the narrative gaps (and the interminable wait until the second season begins on April 13, 2010) are killing me. 3) So that I can blast pandora.com (Jesse McCartney station, per Amygdala's spot-on recommendation) in my room and dance my heart out with no commercial interruptions (my current exercise of choice :). 2) So that I really have no more excuse not to upload the rest of my Fulbright pictures and send out an embarassingly overdue life-update email. 1) So that my soul can feast on the bounty of free Tim Keller sermons added to the Redeemer store semi-recently. ~~~~~~~ I can't find the motivation to vacuum my room (which is currently bringing whole new meaning to adjectives like 'dire', desperate', and 'disgusting'), but now that I've lost one of the backings to my favorite and irreplaceable pair of earrings from my aunt in Taiwan, I have further reason not to (by the minuscule chance that it is tucked away in some dust bunny)...and that makes me very extremely sad :( The return of my earring backing...that's all I want for Christmas... Fortunately, I can say that I am incredibly thankful to be spending the Christmas holiday with friends. Their hospitality points me to the reason for the season :) On this first day of winter and longest night of the year, let's not forget to say a prayer for all those who do not have a place to call home. After all, even "the Son of Man ha[d] no place to lay his head" (Luke 9:58b)... | 
