Virtual insanity-Christmas style

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Simply having a wonderful Christmas time

So Christmas is one week away and I'm constantly reminded why this is truly my favorite time of year. An everflowing amount of cookies, cakes, and other sweets; visits from friends who I don't normally get to see often; the general attitude of good cheer in the air, and of course, Christmas music. I know many people despise Christmas music, but I really look forward to listening to it during the entire month of December--it really does help me get into the holiday spirit! Here are a few CDs that I'd especially recommend:

Josh Groban- Noel




James Taylor- At Christmas



Harry Connick Jr. - Harry For the Holidays



Diana Krall- Christmas Songs




And of course, the Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack

Must have done something right

Saw Switchfoot and Relient K in concert at UCD last night. David and I were talking about how we felt proud that our alma mater was hosting a show with two of our favorite bands...very cool indeed. The show was very high energy and included a short Christmas set by Relient K, complete with Santa Claus himself (picture below) and a bunch of fake snow dropping down from the ceiling. While I felt Switchfoot had a shorter set than usual, I enjoyed the sincere intensity that Jon, Tim, Chad, Jerome, and Andrew put into ever song...highlights for me were "Awakening" and "Dare you to Move".

Surprisingly, one of the best parts of the entire show was Matt Thiessen from Relient K performing a sweet little ditty that he wrote in homage to one of TV's best shows: "The Office". The whole crowd was laughing hysterically. Check it out (lyrics below)




"I Love 'The Office' " by Matt Thiessen

Micheal Scott, Pam and Jim
You got me glued to my television
Angela, you're way too cute
To be messing around with someone like Dwight Schrute
Relient K and the football hall of fame are from Canton (Ohio)
Won't someone please, transfer us to Scranton?