i didn't know that she could dance like this...

reading days have been pretty killer lately. i've been doing things monotonously for looong periods of time, like sitting on the couch downstairs with my laptop or sitting on my bed with my laptop or sitting in the mac lab with my laptop for hours and hours on end. i need a change of scenery. last nite though i did go up on the rooftop (with my laptop) and smoked some cigs while writing my africa history paper and staring beyond the city lights. it was quite romantic until it got real cold and my fingers felt like they were going to fall off.

two nights ago me and will watched dirty dancing 2, which is definitely a sorry excuse for a movie but so entertaining to watch nonetheless. diego luna may look barely older than thirteen, but watching him dance with that (rather homely) girl is amazing. she may not be that cute but some of the dresses she wears are really eye-catching. the ones i liked had v-cut necklines, tight bodices, and full-flown skirts that spun all around whenever she twirled. one of their best moves was when he'd catch the skirt of her dress and spin her away with it. i'll take her place if he'll let me.

on top of the dancing and the dresses, the movie featured the original version of shakira's "hips don't lie." it was like they took out all the annoying bits (aka shakira's yodeling) and the remaining parts all came together to really really make me want to get up and shake my hips around the room. too bad will isn't latin or straight. but he does have the babyface down pat.

finals are starting tomorrow and in honor of that awesomely momentous event i just finished baking what must now be my fifth loaf of pumpkin bread this season. i bought too many cans the first time around and so now i can bake whenever the urge strikes (ie. at two in the morning when i should be working on my projects). i plan to slice the bread up and put some in everyone's stockings (yep, we got stockings. over our mantle. next to our big decorated christmas tree. our house rocks like that.) so that they can have a lil something-something in the morning. anything to procrastinate, seriously.