My nephew has found his feet.
It's been 20 days since 2008 started, and I have this feeling, but I don't know what it is.
Why is it that no one ever makes fun of skinny people? I mean, not that people have to make fun of skinny people, but I see that there are obviously dangers of teasing those who are skinny, but why do we have to make fun of fat people?
I have been thinking a lot about the way that we define ourselves, and I guess this comes from more recent events and stories that have crossed my life in the past couple of weeks, but it's funny how one person's stock can drop or rise depending on who he/she is associated with.

But that brings me back to the fact that I have been thinking alot about what we choose to be defined by. I have been a little disappointed with myself too, in light of the campaign road and what I need to be aware of in terms of issues and people to hold accountable for our nation's future. But part of me wants to just get out of this place, go away.

Tomorrow is MLK Jr. Day. But I wonder how MLK Jr. would feel about the world today if he woke up and saw what is going on.

And I love giraffes. more and more everyday. because like zebras, I would think they use their necks and react, unlike zebras, who stand by and watch, when a fellow zebra is getting mauled by a lion.

WAHOO

so now that everyone will think I have an illegitimate child...I can say with confidence that if he were this cute, then I'd be okay with it! haha.
but seriously, whoo. where do I begin. I guess, it would be Palm Restaurant on Christmas Day--who else but Phil Jackson brushing past me after the afternoon Lakers game at the Staples Center.

oh okay, here.

so lucas finally gets to sit in grammy's lap! and grammy didn't let anyone near lucas all NIGHT.

so this is actually who lucas takes after, cheeks, chin and all!

this was as far as gramps got.

but then he made some progress the next day, and lucas was happy.

the ro family takes a stroll at redondo

like father, like son.

blowing raspberries!

I have no words for this picture...except: so stinking cute.

lucas was happy that he got to see jake and reese at the restaurant too!

what a little elf!

ACK!! mom's the best!

seen the red, need to see the black

Transformers
Live Free or Die Hard
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Introducing the Dwights
Talk to Me
Ratatouille
Time
The Bourne Ultimatum
Hairspray
Waitress
The Simpsons (yes, the Simpsons, I know...but I might be okay waiting for this on DVD)
Mr. Brooks
Interview
No Reservations
Chalk
Macbeth
Broken English
The Ten
The Last Legion
Rocket Science
Superbad
Arctic Tale
27 Dresses
Juno
The Great Debaters
Stardust
Resurrecting the Champ

POOPED

Movies I watched this winter break:

Transformers
Stardust
Resurrecting the Champ
Ratatouille
The Bourne Ultimatum
Hot Rod
The Great Debaters

I watched 6 of the 7 movies on a plane, flying somewhere. I slept a total of oh, 8 hours through the hmmm, 33-some hours of flying time...

but I also flew on Christmas and on New Years; I guess there's a first for everything. But I realized even more how much life will not stop for even the smallest moments that I so want to savor.