Dear Ke$ha,

Apparently we look alike.

I know, right?

But, apparently, if you're standing behind me off to my left side, I actually look a lot more like Ke$ha than one might have originally guessed.  (My roommate confirmed this.)

I was in a fifth grade classroom this morning and one of the students, not standing in the circle with the rest of the class, is looking at me.  I smiled and tried to invite her into the circle, but she just got more excited.  "This is so cool!" "What?" I asked, struggling to see how not participating suddenly became so cool.  "You look just like Ke$ha!" "Really?" "Yeah!" "Really??" By then the class had really gotten started, so I didn't have time to ask her what about my appearance made her think of Ke$ha.

I wear pants.  I never have abundant amounts of glitter on my eyes.  I try not to rip my stockings.  I have never lived in my car.  And, I don't hang out with unicorns and then kill them.  How could this kid see anything in common between me and Kay-Dollar-Sign-Ha? I'm still a little appalled, but if this is more than a little true, how am I to fight this?

We R Who We R


love,
hannah

Dear Iron and Wine,

You really fucked with me today.  I went to sleep listening to "Each Coming Night" last night, and it was beautiful.  Then I tried to re-create that experience this morning and it was horrible and messed me up for the whole day.  Over break I read in some magazine (20 Things to Try in 2012) that starting the morning with some upbeat music can have a powerful effect.  To which I was like, duh, I do that everyday.  But apparently I should be more careful about what I choose.  I've felt sluggish and disconnected all day and it's all because of that damn Iron and Wine! So sleepy, so calming.  So not what you need to start the day. 

This weekend, I made this playlist of calming music to listen to during breakfast, and I listened to it for much of Sunday.  Which didn't help.  It's a beautiful list and perfect for bedtime, but not to start the day. 

The only song that I came across today that helped me to properly approach the day was this one:

And then, tonight we went the proper, more energetic, soul and Motown influenced route for homework.  

But now I'm actually going to bed, the appropriate time to listen to Iron and Wine.  Hopefully it will send me right off to sleep because Tuesdays are my crazy days.  I start tomorrow at 7 (AM) and end at 8:30 (PM).  When these busy days cease I will not know what to do with my time.

love,

hannah

Dear Parks and Recreation,

You're catchy.  And you've worked your way into my daily speech.  For instance, I have a roomate named Ann, but now I only want to refer to her this way:

And then today I was talking about a relationship between two friends from home and I referred to it as "donezo."  Because now that is the only way to effectively communicate how over it really is. 

AND, I want to host a Galentine's Day event.  Sadly, Galentine's Day falls on a Monday this year which makes it challenging for my ladies to get together.  Maybe we will have to celebrate Galentine's Day earlier.  With waffles of course.


love,
hannah

Dear travel toothpaste,

When I started winter break a month ago, I had none of you.  I went to a foreign country where I had to continually borrow my dad's.  Now, I have four tubes of travel toothpaste.  Varying sizes - and brands! Where were you a month ago? Where you when I needed you, huh travel toothpaste? Huh?

Whatever, I've got you now.


love,
hannah

Dear Etta James,

You are one of my great loves. 

I am truly at a loss for what to say.  At Last is one of my favorite albums of all time.  I agree that Beyonce's version of "At Last" is far inferior to yours.  (Also, why have her sing it at Obama's inauguration when you were still around?)

Today I'm just going to listen to Etta.


love,
hannah 

Dear The Purse,

For my birthday last year I was given A Purse.  A real live, grown-up Purse.  With a capital P.  I was told that I "cannnot carry a backpack forever."  While that may be true, I imagine I will still need a backpack from time to time.  (Josh Lyman does.  Please understand how much West Wing I have watched/will watch over the course of this winter break.) 

Today, I used The Purse for the first time.  It was a good inaugural run.  We went out on an adventure for an informational interview.  (I gathered lots of information.  It was a successful mission.) 

That'll do Purse.  That'll do.


love,
hannah