Things That I Am Thankful For...

Anyone who knows me, knows that I really dislike Thanksgiving. First, I thought it was pointless. Then a few years ago, my memories of Thanksgiving got sad. But so not the point. The point is that we're supposed to be 'thankful' on this day...and here, dear friends, is what I'm thankful for.

-My Family (Really. Enough said.)
-My Friends -- From the Ladies of 1615 to my Londoners to my Warrenites to everyone else...thanks for the amusing times and all the laughs and loves. I'd be seriously lost without you guys.

Serious thanks aside...here are some random things that I'm thankful for:
-Season 4 of 'Dexter.' One was fantastic. Two sucked. Three started to get better...but four? Oh boy. The fourth season is just FANTASTIC. Michael C. Hall acting perfectly as my favorite serial killer? Check. John Lithgow in one of the creepiest, most fantastically written roles ever? Check. HUGE cliffhanger at the end of Episode 9? Serious check. LOVE this show.
-Wendy's Diet Coke. I swear, this stuff is part syrup, part fizzy stuff and part magiccccc.
-It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's "A Very Sunny Christmas." I cannot even begin to tell you how wonderful it is when the censors are gone. It went from being super funny to whatever is past that. That but still wonderful.
-My Ford Focus. My car is wonderful. The Sync in it is wonderful (if only Apple and Microsoft would work out that stupid kink that makes Sync hate my iPod Touch). The crazy ambient lighting is wonderful. It's just a wonderful car.
-London. And the fact that I'm seriously considering grad school there...
-My iPod touch. For keeping me sane at work.
-Smirnoff Lemonade. Not the ones you get at the bar, but the pre-mixed vodka/lemoncello that my favorite vodka company has started mass producing. Fantastic with Sprite.
-Sleeping in. As I've done so little of it lately.
-Ryan Murphy. Um. Hello? Glee? The rejuvination of Nip/Tuck?
-Mmm...Jason Segel. :)

And now...on the flip side, here are some things that I am NOT thankful for:
-MTV thinking that "The Hills" really can continue without Lauren Conrad. Hello. I wasted enough time with that show. Do you really think I'm going to want to continue wasting time with it AFTER the character I hated the least left?
-Hype. Over certain music and pop stars. Over it. Peace out, Miley. But don't worry. You aren't alone.
-Getting that stupid "Single Ladies" stuck in my head. Repeatedly.
-The fact that once shows stop in the middle of December...half my favorite shows won't be back on till April. Thanks a lot, American Idol. Way to fuck things up.
-My cell phone at the moment. And Verizon...who promised my new phone battery would be here Tuesday. Way to make my phone useless even more.
-Working overtime and having no time to recuperate so I keep getting more and more burnt out.