Holidays are coming

This may be proof of how upside-down the world has turned; No thing on earth gets me in the Christmas spirit as completely and effectively as this thing does:

Thank you

I must mention something I adore about Buddhism (my stepmother is a Buddhist).
You know when most Christians pray they tend to say thinks like "please give me strength to get through this" or "please look after my loved ones" and such... (Oh Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz ;p)

When Buddhists pray (at least the group my stepmother belongs to) she simply tells Buddha (or her inner self/the universe, I don't really know who she's talking to) all the things she's thankful for.
All the time I see her bowing her head to that little sculpture, she's not asking for anything, she's saying her thanks.

I often think that Buddhism is the only somewhat sensible religion on earth (even though I'm not a Buddhist myself).

So. USA is celebrating Thanksgiving and a friend invited me to share what I'm thankful for:

I'm thankful for my family, my friends, my boyfriend and my four legged friends. They are what keeps me trusting.

I'm thankful for my imagination and ability to mentally escape. It is what keeps me standing.

I'm thankful for music. It is what keeps me calm.

And I'm thankful for people's belief in me. It is what keeps me trying.

Is this how a star falls?

I got a new jacket. Or more like a coat really.
I love it. It's my favorite color, it's warm and kind of ladylike. (It's this one in green)
But when I wear it, it feels like I've put on someone else's coat (I guess it will pass as I get used to it).
Actually; it feels as if I've put on my grandmother's coat (the live one).
She's a beautiful lady with great style so I really don't mind being like her.
But it feels like I'm trying to fill an office I'm not qualified for.
Then again...
That is how life in general feels like these days.

Here's one of my all time favorite songs. Not related to the content of this post at all (or anything else for that matter), it's just stuck on my mind.
Jupiter Crash by The Cure


(Many of the songs by The Cure sort of tells a little story in addition to (or in the process of) illustrate an emotion or address a subject. i.e This one, Jupiter Crash, or Pictures of you, Catch, Just Like Heaven, The 13th...
I love that.)