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Well, well, well. Look what we have here, it’s 2012 – and it’s Friday night and for the life of me I cannot bring myself to be productive. The “regular” me would never let things slide so that I have to be working on a Friday night (THE HORROR!). I am questioning what this holiday has done to me. Have I eaten, napped and generally completely absolutely non-worked myself into the laziest hole of all time? All signs point to yes.

SIGNS:

1. There is a body imprint in my mattress that wasn’t there before. Every day it becomes increasingly harder to get up.
2. I wrote “read me” with my finger in the dust on the pile of books stacked for reading over the break.
3. Every day around 8pm I get an uncontrollable urge to gorge myself on Christmas cookies and chocolates that are no longer available.
4. This uncontrollable urge is the greatest stress I have felt in close to three weeks.
5. Sometimes I catch myself drooling and looking at the dog. She is starting to appear worried and occasionally checks if I am still breathing.

So, I thought about writing this entry about how to get back into the groove of things. But from my current state it’s clear I have no expertise in this area. In my head I hear my grade 12 Writer’s Craft teacher – “write what you know” – I consider the options… Viral videos from 2011? DING DING DING! So here you have it friends, some of the treasures of a youtube junkie, inspired by a three-week long winter vacation (and a self-admitted fascination for all things cute):

Khaliyl Iloyi Rapping at 2-years old with Alim Kamera

I don’t care if you like hip hop or babies – if you don’t dig this video there is something wrong with you.

 The Force: Volkswagon Commercial 

As a self-admitted space-hater, I was a bit apprehensive when my Star Wars obsessed roommates suggested this one. Verdict? You don’t have to love Star Wars (or space, or cars?) to love this.

Kitten vs. Two Scary Things

This is exemplary of the type of work ethic and determination I should have utilized over the break.

Talking Twin Babies: Part 2

Don’t you wish we could all get along like this? Here’s to communication in all forms!

What are your favourite videos of 2011? I know it’s back to the grind but it is often unsafe to quit something cold turkey. I’d love to have some more material to wean myself off…