"You're a mean one, Mister Grinch!"

Nothing says Christmas like a sugar overload. Complete with artificially colored sprinkles to keep the heart pumping.

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Funny thing, this year it feels like almost everybody is a Grinch in disguise. Maybe it's the school stress or the lack of Christmas snow or maybe everyone's hearts shrank two sizes too small. Even my poor tree looks particularly glum this year.

Not even Tron could lighten the mood and that's saying something. When not even a David Bowie-esque Michael Sheen and a wrapped in shiny leather Olivia Wilde can't crack a smile, you know things are blue in Whoville. I blame too freaky to be cool CGI Jeff Bridges for that.


But! But at least friends are close and gifts are tightly wrapped and cookies are freshly baked so for a night I actually put on my reindeer horns and felt the need to sing Christmas carols at the top of my lungs. Those are the days when even a Grinch feels annoyingly cheerful :-)

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Gifts galore!!


This will probably lead to conversations like this: "I wanted to make you some vodka pasta but now it's just pasta and I am drunk."






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Florina and I. She was dressed very Christmas-y, I was... dressed.








Vodka and peanut butter oreo muffins :)


The first photo will forever be named the I Hate You Photo. Friends know why ;)







Merry Christmas, darlings!
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Song of the Day: Daft Punk - Derezzed

"We love till the end of the day"

Repeat after me: sugar crash!

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Plans for the winter holiday:

♥ Sleep until I literally evolve into a very close relative of the jungle sloth.

♥ Watch all seasons of the following shows: Gilmore Girls, The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, Misfits and Life on Mars.

♥ Watch the following Christmas movies: Elf, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Love Actually and Nightmare Before Christmas, all of which are holiday staples in this house.

♥ Bake reindeer shaped cookies and many, many muffins and gain at least a few pounds by the new year.

♥ Finally read Doctor Faustus, re-read Everything is Illuminated and get my hands on any books by Jonathan Franzen or Phillip Roth.

♥ Debate of the week: is wearing my lovely dresses worth freezing my tush off? My heart says yes, but my running nose and cold, clammy hands say no.

♥ Sing the Chipmunks Christmas song at least 6 times a day. Annoying high squealed voice not an option.

♥ Learn how to make Darth Vader paper snowflakes.

♥ Buy glittery things. Lots and lots of glittery things. An annoying, pathological amount of glittery things.

♥ Re- learn to brave the snowy streets in heels. Yell "This is Spartaaaaaa!" when successful.

Happy holidays everyone :-)

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The Christmas lights in the city can only be described by the word kitsch. I personally love their craptastic qualities but others do not share my view. At least we can agree the park fairs are cute...ish, right?

Santa was M.I.A. Lots of last minute business at the North Pole.

Fun fact no. 237 about me: I have a slight obsession with sheep and plan on building the biggest collection of sheep toys this side of the Carpathian mountains.

Need to buy fluffy winter hat complete with fuzzy ears and dangling pom-poms. Preferably bright pink.

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Outfit post! Can't remember where I wore it or why I wore it, just that I did and that the redheaded doll and I had a very important bonding moment. We are now bffs.

She's like my sister from another mother.

dress & sweater: Kotton, boots: Nine West, bracelet: Asos, watch: Tissot.

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New month, new internship. A lot of new moments spent pretending to read books of importance when actually we just search Youtube for funny videos and sleep standing up. Can I get a woop-woop?

Nothing cuter that scrubs matching shoes of choice :-D

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Trip to Ikea equals buying too many cheap pie trays and that equals learning how to make not-cheap pies.

Apple-peach-blueberry pie. Recipe adapted from here. Oh yum!

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Song of the Day: Blue Foundation - End of the Day

"We’re coming with you. That was decided months ago — years, really"

Some people collect stamps or coins. The boy and I collect Kinder toys and action figures. Birds of a feather and so on.

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Three points for this weekend:

1.

I am one very big Harry Potter fan.

The first time I read the first book I could not let it go until the wee hours of the night. When the last book came out I was in the middle of my exam craze and couldn't read it. Then I finally bought it in London and promptly lost it in the airport. When I finally sat down to read it, it was during a family dinner and all my relatives could get out of me when they interrupted me were glares and low growls.

So of course I got as excited as a tiny teacup human on dextroamphetamines when the 7th movie came out. And of course I dragged the poor unsuspecting Boy to the cinema. And you know what? I loved every minute of this movie. I wish I could come up with a good review but I really am a fan and I really am this in love with the magical, imaginary world that the only thing I could come up with would be some uncontrollable keyboard smashing and excited, high pitched squeals.

Harry Potter, I really really like you :)

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I enjoy theater a lot. There was a time when I would see a play at least twice a week. I got to feel the joy of watching a new play last night. Arta at Bulandra Theater and I am glad the Boy and I braved the rain because I don't think I've laughed this hard in a long time. I recommend this to anyone in Bucharest, all the actors are splendid in their roles and it will definitely make anyone walk out of there with a huge smile on their face.

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A long walk in the rain. Sleeping in. Chasing mother around IKEA with a giant plush shark. Christmas plans. Sleeping in. Finally cleaning out my closet. Arcade Fire and My Chemical Romance on repeat. And, of course, sleeping in.

All weekends should be like this.

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My favorite house is Slytherin so I felt the need to show this through my outfit. Because really, they're not evil, they just need a hug!
(P.S: Dork alert.)

Post-movie happy dance, now complete with ridiculous expression.





Still in the middle of an excited happy dance, albeit a weird one.





But in the I felt bad for Harry, so I decided to try out the Gold&Red Gryffindor colors and pretend for a second I'm a fluffy-haired lion.

(And distract you with the pretty bows and gold leaves from my terrible, terrible hair. Is it working? I think it's working.)


Grrr :)





Not even Eggbert, the friendly T-Rex, could choose between the two.

Wearing: Zara dress, Mango cardigan, Accessorize socks, Musette booties, Accessorize bow headband, Asos gold headband.

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Song of the Day: Clare Maguire - Ain't Nobody