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7. I need somebody PHELPS, he beats everybody PHELPS! It was a proud moment for the US & A when big ears, chiseled body, 6'4" swimmer Michael Phelps won his 8th gold medal for the American team. Not only that but watching the women's gymnastics was another one of my favorite events, as well as the marathon. It is always a special year when the olympics come around, and this year, the Americans did well in China. Congratulations and thank you Michael Phelps, Nastia Lukin, and Shawn Johnson! "Those chinese sons of a b-tches are going down" The End of Zee World

8. Keepin' it Weird. I moved to Austin in January and it has been such a great and interesting city to live in. Barton Springs, Lake Travis/Austin, Spider House, Cain & Ables, Pho!, TIFFS TREATS, Amy's, downtown (enough said there), ACL, Town Lake, and the list goes on. Not to mention all the psychedelic and rad people that compose the city, without whom it wouldn't be weird. 

9. "I get by with a little help from my friends" Austin and UT would be nothing without all the hot, a bit wild, and amazing people that I have met. A couple that 2008 brought that deserve an honorable mention are the Womanizer aka my husband Dustin O'neal, and of course my loves Cristina, Cara, Michelle and Ingrid! Without which I don't know how I'd get by. 

10. Last but not least, the Big Apple. I'm not talking about New York, but I am talking about my 2008 purchase of this adorable little macbook which I sleep next to, eat next to, practically live next to. I don't know if I will ever go back to a pc, I'm a mac girl now. 

My 08

2008 brought much more than anyone could have predicted. Change, history, a recession, a different pace. Good and bad, lets look back at the good the bad and the very very good!

1. Ye Shall Know the Truth, and the Truth Shall Make You Free. The first day as a Texas Longhorn I truly felt inspired, to be greater, to be the best I could be. Corney but true and I am truly blessed to be at such an amazing school. If you go to Texas, you should be too!

2. Shock Me Like An Electric Eel. My first Austin City Limits was more like Christie without limits, after a couple hits, a couple bottles of wine, and a couple amazing shows. I had become obsessed with MGMT formerly known as Management this summer and had the priviledge of seeing them at ACL. They are responsible for the musical orgasm that I had. Ben Goldwasser and Andrew Van Wyngarden rocked ACL and drew one of the biggest crowd seen during the festival. Ben Goldwasser I'll be your electric girl.

3. Change? The United States will never be the same after Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama shook up the political world with the first ever female presidential candidate and African American. In a surprising outcome, charismatic president elect Barack Obama took down the republican vanilla frosty John McCain in what might consider a landslide. Come January W is out and Obama is in the Black House.

4. It's Britney bitch. This year we were all witness to the return of the fallen pop princess with her Womanizer single and the new release Circus. Two kids, a divorce, an atrocious haircut, and a trip to rehab, I'm sure Britney fans worldwide will hope that she learned from her previous poor choices. I wonder what we get from the pop princess in 2009.

5. Why So Serious? This year did not bring as many blockbusters as the previous years but there were a couple special ones that entertained us this year. My personal favorite "The Dark Knight", "Wall-e", and "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" were some of the best flicks of 2008. The Dark Knight takes the cake and I am just amazed at the incredible acting, filmatography, visual picture and writing. Rest in peace gorgeous Heath, you sure put a smile on our face.

6. You Know You Love Me. Chuck Bass, Nate Archibald, Serena VanderWoodsen, Blair Waldorf, Jenny and Dan Humprey all gave me a new guilty pleasure to watch on Monday nights. Enter the world of the priviledged upper east siders and you get = sex, drugs, alcohol, drama...repeat. The next show is Jan 5 Monday night at 7 and I cannot wait!

Longevity

With a new year approaching, let us hope that we will live to see many more to come. On my first night home, while at dinner with my dear Dad and one of his oldest friends I began to think about the things we do in our life that keep us alive. So to make things nice and easy I compiled a list of things we should all try to do everyday if we can...

1. Laughing (and/or smiling) wrinkles only go where the smile has been

2. Play time ...and I don't mean outside with your friends

3. Dreaming...dream big and dream on.

4. Drinking (I mean think about it, drunks always live long lives) preferably red red wine

5; Running (alone or outside with your friends) 

OMG Santa's Coming!

Coming soon...the best of 2008, Madonna review, and wish list! 

Miles Away

I came to Texas (UT from Tech) in such a rush and before I could fully understand all that uprooting my life would entail I left because I knew I had to. I was meant to. I'm not sorry and what it was the best thing to happen to me. And now I am going to back to face what I left behind. Even though I am better off right here where I am I have unfinished business to attend to, being some friends that I left before even thinking about saying goodbye. Even though I have seen them again I need to make my peace with what once was the only life I knew (independently from my family) and leave honorably as a Texas Longhorn. So I will travel miles away...to revisit my old life as if it was a fuzzy dream. 

Snow, Eggnog and Gucci Oh My

Gucci recently just came out with a new version of my favortite hobo (that I do not own yet but hopefully I will soon, and the real one too) Compare. I personally love the classic better than the attempt at a reinvention of one of Gucci's most popular handbags, the large hobo.

Womanizer, Womanizer Baby

The ultimate womanizer ...Chuck Bass and Nate Archibald if you count ladies over 30. If you are not already seen and become addicted to the CW's newest hit show, you are missing out mon petit ami. Take Cruel intentions and combine it with the O.C and you get the ever so dramatic and juicy Gossip Girl. Watch it and love it every Monday on the CW at 7, too bad the next episode does not come out until Jan 5, 2009! I don't know if I can wait that long!