I Feel THe Earth Move

I keep pinching myself to make sure I'm not dreaming. Waking up and going through the day in a daze, on autopilot. Things and people and places are just a nuisance I take with a smile until I can get back to something good. Thinking about the future freezes time in the now. It's going to be wonderful, 2006. Going to be so different, I'm almost afraid of it. Almost. I can't wait to lend that cup of sugar.

Today is the official first day of winter. As I've mentioned before (and since had confirmation of the theory), winter is magical. Everything goes soft, quiet. It is a time to stop and think; to be still. Snow and candlelight and holiday cheer mixed with a piping hot coffee or hot chocolate held in between gloved hands is a slice of something wonderful. Winter is a good excuse (not that one is needed) for world-falls-away dreamy-eyed stares across a room, impromptu cheek-to-cheek slow dancing, and private fire-side cuddling.

So in honor of all this magic, why don't you go grab someone and celebrate Romance Awareness month early, make your own little piece of heaven. You can even do it Yo La Tengo style.