Michelle Obama, texting and thanks

Apparently, I've unknowingly taken a one-month hiatus from blogging. Have you missed me?

I don't know where I've been, either. When I think back on what I've been doing in the past month, all I can think of is my couch and my computer (wait, did I just admit this?) Plunking out paper after paper after paper. And reading article after article...

You probably get my point. So many articles have come flying out of my MacBook that I'm just burned out of writing, leaving no hope for blogging. Next articles to be produced: Analysis of media coverage of first ladies and texting while driving.

I've been debating whether or not to do the "Days of Thanks" that I did last year, and I think that I probably should. So here goes, three things that I'm thankful for:

Oh buddy, I'm thankful for the possibility of buying a new couch one day. Two words to describe my current couch: D.I. special. Two words to describe my future couch: Working cushions. (Image from here)

Yes, broccoli. In retaliation of the swine flu vaccine (there's several reasons for this, one being that it is down-right impossible to find) I find myself being thankful for this humble, bushy vegetable. Is my immune system going to thank me and do me a favor? We'll see.

(Image from here)

(Dont they look like babies in this picture? Image from here)

So what if I'm ten years behind the trend? I'm thankful for Harry Potter. I decided to give the books a try after being a snob for many years, and I'm hooked. Or shall I say, someone has put the Imperius curse upon me. Must...read...Harry...Potter...Must...meet...Ron...Weasley...