baby, it's cold outside. no, really, it's cold.

it's that time of the year.



the time where the weather starts to change.
where the moods start to get a little more hectic.
where family starts flying or driving in from weird corners of the country

all so that everyone can have that unified feeling that christmas is right around the corner.

we've all had that song or movie or place that reminds us of someone/something.
what happens when that particular thing is one of your favorites?

i'll tell you what happens.
you're prone to losing it.

but how?



you might ask...

this is how:



when you have a certain memory, movie, song, significant area...etc
associated with something/someone you can easily lose your love for that memorable thing.

it's not intentional by any means.
for example, i used to love broccoli cheddar soup up until one year (in fact, on christmas) i had a temperature of about 103 or so. all i ate was soup...



needless to say, all that came up was soup.

to this day, i can't look at broccoli cheddar soup without cringing a little.

same goes for a favorite (anything). in this case, i'll expose a case of mixed media.
my favorite christmas song is also in my favorite christmas movie.

"baby, it's cold outside"



the ella fitzgerald version.

and, my favorite christmas movie:



so...now, you might get where i'm going with this.

that movie harbors that song.
for roughly two years...i haven't been able to watch that movie or hear that song without thinking of a certain someone. that form of media was tainted for me.

every time my ipod played that song at random i immediately had to switch tracks.
usually to something loud

see: the used

in order to get the thoughts out of my head.
it was never an act of malice. never.

sometimes, you have to forget people and times in order to keep your sanity.
it happens to the best of us...and sometimes, the best of us only know one way to move on.

okay, i'm not going to get melodramatic. i just wanted to say that now, i can actually listen to my favorite song again. i can actually watch my favorite christmas movie again. and i don't care if my memory trails to the past.

without further delay, here is my exposure:



i just wanted to say: thank you for letting me watch my favorite movie and hear my favorite song again... you know who you are.

until next time
-nick