hold on cuz the world will turn if you're ready or not

Yesterday I woke up sick. Today it's snowing in Paris (it rarely snows in Paris). Tomorrow is my 21st birthday. It is projected to be 25 degrees in Paris tomorrow. It usually doesn't go below 30.

what does this all mean? I don't know. Yesterday I thought it meant that the world was out to get me. Who gets sick 2 days before their 21st? That sounds like some kind of punishment, like the grown-up version of getting coal from Santa in your stocking. "Orly, you've been a bad girl this year. No wild debauchery for you come your 21st!" Ouch Santa. Wait, wtf, I don't even believe in you...

I was also annoyed because of this whole cold birthday thing. Well, not just that. Cold birthday during vacation for half my friends and finals for the other half. That means barely anyone can come celebrate my bday with me--either they're home or they're studying. That, however, would be the same case in the States, where my bday falls before the large majority of my friends, and I would have been chilling at a bar or a club with only those who had fake IDs. However, it would not be 25 degrees in LA. 25 degrees is COLD ladies and gentlemen. That's below freezing. That means that any body part not covered in about 4 layers will freeze. Oh how joyous this will be... not.

But then I woke up today and two amazing things happened: 1) I'm feeling a lot better! Not perfect, but better. So I decided NOT to call up the doctor this morning, continue my regime of napping and hot water with lemon and honey (for my poor throat), and hope for the best for tomorrow. and 2) DID I MENTION IT'S SNOWING IN PARIS?!?!?! not like 5 minutes of powder like last time, no no, real snow! And there's NOTHING, NOTHING that makes me happier than snow (ok, that's a lie, but I forget about anything else that could make me happier when I see snow).

Snow + feeling better= optimism. So what if I'll be cold? So what if I won't be in tip-top shape? January 6 is just a day. It's the first day of my 21st year, and I'll have 364 other days to make 21 special.

I'll still try and see how long I can last at a bar and club until I pass out from exhaustion, or coughing, however...

(video updates coming up soon, I promise. I'm lazy.)