All right, a promise is a promise and I know you've been waiting for this...the number one country for beer consumption is.........

IRELAND.

Yes, it's true. According to Google, anyway.

I've been listening to Christmas music pretty much non-stop since November 28th, and it's been quite a life-changing experience. So far, my favorite moment was a few days ago, when either an 80's Christmas song or a Transiberian Orchestra Christmas song was on, and the little voice in my head said, "This is a very technological song. I can hear the synthelizer."

Awe. Some.

I read A Thousand Splendid Suns yesterday. Really a book for all women to read, if they get a chance. It's harrowing. We're so spoiled here. And in Sweden.