I Fucking Hate Christmas.
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Christmas is a great time; you just have to avoid getting sucked into the commercial mania. Have a Victorian Christmas; buy some presents, put up a few decorations, go to Mass, take it easy.
Go present-buying at odd times when the hordes aren't about. Instead of having a list of presents, wander around, see what's available, and make a mental note of any items that would suit a loved one. Then come back another day and buy the lot in an hour. If you try to find items on a premade list, it'll drive you nuts. And avoid anything that needs batteries, especially toys.
... Then wait until Christmas Eve and buy 'em a load of crap from the petrol station at 8pm in a blind panic because you left it too late, as usual.
Go present-buying at odd times when the hordes aren't about. Instead of having a list of presents, wander around, see what's available, and make a mental note of any items that would suit a loved one. Then come back another day and buy the lot in an hour. If you try to find items on a premade list, it'll drive you nuts. And avoid anything that needs batteries, especially toys.
... Then wait until Christmas Eve and buy 'em a load of crap from the petrol station at 8pm in a blind panic because you left it too late, as usual.
Better one month than no month. If you're seriously saying that people should be nice for the whole year, that will never happen. So just appreciate the one month, whatever the reason, and move on.
You might dig this x'mas tune:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2oPio60mK4"]YouTube - Bob & Doug 12 Days of Christmas - Animax Entertainment[/ame]
I agree with the pretentious Charity giving part of your post, and the commercialized part of the season, but otherwise any excuse for a break, lot's of food/drink and hanging with friends, family is all good.
:xmas-smiley-016:
HarveyJ
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Hey man, at least you get Thanksgiving and Halloween to break shit up.
I kid you not, down under, malls have the Xmas shit blasting out as early as October 1st.
I've been able to get candy canes since September!!!
I do agree with ChrisS' sentiments on people being hypocritically douchey at this time of year, but I actually kinda like Xmas... At least, Aussie Xmas, anyway.
The weather's good (although you do occasionally get freak snows at altitude, which is so cool. White Xmas in Summer).
But more to the point, as most of my friends are goths and metal heads, we just throw everything in the holiday pot with our Chrismakannadanzanal... Christmas+Channukah+Ramadan+Kwanza+Baccanal.
It's basically an excuse to get really drunk and make out with each other, and then swap presents, before we go out an abuse families trying to have quality time with their kids on the 26th.
I kid you not, down under, malls have the Xmas shit blasting out as early as October 1st.
I've been able to get candy canes since September!!!
I do agree with ChrisS' sentiments on people being hypocritically douchey at this time of year, but I actually kinda like Xmas... At least, Aussie Xmas, anyway.
The weather's good (although you do occasionally get freak snows at altitude, which is so cool. White Xmas in Summer).
But more to the point, as most of my friends are goths and metal heads, we just throw everything in the holiday pot with our Chrismakannadanzanal... Christmas+Channukah+Ramadan+Kwanza+Baccanal.
It's basically an excuse to get really drunk and make out with each other, and then swap presents, before we go out an abuse families trying to have quality time with their kids on the 26th.
i love this holiday season, simply because it generates the most amount of revenue for businesses selling physical products.
ya xmas rocks! i like the vibes and atmosphere when it's near.great sales too.ya some might say it's getting too commercial and giving gifts is not logical.but i like the intrinsic, intangible thing about it.bahhumbug it's not
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