Post Five - December 22, 2009

Well, shit. It seems like I - officially - fail at having a blog. Eh, honestly, it's not too much of a surprise - I bore of things easily.

So, it's almost Christmas time, again. I'm not sure if this is exciting or not, really. Christmas seems to be just an awkward time where you exchange awkward presents with awkward relatives in an awkward location. Quite frankly, Christmas is awkward.

I mean, so, I'm supposed to exchange gifts with a good friend, right? How the hell am I supposed to know what will appeal to them? I guess I have a rough idea - perhaps they like... cats. Alright, so they like cats - how am I supposed to translate that into an appropriate gift? I mean, me, someone throws a book at me, or some sort of Harry Potter nick-knack, and I'm appeased - but some people are so hard to shop for. And with all this fanfare about presents, Christmas is - by far - the most stressful time of the year. Not only do we simply pour money into shopping, but no one knows what they actually want! God knows I don't.

A few of my friends, and this is actually a really good idea, instead of buying each other presents, they're each just donating money to a different charity. And - there are some worthwhile charities. I don't mean like 'presents for kids', I mean like cancer, or fibromyalgia research. I'm not saying those type of foundations aren't good (the presents ones) because they are worthwhile - my family used one for a few years, when there was no money - it's just... I would rather give consistently throughout the year (i.e. ten or twenty dollars every month) than shoot some at them once, and then stop. Because, that's what happens. It's Christmas, so people are in good spirits, so they'll give to some sort of foundation, like the food bank. And then the food bank has tons of food, for that one month, and it dries up. Just a personal peeve of mine - there are problems all year, not just now.

Haha, despite that rant, my family's still doing the 'present' thing. There's a lot more emphasis on making it yourself, though. I'm knitting my sister a scarf, and, er... well, my brother's will get cookies or something. I, personally, asked for an external hard drive. :) How about you? We, though, do a lot of charity work, so that kind of... appease my morals, to a degree. I mean, if I went out and spent two hundred dollars on some sort of electronic device, I should at least volunteer for a little bit, right? Just kind of to keep the balance. I can't always do stuff like that, just being a student, and having the little weird mental issues I have, but when I can, I do.

Living in a small town really is the dumps, isn't it? I mean, I guess we have that sense of 'closeness', but honestly, to hell with closeness. It's overtly tedious. I go out drinking, underage, and bang - everyone finds out. There are - actually - less than 5000 people here. Yes. Blech, and everyone's just so god be damned stuck up. If you live in a city of some sort, wait until when Univesity starts there, and then watch all of the kids that came from small communities flounder. Really.

Do you have traditions? Like, every New Years, you spend it with certain people, at a certain place? I don't, really, but the one we do have is fantastic. Every New Years, we watch Monty Python and the Holy Grail until the ball drops in NYC. Yes, I know. Fabulous.

Anyway, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year. :D I hope it's full of good things, like candy cane, and Monty Python, and tea biscuits. :) Being partially french, mine will no doubt be full of drunk relatives, yule logs, tourtiere, and sloppy kisses. Have fun!