That’s right. I said it.<\/p>\n
\n(Note: If you’re in a happy, perky, “gee whiz it’s Xmas!” kind of mood, you may not want to read this one today. I’m not trying to be a buzzkill or anything, which is why I’m only sharing this bit on my page and not in any of the forums or boards I’m on. I’m not burning down anybody’s Xmas trees on their sites, so don’t come here and try to plant one.)First things first – yes, this is a rant. No, it’s not some self-pitying, whiny diatribe about how everybody is having a special christmas and I’m not. Do I care what anybody else is doing today?<\/p>\n
No. No I do not.<\/b><\/p>\n
Maybe it’s the years I spent doing holiday retail work. Maybe it’s the Xmases not spent with family. Maybe it’s the Xmases spent in countries other than the USA. Maybe it’s any number of things. Whatever it is, the end result is the same:<\/p>\n
Xmas is the biggest non-event of the year.<\/b><\/p>\n
I’m not christian or pagan (or anything else for that matter), so there’s no religious significance to the date. I don’t get all bubbly and mushy over the thoughts of christmas carols and opening presents. I don’t buy into the mass-commercialization of a day that has no real meaning. I don’t agonize over finding that perfect gift for everybody on my list.<\/p>\n
I don’t even have a fucking list.<\/b><\/p>\n
You know when I buy people presents? Whenever the fuck I feel like it. I don’t have to wait for some arbitrary day to say, “oh, it’s Xmas, now I can finally give so-and-so that thing I know s\/he’d like.” What the fuck?!? If you find something somebody would really like, don’t be a dick and make them wait for it – just give it to the person and be done with it. Tell them, “I found this and knew it’d be perfect for you.” They’ll be stunned that you thought of them out of the blue and be even more appreciative. Don’t believe me?<\/p>\n
Try it sometime.<\/b><\/p>\n
And while I’m on a roll here, fuck that “holiday spirit” bullshit too. What’s that supposed to be? “It’s Xmas, so we should be nicer to people?” You know, if you weren’t so busy killing people to get the last whatever-it-is that your kid’s just gonna die without, you’d realize you should be nicer to people all the time, not just for a few weeks each year.<\/p>\n