Sunday, November 26, 2006
That season...
I tried to play some Christmas music. It is still too early. I just can't seem to get in the mood for it right now. I put the music on the radio last night while I was making dinner. That wasn’t too bad. When I am here at work it just isn’t happening, yet. I suppose if I was playing it and it was irritating my boss or someone else then I might have more of an affinity for playing it.
Now that is the Christmas spirit! It is all about pissing off someone else, isn’t it? Whether it is the endless ringing of the bells in the front of a store by some Salvation Army dude, (they get paid for that didn’t you know—actually one year my sister did do the bell ringing and made OK money), or if it is the blinding lights of the neighbors 1.21 gigawatt holiday display. There is always something that is ready to piss you off.
With me it is the stores. I hate, HATE, shopping. I hate giving up my money. I hate going into the store. I hate not having enough money. I hate having to look for things and I hate not finding what I am looking for. I hate other people. I hate waiting in line with other people. And I hate the stupid Christmas music the stores play. I like good Christmas music, but some of the stuff out there is just hideous. You should have to have a license before you are allowed to make a holiday album. I hate with a passion that the damn stores are always so damn hot. You just came in from the outside, in winter, so you are probably wearing a damn winter coat. So why the hell do the stores need to crank up the fucking heat? There is nothing worse then wearing winter gear and sweating. Then you go outside and freeze because you are coated in a fine mist of--store heat caused, line standing, what the hell is wrong with the card machine, have you ever worked in a store before you idiot, just gimme my damn change, you dumbass--sweat.
I do like things about this holiday season. But I honestly think that the thing that wears on me the most is when I don't have enough money to show the people that I care about how much I do care about them. I know that money isn't everything. I know that it is better to give then receive. But maybe one time, I would like to be able to blow someone's mind away with my awesome gift. To give them something that they never expected and be all nonchalant about it. That would be cool. Or even better yet to be able to give someone a gift of something that they really need. That would be a pretty good present. Laterzzz...
Now that is the Christmas spirit! It is all about pissing off someone else, isn’t it? Whether it is the endless ringing of the bells in the front of a store by some Salvation Army dude, (they get paid for that didn’t you know—actually one year my sister did do the bell ringing and made OK money), or if it is the blinding lights of the neighbors 1.21 gigawatt holiday display. There is always something that is ready to piss you off.
With me it is the stores. I hate, HATE, shopping. I hate giving up my money. I hate going into the store. I hate not having enough money. I hate having to look for things and I hate not finding what I am looking for. I hate other people. I hate waiting in line with other people. And I hate the stupid Christmas music the stores play. I like good Christmas music, but some of the stuff out there is just hideous. You should have to have a license before you are allowed to make a holiday album. I hate with a passion that the damn stores are always so damn hot. You just came in from the outside, in winter, so you are probably wearing a damn winter coat. So why the hell do the stores need to crank up the fucking heat? There is nothing worse then wearing winter gear and sweating. Then you go outside and freeze because you are coated in a fine mist of--store heat caused, line standing, what the hell is wrong with the card machine, have you ever worked in a store before you idiot, just gimme my damn change, you dumbass--sweat.
I do like things about this holiday season. But I honestly think that the thing that wears on me the most is when I don't have enough money to show the people that I care about how much I do care about them. I know that money isn't everything. I know that it is better to give then receive. But maybe one time, I would like to be able to blow someone's mind away with my awesome gift. To give them something that they never expected and be all nonchalant about it. That would be cool. Or even better yet to be able to give someone a gift of something that they really need. That would be a pretty good present. Laterzzz...
// posted by Biff Manly @ 8:36 PM 
