Dec 22 2007
Xmas etc.
I hate Xmas.
I like giving presents, eating food and taking holidays, but somehow I hate Xmas. I hate the music, the booze, the traffic, the temperature, the commercialism, the religion, the whole insincerity of the thing, the waste of money, the indulged children, the faux regret from over-eating, the carols, the games, the cheer. I hate the expectation, the trees, the tinsel, the ribbons, the wrapping paper, the wrapping and the memorised benedictions from shop assistants.
I didn’t use to hate it. When I was a child I loved it, but those days are gone and nostalgia isn’t enough to keep stupid traditions in the calendar.
Have a good time however you spend it; don’t let it get you down, and make sure the beneficiary of your goodwill isn’t the credit card company.
Damn, though the music is terrible - except for this…
The Bellrays - Mary Christmas [3:17m]: FWIW, I love new year’s day, so it’s not just that I’m a miserable bastard.
update: all was well. over for another year.
