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xmas, easter, thanxgivin, labor day, superbowl sunday, etc. the closest aged relative is 5 years younger... but acts like 10 years younger. most are 8-15 years older or younger than i am. and outside of that they either live the suburbia yuppie lifestyle, or they are the neices and nephews of the disney channel, suburban hell lifestyle. sweet people, they have some mildly interesting stories, but for the most part we don't click. skiing and sports talk is the most daring thing about them.
that and all holidays means either a) football for the men or b) disney shlock for the children or (rarely) c) FPS for the spastic gamer recluse, of which i was one, but hate FPS. music during the holidays is required to be "inoffensive", muzak shit. food is the only thing worth bothering about the holidays, and even then most of the food gets sickeningly rich after a few bites and then you're stuck with it for the rest of the day... because that feast is for lunch, dinner, and snack. you are required to be present and "celebrate" with people i care about, sorta, but have no real interest to talk to.
yeah, the holidays suck. i look forward to living outside the country and getting the chance to ignore the holidays. ever since i've learned to ignore christmas and not worry about buying gifts, it's been a far more pleasant time. i buy gifts for others when i want to, not because "the children are young and family brings obligation during the holidays" bullshit.
i found that partying at clubs and concerts blow around the holidays. everyone wants to get all their partying out in one night and thus act like asses. and it gets so crowded, too. and the bastards ignore any theme nights. a drunk, horny, desperate mob wanting to grind to the latest top 10 tune they've been replaying on the radio to death and beyond, while muscling out the regulars and harassing the dj... equals a very shitty night. so i've learned to not party on or too near the holidays, too. there's really no respite from the annoyance except brewing a cup of tea and chilling in your room until the whole horrible thing goes away.
so yeah, chalk me up as not a fan of the holidays. season of gathering with loved ones and sharing the love with neighbors my ass. get the hell away from me -- and your hellspawn too, i don't like you, i don't want to know you, and i think you have shitty taste in music, art, tv, activities, and conversation, and get your lips off of my drink and get your hand off of my ass! my kingdom for a strong sedative...
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