Christmas...
The joys of Christmas. As ever I was organised with my shopping two months in advance... not. Now in the week in the run up to Christmas I haven't got all my presents. Joy oh joy.
It's always all this hassle. What do you get people, the embarrasment when somebody gets them the same thing. The "how much should I spend?".
The worst thing about Christmas is the marketing that goes into it. For the past two months I've been submitted to the same handful of Christmas songs in every shop I've walked into. Even somebody was playing Christmas songs on their computer at work the other day! Will it ever end? Sure, in the week up to Christmas we can get absorbed by the entire thing, but for the 4 months in the run up to Christmas - give it a rest.
This is the first year I've been able to move fairly freely around shops in my home city. Conversation is hinting at people are fed up of getting into debt over Christmas and it's all just easier to order off the Internet. I've done most my shopping off the Internet, I would have done more if I were more organised.
This festive spirit does effect everybody though. I've been almost run-over more times this week than the rest of the year. Madmen driving around doing stupid things. People just not stopping on red lights. I've had to stop mid-cross (while the green man was showing) more than once so far!
I am looking forward to a good Christmas dinner sitting snug and warm in my house, slowly drinking away and waiting for an argument to start up. To which I will just ignore it and go and play computer games for the rest of the evening.
It's always all this hassle. What do you get people, the embarrasment when somebody gets them the same thing. The "how much should I spend?".
The worst thing about Christmas is the marketing that goes into it. For the past two months I've been submitted to the same handful of Christmas songs in every shop I've walked into. Even somebody was playing Christmas songs on their computer at work the other day! Will it ever end? Sure, in the week up to Christmas we can get absorbed by the entire thing, but for the 4 months in the run up to Christmas - give it a rest.
This is the first year I've been able to move fairly freely around shops in my home city. Conversation is hinting at people are fed up of getting into debt over Christmas and it's all just easier to order off the Internet. I've done most my shopping off the Internet, I would have done more if I were more organised.
This festive spirit does effect everybody though. I've been almost run-over more times this week than the rest of the year. Madmen driving around doing stupid things. People just not stopping on red lights. I've had to stop mid-cross (while the green man was showing) more than once so far!
I am looking forward to a good Christmas dinner sitting snug and warm in my house, slowly drinking away and waiting for an argument to start up. To which I will just ignore it and go and play computer games for the rest of the evening.