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At the risk of sounding like a scrooge, or whatever the equivalent is for Holiday's OTHER than Christmas, the Thanksgiving Holiday cheer has gotten on my nerves this year. I compare it to this: You're talking to someone you like when you suddenly realize they aren't paying attention to the conversation at all. Sure, they are looking right at you and making all of the appropriate noises at all of the appropriate times but you just KNOW that their mind is elsewhere. They aren't invested in the conversation at all. Cliff notes: They are FAKING IT! That's how I feel about this Thanksgiving. I feel many, many people are faking it. It's become such a stressful Holiday and I don't like the fact that everyone TRIES to be so cheerful. Now that I am thinking about this though, my mood could be stemming from the simple fact that I am no longer a child. This often happens to me. It's like I'm suddenly and sporadically hit by painful realizations that many things aren't simple anymore like they were when I was little.
I still haven't posted concert pictures or New Orleans pictures. I feel pretty bad about this and will strive to put everything up over the weekend. I can assure you that everything was a blast though. Without the aid of visuals my sentiment falls a little flat, I feel. I always did like the lectures that were accompanied by slideshows and projections.
I still haven't posted concert pictures or New Orleans pictures. I feel pretty bad about this and will strive to put everything up over the weekend. I can assure you that everything was a blast though. Without the aid of visuals my sentiment falls a little flat, I feel. I always did like the lectures that were accompanied by slideshows and projections.
I'm a bit late here but I feel that I must take full advantage of the opportunity granted to me to leave my two cents. OK! HEre are my two cents (And some change)
ReplyDeleteI know exactly what you mean about those moments in which you are accutely aware of your adult perspective. For the past few years I've felt that Christmas doesn't have the same ZING it used to and I think I know why. For one thing, when you were a kid and in school, everything was marked by the classroom decor. Turkeys and pumpkins came out around thanksgiving...Santa, reindeer, fake snowflakes all of that came out around christmas. There was a real ritual to it. Now to try and recapture those things seems a bit like going through the motions sometimes. Another thing to consider is that when you're a kid you could never buy your own stuff. Your parents got it for you or you saved your allowance. As an adult you can get whatever you want so the whole gift recieving and giving is no longer what it could be. Oh they're appreciated but still. I find that I like everything leading UP to Christmas more than the day itself. It's odd because Christmas can make you feel a bit anxious because you know it's the big day and you should feel tramendous but mostly you're setting yourself for letdown. Do you know what I mean? The magic is gone because the curtain's been lifted and you see behind the scenes how it all comes together. ON the other hand, you can find a new kind of appreciation for things when that happens. I find that giving the KIDS cool stuff is fun for me and I love decorating the tree. Thanksgiving can seem lame but the truth is I don't think people aren't thankful for what they have. they just need to remember this more often than the one day. Anyway...Not to wander too far from your subject...I know where you're coming from. I'm picking up what you're throwing down...And while in that ballpark i say...Let's live it up anyway eh?