There's well over a month until Christmas, but I spent all of yesterday setting up Christmas CDs and started off today putting up Christmas DVDs. I feel like I should be more jolly at this time, but all I know is that it's going to end up with me hating Christmas.
And I fucking love Christmas. But last year was utter shit in terms of Christmas-y feeling. It was too... annoying. Spending nearly everyday of my life from the 26th to the 24th selling people 40 gig iPods to parents who were giving them to 5-year-olds. Working on Christmas Eve especially sucked, especially especially at 6 PM, when people were still prowling the stores. I remember the light snow falling outside, and one woman telling her kid, "let's go home so these people can see their families."
I always work Christmas Eve there. It sucks ass. Assity ass type of ass. And they always schedule me on the day after Christmas, too, even though I'm the only person in the entire building that actually works on Christmas, too.
Yes, I work on Christmas. At my movie theater. I don't know why, but it's just really fun there on Christmas.
So for the past two years, I've called out the day after Christmas. Why? I'm always exhausted by that point. Within the 5 days before Christmas, usually, I go and do my gift-giving to friends, finish up last minute "HOLY FUCK I FORGOT THEM" shopping, work, and try to remember why I loved this time of year as a kid.
I've only made things worse on myself this year, because as I was cleaning the stock room yesterday, I saw a particular item, cheap -- as in free -- staring at me. I made sure I was going to get it, and I already had figured out who it was going to. Let's just say the only person that popped to mind when I saw this has pink hair.
If only everyone else was that easy; I know I can always buy Ian an external hard drive, though. Even if he has one by then. Why? Well, you can always use another hard drive!
By the way, if Ian's reading this, look directly into the red light:
Josh I have no idea what to get. Ashley? Same. At least I don't have to buy Crystal anything. Then there's the holiday grab-bag. Which is a gag gift, but I treat it with a little more kindness. I've still got a bunch of other people, too -- Aislin, I should probably get Gwenyfver something, my friend Kyle... it gets astoundingly stacked.
Add on the fact that between car insurance, inspection and registration, I am fucked in terms of money... this is going to be an interesting Christmas.
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In other news, I like how my hair's gotten very shaggy.
And I fucking love Christmas. But last year was utter shit in terms of Christmas-y feeling. It was too... annoying. Spending nearly everyday of my life from the 26th to the 24th selling people 40 gig iPods to parents who were giving them to 5-year-olds. Working on Christmas Eve especially sucked, especially especially at 6 PM, when people were still prowling the stores. I remember the light snow falling outside, and one woman telling her kid, "let's go home so these people can see their families."
I always work Christmas Eve there. It sucks ass. Assity ass type of ass. And they always schedule me on the day after Christmas, too, even though I'm the only person in the entire building that actually works on Christmas, too.
Yes, I work on Christmas. At my movie theater. I don't know why, but it's just really fun there on Christmas.
So for the past two years, I've called out the day after Christmas. Why? I'm always exhausted by that point. Within the 5 days before Christmas, usually, I go and do my gift-giving to friends, finish up last minute "HOLY FUCK I FORGOT THEM" shopping, work, and try to remember why I loved this time of year as a kid.
I've only made things worse on myself this year, because as I was cleaning the stock room yesterday, I saw a particular item, cheap -- as in free -- staring at me. I made sure I was going to get it, and I already had figured out who it was going to. Let's just say the only person that popped to mind when I saw this has pink hair.
If only everyone else was that easy; I know I can always buy Ian an external hard drive, though. Even if he has one by then. Why? Well, you can always use another hard drive!
By the way, if Ian's reading this, look directly into the red light:
Josh I have no idea what to get. Ashley? Same. At least I don't have to buy Crystal anything. Then there's the holiday grab-bag. Which is a gag gift, but I treat it with a little more kindness. I've still got a bunch of other people, too -- Aislin, I should probably get Gwenyfver something, my friend Kyle... it gets astoundingly stacked.
Add on the fact that between car insurance, inspection and registration, I am fucked in terms of money... this is going to be an interesting Christmas.
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In other news, I like how my hair's gotten very shaggy.
aislin:
I'm poor. Maybe I should just give blowjobs for Christmas presents.