Struggling to find our christmas tree – think it’s hidden somewhere behind the piles of Lego boxes (and Lego models). Nextyear: a tree made out of Lego.
I hope you and your tree didn’t suffer the usual fate this year; and if you did, I hope you recover(ed) quickly. Christmas is a very stressful time of year, and for many people it’s a depressing time, too. With so many of us “enjoying” Seasonal Affective Disorder, the stress of having to consumeconsumeconsume, and requirement for a jolly time to be had by all, it’s a wonder Christmas isn’t banned for being too dangerous.
Personally, I don’t make promises to myself at the New Year, but I do make one resolution on the day of the winter solstice. Since that’s when the days are about to start getting longer, I figure that’s a better time to celebrate. Since the celebration is all in my head (except I think I’ll join the digeridoo solstice meditations next year), I can enjoy the new year any time I like.
You might be sick of hearing comparisons to Calvin and Hobbes (if you’re a Communist, maybe!) but that tormented snowman in panel three is channeling Bill Watterson like you stole his TV remote.
Just so we’re clear, this is a good, wonderful thing.
Lost it at nogmelette
Struggling to find our christmas tree – think it’s hidden somewhere behind the piles of Lego boxes (and Lego models). Nextyear: a tree made out of Lego.
UNUSED eggnog? Never heard of such nonsense! There’s never ENOUGH!
Seriously. No unused eggnog around here. I’d like to see if it makes an excellent substitute for milk in pancake batter – if there is ever any left.
Heh heh. “Nonsense”? More like “nogsense.”
My tree normally goes out the front door on Christmas day due to a nervous breakdown. This has been A Depressing Fact.
I hope you and your tree didn’t suffer the usual fate this year; and if you did, I hope you recover(ed) quickly. Christmas is a very stressful time of year, and for many people it’s a depressing time, too. With so many of us “enjoying” Seasonal Affective Disorder, the stress of having to consumeconsumeconsume, and requirement for a jolly time to be had by all, it’s a wonder Christmas isn’t banned for being too dangerous.
Personally, I don’t make promises to myself at the New Year, but I do make one resolution on the day of the winter solstice. Since that’s when the days are about to start getting longer, I figure that’s a better time to celebrate. Since the celebration is all in my head (except I think I’ll join the digeridoo solstice meditations next year), I can enjoy the new year any time I like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k1cQ8YfPMw
You might be sick of hearing comparisons to Calvin and Hobbes (if you’re a Communist, maybe!) but that tormented snowman in panel three is channeling Bill Watterson like you stole his TV remote.
Just so we’re clear, this is a good, wonderful thing.
I seem to recall Calvin using a hair dryer in the yard to look for a lost quarter
Hey, I take that as a compliment.
You’re welcome.
http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1986/03/11#.Ur1-l_RDtfQ
You know, I’m fine with the concept of the nogmelette.
I end up leaving the tree around until january is over.
What? It’s pretty!
An elegant display of synchronicity (or an overabundance of Christmas jokes at Gocomics and an overabundance of time spet browsing): http://www.gocomics.com/the-boobiehatch/2013/12/28
Bother. Spent. Time SPENT browsing…
Everybody knows February is when you de-christmas your house.