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sobrique9 working days to go.
I'm really starting to get a bit excited about the new job. Apprehensive a bit, but excited too.
However I've realised that I can't really 'not think' about christmas until the new job starts. Because then I'll have a couple of weeks of mayhem where I won't want to be thinking about christmas shopping either.
For the record. I HATE christmas shopping. The time of year just ... I don't know, irritates me a lot. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind christmas per-se. I mean, religious festival, fair enough, I'm not such a grumpy git that I'll go and shout "bah humbug" at the celebrations. It's just the shopping part. The incessant media messages of 'buy this stuff, because it's christmas' that really starts to get my goat. Combined with having to contend with the puling spawn to actually get into any shops to buy stuff, all the while tripping over hyperactive kiddies.
Ugh.
That's even leaving aside the inevitable question (and subsequent answer) "So, what would you like for christmas?". I think in many ways, I'm handicapped. I don't have a TV, so I have not been told what I should be wanting and desiring.
Seriously, think about the things you're aware of wanting. How many of those can be traced to advertising and marketing. Of that subset, how many are from the TV.
Oh well, at least Amazon has some suggestions.
I'm really starting to get a bit excited about the new job. Apprehensive a bit, but excited too.
However I've realised that I can't really 'not think' about christmas until the new job starts. Because then I'll have a couple of weeks of mayhem where I won't want to be thinking about christmas shopping either.
For the record. I HATE christmas shopping. The time of year just ... I don't know, irritates me a lot. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind christmas per-se. I mean, religious festival, fair enough, I'm not such a grumpy git that I'll go and shout "bah humbug" at the celebrations. It's just the shopping part. The incessant media messages of 'buy this stuff, because it's christmas' that really starts to get my goat. Combined with having to contend with the puling spawn to actually get into any shops to buy stuff, all the while tripping over hyperactive kiddies.
Ugh.
That's even leaving aside the inevitable question (and subsequent answer) "So, what would you like for christmas?". I think in many ways, I'm handicapped. I don't have a TV, so I have not been told what I should be wanting and desiring.
Seriously, think about the things you're aware of wanting. How many of those can be traced to advertising and marketing. Of that subset, how many are from the TV.
Oh well, at least Amazon has some suggestions.
Christmas
Date: 2006-11-22 09:35 pm (UTC)Still useful?
Today any gift that is slightly thought provoking or original is a bonus.
And I still have the Xmas craft decoration you made at school so you are Blue Peter trained!!!!!!!