There seems to be a great deal of Christmas related conversation around the ‘sphere at the moment. What’s with you guys? Anybody would think its a week away or something.
I’m looking forward to Christmas but with the muted anticipation that comes from having about ten beeelion projects on the go* leading to the distinct feeling that, whilst all this festive jollity is all well and good, it would be a little more convenient if it could come back later … say June ish?
It always seems to be the way though. This is the season for whole weekends given over to nothing but parties (sounds like heaven on earth but you run out of small talk real fast after the 2nd all nighter). Hell I haven’t even had time to start my Christmas shopping … looks like I get to be one of the Massed Horde of Christmas Eve Shoppers, eyes rolling widely as we storm up and down infested streets desperately trying to check off lists the length of the Taipei 101. And of course once I’ve bought all the stuff there is the small issue of getting it home on a motorbike, paying off the mastercard (circa 2085), and wrapping it up in time to be promptly unwrapped and consumed less than 12 hours later … note to self, be more damn organised next year.
And of course there is time for all the usual end of year reconsiderations - what did I do that I could have done better / shouldn’t have done at all / needed to use more lubricant whilst doing / etc. - as well as the ever present lamentations regarding the commercialisation of the holiday period and everybody bitching about pretty much everything.
Well I’m ready for all that now… good thing too as we have but 4 days to go. I have finished the last of the pre-Christmas parties, I’m set for the shopping (taser is fully charged), and I have programmed my Palm’s copy of omni remote with the necessary channels for the Sky box, the TV and the stereo so as to ensure I don’t get caught out by the Sound of Music.
All that’s left to do now is to sit back and wait … … …
… … … and the shopping … … … fuck!
* December is meant to be a quiet time in my line of work. As soon as I find out which of my colleagues forgot to send the clients the memo they’re dead!
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