Can you smell Christmas yet?

[JPGhost]

I can smell Santa's anus from miles away in here (Pasific Northwest).

 

[G-Lexington]

Years ago, I remember thinking "NO! It's too fucking early for Christmas. I'm blocking this shit out until I'M ready for it." So i muted every Christmas ad on TV and the radio. I avoided every retail store I could from Novermber 1st on. If I had to go in, .i wore headphons and kept my eyes straight down until I got to the section I wanted. I refused to look at decorated houses, keeping my eyes on the road. And I kept this up until I was ready to start Christmas...on December 21st. I figured, OK, less tgan a week to go. I'll go buy my gifts, take in the holiday stuff, and start making jolly now.

Ends up it wasn't that easy.

I found out that, having spent seven weeks angrily pushing away everything remotely related to tye holiday, I couldn't just suddenly embrace it. All the aspects of the holiday I liked - certain holiday songs, fun decorations, a vague sense of optimism and positivity - were at best very conflicted in my brain. I couldn't just say "no, I like this now" after nearly two months of convincing myself I didn't. And of course, gift shopping was a major pain in the neck that year, what's with the last-minute shopping and all. That didn't help my mood in the slightest.

Worst of all was the day itsellf. Unlike most families, apparently, mine is pretty solid. In fact, some might say it's doenright disgusting in its functionality and cheerfulness. Christmas has always been a day to get the family together, share a meal, exchange presents, and have a good time. And although they haven't all been specifically memorable, there's never been a "bad" Christmas. I don't recall any fights, or major arguments, or bad feelings. Even the two Christmases I spent grappling with depression were rekative bright spots in gloomy stretches.

But this parricular one, I just felt disconnected. The meal was just a meal. The gift exchange wasn't memorable, except that I felt the gifts I picked were even worse than normal. (I am a bit notorious for not picking out good gifts.) And although everybody was friendly and cheerful as per usual, I felt off. Like this wasn't REALLY Christmas.

Since that year, I've taken Christmas as it comes. Some Christmas stuff I'm ready for at the all times - a well-decorated house, strings of multi-colored Christmas lights, a good rendition of "O Holy Night". Some stuff I need time to get ready for - snowfall, cartoon specials, choirs singing. And some I'd just as soon skip - doorbuster sales, American Idol contestants singing "Baby It's Cold Outside". But I've gotten better at filtering it. Pulling in the stuff I like, ignoring the stuff I dob't. And that's made my Christmases a lot better.

Lex

 

[belamyi]

 

[72-Jay]

Well lets see...
I happen to be listening to xmas music at the moment (I put a couple random CD's in the player LOL)...
And there's xmas lights laying around on the floor...
...so I'll let you decide

But you live in Xmas-y Colorado, with all those high, snowy mountains, and those Dynasty outfits: that doesn't count

I noticed around a week ago that the high mountains are now starting to turn white with snow
down here just outside the mountains, it still looks like fall not winter .LOL. (some trees even still hanging ot to their green leaves)

I work in Retail. My employer does a HUGE Christmas business.
It is November 1.
Please make it be over now already. this has been going on since July.

Sounds like a Hobby Lobby store LOL (except that they start in June)


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As for the original question:
* Again tonight I happen to be listening to xmas music...
* The xmas lights that were laying around on the floor last time I posted have been taken care of...
* ^But now there's different ones laying around...
* I heard the 1st xmas-related commercial on the radio yesterday (deff allot better than another of those political ads ),,,
* Some of the store ads in this weekend's paper had xmas stuff...

 

[Yooper]

I walked into work this morning hearing the strains of 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town.' NOT pleasant.

 

[belamyi]

I walked into work this morning hearing the strains of 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town.' NOT pleasant.

What about this one...

 

[Draven]

I can't even smell Thanksgiving turkey, yet they're flinging Christmas at me like it's going out of style. I imagine next year we will get Christmas out of the way just in time for Back to School.

 

[belamyi]

Well, Christmas were officially over for me yesterday.

 

[mbamike]

I'll spray the house with Febreze. That'll get rid of that smell.

 

[BillyT]

Sent to me by a former Jubber.

 

[bort138]

Cool video Billy

 

[dpnice]

BillyT. Thanks for that video. I got me quite emotional, similar to the feelings I got on seeing my first "flash mob" video.

 

[belamyi]

You people are sick

 

[MakeDigitalLove]

Unfortunately the smelling started with currently remade "traditional" Christmas songs.

 

[belamyi]

It may be over for me but, damn it, for you civilized countries it is already past mid-Christmas, while over here there are still two whole thirds to go...

 

[Essex Boy]

At noon today we were exactly halfway through the year; that is, 182½ days gone, 182½ days left. It'll just fly by.

 

[rareboy]

It already has flown by.

We do have about 1/2 of our Christmas shopping complete though.

 

[Vannie]

I read it as

Can you smell Christian yet?


I'm sure he smells good.

*puts glasses on*

 

[rareboy]

He smells like fresh kittens, hot sex and christmas pudding I am sure.

 

[Alistair]

He smells like fresh kittens, hot sex and christmas pudding I am sure.

Depends on if he showered after work. If not it’s poop and antiseptic.

BTW, I would love to smell Christian showered or not.