Why don't you wish in one hand, and shit in the other. See which one fills up first.

I am not a fan of Christmas and this fact seems to bug people to no end. I'm not entirely sure why that is as my dislike of Christmas has no bearing on anyone else's experience of the holiday. I generally keep my disdain to myself and happily help out with the tree and the lights and the rest of the attendant holiday bullshit. On the rare occasions that I explain my "meh" for all things Christmas I'm inevitably told that I have no joy in my life or that I should just enjoy the food/gatherings/gifts or that it's ok to just celebrate the Winter Solstice. All of these seems to me to be so beside the point that I often find myself depressed at the impossibility of escaping the gravitational pull of Christmas. Why is it so important for some people that there be this absurd consensus on Christmas? Who the fuck really cares about any of this to the point that they need to seek converts for the cause?

I think the whole thing is bullshit and an environmental and mental health disaster. Fuck it. Next year I'm going to Thailand and eating like a champ while lounging on a beach.