Christmas. Aah. Great time of year, isn't it? Not so if you're a person that doesn't have a lot of leeway in terms of present spending. Many people think that Christmas is getting more commercial every year; but people don't realise that it was like that all along. The nativity story tells of a baby being born on Christmas day, and the three kings come in and say "Hey, I got you this." Sorry 'bout that. I heard a stand-up comedian use that joke a while ago, and I really liked it. Anyone know who used that?.
In fact, I heard somewhere that Coca-Cola (official owner of the 'Santa' trademark, if you could call it that) has said that you can no longer sit on Santa's lap. Weird. Not that it impacts me, anymore. I sorta passed that stage a while ago. There's a big part of me that's 17, but there's another part that wishes I was still 7.
My strategy for buying presents is to make sure you have about 48 hours left to decide what you're going to get, and then spend as little as possible to make something look like it cost a lot. Like the Hollywood movie industry.
With not much left to write, I'm going to do something different now and open it up to you, the readers. I'll leave this post open for a few days or so and see the different stages of Christmas. Don't worry about making several posts. I wanna hear about:
- What you want for Christmas
- What you got other people, or any shopping strategies
- What you got for Christmas
- Anything else Christmassy
By the way, has anyone found the secret message from the last post yet? I thought it wasn't too difficult myself, but I presume that's in hindsight. Here's another clue: (not this). (But that)
And another one: The message is rendered practically useless after a few days.
Anyway, have a very merry Christmas for now, I'll be back to check on comments and that before the final post of the year sometime next week! (Or maybe New Year's Eve, haven't decided yet).
The Final Section - Holiday Edition
What I've Stumbled Upon: Not exactly a stumble, but a little something for the holidays; ever heard of NORAD? Well, neither had I until last year. Apparently using special sensors around the world to lock onto Rudoplh's infra-red signal, they can track Santa as he does his rounds - Click Here.
What I'm Watching: My second-ever upload! "Already?" You ask. And I say, "Yes. It's Christmas. Why Not?"
4 comments:
Maybe I should do that to you! Buying gifts is always a travasty for both sides; the givee and the recivee (if those are words (if not, too bad, I won a trophy for speech!)). Sometimes you really don't want to say what you want in the case of being ridiculed, or because the price is a little...expensive. But it's annoying when people do that you to! So I drag 'em out to Wellington and say "Do you want this? Yes? No?" Then get it for 'em. Which reminds me I have to do that to you!!! I know what I want, do you?
More or less... but are you talking about me knowing what I want or what you want?
I thought it was obvious. What do you want or xmas from me?
I'm sure you can figure it out ;)
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