an update on life
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So next week is Christmas, or whatever, which is a thing that my family and I celebrate despite none of us any longer being Christian and despite the fact that the 25th isn't actually Jesus's birthday. I think it's weird that there are many people in this country who don't even practice Christianity but still celebrate Christmas. It's like the holiday has transcended its previous purpose of roping in pagans to that new fangled monotheistic Jesus religion and is now just this time of the year people get together to exchange gifts and put shiny things on a pine tree. Because really. If you really really think about it. It's weird.
Why would you celebrate the birthday of someone you don't even think existed or was the savior of the planet?
At the same time it's off-putting how deeply rooted in the American psyche Christmas is. Sure people say "happy holidays" but you know something like 90% of them mean "merry Christmas." That's why practically everywhere you go the holiday decorations consist of Christmas trees and motifs of red and green.
It's like sitting down and really considering how ridiculous Thanksgiving is.
I'm not opposed to Christmas. It's fun getting together and exchanging gifts, making your family members happy, spending time together, being generally cheerful and happy and what not. It's just strange to think about once you really sit down and realize what you're doing. That's all I'm saying.
In other news, I got this messenger bag I ordered from the internet in today and it's pretty awesome. Sure it's not REAL leather and it's not as big as I expected but it looks pretty nice for being only 26 dollars. The only issue I have with it is the funky zipper which doesn't come out all the way and sort of bisects the space inside the bag because of its awkward position. I might remove it and put in a different zipper because I'm that anal retentive. I'd rather spend an hour putting in a new zipper than to just put up with the strange annoyingness of the current one. I was hoping it would be big enough to fit my Sony VAIO but it's probably only wide enough for my netbook.
I also bought a new camera. I was thinking of holding off until the new year but they were having this crazy sale on the Sony weatherproof cameras and they had it in lime green and you know how I feel about lime green. I've been feeling crippled over the loss of my old camera, a camera that I loved very much because I'd finally grown used to all the features and could navigate it with ease. How am I supposed to remember anything that happens to me without a camera around to corroborate my stories? It'll be a pain in the ass acquainting myself with the new one, especially because it's a touch screen and I've only ever used button-navigated camera interfaces. It's supposed to be waterproof up to 16 feet though so that should be fun.
Also, do you know how superficial I am? I totally got the Sony camera even though this other brand was even MORE durable and the same price because the Sony one looked nicer. Also, without even realizing it I've developed instinctive brand loyalty to Sony.
I was going to get an iPhone to replace my shitastic Pantech (yeah don't lie and tell me you've heard of this brand) but decided I'll wait. First of all, the phones are 400 freakin' dollars. Second, I'd have to get a data plan and those cost about 3 good quality digital cameras over the course of a year. So no thanks. Everyone keeps telling me how if I get a smart phone I'll never want to live without one and if that's the case I'm going to try and hold off for as long as I can.
Plus, it's a little like herd immunity in the sense that even if I don't have an iPhone I'll always be around someone who does.
Also, it's been getting colder around here which normally drives me nuts but I've been kind of getting into knitwear lately and so that's not so terrible since I can wear sweaters and hats. Well I've always loved hats but I haven't always liked sweaters. I think it's because of this sweater I've been knitting. I'm halfway done the first sleeve and I'm completely done with the body. I cannot wait to wear it. Seriously.
So next week is Christmas, or whatever, which is a thing that my family and I celebrate despite none of us any longer being Christian and despite the fact that the 25th isn't actually Jesus's birthday. I think it's weird that there are many people in this country who don't even practice Christianity but still celebrate Christmas. It's like the holiday has transcended its previous purpose of roping in pagans to that new fangled monotheistic Jesus religion and is now just this time of the year people get together to exchange gifts and put shiny things on a pine tree. Because really. If you really really think about it. It's weird.
Why would you celebrate the birthday of someone you don't even think existed or was the savior of the planet?
At the same time it's off-putting how deeply rooted in the American psyche Christmas is. Sure people say "happy holidays" but you know something like 90% of them mean "merry Christmas." That's why practically everywhere you go the holiday decorations consist of Christmas trees and motifs of red and green.
It's like sitting down and really considering how ridiculous Thanksgiving is.
I'm not opposed to Christmas. It's fun getting together and exchanging gifts, making your family members happy, spending time together, being generally cheerful and happy and what not. It's just strange to think about once you really sit down and realize what you're doing. That's all I'm saying.
In other news, I got this messenger bag I ordered from the internet in today and it's pretty awesome. Sure it's not REAL leather and it's not as big as I expected but it looks pretty nice for being only 26 dollars. The only issue I have with it is the funky zipper which doesn't come out all the way and sort of bisects the space inside the bag because of its awkward position. I might remove it and put in a different zipper because I'm that anal retentive. I'd rather spend an hour putting in a new zipper than to just put up with the strange annoyingness of the current one. I was hoping it would be big enough to fit my Sony VAIO but it's probably only wide enough for my netbook.
I also bought a new camera. I was thinking of holding off until the new year but they were having this crazy sale on the Sony weatherproof cameras and they had it in lime green and you know how I feel about lime green. I've been feeling crippled over the loss of my old camera, a camera that I loved very much because I'd finally grown used to all the features and could navigate it with ease. How am I supposed to remember anything that happens to me without a camera around to corroborate my stories? It'll be a pain in the ass acquainting myself with the new one, especially because it's a touch screen and I've only ever used button-navigated camera interfaces. It's supposed to be waterproof up to 16 feet though so that should be fun.
Also, do you know how superficial I am? I totally got the Sony camera even though this other brand was even MORE durable and the same price because the Sony one looked nicer. Also, without even realizing it I've developed instinctive brand loyalty to Sony.
I was going to get an iPhone to replace my shitastic Pantech (yeah don't lie and tell me you've heard of this brand) but decided I'll wait. First of all, the phones are 400 freakin' dollars. Second, I'd have to get a data plan and those cost about 3 good quality digital cameras over the course of a year. So no thanks. Everyone keeps telling me how if I get a smart phone I'll never want to live without one and if that's the case I'm going to try and hold off for as long as I can.
Plus, it's a little like herd immunity in the sense that even if I don't have an iPhone I'll always be around someone who does.
Also, it's been getting colder around here which normally drives me nuts but I've been kind of getting into knitwear lately and so that's not so terrible since I can wear sweaters and hats. Well I've always loved hats but I haven't always liked sweaters. I think it's because of this sweater I've been knitting. I'm halfway done the first sleeve and I'm completely done with the body. I cannot wait to wear it. Seriously.