Notes on a dying year
Here we are… Day 7 of the Christmas Holiday with three days to the end of the year (but you already knew that.). I’m still holed up in my bunker; haven’t ventured out since the 25th. (Help! send reinforcement) I’m not quite sure where all my plans evaporated to; I was supposed to do so much… like sit in little cafes with my miniature laptop and write and run. I’ve ran only once. Oh well you know what they say about the best laid plans. When I was younger, I used to think it meant only only men and mice planned – which didn’t make any sense to me. Oh the glory of simpler days!
So back to the issue at hand… I’ve been watching the holiday James Bond marathon instead. I never thought about this before but what is it with the Networks playing James Bond Movies around Christmas time? It’s been great, I’m watching movies I watched as a child, it’s very cool.
My PVR recorded You Only Live Twice twice, I think it’s a sign; probably some sort heavy-handed metaphor regarding excessiveness, I just haven’t figured it out yet. I set it to record only once.
Christmas was fun, not like I’d have liked to spend it but good all the same. I’ve always loved Christmas… for what it stands for. That the birth of a baby thousands of years ago, in a far far away land would make humankind gather, break bread and be nice to each other is in itself a miracle. I don’t care what they’ll let you believe; it isn’t some non-denominational holiday it’s very much rooted in the faith and belief of a people. I don’t get what the all the fuss is about, you either celebrate it or you don’t and it technically has nothing to do with Santa or the Tree so it shouldn’t really matter.
The gifts weren’t bad either and they keep trickling in, Yesterday, I got a digital photo keychain from she-who-would-have-been-my-sister-in-law. Bless her kind heart, she obviously talks to Santa.
Now, on to the New Year.
I’ve been thinking about resolutions lately, I usually snicker at people who make them especially around the New Year, but this year I figured it wouldn’t hurt to try and test my resolve. I figured if I made a resolution like a wish (which would mean I couldn’t tell you) then maybe the magical-wish-granting-fairy would make it come true and I probably wouldn’t have to do much. It’ll be like an extra boost.
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