Saturday 17/12/05

I'm really not a fan of this time of the year. The tacky commercialism and subtle indoctrination (which usually begins in september) mean that by the time christmas does indeed come around, it is almost anti-climactic. I am just back from dublin (went with our great neighbour luoise, the car situation with me is in limbo!) and we were up there by 9.30. As the hours go by it becomes very uncomfortable. Where do all the people come from? I think they are largely the men who avoid the shops like the plague during the year, and who force themselves to get out and panic buy given the time of year, lest they want to spend christmas day eating beans on toast with a party of one!

I think christmas has reverted to its pagan end of year origins, and it should be more a celebration of humanity, and reaching out to others, rather than getting yourself into debt (will never understand that one) and trying to buy yourself into someone else's good graces. I talked to a friend recently who is off to Barcelona on tuesday for 3 weeks. What a perfect time of the year to get away! Actually weather wise we've been fairly lucky here, but its just the escaping to a different scene that's the point ( actually come to think of it, maybe she's not going far away enough!)

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