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Midwinter Solstice Period

December 14th, 2007 | Category: Bah bloody humbug, Ramblings

So my brother has been bitching that my anti-Christmas stance is selfish, although what he really means is he wants a gift from me which really goes to prove my point that Christmas these days is all about consumerism. Anyway, I’ve capitulated and purchased a small gift for each of my [exceedingly large and overly complex] immediate family members (over and above the stuff I already got for my niece and nephew because, lets face it, Christmas is for kids and it’s a little cruel to exclude them  for the sake of  principle).

I shall give everyone 1 years notice this time round. Everything I get this year is being reclassified as a house warming gift.  Anything I get next year will be classified as landfill. If you really must get me something then give the money to charity or something. I will not be purchasing gifts for anyone over the age of 18 next year.

7 Comments so far

  1. gibbja December 14th, 2007 6:05 pm

    So just to be clear you would be putting the iPhnone into landfill if you hadnt reclassified it as a housewarming gift. I’m slightly concerned about your word play which seems to result in me not getting anything from you. And I was so looking forward to getting that Leona Lewis album.

    Also, while I’m on classification, I think this is more of a rant than a rambling….

  2. Dom December 16th, 2007 10:51 am

    I told you, you can go get yourself whatever you want - you follow your traditions, I’ll follow mine. You got me the iPhone before I decided not to do Christmas so it’s your own fault :P And it’s not really a rant, there was none of the fire and anger I have behind rants.

  3. gibbja December 17th, 2007 9:38 am

    So it’s a temporal thing then is it. I still say it’s a rant, the fire and anger is there, just held in check waiting for a final explosion…

  4. Dom December 17th, 2007 11:42 am

    Nah - just a sort of resigned indifference to the whole thing.

  5. Nanook of the North December 17th, 2007 1:26 pm

    Oh bugger!

  6. hoverFrog December 17th, 2007 1:28 pm

    Well done you. I’ve given up objecting to Christmas. I can point out that it’s consumerism to the end of time but some people will continue to claim that it’s a religious time. It isn’t, as you know, it’s an old pagan festival rebranded to make an odd Jewish cult look better. Still, my resistance has proven futile so I resign myself to a frugal January in order to pay for things that aren’t needed or particularly wanted.

    *sigh*

  7. Dom December 17th, 2007 4:06 pm

    Hmmm - maybe the fire and anger is there - have emailed the comment I was going to put here home in order to turn it into a full fledged post since it’s getting just a wee bit long :D

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