Happy X-Mas

I hadn't written on the blog in a while, I've been really busy at work, the last thing I wanted to do was sit on a computer when I got home.

I guess I'll start with some ramblings about work. The other week, there was the Golden Globes nominations. I've never cared about awards for films ever. For me, it's a reason NOT to see the film. But now they actually affect me. The day prior to the GG nominations, there wasn't much work that could be done, because we knew the next day, we were gonna have all new campaigns, and with a even tighter deadline. Next rush will be the Oscars. Hopefully most of the films for that will be from earlier this year.

That's enough work talk, I'm on vacation. So how is Xmas going for me? I'm not impressed. My parents got divorced last year, so I don't really look forward towards Xmas anymore. It's almost depressing for me. My father who has no Xmas spirit, gave me $100 last week. Wow, Thanks Dad! That's such a thoughtful gift. How did you know that I value money more then the thought of you actually thinking about me and knowing a little something about me? BTW the surprise of getting it a week early, thumbs up. Here's the boots I got you, that you've been talking about for the last 2 month about enjoy!
Well, I'm gonna head over to my mom's later this afternoon, she gave me cash last Xmas too. I'm hopping it'll be an actual gift this year. But my hopes aren't high.
I'm old enough to not care about what I get for Xmas anymore. But to me, the idea of gift giving, is the thought process of thinking what to get someone, and braving the shopping crowds. That's what matters to me at this time of year. Recieving cash at Xmas is the absolute most unthoughtful gift you can give someone, especially a close family member. Even if you don't know what to get someone, a gift card from a favorite store is more thoughtfull and can be appreciated. You might not know what I already have, and that's fine but just the idea of knowing a little something about me, what I like, what I want, means a lot more than cash. I don't think I'm being greedy, I just want my family to think about me during the holidays, I don't think that's too much to ask for!

Xmas at our house used to be great. We would go out as a family to choose a tree, and then decorate it when we got home, my parents would used to have parties and they invite their friends over Xmas eve. We would always get compliments about how great our tree looked. Then the worst part about those Xmas' was the anticipation of Xmas morning, we always opened gifts when everybody was awake, but I always woke up early and we didn't open gifts until everybody was up. Those Xmas' declined over the years, we stopped getting trees, parties stopped happening, fewer and fewer people would come by. The past several years, I've been celebrating Xmas eve at my friend Gord's house with his family, his family makes me feel welcomed, unlike my own family.

I can't wait for this day to be over, I'm really not enjoying it. I know it's a terrible thing to say on this day, but I'm not religious, hence why I keep refering it to Xmas instead of Christmas. I don't celebrate it for it religious connections, I celebrate for it's other ideals of togetherness, friends & family.

I guess I could look forward to Boxing day tomorrow, there's nothing I really want besides high price items like a new Nikon D200 or a MacBook, but Gord, Serena and myself are going to hit Yorkville tomorrow to see what we can find for cloths. I was majorly disappointed when Club Monaco closed their outlet stores early this year. The past several years, Gord and I always hit that store and we would find amazing stuff there, even one year we were comparing who had better cashmere sweaters, CM or Winners. I'm also a bit of electronics junkie, but this year's electronics store are showing a lot of disappointments. I can't believe there's nothing that I'm interested in.

Well I might be a bit bummed, but wishing you all a Happy XMas/holiday(s)!