I don't know what's wrong with me. For some reason, Christmas just hasn't hit me in the heart yet. It hasn't really been a gradual thing either; for some reason, this is the first year that something awful like this has happened.
What did I do wrong? Even earlier this year I would put on some Christmas music in anticipation of what I thought would be a wonderful time. But now that the holiday is so close on my horizon, Christmas is starting to annoy me. I haven't been a very positive person these days, and I guess that could be what's corrupting my Christmas spirit.
I'm scared to watch "It's a Wonderful Life" - what if I don't even enjoy the movie I've loved so much before? That would be a sign of my total descent into the depths of cynicism. Christmas lights still look pretty to me, they just don't look like Christmas anymore.
If this is all just me maturing, I want it to stop. I want to be a kid again. I want to appreciate magic. I'm so jaded. I keep trying to keep myself from being a Scrooge, but so far it isn't working out very well.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Grrrr, I'm a crippled tiger
Tiger Woods had sixty million affairs, crashed his escalade, and got beat up by his wife from what I can gather. Apparently, everyone in the entire world has been following the scandal. In lesser news, there are two wars going on. The question is why does the media follow the celebrity gossip more than the stuff that matters and affects people?
Really, I think it's just easier to laugh and joke at other people's problems. People die in war, so people take wars seriously. SNL isn't going to do a skit mocking a soldier being tortured by Iraqi terrorists. It makes us feel big to see the ones who've risen to the top fall. We don't want them to die, though. As long as Tiger doesn't die, he is fair game for our scrutiny. No one laid off Michael Jackson until he died.
Society is screwed up, but in the grand scheme of things it isn't really a big deal. Society has always been corrupt and it always will be. Nothing we say or do will make a difference. However, I'm not recommending conforming to celebrity stalking. Focusing on what matters might not fix society, but it's good for your feeling of mental superiority.
Really, I think it's just easier to laugh and joke at other people's problems. People die in war, so people take wars seriously. SNL isn't going to do a skit mocking a soldier being tortured by Iraqi terrorists. It makes us feel big to see the ones who've risen to the top fall. We don't want them to die, though. As long as Tiger doesn't die, he is fair game for our scrutiny. No one laid off Michael Jackson until he died.
Society is screwed up, but in the grand scheme of things it isn't really a big deal. Society has always been corrupt and it always will be. Nothing we say or do will make a difference. However, I'm not recommending conforming to celebrity stalking. Focusing on what matters might not fix society, but it's good for your feeling of mental superiority.
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