seasons greetings (BLECH!)

friday i told somebody that i was "one of the foot soldiers in the war against christmas." i'm not really. i just feel like vomiting if i'm in a mall or store too long with loud xmas music. no, it doesn't put me in the "holiday spirit." it makes me crabby.

i plan on giving gifts on the 21st and participating in "global ****** day" on the 22nd. some things just mean more to me than celebrations based on a religion to which i no longer belong. (no connection between my choice of the 21st and what's going to be attempted on the 22nd, but both fit here as alternatives to xmas)

plus, not celebrating christmas would open me up to choosing flights on the 25th, which are cheaper, right?

this isn't saying i'm an atheist or a buddhist or a fill-in-the-blank. although more than once i've thought "i'm a science-minded person," which means that religion does not often enter my thoughts.

it's highly likely that i still hold some bitterness and cynicism and disillusionment, remnants of my involvement with the cult and of politicians profaning religion.

wel, in a few hours i'm off to take the gre. blech.