Yeah, baby. Got home after Amazing Football Insanity, Sunday to appreciate the additional decorating Carol had done while I was digging THE PATS. She strung beads on the Christmas tree, strung new lights in the kitchen, hung a garland thingy on the TV wall unit. Magnificent. Jumped my Christmas spirit up from super psyched to Insanely Excited.
Last night we watched Love Actually. Bingo bango bongo. Blam. Whammo. Kaboom. Crank that spirit up one more notch.
Do yourself a favor. Watch this movie. I wouldn't steer you wrong. Drop your pretensions and just dig it. It is pure fluff. Silliness, love, romance, Christmas hopefulness. It will warm your heart and ignite your Christmas spirit. The scene where Hugh Grant dances to the song Jump, rivals Tom Cruise in Risky Business. In fact I think it is better because of the character Grant is playing (Prime Minister of England). Billy Mack is one of those great movie characters, an over the hill rock star with a wicked attitude; you will dig him; he will make you laugh. Dig how Colin makes out with the American girls in Wisconsin. Lucky guy. The porn movie stand ins, Billy Bob Thornton as the President of the United States, Keira Knightley as the girl who married the wrong man, Liam Neeson as the widower with the love lorn son. The goddamn sound track alone is worth it. The boss who flirts with the office tramp, the devoted wife. Colin Firth (not the other Colin) as the jilted husband. Come on. Did you read those names? Just let your hair down and laugh and cry.
Anyway.............. so the Sunday decorations and Love Actually kicked everything into high gear. Suddenly its December 13 and we gotta make plans . When are we going shopping. What are we gonna buy. What can we afford. Whose coming for dinner. What will we serve and when will we buy it. Don't let Dad wrap the presents, it despoils the natural beauty of the holiday.
You get so consumed with All Things Christmas that time suddenly moves at faster miles an hour and you can't slow it down. Work gets in the way, impedes you from accomplishing Christmas stuff, and your paycheck is a REAL drawback when it comes to present buying time.
Whew.............................. what a crazy rush. Thanksgiving is a lot better. Just go out and buy a goddamn turkey and one can of gelatinous cranberry sauce and you're done.
BUT still, Christmas is something special. I've been listening to the Christmas songs at work. Over and over and over and over again. Its hitting me this year how much meaning we put into this day. Coming home for Christmas, seeing your love on Christmas, missing your love on Christmas, dreaming of being home on Christmas, Christmas heartbreak songs, touching meaning of Christmas songs, religious songs, Santa, Jesus, Frosty, Rudolph; Dean Martin, Elvis, Bing, Frank Sinatra, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jose Feliciano.
Christmas has everyone's heart, regardless of the stress and running around and commercialism.
I dig it. I really dig it this year. Which is ironic, because with me as a Low Wage Earner it ain't gonna be much of a Christmas for anyone present-wise this year.
But I have the tree and the lights and the music and the spirit and the family and the friends. Could be that's what its all about. I'll look into it and get back to you.
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