Falling Behind

Listening to: Athlete (Album: Tourist)
Watching: Coldplay Live 2003 DVD

Sorry to all my faithful readers that there hasn't been any new postings on Think-Pad for almost a week! But I was in one of those funks where you just don't feel like writing, not to mention the fact that I didn't really have anything important to blog about.

Today I am going to talk about Christmas. I figured that everyone who has a blog is going to be writing about it sometime so I though that I would get it out of the way before the Hoilday season. These are some of the things that annoy me about Christmas.

First off: Christmas Shopping. I absolutely hate the malls this time of year. They are filled with inconsiderate, irritated people (because of the xBox 360 shortage), who really have no idea what they are looking for. You ever notice that people are like drones or zombies in the mall? With no purpose, just wandering?

Second: Old ladies who can't make up their mind where to park.

Third: Starbucks and Wal-Mart. Yeah they are crazy all year around but it's ridiculous with the Holidays. So busy infact that I can't always get a smiley face sticker when I go to Wal-Mart, and the made up names for drink sizes in Starbucks really get on my nerves when there are 50 people standing around trying to decide whether or not the want a "grande mocha latte, or a tall frothy cup of crap."

Fourth: People who are hard to shop for. Yes I know that this runs into the first annoyance but it really is a whole new subject. I mean part of the reason people wander around the mall with no purpose is the fact that people don't tell people what they want for Christmas anymore. IT'S OK TO ASK FOR SOMETHING PEOPLE! That helps the people who are buying you stuff, and it is one of the worldly principles of Christmas, the whole idea of gift giving and such!

I sincerely hope that your run-in with any of these situations is minimal this year and make sure you are careful to not become one yourself. Ok I think I am going to go drive around the mall parking lot and wait for a parking space to open up close to the door. Peace!

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