Bah... Humbug.

It seems to me, that every year around the holidays, I have to deal with some sort of crisis. Real or imagined. Frankly, I'm tired of it. I never make New Year's resolutions, but I'm going to this year. I resolve to never deal with Christmas drama again. I'm going to go on vacation around the 20th of December and return around the 5th of January. Problem solved.

I wash my hands of work related bullshit. By that I mean, trying to work around everyone's work schedule that SHOULD have been dealt with long before it ever is. I'm tired of people droning on and on about how the meaning of Christmas has been forgotten, and then the same people turning around and spending every dime they have on it. I'm tired of building up, in my mind, a nice family gathering... only to have it end up being a chore instead of a pleasure. I'm done.

I need peace. I need tranquility. It may sound trite... so be it.

I'm renting a cabin with a fireplace next year... I want my children with me, and no one else. Now that would be a Merry Christmas to me.

Sorry about the Grinchness, but I've simply had all I can take.

MERRY CHRISTMAS! :D