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*Dons strands of lights and tinsel around the bushes in the plaza, and sticks an assortment of knitted hats on the heads of Agora's residents.*

Iescech wrote:

*Takes off hat and looks at it*

Oh my, I seems mine has many terribly skinny Santas, that's quite unfortunate, maybe children aren't leaving out milk and cookies for him anymore. Maybe they're giving vegan, gluten-free granola bars or something.

I used to be disappointed around Christmas because 1.) My family doesn't celebrate Christmas and 2.)That even if we did, we didn't have a chimney, so Santa wouldn't be able to come into our house.

I find that as with so many things, the glamour of Christmas fades as you get older. At this point, I mostly use it as an excuse to break out the lights and dress up the old collapsable tree we have. I am quite fond of Christmas lights (well, really lights on a string in general) and I also miss the pine trees from where I used to live, so the Christmas tree, though its boughs a little beat up are nice.

I find Christmas time strange around here because December is basically what happens when spring and fall get into a fistfight and chunks of both of them are evident all over. The leaves try to turn yellow, but new green buds appear before they get all the way there. New sprouts start to show up, and the grass gets green and all the flowers bloom, but fall does its best to freeze everything back into hiding during the night. During the day though, it's sunny and warm. Not exactly the chilly, icy-snowy weather usually expected of this time. I still get cold in the mornings and evenings though and use that as an excuse to wear my big trenchcoat all over, lol.

As for Santa... well I hear he's become quite adept at lock-picking so he doesn't bother with chimneys much. A little sketchy, don't you think? Sure he can do it, and it's all good-n-jolly, but if I were to try it'd be 'breaking and entering' and 'illegal'. Hmph. Double standards I say! Or maybe with as skinny as he's getting, he's learned to squeeze under doors and through cracked windows.

Iescech wrote:

I agree that lights on a string have this nice effervescent quality about them, no wonder they're in so many college dorm rooms!

Can't say I've ever experienced seeing a tree both going dormant and waking up at the same time, winter is a very, very distinct season where I live. Fall as well, although I don't care for late fall as much, that's when all the slush from the melted snow turns up and mixes with mud. An absolute nuisance.

I just don't get why Santa can't just leave gift cards for everyone instead of giving them presents they might not use or want. It's about time we democratize Christmas and give choice to the recipient I say!

String lights do seem to be a common light source for college students. Those pink salt lamps, too. I've had both at some point. I still have the lamp, but it never gets plugged in because the only shelf I have near enough to an outlet is above my bed and after having it clock me in the head twice while I was sleeping, I've decided other places suit it better.

I'm fortunate enough to live where slush is not much of an issue, though when I was younger I remember the months where it was nothing but cold, wet and grey.

We should march on the North Pole! Then he'll listen. I'm sure nothing will go wrong... Plus, after all those years those poor elves are probably sick of making toys. Maybe then they can go back to their more natural ways, shooting bows, and wearing flowing robes in palaces on mountainsides.

Magloire wrote:

In Magloire, Saint Nicholas Day is celebrated on the 25th in lieu of anything too extravagant, a solemn holiday where the religious can attend church and keep open food kitchens while the nonreligious can have a holiday of meditation and contemplation, a prelude to the end of the year, a kind of decompression. The 26th, though, is where things get goofy because of KRAMPUS DAY. Krampus isn't just some monster that goes after naughty children, no, he's a ROCKING VIGILANTE who beats up CEOs and their evil henchman both in the movies and real life, and the cheesiest disco pipes through all the shopping centers. Krampus Day, where everyone watches Krampus vs. the Martians, Rudolph the Red Nosed Revolutionary Reindeer, and, of course, Space Jam while slamming down brandy eggnog in their pajamas.

Maybe we should export this holiday around to the rest of Agora.

Is that a request to add Krampus Day to the calendar? nudge nudge

Janisport wrote:

Ooh, we could even introduce an annual Krampuslauf where grown adults walk around dressed as demons scaring the s*** out of people. I hear it's quite popular in central Europe

And I can see why. Nothing beats the look on someone's face when you get 'em good. Its even more funny when they scream or run. Better yet, you're in costume so no one knows who you are. It will be extra fun because everyone's all eggnogg'd up

Then, afterwards, after the fall of dark, the costumed (and drunk) people can sneak (or, you know, stumble) into each other's houses and leave gifts... On second thought, maybe that's not such a great idea.

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Iescech wrote:

For the first time this year, we're going to get our first real snow!

*Polishes the flamethrowers to get them ready for some snow melting*

*Sets out cups of cocoa, marshmallows, and burn cream out on a table*

Gotta stop those snowmen from getting confident and trying to overthrow us all.

Iescech wrote:

Sorry, my flamethrower still isn't perfectly polished yet. Had to write an essay that I submitted at the VERY last minute, yikes, not fun. Don't procrastinate.

Hey, twinsies!

Fortunately for me, my panic-induced writing spree was finished last night. Well, that is until next week when the other essays are due. But--uh we'll worry about those later.
(in all seriousness though, Ies is right. Procrastination is a big-bad-no-no and leads to more stress than doing things beforehand, lol)

Harteath wrote:

Procrastination is a big-bad-no-no and leads to more stress than doing things beforehand, lol)

Feh! Procrastination only causes stress when you stop procrastinating. If you keep going, you defer the stress indefinitely. If anyone asks silly questions like "if" or "when," just say "Oh, it didn't get done," and leave it at that.

Janisport wrote:

An excellent strategy that has worked out favorably for me many times

Now, see?--Where else can you get such excellent life advice? And for free, too!

God Jul folkens.

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