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Any excuse to buy beautiful stationary and party is a happy occasion in life - but it’s difficult not to get a little Humbug about the commercialization of the holidays. I can’t help but notice the crass deluge of advertisements for Porsches, BMW’s, watches, Diamonds & other shiny objects destined to win the undying astonished love of your beloved…
I’d like to know what in the hell does one buy for a follow-up present next year!? After all, I imagine your recipient can only make do with so many shiny objects at a time lest they begin to resemble a Christmas tree themselves…and does each holiday up the ante for a more expensive gift?
P’s friend called one year to query about the proper amount of dinero to budget for a girlfriend’s jewelry gift, which led to some conversation about that…pay scale (for lack of a better word). They were trying to make calculations based upon length of relationship etc.
I’m simple to shop for: either know what book or food I love, or else accompany me camping or out of this country, preferably out of this hemisphere!
Ah, well, What do I know? Big rocks & fancy cars simply do not speak to me. I’m a foreigner, dialect-impaired in such realms.
I also don’t watch TV. So poor P has to rely on the admiration of houseguests to truly savor our giant Tele with. The two lads from next door literally prostrated themselves before the big TV in an imitation of worship. I think they were being facetious, and they sure are cute and funny…but that was alarming in its own way!
See Jane Tri is the name of a great store, focused entirely on the female athlete. They are also the group that offered the training program for the Sprint distance triathlon I completed in 2005. It’s now time to consider signing up for the 2007 training season, and they sent me an e-mail about getting ready to train following the "Festivus cookies".
Hm. Is "Festivus" a typo? I did eat two Beard Papas cream puffs today (I know, I know, but I just HAD to try pumpkin flavor) but I’ve never heard of a Festivus cookie or party…Fortunately, at the end of the e-mail there is an asteriked explanation:
*Festivus is a nondenominational holiday featured in "The Strike" episode of Seinfeld. According to "Seinfeld", Festivus is celebrated each year on December 23, but many people celebrate it other times, often in early December.
Its slogan is "A Festivus for the rest of us!!"
An aluminum pole is generally used in lieu of a Christmas tree or other holiday decoration, shedding holiday materialism.
Those attending participate in the "Airing of Grievances" in which each person tells each and everyone else all the ways they’ve disappointed him/her over the past year, and after a Festivus dinner, the "Feats of Strength" are performed.
Traditionally, Festivus is not over until the head of the household is wrestled to the floor and pinned."
Hey! I like it.
Sounds like my kind of party!!
Just think of the possibilities- Airing of Grievances with the in-laws! Feats of Strength at the Office party!
Something useful from TV land after all…
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