December 08, 2005

as i was taking a break from studying to go smoke in the kitchen, i came upon an article in the local newspaper discussing the political correctness of today's season's greetings, particularly the cards being sent out by the white house. it seems as though the president is trying to be politically correct by wishing happy holidays rather than merry christmas. the reasoning stated was that the cards are being sent to people of all religions, however, many right-wing religious groups call this a "war on christmas." they believe the country is trying to eradicate christ's birth, the original meaning of christmas, from the now over-commercialized holiday. and i think in some cases this assumption is correct, especially concerning retail advertising. in my case, i say happy holidays for a different reason - to include both christmas and new year's. political correctness is not such a bad thing, until it runs amok and takes over people's inadaquate and miserable little lives. stop whining and get in the spirit!

speaking of christmas spirit - where's mine? i seem to have none. with finals approaching and spending more time than i prefer in the bitter cold, i am grumpy and depressed. i couldn't give two shits about anyone else. and it makes me upset that i feel this way. i hope things start looking up for me. instead of counting my blessings, i am dwelling on all the things going wrong in my life. and i am morbid. every time the temperature drops to 5 or 6 degrees below zero, my first thought is, "i wonder how many people will die tonight?" i guess i am weird.

anyway, i need to get back to studying. wish me luck on finals, and i'll see you all soon i hope.

Lisa blogged at 9:30 PM.
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