Presenting Christmas

I've gotten to the point where I don't much care about what I get, so much as what I give for Christmas. This is dangerous when mixed with my perpetual laziness, because then I just give everyone money. Not that people mind so much, but when it comes down to it, sometimes I think they think they'd rather I put some thought into my gift giving. I posit.

Christmas has lost a lot of meaning for me. It's the end of the calendar year, and a time to exchange presents, but I no longer feel extra good will at this time of year. The optimist in me says it's because I try to extend that elevated level of good will all year, but the pessimist says it's because there's no good will left in me. The realist just doesn't have time, and wants to give everyone $20s.

Still, there I was just now, rushing from store to store, picking up presents for people, trying to keep track of what I still had to get, a bit flustered at my inability to keep it all straight. Told myself that I'd do the online shopping, like I tell myself every year. Realized that it wasn't going to happen because I was too lazy. Note the irony, since I spend weeks, months in a year doing nothing in the internet. How hard would it have been to take a quick shop? Pretty freaking hard, apparently.

Nonetheless, Happy (early) Christmas.