I had a nice day yesterday.  Sure, it was boring, but there were some good parts.  The usual family party.  In response to the writer's block that I wasn't planning on answering but am going to anyway, I'm kind of both relieved and sad....Relieved, because I don't have to be all Christmasy and be happy all the time, but sad because...well, it's over.  It sucks because the radio stations and television and stores and general media always overplay the hype.  They start advertising for Christmas in November, start playing Christmas music after Thanksgiving, and sleigh bells are heard everywhere for at least two months.

With all this hype, it's no surprise that most people are disappointed in the caliber of their holiday.  And of course, half the radio stations that have been spouting Christmas carols for forever stopped yesterday evening at around eight.  I came home and the twenty-four hour A Christmas Story marathon was already over.  What's the deal???  The hype is what causes everything to end so abruptly, and leave people quitting cold turkey, with holes in their hearts and wondering what exactly happened.

Well, that was my two cents.

What I actually came here to write about was Doctor Who:  End of Time Part One (the "Part One" is put there so that one won't forget that this is the beginning of the end...how compassionate those writers are...).  I've heard one great review and one not-so-great review, so I'm kind of nervous about seeing it.  I'm just praying that RTD didn't screw up Ten's final story.  Five hours to go until the premiere...ahhh.

Also, I really want to see Avatar sometime this week.  I love having days off of school because I can get matinee prices at the movie theater as long as I go on a weekday.  Avatar sounds pretty awesome, from the stuff I've heard about it from other people.  It's not really my kind of movie, but I feel like it's one of those things that everyone has to see.  Like Harry Potter.  Besides, I had this really weird dream about it last night...I say "really weird" because I haven't seen the movie, yet my subconscious thought it would be entertaining to write its own plot.  Am I the only one who always dreams in the third person?  I just realized that this morning.  I'm almost never the main character.  It's odd.

I'm posting this all over, so please ignore my spam. This is my heart speaking here, and I want it to be heard by anyone who wishes to read it.

All in all, when the gifts are opened and the family’s left and the food’s eaten, no matter how much these things warm our hearts, one thing remains; Him. In the end, the holiday is not about friends or family, or love or cheer or kindness, it’s about Jesus Christ, saving our lives, even though we could never deserve it, and we fail to pay the gratitude that is due.

I know I’m not alone in feeling out of the usual “holiday” spirit… deaths have been surrounding everyone this year, whether friends or family or pets, or because there are too many families to visit, too much to plan, or too much to do. But I feel wrong in saying Christmas is ruined because of these things, because Christmas isn’t something that CAN be ruined. It’s not what the usual holiday spirit encompasses… us gorging ourselves, having fun, focusing on our family, and often, selfishly, on ourselves. I’m not trying to be condescending because I too fail at this, immensely. And I know the love and giving that come with Christmas aren’t bad things, but even in these things we lose the true meaning of Christmas. CHRISTmas. The miracle of the birth of our Savior.

So I’m saying a prayer that we can all let Jesus into our lives more often. I feel my relationship with Him growing more each year, and I pray that it does for everyone else. I praise God for our loving Savior, and I don’t want a single soul on earth to miss out on the saving grace of our Lord. I’m grateful that I have been brought up knowing His presence, so I hope to be able to share Him with those who maybe haven’t been so lucky.

Merry Christmas, everyone. I truly love you, and I hope that you all think some deep thoughts at this time year.

I'm just not feeling it this year.  It's Christmas Eve, right?  I dunno.  It doesn't help that we're not going to my grandma's house today for dinner like we usually do...so basically, everyone's just been sitting around all day, waiting for the 10:00 mass.  I've been trying to stay out of my mom's way because a friend of hers just died this morning--on Christmas Eve.  There's not much holiday cheer going around right now, to say the least.
Hopefully it'll get better tomorrow, when we'll have the family party and opening presents and distractions, but still...that's all nice and fun, but I feel like the point of Christmas is going unseen this year.
*sigh*
And now I'm bored.
Every year, I feel pressure to somehow make the Christmas season "magical" or something, like if I stare at my facebook for an hour or don't wake up until noon or watch TV all evening it's ruining the holidays.  Usually I manage to get into the spirit eventually, but this year...eh.  My mom's taking a nap and my brother's getting ready for church and I don't even know where my dad is, and I'm on livejournal and facebook and it just doesn't feel like Christmas.

A Christmas Story! I love every bit of that movie. But, since I have a thing for classics I also enjoy It's a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Vacation, and of course Die Hard. As for ones I simply can't stand, well that's easy, The Star wars Christmas special! (It is ghastly D:)


Merry Christmas!

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It's A Wonderful Life. We all know where I stand on this. <33333333333333333

Ahh, what can I say? Break feels really nice this year. The most stressful semester ever is over. My Girlfriend (The wonderful Oz) is visiting in a week. I finally get free time to work my book, or my play. Then there's Christmas coming up, and I look forward to saying, Merry Christmas to everyone one, not Happy holidays. XD

I feel rather happy right now. :D

I love Christmas, and days like today when it's nice to see the REAL meaning of Christmas! We decorated my church for the Christmas masses, and I'm going out to a Christmas church thingy with Danielle tonight. Garsh, I love Jesus. What a guy.

I'm getting the new Flyleaf album for Christmas, and I love it. So many great songs. I can't wait to see them again! (Hopefully they will be better than they were last time; I hate when bands have really loud guitars and then you can't hear the lead singer...)

<3 Kocham Cie, Boze!! :) I love Christmas. There's such an imensity of things to be thankful for, and it's good to realize it all.

Lawrence of Arabia is by far the best action adventure epic ever made, well, that, or Ben-Hur. Then again... Lawrence of Arabia has Peter O'Toole...... Lawrence of Arabia is the best action adventure epic ever made!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's band camp all over again. The harder you try to stop crying, the harder it is >.<

Basically, Erika and I, and Jonesie, had a conversation earlier about how senior year is made up of all "lasts"... this was our last MSC homecoming (still in school... it won't be as fun next time, I don't think...)... our last last day of school before break, our last christmas break... last everything. And it was bugging me a lot earlier, but now it's all hit me again. And I know senior year is supposed to be the best, and it probably is for everyone who isn't as ridiculously emotional as I am... but it's sad. D:

Hmmm.

1)yes
2)a)yes, b)yes.

It probably is the best policy... although it takes work to get there... and it definitely is possible, and desirable if you plan on having a lasting relationship

...As for me? Honesty? Psh. I just... bake things and give candy to cute boys :3 "Sweets for the sweet", eh?