First scrub is the deepest…
Tue Dec 19 2006

First scrub of the icy substance from my car window, that is. There she comes – winter in all her "glory "– first morning frost and a thick fog to add some white mystery to it. And while we still too far from White Christmas, at least there is now a hope for the Dry Christmas. Can this Island really be that blessed? [*sarcasm, of course*]

Last few days have been days of unpleasant discoveries. I’ve learned few things about myself that I didn’t like. I’ve found that while I’m perfectly ok to travel along and to be on my own in a business of everyday’s, somehow being accidentally left alone in a holiday season doesn’t inspire me much. Having been through all the symptoms of depressed mood (all the sulking at myself, at others, at the world that keeps spinning around despite of) I’m finally coming out of it…well, I hope that’s what going on anyway…this is how it’s always happened with me though. From the deep self-pity and into philosophical acceptance…next must be something histerically disturbing, meguess ...well, at least this time it looks like I’m "managing" on time – still few more days till the official merry days, so plenty of time to get back that festive mood…or at least some wise appreciation of what I’ve got on my plate this year…hmmmm…maybe we should set up a virtual party for all those who’s alone on Christmas Eve?..I remember there days of DD virtual parties… 

I’ve also discovered that when I buy the presents for someone, I look for the pleasure they’ll get from it and when I search for a present for my beloved self, I look at the...price tag…I went to buy something to wrap up for myself for Christmas and ended up buying few more gifts for my family instead…it is not that I didn’t find nice things for me though, but, apparently, I’ve discovered that I can’t really enjoy the gift once I know how much it costs. Boo to me…

So…if we think back into Christmas things now…you know what I’ve discovered? That I don’t know what the mistletoe is. I mean I had vague ideas that it’s not a food…but something plant-ish…so once I’ve got my interest in life back, I’ve googled the mistletoe and now am all educated about it…I won’t be writing essay on it though, coz I’m sure everybody knows anyway (it was just me behind in knowledge, as usual) so…if you don’t know why you supposed to kiss under some strange green thing, that is, in fact, a parasitic plant, read it here. Oh, the things we can uncover while going about our ways…
6 Comments
  • From:
    MadMegan (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Dec 19 2006
    'I’ve googled the mistletoe and now am all educated about it…'

    Just think..... 10 years ago, we would hardly crack an encyclopedia, but now any little thing we wonder about, we can find something written about it on the internet.

    Maybe this cybercontraption has something going for it after all....

    Merry Christmas O Thou Educated Friend!
  • From:
    A (Unauthenticated) (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Dec 19 2006
    This parasitic plant is apparently a symbol of fertility - so be careful when you kiss under it ;) yours Anatik
  • From:
    Razzenne (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Dec 19 2006
    lovely lana
    you decorate our cyber lives with your festive words and your trim of christmas bulbs

    so when I said to hang up mistletoe because everyone likes sex and that should get the party going -well now that takes on an evergreen note for you

    some interesting thoughts about the mistletoe actually it may be a good idea to google everything about christmas and make sure we havent missed anything lol
    although in a way it seems like a cheap trick lol it should be passed on to us in a mystical oral tradition from our ancestors lol

    it is amazing how we decorate our lives with meaningless decor lol

    take the office of my building- here is this white robed statue of an old man with a long white beard that was given to the management by a tenant in days gone by no note was left describing the essence of this statute

    and I am like saying to the queen of our concrete jungle-well this is grandfather frost I hope you realize this - it is a russian tradition to celebrate grandfather frost

    and the management says well really I didn't know that -hilarious!!!!
    now I wonder where yours truly received that little peace of info
    love you and your light my friend
  • From:
    Pragmatist (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Dec 19 2006
    I'm on for a party on the 25th. I'm not a Christmas person, being of the Jewish persuasion, but I can handle the party bit. But how do we do it in different (way different) time zones?

    I don't have any trouble at all buying things for myself. Especially when I have a bit of "extra" cash. The quotes are because the extra is perceived, and not necessarily accurate.

    Having a little trouble typing around a huge bandage on my right pinkie finger. Tried to slice off the first joint. Bled like a stuck pig...er...hmmm...I don't do pig, too. Guess the anticlotting feature of the warfarin is working.

    Had an early morning appointment and had to scrape frozen stuff off all the windows of my car. The grass and bushes were white. I could have sworn it was snow. It was 20 degrees F last night. Brrrr!

    So let's party. Winter Wonderland, and all that.

    Shalom
  • From:
    Astrid04 (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Dec 20 2006
    Hi there, thanks for the interesting link to the tidbit about mistletoe. I knew what it was, but did not know the history behind it.

    Hope you've found the festive spirit again now.

    Astrid~
  • From:
    Razzenne (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Dec 20 2006
    lovely Lana I was so overcome by the glitter in your beautiful shrine that I forgot to say publicly
    Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Joyeux Noel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!