Happy Holidays to All, or something like that

Here I am, once again stuck between the hustle of getting all of the holiday hullabaloo into the schedule and not really having particular plans for the holidays. I know it seems strange. But then again, I am strange. I have managed to go to a minimal number of holiday parties so far, but still haven't been home much. I decided not to get gifts for anyone but family, and yet, I still can't muster the inspiration to buy things. And most of all, anyone receiving anything from me will be happy to extend the holiday long past the traditional season.

But I don't feel particularly bad about any of this. I am sitting here at my desk with the finally finished list for the cards being sent out by the office. If I'm not mistaken, it is December 21st. And though the cards are actually to celebrate the holiday I designated years ago as Kwa*Hanu*Mas, we are still pretty late with this project, considering the artwork for the cards has not been approved yet. The Hanu of Hanukkah has already passed. The Mas of Christmas is this weekend. The Kwa of Kwanzaa is about to begin this weekend, as well. Nothing like wishing happy holidays after the fact!

And to make things even more fun, we had our first snow accumulation of the season on Sunday night. It is mostly gone now, but the bitter cold is feeling at home. Yesterday, with highs in the teens and low twenties, I woke up to having no heat or hot water in my apartment. Don't you love winter? Happily, that has all been rectified now.

Alright, someday, I will get the hang of the holiday season, but I don't think it will be anytime soon. In the mean time, I will be indulging in Chinese food and movies once again this Christmas Day. I think conversion to Judaism is required if you spend more than 5 Christmases this way. Or as I was corrected, NEW YORK Judaism. Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel, I made you out of clay...