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Dec. 19th, 2002 09:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
timepiececlockErected the tree in our living room today.
Twas the Greatest Erection In The History Of Our HOUSE!
Well, sort of. ;) It's a good tree though.
I've decided that when I'm older and living on my own, I'm going to celebrate Christmas.
Because even though I'm an athiest and have no personal religious interest in the holiday, its occurence is very much a part of my cultural upbringing, a part I would miss if I stopped because I'm not Christian like my brother or my Dad.
Besides, my mom is--well, not quite athiest, not quite scientologist, defintely not quite christian-- and she celebrates it. And my mom's mom is DEFINITELY not Christian, but she celebrates Christmas too.
It's a culture thing; at least in America it is anyway. Can't comment on the rest of the world.
And I like it, and I'll be celebrating it.
Gifts:
Our DSL connection went offline on Tuesday night, so, naturally, I spent yesterday shopping instead.
Got my brother cologne. Calvin Kline, box set of like six kinds in small amounts.
I don't know if he likes cologne or not. It's like an experiment. But he's kinda vain and self-conscious, so he mihgt be into perfume. Anyway, they smell nice.
Got my cousin her gift-- since I have seven cousins on my dad's side, since we've gotten older we devised a new way to give out gifts rather than each household buying 7 individual gifts. The audlts trade names secretly, and the kids trade names secretly, and then each of us buy one other a present. That way everyone gets a present (but not seven, which is sad) from a cousin [or sibling/in-law if you're one of the "adults"]. But its much easier on everyone, now that we're all older. The toddler cousin of course still get gifts from every family.
Twas the Greatest Erection In The History Of Our HOUSE!
Well, sort of. ;) It's a good tree though.
I've decided that when I'm older and living on my own, I'm going to celebrate Christmas.
Because even though I'm an athiest and have no personal religious interest in the holiday, its occurence is very much a part of my cultural upbringing, a part I would miss if I stopped because I'm not Christian like my brother or my Dad.
Besides, my mom is--well, not quite athiest, not quite scientologist, defintely not quite christian-- and she celebrates it. And my mom's mom is DEFINITELY not Christian, but she celebrates Christmas too.
It's a culture thing; at least in America it is anyway. Can't comment on the rest of the world.
And I like it, and I'll be celebrating it.
Gifts:
Our DSL connection went offline on Tuesday night, so, naturally, I spent yesterday shopping instead.
Got my brother cologne. Calvin Kline, box set of like six kinds in small amounts.
I don't know if he likes cologne or not. It's like an experiment. But he's kinda vain and self-conscious, so he mihgt be into perfume. Anyway, they smell nice.
Got my cousin her gift-- since I have seven cousins on my dad's side, since we've gotten older we devised a new way to give out gifts rather than each household buying 7 individual gifts. The audlts trade names secretly, and the kids trade names secretly, and then each of us buy one other a present. That way everyone gets a present (but not seven, which is sad) from a cousin [or sibling/in-law if you're one of the "adults"]. But its much easier on everyone, now that we're all older. The toddler cousin of course still get gifts from every family.
