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Dec. 25th, 2006 10:15 pmI love the idea of Christmas. As an Almost-a-Nun sort of person, I adore the Christmas story. I love the magi and that Joseph believed Mary when she really could have been stoned for that whole possible pre-marital sex thing. I love the beauty and the wonder of the season. I listen to Christmas carols all year long. I LOVE the idea of Christmas.
I hate the actual implementation. I hate having to be polite over shitty gifts. I hate that I ask for specific things and I don't get them. Every year, I get my hopes up that this year will be different, that my family will read "I'd really like you all to go together for my birthday and Christmas and combine all these gifts into one gift!!! I just want x this year!" as meaning, I just want x and not a bunch of other crap I have no need or use for.
I'm not saying i don't appreciate the thought. It's just that there isn't any thought to the gifts.
For example - Christmas 2003 - I received the Cowlender (a Calendar with cows that have horrible puns in little bubbles coming out of their mouths) for 2003. That's right, one of my gifts, I was able to use for 6 days. At least it wasn't broken. Three of my other gifts that year were broken and were actually purchased that way.
( more about horrible gift luck and semi-ranting about this year )
So now that I've shared about my crappy gift luck, what are some of the worst gifts you've ever received? Worst gift wins a prize though I have no idea what that prize will be. Can you top the milk coozie? The tricorn cowprint hat?
I hate the actual implementation. I hate having to be polite over shitty gifts. I hate that I ask for specific things and I don't get them. Every year, I get my hopes up that this year will be different, that my family will read "I'd really like you all to go together for my birthday and Christmas and combine all these gifts into one gift!!! I just want x this year!" as meaning, I just want x and not a bunch of other crap I have no need or use for.
I'm not saying i don't appreciate the thought. It's just that there isn't any thought to the gifts.
For example - Christmas 2003 - I received the Cowlender (a Calendar with cows that have horrible puns in little bubbles coming out of their mouths) for 2003. That's right, one of my gifts, I was able to use for 6 days. At least it wasn't broken. Three of my other gifts that year were broken and were actually purchased that way.
( more about horrible gift luck and semi-ranting about this year )
So now that I've shared about my crappy gift luck, what are some of the worst gifts you've ever received? Worst gift wins a prize though I have no idea what that prize will be. Can you top the milk coozie? The tricorn cowprint hat?
