Post Christmas, Pre New year: my thoughts on this magical gap

Post Christmas, Pre New year

So now we're in that intriguing gap between Christmas and new year. Nobody's working, everybody (with a brain) is drinking heavily. So what is this period?

Personally, it's my fucking heaven =]

Post christmas, everyone's still high on christmas spirit, full of turkey and booze. Generally full of good will. To further this grandiose affect, everybody has new years eve to look forward to, the annual binge.

This time of year brings out the best in people, and by the best, i mean the beast.

This gap provokes everyone to indulge, to go to an excess unseen all year round. It's at this time of year we see the true nature of the people around us.

As though a roman orgy were on the horizon, everyone's lining their stomachs, prepping their liver and kidneys. And scraping penny's for the anarchy that is new years eve.

So to everybody, i say go for it! Save, prepare, for new years comes but once a year (funnily enough....) and it's the best dam night of the year.

Shame we have to wait so long!

p.s. No i don't blog about christmas, i don't see the point. Food, booze, turkey etc. Nothing special!

Ho Ho Ho, christmas time again.

Ho Ho Ho, and the like.

What up folks.

It's been a while, and i apologise. I'll rationalise shortly.

But first. This weeks topic will be...

*cue intense music*

Christmas Spirit!!

So yeah, The lack of postage.

I've been thoroughly bogged down with uni work, assignments and the like. Finding time to carelessly blog my thoughts and musings has been rather... limited of late. BUT. S'all good now :)

So yeah, todays topic of choice is christmas spirit. Or lack thereof.

I've never been considered the most spirited person (seriously... I'm the grinch). But this christmas there seems to be a certain malaise spreading through my family. Nobody's bothered, or trying. This annoys me.

The reason i don't need to be so festive is because my family usually has enough festiveness (it's a word...) for everyone. But this year it seems i've been forced to step up to the plate.

And god damn if i didn't do it well.

The house is decorated and everything. Mixed with the buzz i'm working on (MY christmas tradition) it almost feels magical in here.

So what's your take on christmas, christmas spirit, and other related phenomena? Let's discuss!

Class dismissed elven folk.

Towels: My personal war

Towels and Milk are evil

I'm not crazy, it's true

Don't let the colours fool you.

I fucking hate towels.

They're not the only focus to my fabric based rage, but they are the prime suspect, and my most commonly met foe.

I literally cannot touch a towel (plus some other well known fabrics) if my hands are dry. It goes through me, nails on a chalk board style. I've never been able to figure out why but I've learnt to work around it E.g. always having a tap running whilst drying off after a bath/shower. Time consuming and somewhat counter-intuitive but shit happens.

As far as I'm concerned they're the devils work.

This is one of the many curiosities that make me who i am, along with some rather obsessive traits, and a passion for baths so intensely hot that i tend to have to lie down when i get out (on occasions nearly feint).

The award for weirdest personal trait however, goes to the milk thing.

Oh my god the milk thing.

Sneaky white evil

So the deal with milk? it's all down to timing.

Milk has to be fresh, very fresh. If milk's open for more than 4 hours i won't drink it. It's off in my books. Off and wrong.

Obviously this causes problems, having to constantly buy new milk obviously. As well keeping track of when it gets opened, if i don't know then every milk bottle has to go through a rigorous testing progress.

I am uniquely weird. I love it.

Class dismissed Bro's and Bro's of a female variety

Being a student: Doin it pretty good akshually.

Being a student: Doin it pretty good akshually

This seems accurate

Evening folks, no real lesson today. Just some thoughts.

So I'm sat enjoying a casual saturday evening, drinks, good company and good films. This made me think, am i doing this student thing right?

The archetype for a student is:

- All nighters

- Heavy drinking

- Going to clubs

- Getting laid

My Archetype is:

- Xbox

-Assigments

- Research

-Sleeping

- Worrying about money

- Drinking when i can

I've gotta say, i don't know how anybody could do fulfil the stereotype student lifestyle. It just seems exhausting and expensive. So i've gotta think I've got a good thing going on here.

I'm relaxed, I get shit done and i probably spend less than your average student (as an aside i also probably earn less)

As i said there's no real lesson today, i just got thinking about my lifestyle and comparative lifestyles.

I think i do pretty good.

Class dismissed folks.

3 topics, 1 blog, No mercy.

Blogtacular: A Three-fer!!

Today’s a big one folks.

I've been absent for a while, due to unforeseen circumstances and general life events. Weak excuse i'm aware, but that's how it goes sometimes.

So here's the low-down on today's discussions:

1.Being thankful: An American thing

2.Saturday news special

3.A brief thank you

Being thankful: An American thing

So thanksgiving is this week, a holiday where people all over the US gather together as families, eat turkey, get drunk and say what they're thankful for.

Personally I'm jealous, i'd love to celebrate this In England, for the food, for the booze but mostly for the thanks. It seems people take a lot for granted, so the idea of a holiday dedicated to reminding you what you're thankful for? That sounds like an absolute winner.

So I'll do my part, though i'll forsake the turkey and the beer I will say what i'm thankful for.

• The chance to follow my passion for learning and continue in higher education: I understand a lot of people can't afford or gain access to universities or such, so I’m ever thankful for the chances I’ve been given and continue to receive

• My family: I don't thank them enough but they always support me, and I can always rely on them when I need them, for that i'm thankful

• My health: Though I abuse my body with whiskey, food and cigarettes I am grateful for my (relative) health. I've recently started an exercise routine in the mornings, not a lot but every journey starts with a single step

• The fact I don't work in a mine: So recently there's been an increase in mine related accidents (whether there were a lot before I don't know, but there's many in the news lately). It seems like a dangerous job, and I respect anyone for doing it. But you would never get me down a hole like that.....never.

Conclude segment 1.

Saturday News Special

So this weeks unusual news story follows on the same theme as before. Namely sex gone wrong, and again it's in a car.

“A couple in Germany had to be rescued from the Rhine after their car rolled into the river during a steamy sex session”

The couple involved accidentally kicked the car into drive on the bank of the Rhine during a steamy in-car session. Rolling the car into the freezing waters and resulting in a swift rescue from the emergency services. Nobody was seriously hurt.

Again, you have to ask why? I have nothing against some outdoor fun. But use your brains people, lest you end up like the Brazilian couple from last time.

A Brief thank you

This thank you goes to another blogger.

I'm always amazed by who pays attention to comments, and the general blogging universe, it's nice to see people be so enthusiastic and caring for the communities they create.

This time my thanks go to Musings of a life-long scholar. Who kindly dedicated an entire blog entry to a question I asked in the comments of one of his entries.

For anyone in the academic community I would advise following him, it's an interesting insight into the life of a post-grad academic making their way.

Here's the specific article he wrote, it's essentially a summary and explanation of the world of academic conferences.

The dramatic conclusion

So today we've talked about being thankful, being stupid, and being an academic.

I've actually enjoyed writing this, so I'd imagine service will return as normal ( so an entry every other day...).

Class dismissed

(and a belated happy turkey day!!)