Do you sometimes want to turn on Larry David mode and complain about something just for the sake of complaining/conversation?
Well, ever since Thanksgiving whenever I go somewhere, to buy beer let’s say, when I leave the vendor says to me, "Have a nice holiday.” And I think to myself, “Holiday? What holiday is December 10th? Is it Chanukah? No. Chanukah starts Dec. 21 this year. What, is every day in December considered a holiday?”
I don’t know if its part of the holiday spirit or if it’s meant to fight seasonal depression, but why say something when it won’t be true for weeks? Between Thanksgiving and Christmas I’m not celebrating much. There’s no turkey dinner or pumpkin pie. No true national holidays.
I dropped this LD bomb on my haircut lady yesterday. She said people say it because they won't see you again before Christmas or New Years. She may have a point here, but still, why not save the wishes until a few days beforehand?
Maybe I should take this as I sign that I am not yet in the holiday spirit. Heck, I haven't even started xmas shopping.
This year is different though. No semester exams plus crowded plane ride home plus hanging out with old friends in a place you haven’t been for a while. It doesn’t feel like the holidays just yet.