Merry Commercialized Christmas!

I've been thinking about the whole idea behind gift giving on Christmas for the past several days and am now fed up with the idea. Here's why:

What is Christmas all about? Originally it was the birth of Christ... but now, with the existence of Santa and his "naughty or nice" list, kids get presents on Christmas. Right.

But we're adults now...

Okay, someone wants something for Christmas, right? I figure, if they want it, they should just go out and get it themselves!

If you want to give a gift, give to those who can't afford to live the lives we have. Give to those less fortunate!

That said, I'm quite tempted to tell my family next year not to get me anything and if they REALLY want to get something for me, help out at a homeless shelter or a food bank.

I know this blog isn't very well constructed and for that, I do apologize. However, I'm must ask: what do you guys think about this? Is it something you'd consider? I'm interested to hear your thoughts.

That said, Happy Holidays to all of you out there and a Happy New Year, too!

Take Care,
Nick

Semester 1 = History

Wow.

That's it?

Finals showed up and before I knew it, they were over. And now I have a break. A 1 month break.

So how does this feel? Honestly, it's completely throwing me off. I miss school. On Monday, I felt really bad that I wasn't in class continuing to learn about things. It feels weird.

On Tuesday, the day of my last final, I stayed up until darn near 4AM playing video games and searching the Internet because I knew I had nothing to do the following day. That was my "party" day. Yay for parties.

So what am I to do? I have a full month of nothing. The job market in my town SUCKS, so that pretty much rules out finding a job. I do volunteer at the Carlinville Chamber of Commerce, helping out with odds and ends, which is good.

And then there's Christmas, which is another blog altogether.

For those of us first time freshmen, there's only 7 more semesters to go and we're DONE! I have a feeling it's going to go by faster than we think. Take your time and try to enjoy college. It'll be over before you know it.

I'm gonna go continue writing my screenplay. Or maybe I'll design another floorplan. Or maybe I'll...