Fuck You, Christmas... you... you Fuck.

[impressive]

Actually, Imp beat me to my first thought. P.

Oh, wow.

<--- recovering Catholic

 

[shereads]

"I have a bad feeling about all this." ~ Adam to Eve

 

[Joe Wordsworth]

I need to stop being "the other man". Go back to clubbing and cocktails and foxy blondes.

 

[Guest]

I need to stop being "the other man".

Ah, you dropped the right shoe, Joe. Now I get it. Pobrecito, you said it yourself. Best to you, P.

 

[minsue]

Isn't it great?

Actually, Imp beat me to my first thought. P.

And mine.



x12 for Joe

 

[minsue]

I need to stop being "the other man". Go back to clubbing and cocktails and foxy blondes.

You do realize the 2nd sentence is not a necessity for the 1st, right?

You'll do what's right for you, Joe, whatever that may be. I've no doubt.

 

[shereads]

"In the beginning, God created the universe. This is generally believed to have been a bad idea."

~ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Joe, don't feel guilty for feeling like crap when you have a reason to feel like crap, or for venting about it. If you can't do that here, where it's harmless, then where can you. The holidays magnify every disappointment. I don't know the details of yours, but I'm sure it's painful or you wouldn't have mentioned it.

 

[BlackShanglan]

Actually, Imp beat me to my first thought. P.

And me. Damnit, Imp. I would much rather be beaten by Perdita.

And moving right along ...

Yes, Joe. That was the unspoken in my last. It's good that you know that.

Shanglan

 

[Seattle Zack]

I need to stop being "the other man". Go back to clubbing and cocktails and foxy blondes.

You ain't bullshitting there, Joe. Any guy who can't get laid during the holiday season isn't even trying. This christmas crap is even harder on single women than it is on single men.

Go out to a nice hotel bar, jump on the first hot thing you see. You'd be surprised how easy it is. A night of drunken kinky sex with a complete stranger is just the thing to chase those holiday blues away.

Voice of experience here. Of course, I also think that denial is a highly underrated coping mechanism, so what do I know.

 

[Amy Sweet]

I'm usually much more centered than this. I spend my holidays, generally, by myself. I don't really mind that. I've gotten used to it over the years. Been at it since 16, now its just habit.

...but opportunity presented itself, hopes and promises made, and I can't deny that I'm just a little... ugh. I don't even know. I'm not used to being this emotional about something, I'm unaccustomed to frustration or disappointment.

Reminds me of my daughter- she's very smart and capable and most things come so easily to her, that the few times they don't she gets frustrated very quickly. I guess, maybe that's why I hate math and poetry now come to think of it.

The only thing I can say is that it builds empathy. If you weren't occasionally disapointed or frustrated, you would never know how much it sucks for other people too. Cold comfort when you're in the moment- but it makes you better person. (or at least, it has the potential too.) Maybe some day you're abiltiy to empathise with others who are lonly or disappointed will be just the thing that assures that you are not. Maybe that day is sooner than you think.

Sweet, the philysophical [and bad speller]

 

[Amy Sweet]

You ain't bullshitting there, Joe. Any guy who can't get laid during the holiday season isn't even trying. This christmas crap is even harder on single women than it is on single men.

Go out to a nice hotel bar, jump on the first hot thing you see. You'd be surprised how easy it is. A night of drunken kinky sex with a complete stranger is just the thing to chase those holiday blues away.

Voice of experience here. Of course, I also think that denial is a highly underrated coping mechanism, so what do I know.

This from the guy who says 'just stop having kids?'

Are you sure you're not a pappa?

 

[English Lady]

Aww Joe *hugs* You must be completely gutted. Total understatement that right?


Life goes on sweetheart, maybe you've got some thinking to do. Hope something comes along to cheer up your christmastime sweetheart. I'll be thinking of ya