Vent Your Christmas Annoyances Here

[scheherazade_79]

I suppose it goes totally against the spirit, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who's fucking fed up with it already.

My sister and my mam quarrel like two cats when they're in close confinement. This Christmas is no different, except for the fact that my sister seems to have broadened her campaign to include me.

I tried to escape as much as I could, but this evening it got unbearable. So I put some extra special herbs in with the salad. Everyone's sleeping now. I should feel guilty, but I don't. Peace on Earth, goodwill towards Zades

 

[scheherazade_79]

Now I'm starting to feel like the Scrooge of the AH

Doesn't anyone else have any christmas annoyances to vent?

 

[damppanties]

Peace on Earth, goodwill towards Zades

No venting... but definitely goodwill towards Zades.

 

[Aurora Black]

I'll throw some in:

If I have to listen to "Last Christmas" by Wham! one more time... Bam.

If I have to see the new Crazy Frog animation with "Last Christmas" as music one more time... I'll take the strings of lights off my tree and electroshock the little fucker, fictional or not.

 

[scheherazade_79]

No venting... but definitely goodwill towards Zades.

and extra special goodwill to damp panties... the damper, the better

 

[scheherazade_79]

I'll throw some in:

If I have to listen to "Last Christmas" by Wham! one more time... Bam.

If I have to see the new Crazy Frog animation with "Last Christmas" as music one more time... I'll take the strings of lights off my tree and electroshock the little fucker, fictional or not.

I you, Aurora!

 

[Aurora Black]

I you, Aurora!

I hate that little bastard.

 

[scheherazade_79]

On the topic of music... I'm just fed up of the same music being raked out every single bloody year.

I'm 27 now and I've already had enough of Christmas music. What happens if I live til I'm 90? I'll have to start spending my Christmases in Islamic countries, or something...

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

People totally forget how to drive at Christmas. They pull out in front of you. The race to beat you to parking spaces and they are generally rude.

Fuck the assholes. They should do their Xmas shopping in July like normal people.

 

[Aurora Black]

The assholes aren't just on the road, but also in the long lines at the supermarket and other places. I stopped in to buy a Toblerone (Mmm!), and that was all I had when I went in line. Almost everybody had baskets/carts filled to the brim with last minute holiday food and supplies. What the fuck? Luckily, an express line opened up.

ETA: I'm not saying that all people who need to get last minute groceries are assholes. It's just that the person who was in front of me looked around, saw that I had only one item and the bitch just scooted forward with her cart in a defensive pose. My purchase would have taken what, 30 seconds if I had gone ahead of her?

It's just ironic as hell that the holidays bring out the worst in folks as well as the best.

 

[Belegon]

Zade, I'm too busy smiling about your creative recipe adjustment...

...but I will need to go to the grocery store...need wine and pepperrmint schnapps....

 

[Stella_Omega]

Eh, I've been avoiding public places with music systems- BUT my daughter talked me into a mall run yesterday.
Two hours of continuous carolling, and I wanted to vomit. I asked one girl in one store how she could stand it- she said; "I grit my teeth and think about that paycheck"

 

[feeeriek]

am finding it more sad and depressing than annoying...
thanks for the tip about the special herbs for salads...
if it wasn't for the fact that young uns would be eating
same ... besides it is too late for that one this year...
oh well....

 

[Joe Wordsworth]

I get tired of spending Christmas by myself. Never do have any family local and often have work or things to do that prevent my travelling.

I think in the last decade I've probably spent two Christmas's with other people.

 

[TE999]

Hang in there, zade.

Where do I get some of those 'herbs', BTW?

An old family recipe, I guess.

Went to the mall last night.

Nuf' sed'.

Sure tests your Christmas Spirit, I'll tell you.

I hope all these temporary sales clerks get a lump of coal in their stockings.

Surly bunch of losers.

But everything was 50-75% off!

Merry Christmas to you.

And happiness in the New Year.

Peace.

 

[Roxanne Appleby]

Hugs to my good friend Zade. Wishing you a very merry Christmas (mild annoyances notwithstanding ), and a happy new year filled with peace, prosperity good health and fulfillment.

 

[SeaCat]

Got home from work today, changed and went to the mall. My wife and I just sat in our favorite place and watched the people there going absolutely nuts. It was too funny to watch. (Hell there was a fist fight in Starbucks when some guy tried to cut in line. A fight over a cup of coffee?)

As we were leaving, we had to walk across the parking lot. Some guy pulls up and starts following us in his car. We start moving slower and slower. Finally he comes up to us and asks where we were parked so he could get a spot. (Yes the parking lot was jambed solid.) When we told him, honestly, that we had parked at our place and walked over he didn't believe us. He started cursing us out and calling us damn near every name in the book. My wife and I ducked through several lanes of parked cars to get away from him.

If you think this is bad though, the Boynton Beach Mall was closed this afternoon after a shootout. (This is about twenty minutes drive south of us, including traffic.)

Cat

 

[ungenderless]

I'll tell you what really pisses me off during the Christmas season! It's that...that...oh, Aurora's avatar...so pretty...

Wait - I mean, it's basically that the absolute worst in people seems to come out this time of year. I just try my best to stay the hell away from humans. Holiday spirit? Ha! The only holiday spirit I ever see anymore is pure evil!

 

[cheerful_deviant]

I'll throw some in:

If I have to listen to "Last Christmas" by Wham! one more time... Bam.

Here you go: Wham!

*ducking and running*

 

[Just-Legal]

Once again my father and sister are pissing me off. My Christmas day has been planned since JUNE when my fiance's father booked our meal - he asked me in advance and I had the mother's approval (as always).

My father was furious. I've been TELLING him since June that I wouldn't be here but for some reason he assumed I would be. I mean, WTF?! I saved his *ass* in the present department for my mother (he bought her somethign she already owned, I forked over the one thign I'd bouught I KNEW she really wanted to get his ass out the fire) and all I'm getting is grinching. I've even been home all week as opposed to living at Marks like I normally do.

And my sister? Is pissed off because my mother suggested - to save everyone getting up at stupid o'clock tomorrow like we are to drive me to Mark's - that I get my presents tonight, and they theirs from me. Secretly? I think mum just wanted to open a present tonight cause she couldn't wait. But of course madam is pissed off because "Helen got to open all hers tonight and I want mine..." materialist little bitch that she is.

I'm also kinda upset because I wanted to see my mum's face when she opened the present I knew she wanted so much. But daddy won't get his fat arse out of bed before I go so she can... and that really fucking hurts because he KNOWS I want to see.

And they wonder why I keep saying the only reason I stay is her?

 

[FallingToFly]

Just found out that my father is coming over tomorrow morning- from my mother.

FYI- they've been separated since I was 8 and divorced since I was 10 (that's 18 and 16 years respectively) but somehow he couldn't be bothered to call and let me know that I should expect him.

I can't stand my dad. I deal with him for the sake of my kids knowing him and being grateful once they're older that he isn't a major influence in their lives (they quite often forget his name, if that shows how often he bothers to see/talk/interact with them). He is a sperm donor who abused me physically until I pulled a knife on him and flat out told the judge that if I was forced to see him again I would kill him.

Luckily, my brother and sister had a better relationship with him, and now that he's old and sick and alone he actually is attempting to be a parent- which means spoiling them- so I let it go and I'm civil.

But Goddammit, I would have liked to KNOW that he was coming before I only had twelve hours to prepare myself.

 

[Aurora Black]

Here you go: Wham!

*ducking and running*

You've got a date with my oven, Duck Boy. *goes back to bed*

 

[Xelebes]

People totally forget how to drive at Christmas. They pull out in front of you. The race to beat you to parking spaces and they are generally rude.

Fuck the assholes. They should do their Xmas shopping in July like normal people.

I avoid this issue by taking the bus.

 

[Skip1934a]

I'll tell you what really pisses me off during the Christmas season! It's that...that...oh, Aurora's avatar...so pretty...

Wait - I mean, it's basically that the absolute worst in people seems to come out this time of year. I just try my best to stay the hell away from humans. Holiday spirit? Ha! The only holiday spirit I ever see anymore is pure evil!

I wish I could have you at my house on Christmas. You'd feel all the Christmas spirit you could handle. My family abounds in the love of Christmas - the real Christmas, not the commercial imitation.

 

[cheerful_deviant]

You've got a date with my oven, Duck Boy. *goes back to bed*

That could be taken one of two ways. I'm taking it to mean the good way.