Turns out most people had to send in their precious Mac’s to have the casing replaced. I am certain I can’t do without my mac for that long.

Now my bad dream was that in the lower left corner, just to the left of the track pad the plastic casing caved in revealing all my Mac’s guts. I believe someone put their thumb through the plastic or something. What an awful dream huh?

I guess I am just paranoid that the hairline cracks in my Mac’s case are going to grow and become a much bigger problem. I don’t know what I’ll do without my Mac…

In other news, yesterday we tackled some freaking holiday shopping here in town. This is odd for us because we try to avoid holiday shopping in actual stores.

We find that in general we hate being crammed in a ravaged store with a bunch of deal hunting, self centered crazies. People sometimes annoy us. So we resort to holiday shopping online and it makes life much simpler.

Yesterday we finally returned our crappy mattress topper and we got a microwave and some holiday gifts instead. Oh, and it did not snow but it was cold enough to dig out the fluffy jacket, scarf and gloves.

And… I had much more energy and stamina yesterday. We stayed out shopping and poking around stores for a whole 6 hours. Usually I can only stay out for like 2 or 3 hours at a time before I would get all achy and tired again.

When we got home we settled in for some reheated pizza and a movie. We watched Disturbia and a Lifetime movie about The Kissell Murders. What did you do yesterday? Have you started the holiday shopping yet?

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First off the stores were way crowded and people were just downright mean or just plain annoying! People were either wandering aimlessly without regard to those other people around them (One great example is the lady that was in a gift basket isle with us who was shouting at the top of her lungs to someone in another isle) or they are plowing you right over and practically running through the store like wild banshees. One guy and his girlfriend were so irritated they were shouting profanities about how insane people were acting- that’s a much better reaction buddy!

Anyway, N commented that it seemed like we needed to take a sedative before going out into the crowds.. By the time we left the stores and got home we were experiencing sensory overload and were very discouraged by the way people were acting.

I am sorry but the holidays aren’t about buying and giving the best, most expensive gifts and it’s not about taking out other shoppers to get the limited quantity of great deals!

The holidays are about reaching out to those around you, brightening a day and spreading some joy. The exchanging of gifts was meant to brighten ones day but it’s not the reason for the season.

So, today while making my usual blog rounds I found out about a video that was posted on youtube. The video captures the holiday shoppers in a busy mall going about their business when they are approached and asked to sing a Jingle Bells on camera.

Alisa Apps went out and was looking to connect with some strangers and have some fun by singing a cheerful holiday carol with passers by. The problem is that so many people were not willing to partake in the holiday fun.

If you can’t lower your guard and have some good old fashioned fun and just enjoy the company of those around you then you may be missing the point of the holiday season in my opinion. Here is the video:

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