Have you noticed that as NaBloPoMo has gone on, my posts have gotten crappier and crappier? Ugh me too. I think I’m running out of steam. Near the start of the month, I posted nearly twice a day, just because I don’t like to make combo posts, I prefer to have one topic per post. I’m weird like that.

But now, I’m doing tons of memes and little bits and bobs. Not that memes aren’t fun… but they aren’t exactly posts with substance.

Today I should be doing Booking Through Thursday. But because it’s American Thanksgiving, the question is about thanks. Well you know what? I’m Canadian (damn proud) and we celebrated Thanksgiving back in October before Halloween (where it should be). Do you know why I’m a fan of October Thanksgiving? Because in November, it’s far too close to Christmas. Ever heard of “Black Friday”? (Who hasn’t?) Yeah, well, that wouldn’t happen if all Thanksgiving dinners were in October because then everyone would use the “after Halloween” marker for Christmas-beginnings.

So there is my rant for today. I think that to avoid the stress of the holidays, everyone should start planning from November 1st. Hello November = hello Holiday season!

Did you know that I leave for England on December 15th? This will be my fourth Christmas spent overseas with my boyfriend and his family. Is it weird that I still get nervous? Is it terrible of me that I just want a quiet Christmas with no family obligations? I want something quiet, heart-warming, and traditional. Home-baked cookies, roaring fire, watching Hogfather on SkyOne… no big family dinners, no present-shopping rush, no gift-giving frazzle….

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