'tis the season

i'm not going to sugar coat this one. i hate christmas music. can't stand it. it's bad enough to have to go out at this time of year. it's cold. people are in a hurry. and bitchy. because they can't find something to buy that special someone. if they are that special maybe they should have thought about it a few months ago. like me. i do all my shopping in september. online. and don't get me started on that damn bell ringing. so by the time i get to the store i am already on edge knowing that i have to go out in the cold, hold the door open and smile for the bitchy people hoping that makes them even more bitchy, dodge that damn bell ringer and when i finally get into the store that christmas music just grinds on my. last. nerve. i should clarify that i have nothing against the damn bell ringers themselves. it's the organization they represent. don't get me wrong. i donate. just not to them. i used to. until i discovered by shopping there they staple the price tags to their donated clothes. staple. not to the tag. anywhere but the tag. as in put holes in perfectly good donated clothes. i'm not exactly sure who thought up that one. but they should be fired. it was probably that girl that answered the phone at fisher price. and i do dig that crazy christmas by the brian setzer orchestra. but that's it.