Christmas Carol Meme & whining

Surprise, surprise, I got the same result as aukestrel. ;-D ( meme behind the cut to spare those who hate memes )

I haven't written a thing lately. It's frustrating. I don't even open a file, which is unsual for me. I normally make it a point to at least open a file and edit if I am not actively writing. I've been trying to figure out why, and I think it's partly that this time of year is difficult for me. I love fall, but unfortunately it's quckly followed by The Christmas Season. (cue ominous music) And like Ray Kowalski said in "Good for the Soul, "Christmas brings out the worst in people." Its the end of term at work and students and faculty alike are stressed out and taking that out on everyone else. There are all the usual seasonal strains of family and shopping and parties and money-juggling, wondering if I can afford to get presents for the people I want to get them for. On top of all that, my dad died just after Christmas when I was a teenager, and since then this time of year has always had that sadness associated with it.

Or it could just be that I haven't found the right thing to write about. Or the right music. I don't know.

I guess I just felt like whining about it. :P

(Writing this made me google my dad's name, and I actually found a photo of him online. It's here, if anyone wants to see it. Kind of cool. I didn't expect to find anything.)