Tuesday, November 12, 2013
It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like...
So I have good news and bad news, and they are the same. Hallmark Channel and Lifetime and ABC Family have started to roll out their holiday movies. It is the beginning of November, after all. How could we possibly get ready for Christmas with less than seven weeks of stunt-casted magic? What is this, Communist China? Anyway, many of these movies are amazing romps where '90s b-listers meet cute at Christmas tree farms or wish they had never been born and discover the true meaning of Christmas, crazily and occasionally with a song. Others are complete Debbie Downers where war widows rediscover the joy of the holidays or sad looking orphans wish for peace on Earth. Usually you can tell from Comcast's descriptions, though. If you see the word "overcoming" or the name of a country music star, it's usually a good idea to change the channel.
The weather has also conspired to put us in a holiday mood by bringing a dusting of snow and the kind of cold that people can't stop talking about in elevators, causing me to momentarily wish for the cables to snap. Today I had a five minute conversation with a coworker about sweaters. One minute is too long. If I carried around a little chalk board, do you think people would assume I was a deaf mute?
So I have good news and bad news, and they are the same. Hallmark Channel and Lifetime and ABC Family have started to roll out their holiday movies. It is the beginning of November, after all. How could we possibly get ready for Christmas with less than seven weeks of stunt-casted magic? What is this, Communist China? Anyway, many of these movies are amazing romps where '90s b-listers meet cute at Christmas tree farms or wish they had never been born and discover the true meaning of Christmas, crazily and occasionally with a song. Others are complete Debbie Downers where war widows rediscover the joy of the holidays or sad looking orphans wish for peace on Earth. Usually you can tell from Comcast's descriptions, though. If you see the word "overcoming" or the name of a country music star, it's usually a good idea to change the channel.
The weather has also conspired to put us in a holiday mood by bringing a dusting of snow and the kind of cold that people can't stop talking about in elevators, causing me to momentarily wish for the cables to snap. Today I had a five minute conversation with a coworker about sweaters. One minute is too long. If I carried around a little chalk board, do you think people would assume I was a deaf mute?
