Ditched the religion, kept the tree and lights

[flexagon]

I move in circles that overthink everything, which means every holiday (and major news event) exposes me to more backlash against the supposed majority viewpoint than that actual viewpoint. This phenomenon is both valuable and annoying.

At any rate, I do lazy atheist Christmas at home with heisenbug and the kitties -- I'd say "instead of with family" but they are my closest family. Duh. Holiday bingo around my house would be like: we briefly debate whose stocking is whose, I take a nap with Nala even though I drank lots of coffee, someone is given alcoholic chocolates, someone is given two copies of the same book, some cat gets super into playing with discarded wrapping paper. We have a tree and presents and, on my part, tremendous slothfulness.

Do I like it? Yes, I like it. There must be something healthful about annual, encouraged laziness, because practically every culture has such a thing. And there are always new books! The people I feel sorry for today are the poor schmucks who work at Amazon and other online retailers... they're "all hands on deck" today and I know it, while Zillian workers bask in the annual production freeze.

Comments

[nahele-101.livejournal.com]

I love the description of your holiday routine. The Redhead and wonderpup are my closest family also.

How do the cats like having a tree in the house?

[flexagon]

They love it, because they love to drink the water (and occasionally bat at the ornaments).

[randysmith]

"Overthinking? I don't believe that exists!"

(/me is attacked and partially devoured by a hungry obsessive thought :-})

[polymale.livejournal.com]

Can't beat lazy atheist christmas! :)

Fortunately my wife and most of my friends share my views in this matter, and my in-laws are pretty chill with it too. I'm fortunate, I know.

I'm under the impression that in medieval times, there were lots of holidays/organized laziness.. it's only in modern times, in the US at least, where it's not so much the case anymore.

I feel sorry for Amazon workers too.

[soong.livejournal.com]

sounds good. I'm currently in the middle of an extended Christmas (with Christ in it) that I imagine is more like the standard American fare with my girlfriend's parents and grandmother and sister and brother-in-law and niece. It can be anthropologically interesting, it can be nice, it can be stressful to the point of wanting to run and hide. Eh, today is going to be mostly about leftovers, desserts, and Star Wars.