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A Christmas grump
It's not that I dislike Christmas: go visit your family, give each other gifts, eat a festive meal, sing carols, any of that.
I can even deal with the way so much shopping for gifts, electronics, clothing, and so on is loaded into one month of the year as to make it difficult for someone who suddenly realizes she needs, say, a winter coat. (Mail order and the Web help a lot.)
What I can't handle are the blinking lights.
Most of the year, my problem with blinking lights, strobes, fast cuts, and so on is a problem in specific known locations. So I don't go to casinos (not a big sacrifice) or some dances and clubs, and I only go to movies if I'm with someone who doesn't mind telling me when it's safe to uncover my eyes after a bad scene (including almost all trailers).
Right now, a random Italian restaurant is risky. Right now, walking through the lobby of the building I live in is annoying, because the people who have decorated it for Christmas decided to use blinking lights. Right now, even some stores that aren't over-crowded with people shopping for presents are a pain.
I can even deal with the way so much shopping for gifts, electronics, clothing, and so on is loaded into one month of the year as to make it difficult for someone who suddenly realizes she needs, say, a winter coat. (Mail order and the Web help a lot.)
What I can't handle are the blinking lights.
Most of the year, my problem with blinking lights, strobes, fast cuts, and so on is a problem in specific known locations. So I don't go to casinos (not a big sacrifice) or some dances and clubs, and I only go to movies if I'm with someone who doesn't mind telling me when it's safe to uncover my eyes after a bad scene (including almost all trailers).
Right now, a random Italian restaurant is risky. Right now, walking through the lobby of the building I live in is annoying, because the people who have decorated it for Christmas decided to use blinking lights. Right now, even some stores that aren't over-crowded with people shopping for presents are a pain.
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