Friday Five: Christmas Q2-5
Dec. 22nd, 2018 07:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jackhttps://thefridayfive.dreamwidth.org/84948.html
2. Do you own an ugly Christmas sweater?
No. I vaguely remember there being a stereotype of ugly christmas sweaters, but I don't remember it being a thing that everyone deliberately did! Now it seems that it is. I sort of like the tradition, as it happens, but I never got into the habit of it.
But it comes up at work and similar often enough I think I would like to have something I can wear. Maybe a Christmas jumper with C++ on it, appropriately syntax highlighted red and green. Or a christmas-jumper-style waistcoat. It's on my list to seek out.
It also happens, I hate wearing "more clothes". I never really liked wearing jumpers, even when I had to for temperature reasons, I'd always want to strip them off as soon as I could. Only now am I wondering if that's a mild version of the sort of sensory issue people talk about (even though I'm fine with my "normal" clothes of jeans+t-shirt or trousers+shirt).
3. Do you celebrate the Winter Solstice?
Several friends do, and I like just about everything about the idea, the focus on returning light, the fire in the darkness, the astronomical connection. But I haven't started doing it regularly because it's just not what I've traditionally done.
4. Now that you are ‘in the know,’ what would you leave out for St. Nick on the 24th?
I'm not sure what you mean about being in the know? I think I would leave the same things whether or not I was in the know. Although I don't as I think of it as a custom we only do with children in the house. I think we used to leave a mince pie, a glass of wine (preferably either sherry or Dad's fearsome homemade wine), and sometimes a carrot. I would probably leave out something as close to that as I could.
Although now I think about it, that seems a bit mean. The reindeer do a LOT of the work, surely we can stretch to one carrot *each*? And I bet he's bored of mince pies, maybe some chocolate and fruit, or a big plate of something to load up on, would be a nice change?
5. Tired of the snow and icky weather yet? For those fortunate folks in the other hemisphere, are you tired of the humidity and hot weather?
When winter started I was very ready for it to be over. I really resent the earlier evenings. But by the solstice I'm usually used to it, and just about getting to enjoy being cosy inside while the night is all outside. And having christmas-in-winter-y thoughts. So now we're actually here I don't feel as strongly any more.
2. Do you own an ugly Christmas sweater?
No. I vaguely remember there being a stereotype of ugly christmas sweaters, but I don't remember it being a thing that everyone deliberately did! Now it seems that it is. I sort of like the tradition, as it happens, but I never got into the habit of it.
But it comes up at work and similar often enough I think I would like to have something I can wear. Maybe a Christmas jumper with C++ on it, appropriately syntax highlighted red and green. Or a christmas-jumper-style waistcoat. It's on my list to seek out.
It also happens, I hate wearing "more clothes". I never really liked wearing jumpers, even when I had to for temperature reasons, I'd always want to strip them off as soon as I could. Only now am I wondering if that's a mild version of the sort of sensory issue people talk about (even though I'm fine with my "normal" clothes of jeans+t-shirt or trousers+shirt).
3. Do you celebrate the Winter Solstice?
Several friends do, and I like just about everything about the idea, the focus on returning light, the fire in the darkness, the astronomical connection. But I haven't started doing it regularly because it's just not what I've traditionally done.
4. Now that you are ‘in the know,’ what would you leave out for St. Nick on the 24th?
I'm not sure what you mean about being in the know? I think I would leave the same things whether or not I was in the know. Although I don't as I think of it as a custom we only do with children in the house. I think we used to leave a mince pie, a glass of wine (preferably either sherry or Dad's fearsome homemade wine), and sometimes a carrot. I would probably leave out something as close to that as I could.
Although now I think about it, that seems a bit mean. The reindeer do a LOT of the work, surely we can stretch to one carrot *each*? And I bet he's bored of mince pies, maybe some chocolate and fruit, or a big plate of something to load up on, would be a nice change?
5. Tired of the snow and icky weather yet? For those fortunate folks in the other hemisphere, are you tired of the humidity and hot weather?
When winter started I was very ready for it to be over. I really resent the earlier evenings. But by the solstice I'm usually used to it, and just about getting to enjoy being cosy inside while the night is all outside. And having christmas-in-winter-y thoughts. So now we're actually here I don't feel as strongly any more.
no subject
Date: 2018-12-23 12:40 pm (UTC)By 'in the know' I meant, that now that you have 'facts' on Santa and what really happened to all those goodies you left out for him, would you change it to something a bit more adult?
Again, my thanks for participating in the Friday Five!