What is it about December and the Christmas season that turns happy people into raging lunatics?
Yesterday, on the way to the airport in Auckland, I saw a woman get out of her car and smear lipstick on another persons car window, and then climb onto the hood of the car. Clearly she had flipped out and lost it. What.The.Fuck.
There are so many miserable people on the streets that if you smile, you get no (or very few) smiles back. I dread heading to Lambton Quay on my lunch break as the misery on the faces of the people make me feel stressed.
People seem extra sensitive too. Comments that would have been taken as jokes a few weeks ago, are now hateful comments that split people apart. On twitter, people's stress and rage is spilling out all over the place.
So, this week, I'd like to try something. I asked people on twitter this morning to try #happythoughts. All you need to do is post something that isn't a rant. I'm going to try to do it this week. No more ranting for me this week. I'm going to focus on the great things, and let the things that make me feel ranty go.
So, here's what I'm looking forward to this week:
1. Wednesday is the Girl Geek Dinner! I'm looking forward to it. Hope to see you there.
2. Thursday is payday! And, it's another catchup for Christmas drinks with twitter people.
3. Friday is the GroverGetsOlder birthday party! I'm looking forward to celebrating her birthday a little early with the people who love her!
4. Saturday is an afternoon "tea" at my friend Jenn's along with several other ladies that I adore (and some I don't know). Looking forward to a little civilized and genteel company. ;-)
5. Saturday night I'm catching up with some good friends to reflect on the silly season.
What are you looking forward to?
