Christmas shopping...

As I sit in a state of boredom at my desk, I'm thinking about the adventure I am about to embark on once I leave the office. It's the adventure that is Christmas shopping. Throughout the day (in between work, of course) I browsed the net, looking for prospective gifts. I do this because I want to get in and get out of the mall as quickly as possible. In recent years, the commercialization of Christmas has become enormously outrageous and Christmas shopping become out of control. While I'll save the commercialization of CHRISTmas for another blog, sales, buy one, get one frees and coupons have made me not look forward to going out to the mall. I'm dreading spending 20-plus minutes trying to find a parking spot. I'm not at all looking forward to bobbing and weave around old ladies who are lost and teenagers who gossiping on the cell phone and aren't going to buy anything.

I have made a list, so that I can make my trip to the mall go as smooth as possible. But, despite that, I know something is going to go wrong. I know I'm probably not going to find everything I'm looking for. I know an item I want is going to ring up 20 percent off the original price AS IT CLEARLY STATED and I'm going to have to bite my tongue and not cuss out the sales associate. I know when I get home and look at my account online, I'm going that sit back and question what i just bought.

Nonetheless, that's part of what makes the holiday season so special. Going out, fighting the crowds and doing last minute shopping. The reality is, if my shopping doesn't get done today, it's not going to get done. So, if you are reading this and are expecting a gift from me, don't get your hopes up to high because I'd hate for you to get disappointed.

So, I'm off! Here's to Christmas shopping and to you, my faithful readers, don't forget to pick me up something when you're out shopping. I'll accept anything, except tube socks.