Silent Night
It's so silent. I hear wind chimes slowly dancing outside the glass doors, the hum of this hard drive, nothing else. I am in the mountains. There is snow on the ground, but it's old snow, just hard ice melting. Today I saw a deer on the side of this mountain. His eyes were huge deep brown holes on the grey white slope of his face ending up with twin twists of antlers. He wasn't scared of me. Maybe he hasn't run in to any humans that have tried to kill him yet.
Today was Christmas day, and also the first day of Hanukkah. Only the fourth time this has happened in the last hundred years. This is the time of year for family. Either warm family gatherings, dysfunctional family gatherings, no family gatherings, or no family. I have a very small family. One two three. Three and one two minute California phone call.
I made another call, to someone I love, and they had had a hard Christmas. Dysfunctional family gatherings. Old snow and hard ice melting.
I wish you all well today.
Comments
merry xmas
Posted by: Nate | December 25, 2005 11:13 PM
Sending out best wishes to you Steve
xxx
Posted by: RecklessPrincess | December 26, 2005 02:58 AM
I just Thank God I have to work today. Way too much idle time. Christmas will forever be one big ass dichotomy to me, for various reasons. I suffer from the extreme anxiety attack on Christmas Eve day, relax a little on Christmas day, and am freaking ecstatic today. For some reason, this year was rougher than most for me as well. If you look up "dysfunctional" on Wikipedia, our family has a group photo, lol. But it's on to the New Year! I'm gonna fucking OWN '06. This is MY year. Peace to all.
Posted by: Lyn | December 26, 2005 05:25 AM
I can picture so clearly the scene you've described...
Wishing you a peaceful day :)
Posted by: Cori | December 26, 2005 09:26 AM
i read your blog and was at a loss for words to respond to it, until i looked up and saw what you were reading and thought how perfect. So not knowing what the book is about my repsonse to your chistmas day blog is
"The tipping point"
now to go find out what the book is about and hope i didn't just insult you. haha
Much love sweet man :>
Posted by: Sexsinger | December 26, 2005 11:48 AM
I don't know the origin of Chris Christmas Rodriguez, but I almost coughed up a lung laughing at that first link in the last post. My God man, that's funny shit.
Posted by: Lyn | December 26, 2005 12:32 PM
I would take the snow and deer over staying alone in a hotel on Christmas Eve. That had to be the most boring day I have spent in a long time. Okay, if I were at home alone that would be wonderful. I would have my computer and various other things to keep me busy. I found out I am even less of a TV person then I once thought! I hope 2006 is great for you!
Posted by: Stardreme | December 26, 2005 07:22 PM
This is so amazing I love it!
Posted by: Madame X | January 6, 2006 05:04 PM