/ot/ - off-topic

>>54280
Merry Christmas from Australia lolcow!

I can smell someone smoking a ham in their backyard, feliz navidad is on the radio and im watching my dad and brother play jenga.

Looks like its going to be overcast and cool here in Sydney, so it will be interesting to see who braves the beach.

Im mainly looking forward to all day bilges and brews.

>>54280
Merry Christmas Eve, everyone!

My plan is to eat, drink and be merry. Have been so broke yet busy with college work that I haven't had the time nor money to buy gifts. So I've been making gifts at the last minute: I craft/DIY stuff a fair amount when I have the time so have materials anyway - thankfully! It's the thought that counts, right?

Happy holidays to you guys toooooo. Im spending time with my dad and trying not to piss him off. I'm just going to try to stay quiet. I don't do well around family for that long. I can't wait to go back to school.

>>54293
the emus like "i know you invited everyone but me to christmas lunch, im gonna bash u ya dog"

gonna get wasted and eat brunch w/ friends. somehow everyone I know has come to a consensus that x-mas present are for babies, so I had zero shopping to do this year.
I'm making some kind of martha stewart fancy ass cookies right now.

also I put up some christmas lights a few days ago, I assume my courageous holiday spirit medal is in the mail?

Got pretty waisted at my auntie's. I made everyone handmade cards with some loose tea that I assembled into tea bags, and hand sewed. With a picture of the woman in New York that scooped the tea (we are from Colorado) . They loved it. Merry Christmas farmers!!

>>54337
Merry Christmas, fellow Coloradan!!

This year, like all years, I am full of anxiety. It's gotten a lot worse than it used to be. I'm struggling with so many things. I'm stuck in the past, and scared that everyone hates me.

I got my friends and family really small things this year because I'm poor and hampered down with depression. I hope they appreciate them anyway.

I'm hoping to make a really big change within myself this next year. I can already tell that 2016 will be a struggle, and I know I will have to deal with a lot of things that may tear me apart. But my goal is to try to change my destructive patterns and try to be a good person to the people in my life, and get my anxiety and mood disorder under control. I'm scared, but I'm going to try anyway.


Happy Christmas, guys. We may disagree a lot, but I hope that things go well with you anyway. May we all have the strength to continue living. Much love.

>>54280
I was working on Christmas eve and dealt with a lot of stupid/angry customers
I have to work tomorrow too because there's post Christmas return madness (I work in a children's store)

>>54345
And nobody gives a shit that its Christmas for you too.
retail is so awesome

I hate the holidays.

>>54354
Same. I feel like a little shit because I have no real reason to hate them. I have a nice family and my SO's family is nice as well. I've just felt very distant towards my family and most people in the last couple of years and for some stupid reason, Christmas makes me very anxious. Had to double up on my meds today. It's fucking stupid. But I think I'll be a grinch forever.

>>54345
i know this feel all too well. i'm sick of ringing up assholes who leave mounds of clothes that they wanted to buy on my counter when they find out they can't use a coupon. one woman even straight up told me that she didn't have any money and left me a $140 michael kors jacket to put away. bitch, if you don't have money, don't buy anything. don't even get me started on the amount of old people whose breath smells like rotting garbage. if they can't even take care of their mouth, i can't imagine the smell between their fat folds. or maybe i can because the public restroom smells like dead people and fishy vagina. god i hate everyone so much

>>54345
I'm so sick of holiday retail. I work in a high-end store and the entitlement and idiocy of my customers is making me lose my mind. I'm also paid commission so I'm not looking forward to watching my paycheck disappear tomorrow.

Luckily I'm leaving my job at the end of December so I'm almost done.

My boyfriends family make a huge effort to include me in their Christmas every year and are the most welcoming, kind family who spoils me rotten and then giggles when I get happytears because oh sweet Jesus they bought me a bunch of pandora jewellery like they have and hugely considerate little things, like a pair of socks with my favourite sailor scout or a new puzzle.
Like, they go out to get stuff for their lives ones and I'm a part of that group which feels incredible. His sister or his dad or his mum were out, saw something and thought of me. That's huge.

My own family pulled it together and had an awesome day, no fighting or bringing up the abuse that happened when we were kids, everyone laughed and loved each other, and my grandpa gave me his car since he gave up driving last year.
Christmas Day this year drastically improved my life and family relationships.

>>54364
I used to do retail and I feel that pain.
I like to refold clothing displays whilst shopping because you can literally see some of the teens working there ready to cry when they come back to something they displayed perfectly an hour ago. Its like

'hey there 15 year old, take a second and recover from that fat lady who screamed at you for not giving her free shit. I got this, I know how they get folded. Its Christmas plz don't hate everything yet'

Ill never forget working at jayjays and seeing some sweaty man-shaped butter leviathan come in and blow his fucking nose on a tshirt then put it back on the table at the bottom of the pile. Filthy fucker.

>>54376
>Ill never forget working at jayjays and seeing some sweaty man-shaped butter leviathan come in and blow his fucking nose on a tshirt then put it back on the table at the bottom of the pile. Filthy fucker.

jfc that's horrifying. I don't know why but every retail job I've had made me appreciate the workers more and I am nicer and more patient when I purchase from other retail stores. I don't get why people think they can take apart clothes, toss them and generally wreck the store without giving a shit to put things back.