Comments on: Out of Sync and offline http://lastexiled.com/index.php/2009/12/26/out-of-sync-and-offline/ residence-in-exile of The Last Amazon Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:53:02 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Kateland http://lastexiled.com/index.php/2009/12/26/out-of-sync-and-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-3587 Kateland Sun, 27 Dec 2009 08:52:29 +0000 http://lastexiled.com/?p=4153#comment-3587 Speaking strictly from my experience, your 6:30pm experience was my entire day from 8am on. I have no idea why everyone is so bent out of shape but the anxiety and frustration level was awfully high. Perhaps people are too focused on 'producing' the Norman Rockwell Christmas rather than just enjoying the days for what they are – a time to relax and unwind with family and friends. The strangest sight I saw was a huge line-up in the Eaton Centre at a booth giving away for free chocolate - the line must have taken 40 minutes for a single bit-sized piece of chocolate - and not a high end chocolate either. I can't speak for anyone else but I'd rather pay the $8-$12 dollars for a whole box of chocolates than line up for 40 minutes for a single piece of chocolate. Speaking strictly from my experience, your 6:30pm experience was my entire day from 8am on. I have no idea why everyone is so bent out of shape but the anxiety and frustration level was awfully high. Perhaps people are too focused on ‘producing’ the Norman Rockwell Christmas rather than just enjoying the days for what they are – a time to relax and unwind with family and friends.

The strangest sight I saw was a huge line-up in the Eaton Centre at a booth giving away for free chocolate – the line must have taken 40 minutes for a single bit-sized piece of chocolate – and not a high end chocolate either. I can’t speak for anyone else but I’d rather pay the $8-$12 dollars for a whole box of chocolates than line up for 40 minutes for a single piece of chocolate.

]]> By: stageleft http://lastexiled.com/index.php/2009/12/26/out-of-sync-and-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-3586 stageleft Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:25:10 +0000 http://lastexiled.com/?p=4153#comment-3586 At about 6:30 on the 24th my daughter called me and asked me if I could go to the grocery store to pick up an item she had forgotten to get for xmas supper and bring it along with me when I went over the next day - I could not believe the level of general animosity and ill will towards others I saw while standing in line with my bottle of salad dressing.... and can only imagine what it must have been like in the malls. I'm guessing that whole Christian "peace on earth good will towards others" thing has become somewhat passe when the pagan guy was the only one in the line who wasn't angry, frustrated, or bent out of shape, at someone or something. Me and mine are all about family, friends, food, and drink, at this time of the year and not at all into the commercial aspect of the thing so we (with a few assorted others we rounded up who were away from their families and alone) sat around all day and visited, cooked, talked, ate to much, drank just enough, and enjoyed the fun the 'wee ones were having - I hope your day was equally good. At about 6:30 on the 24th my daughter called me and asked me if I could go to the grocery store to pick up an item she had forgotten to get for xmas supper and bring it along with me when I went over the next day – I could not believe the level of general animosity and ill will towards others I saw while standing in line with my bottle of salad dressing…. and can only imagine what it must have been like in the malls.

I’m guessing that whole Christian “peace on earth good will towards others” thing has become somewhat passe when the pagan guy was the only one in the line who wasn’t angry, frustrated, or bent out of shape, at someone or something.

Me and mine are all about family, friends, food, and drink, at this time of the year and not at all into the commercial aspect of the thing so we (with a few assorted others we rounded up who were away from their families and alone) sat around all day and visited, cooked, talked, ate to much, drank just enough, and enjoyed the fun the ‘wee ones were having – I hope your day was equally good.

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