So December is upon us... with a mixed opinion from myself. On one hand, I love the traditions, the constant hope that it'll snow, and what that brings, of course being epic snowball fights, sledging down massive hills, and that amazing childhood memory of building a snowman in my papa's garden and having it stay there for nearly 2 weeks. The dark side of Christmas, however, and I am far from a Scrooge-type character, but I really can't be bothered with the total commercialisation of the whole thing! By rights, I shouldn't be celebrating it at all, given my religious views, but I find that it's becoming 2 things: A time for parents to drown themselves in debt buying a GoGo Hamster or the latest 3-wheeled scooter with rally suspension, and it's also becoming a prime target for the Political Correctness Brigade. "Festive Celebration" is just daft!
And now onto cheerier topics... After listening to Sgt Pepper, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand and Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, I'm officially in a vinyl mood at the moment. The sound quality's just so much better, and I like having my favourite LPs framed on the wall. (Thank you Kirstie) Once I get a bit more money, I'm looking into buying Master of Puppets, since it's such a great album, and I'm sure I'll find it somewhere eventually, but if someone wants to give me one as a gift this "Festive Season," I'd be most grateful!
Sadly, I'm no longer getting Isle of Wight tickets, since I'm not exactly in the greatest of financial situations. Instead, I'm holding out for Metallica making an appearance in Scotland again next year!
Darren out, saying come with me if you want to live...
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