Lords of Kobol, hear my prayer...

For those who celebrate, I hope the holidays treated you well. ❤

Like all the previous years, ours was rather laidback and quiet. Though more quiet than normal since we didn't invite our blended family over, which is neither here nor there for me personally but it did make things a little less Christmas-y then I would've liked, at least the way things are planned out. Nevertheless, for what we had it was still pretty good though.

And it's been raining, so I'm very happy. :)

(On a sidenote, I'm kind of bummed that Tumblr didn't do anything special for Christmas, since I think last year they did the holiday bells on your dash where you could ring them and create music. Perhaps they were too put out after doing the cat paw boops twice this year. Oh well. Hopefully next year.)

++ I hope everyone who celebrates this time of year had a good holiday. Mine was pretty lowkey.

Although I do get that emotional hangover afterwards, and it's more than just needing to replenish my energy levels after spending some time with other people. I've noticed this after a few years now that there is that crash after the celebration, and it's that weird feeling similar to how in between Christmas and New Years it's like that liminal space, but like on an emotional scale. I don't know.

++ The Gävle Goat wasn't something I paid that close attention to before. I just knew that a straw goat was burned (or not burned) every year, and I knew that people were hoping that the goat would be burned this year since last year it wasn't. But now since birds are kind of taking over the goat, it's question whether the destruction of the goat will be by fire or by bird. I'm honestly hoping for the latter, since the constant updates on the slow decay of the goat is entertaining to me. It's the little things, y'know?

++ Unfortunately the BL Thai adaptation of Cherry Magic has been told to suspend international broadcast of the drama outside of Thailand until further notice. It appears to be copyright permission issues. Of course there are already workarounds, as there always is whenever things that this happen for one reason or another, but it still sucks.

++ On the brightside, Thailand is getting closer to legalizing same-sex marriage!

++ In other good news, Kesha has officially parted ways with her abuser's record label and company. She is finally free! I'm honestly relieved, but still very angry on her behalf that she had to continually endure all of this from the start. I know she had the support from her loyal fans and some fellow artists/celebrities, but I feel like this should have been a bigger deal when the news broke out about how she was being treated. With all that being said, at least she's been distancing herself from the asshole for a while despite still having to be attached to his label, with her comeback in years with her rendition of "Colors" and her Rainbow album, and her most recently released album this year, Gag Order. Now that she's free, I can't wait to see what comes next for her.

An obligatory rec in celebration: "Rich, White, Straight Men" by Kesha

This is a couple days belated, but Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone who celebrated! If you didn't, still wishing you have had a wonderful and safe time during this transition before the new year. Mine was pretty lowkey, the preparations right before were more stressful than the actual event, because it's all about making the house presentable before people come over. Christmas Eve was nice, watched a movie (this year we chose Labyrinth) and ate dinner and opened presents. Christmas Day me and my sister went over to our father's to exchange gifts. So overall pretty normal, but the fact that Christmas has come and gone so quickly makes me reiterate my point that the holiday should be extended a bit more.

And now, another holiday meme taken from thefridayfive:

( ‘Tis the season for giving. )

So I'm just going to be chilling between now and New Years, catching up on shows and waiting out the crowds for after-Christmas sales.

Christmas meme, taken from mightymermaid:

( 'Tis the season, whatever that means. )

Merry Christmas, everyone!

I hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday, and even if you didn't you have my deepest sympathies and hope you at least made the best of it as much as you could. As for everyone else who doesn't celebrate, hope you had a lovely day regardless. :)

( My Christmas was rather, well, ~interesting.... )

Is it just me, or has Christmas this year felt incredibly weird?

Some think it's because you get older and your perspective on the holiday changes, but I don't think that's entirely true in this case. Christmas can remain magical no matter what age, in my opinion. I just think it's the combination of the strange climate change we've been having and the stress from this year that has caused this different kind of feel to the season. It also doesn't help that I was sick for most of the month anyway, as well. So, yeah.

Oh, and thank you lynnylou for your card. ♥