Ok ok ok...

Its true. I don't like Christmas music. No. Unless its a carol about our Savior born in a manger (born, born, born in Bethlehem) I don't wanna hear it. For the most part. There is the quad city Christmas. I think that's what its called. Its a booty shaking, bass heavy 12 days of Christmas. "5 fresh gold chains!" you know the song! Especially if you've been in the south from November to December.

Why? One reason is because my name is Joy. People ask me, "is that really your name or did you just do that for the holiday?" sigh. It was even worse when Betty worked there. Betty's real name? Betelhem. She was Ethiopian, everyone thought we were related (despite the fact that she has a serious accent. I apparently look so Ethiopian that the fact that I DON'T have an accent is inconsequential to people who thought I was her or my coworker Roman [she's named for a flower, not the place]). And do not think you are clever and are the first to sing Joy to the World to me. Don't do it! Any song with Joy in it. "Joy" by blackstreet, "joyful joyful" by the cast of sister act, " none. Its not cute.

Now, when I tell you I am named after a scripture, I will love you forever if you know which one. Yes, my name is mentioned infinite times in the bible, so the odds of me loving you forever are slim. But I'm making this promise to you. Its not one of the obvious ones.

Back to Christmas for a second. So. Atheists. Do you celebrate Christmas? I mean, I know you don't go to church, or sing carols, but do your kids, who skip "under God" in the pledge (meanwhile, I don't even say the pledge. Allegiance to a flag is like worshiping a false idol), do they get presents? Do you believe in the paganistic things that Christmas brings? A tree, a yule log? Just wondering. I made a great analogy to my friend about what I like to call "right wing atheists": "atheists think Christians are stupid. Ok, fine. I think people who wear flip flops in the winter are stupid. But you don't see me on tv speaking out against them, do you? But I'll laugh at them. And atheists can laugh at me. That's fine. Just do it at home."

In conclusion, I would like to say, since I put about 12 different posts into one, that I may not like Christmas music, but I love Christmas movies! I was at work watching "ELF." cracking up all by myself! "Santa! I know him! I know him!" I'd never seen it before, but I think I might watch it when it comes on again today and Sunday. What else will I have to do while I'm waiting on the 3 guests in the hotel? I missed "a Christmas story" Thursday, but its good enough to watch every year. I saw another movie which I didn't know was a Christmas movie, and because of that its not standing out in my mind as one. Its an old movie, I remember that. "The Santa Clause?" Love. I wanna see "fred clause" too. And some holiday episodes of shows. The "a different world" where Whitley gets robbed by Santa. Or the one where she does past/present/future and they sing "3 french kisses, 2 butts a- bumpin, to my mc hammer cd!" And "friends!" "I'm the holiday armadillo!" loves.

See? They call that a redeeming quality.
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