Dec 21 2007
Walt Disney Is Undead
I do detest that Happy Holidays spirit. It seems to be somewhat of a taboo to say so, but I really do. Of course I do not mind a few days off, although I will not take full advantage of the opportunity, because if I do, I will only have to catch up work later on. That is one of the less attractive qualities of being an independent Internet entrepreneur. On second thought; forget about those two or three days. Christmas starts way earlier, somewhere end summer or begin fall if you ask me. Suddenly the majority of people can’t think straight any more.
This year the kick-off event of global Christmas madness was when the Nobel *Peace* Prize was given to a man who is a representant of a theocratical system which has repressed and still is repressing any form of environmental awareness to trade it for blazing wars or short term economical opportunities. That gullible Swedish gesture is not just plain dumb, it is dumb *and* sentimental; the exact two ingredients marking the true Christmas spirit. Time’s choice to make Vladimir Putin Person of the Year has a certain Christmas touch too, but at least the editors do not leave us in the dark any longer on the issue of American priorities when it comes to a choice between democracy and economical gain. Now, that is a relief for many and a Christmas bonus above expectation. (I mean, we all know how it works by now, we just want the assholes to admit it for a change.)
Do not get me wrong here; stupidity, hypocrisy and sentimentality do not exclusively belong to the Christmas spirit, but somehow things get worse this time of year. Suddenly everything is green, gold and red. Designers go flaky in a literal sense. Walt Disney, the godfather of ugliness rises from his tomb and spontaneously starts to puke up snowy Java applets. For crying out loud, the web is ugly enough as it is…
The worst part however is that if you complain, people start to ask if you are alone with Christmas. Why? I am surrounded by my loved ones, of course! I will be locked up with them in a room and a bright television set will be splattering those same ugly Christmas colors over the carpet, while I am eating like a pig and drinking until I can not drink any more. These are the two days of the year nobody can blame me for being an outcast or an eccentric, but will somebody please tell me what it is we are celebrating? Peace on Earth with a Nobel committee deviating to an off topic winner, due to a lack of real candidates? Or the ugliness of life in general and the birth of a child we are going to feistily nail to a cross once Easter comes?
So, eh.. Mmm.. My very best wishes for 2008! In all sincerity. Yes..