where's silent night?

people are just plain, fucking, overwhelming busy right now. everybody. from trashmen to lawyers. from santa to satan. from teacers to students. from east to south. everybody is just, way busy. shit! but why?!

is it just me? isn't eveyone going crazy? and whats weird is that it's not that there is an abundance of things to do, or that everyone is walking any faster or something. its just that there is a certain atmosphere about the present time that makes it seem that everyone is occupied with an agenda or goal in which they must accomplish or they will die a horrible, horrible death. and chances are - whatever it is we are doing - we can all afford to relax.

believe it or not.

it's quite ridiculous. and no...i will not succumb to blaming it on "holiday bustle", i won't. i will not stoop low enough to admit that people are going crazy during this time of year. i will admit that stores are having more sales. i will admit that my students are wriggling in their seats. i will admit that i have grown over-affectionate and "over-attracted" to the opposite sex (especially those in santa costumes, i love that). but i WILL NOT blame this feeling of frenzy on Jesus' birthday!

there has to be another reason. isn' there? is it the presidential address? is it the release of the excellent movie King Kong? is it announcement that Elton John and his boo are doing their "marrying ritual thingy"? what is it? the winter olympics? a new celebrity porn tape? did we discover a new fucking star light years away? come on! what do we, as americans, get excited about?? what makes the front page and gets us all wound up to the point that all of us are crazy?

are we losing our minds because the colts lost their first game this season? or because donald trump hired a black guy? or because "daisy does america" isn't living up to the TBS hype? what the fuck??

yes, i'm swearing alot today! blame the release of Oprahs favorite episodeson dvd. thats big news.

Morgan Freeman calls Black History Month ‘ridiculous’
Chelios, 43, heads U.S. Olympic hockey team
'Apprentice' winner refuses to share title
Ex-Mafia boss Vincent Gigante dies in prison
Bush says leaking spy program a ‘shameful act’
Popular heartburn drugs linked to diarrhea
The bulls are pawing and snorting
When humans and chimps split
Ailing Bo Bice cancels award-show appearance
‘Fish with chips’ touted as key to seas
Scottsdale's Valley Ho hoping to restake its claim on glitterati
Mammoth DNA could spark resurrection

These are our headlines. Are these the reasons why we are gong crazy in America right now. Is this why we are all so stir crazy and "busy"? Is this where our focus lies? Is this where we center our attention? On controversy and petty entertainment hoopla?

Not that i know where our attention should lie. i mean, hell, i watch the same news as you.