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as a cultural atheistic jew, i am very strict about not celebrating christmas. for example, i've never had a christmas tree or eaten christmas turkey or hung stockings or anything like that. however, one time i lived with someone who was a unitarian and we had a "holiday" tree with dreidels and buddhas and an oddly charming christmas pickle, but that hardly counts.
anyway, often i get pitying looks from christians as though mine is some sort of awful scrooge-like existence, and that i am in some way spiritually and culturally depraved. (this is not an exaggeration dear blog readers, i could quote many stupid mindless things that people have said to me in respect to this over the years) mind you, i do enjoy looking at christmas lights, eating cookies, and drinking festive cocktails as well as cleverly named seasonal drinks from starbucks.
so save me your pity, because i actually love christmas. want to know why? because it's usually two non-weekend days in a row in which i don't have to do anything! i have no obligations! not only that, while all you revelers are stuck traveling to go visit your families i am usually hanging out with a merry gang of jews and heretics doing super fun things like eating korean bbq, going to movies, drinking mimosas, going sledding, or even playing ping pong! ahhhh, christmas is such a very special time of year!
however, here in BsAs i've noticed that things have a tendency to shut down completely on holidays. and since christmas is a much more holy than say, national census day, i was a bit worried that things might be closed:
me: i want to have jewish christmas! you know with a movie and asian food!
bolshevik: i doubt anything will be open.
me: but they have jews here!
bolshevik: (silencio)
well, apparently the bolshevik was right because as it turns out movie theaters are actually CLOSED on christmas. and on christmas eve the last showing is at 1 pm or so. what the hell?! what are all the jews going to do?
anyhoo ... the bolshevik and i decided that we will travel to mendoza for the holidays to drink wine and hang out in the andes. but not before stopping at a friends for a christmas bagel brunch (thank god for other jews!). yes, that's right, they do have bagels here. although not quite a new york bagel, quierobagel probably does the closest thing you can get to an authentic bagel. ahhhh, a christmas miracle.
I've just been checking out your earlier posts (circa March) having just stumbled upon your blog (via Allison) last month. Your posts are hilarious! This one is too. I admire you for leaving your stable life behind. I just read the entry on the different jobs you found - so awesome. Good for you!
ReplyDeletethanks mama! i'm so glad that you like the blog. say hi to allison for me!
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