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Silent night?

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I finally managed to let the weekend pass by without doing anything but sitting in front of the laptop, working on the new design you see here. Besides, I booked a flight to Hamburg for WordCamp08, and I am pretty excited that I am going there. January is not so far away…

In the evening hours I decided to take a walk and have a look at the Christmas market. But there was no silent night at all. With Christmas songs played aloud from diffrent speakers distributed all over the place, and people pushing themselves and the others it was not that peaceful. It seems as if this year I struggle to find that warm and fuzzy Christmas feelings I had, or better seem to have had. I wonder if it is me that is changing or if from year to year Christmas time becomes less peaceful. I so much long for some time to take cinnamon-flavoured cookies, have some tea and forget the stress for a minute…

This was written by Daniela on December 9th, 2007 and filed under: Daily notes, Reflections. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

7 Comments so far to “Silent night?”

  1. gravatar Gayle (despair.nu) left a comment on December 10th, 2007 at 9:27 am :

    I agree with you. Christmas seem to be less peaceful nowdays especially around the neighborhood. Alot of people pushing around, speeding on the road to get to where they’re headed.

  2. gravatar Destiny left a comment on December 10th, 2007 at 11:20 pm :

    Wow, I enjoy this update!! It’s pretty nice!
    Though your buttons seem a bit off to me, maybe it’s meant to be like that.
    Wordcamp08, is that for Wordpress or a different thing?
    Having tea and watching “A Charlie Brown Christmas” always gets me back into the spirit… heheh

  3. gravatar Dacil left a comment on December 11th, 2007 at 11:07 pm :

    Christmas in Spain is anything but silent! You can´t listen to any Christmas carrols, but to people rushing towards the shops and looking desperately for last-minute presents or for a stunning dress to celebrate New Year´s Eve. A two-week stressful holiday to start off another one…

  4. gravatar Amber left a comment on December 12th, 2007 at 1:59 pm :

    I think Christmas in general gets to be less peaceful as we all grow into adults. Our perceptions are different and many people simply become less considerate, which is sad.

  5. gravatar Jenny left a comment on December 14th, 2007 at 8:26 am :

    Oh wow, WordCamp. I’m officially jealous. I’d like to go to one, but unless it’s here in Phili, I ain’t goin’ nowhere. ( But this new design is nice. I haven’t been here in a while, but I like it. )

  6. gravatar Kris (Despair) left a comment on December 15th, 2007 at 6:06 am :

    I think part of the reason Christmas feels different is just that you’ve grown up. It’s a lot easier to think Christmas is a warm and fuzzy holiday when you’re lacking in responsibility. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Besides, you’ll eventually find a peaceful moment.

  7. gravatar Robmarie left a comment on December 15th, 2007 at 9:20 pm :

    I guess Christmas is more rushed now. Where I live it’s normal for Christmas to have an “early onset” (most people have embraced the tradition of putting up trees on Thanksgiving or the day after!), but this year it was just ridiculous. I saw trees and houses lit up as early as September..!