[Professor S]

I just want everyone to know that I WILL NOT LET THIS THREAD delve into a religious argument. If you are religious or not there are plenty of reasons to love Christmas and this time of the year. At its most religious Christmas is a celebration of the birth of the messiah, at its least religious it is a celebration of our loved ones, families and the best parts of ourselves.

If you want to talk about your Christmas plans and what you do this time of year, post away. The minute this turns into a "Christmas is bull****"/"You're a miserable self-hating atheist" party, I'll be shutting it down.

Now myself, I've been working so much lately I hardly even realize what time of year it is, which is ironic since I'm working so much BECAUSE of Christmas. One thing I have noticed is that Christmas stress is VERY real. I bounce at a local bar and you would be shocked at how many seemingly calm regilars end up having to be separated over the littlest things. The alcohol releases all that stress in a violent way, even if its just been pushing and shoving to this point. I've bounced for almost a year straight and I've thrown more people out in the past 2 weeks that I have all year long before that.

But I'm in a great mood. My girlfriend is taking me to Atlantic City for Christmas and I can't wait to hit the tables. MONKEY!!!