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It just does not feel like Christmas.

I signed all my Christmas cards over the weekend and mailed them today.

I completed my Christmas shopping today and began wrapping presents.

I am simply going through the motions. It does not feel anything like Christmas. I have no sense that a holiday is coming. I have only the desire to go to bed and sleep for several days. I wish it felt like Christmas -- or even Halloween. It feels like nothing.

• 22:53 So much Harry Potter to read #
• 22:54 @The_Chaos Yessss? #
• 02:39 it's 02:39 GMT -5, do you know where your persimmons are? #
• 06:50 @thenoblehero go to sleep. #

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Fellow LJer mr_orgue recently put up a post on his non-LJ blog about the experiences of Kiwis who have done their big OE (Overseas Experience) and decide to return to this great nation of Noo Zilnnnd.

For those unfamiliar the "Kiwi OE" is that time when many local youths decide to spend a year or two off-shore. The hope is that they'll experience "the world" and come back with some fresh and new ideas with which to better Noo Zilnnnd (but really, how could they?).

Although in reality many tend to head off and explore the pubs of London until the money runs out or their parents stop paying and they have to move back home. But still, the intent is there.

On the odd occasion a Kiwi will manage to do more than spend most of their time pissed (as in drunk, not angry) they may discover that things "out there" are a smidge different than life was back in Tauranga/Whangarei/Dunedin/etc. Eventually many decide for various reasons (such as wanting to avoid any more sheep-jokes) to return to Noo Zilnnnd. However, when that happens there is the problem of settling back into New Zealand.

Apparently this problem is such that the government felt the need to act. And by act I mean that they created the website that the link above goes to. It warns prospective comer-backers (they are *so* words!) that they may experience:

• restlessness
• boredom
• depression
• feelings of alienation or withdrawal
• cultural cringe – negativity and embarrassment toward New Zealand behaviours
• frustration at earning a lower income or having a higher cost of living than you’re used to
• annoyance at the cold houses without central heating
• surprise at how few people there are compared with other countries
• feeling no one cares about what you experienced while away
• a sense of isolation from the rest of the world
• embarrassment at the New Zealand-focused media.

So it seems that New Zealand may in fact require a warning label from the Surgeon-General and is worse for your health than smoking, drinking and parachuteless-skydiving combined. Of course not being a born-and-bred Kiwi I'm thankfully immune from the symptoms and have found the experience somewhat pleasant.

Well, there *was* that one time I thought I was depressed, but it turned out I was just hungry.

And while some may view "cultural cringe" and "embarrassment at the media" as negatives I see them ss COMEDY GOLD!

Of course how would I feel if for some unknown reason I ever had to return to New Brunswick (the one in Canada, not New Jersey). Well, I guess I'd....


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GAHA AHAGAGA Rah rah ah-ah-ah! Ro mah ro-mah-mah Gaga Ooh-la-la!

We apologise, but due to the minor stroke caused by the concept of moving back to New Brunswick ("They eat seaweed there!!! SEEEEeeeWEEEEEEEEeeeD!!!!!") we will be unable to finish the post as originally scheduled.

We hope to return to normal service soon.

"SEEEEeeeWEEEEEEEEeeeD"

As I come up on the last days of my life...I am forced to look back and ponder on the life that once was. I sit quietly, Snuggie on my legs sipping something for my upset stomach and think about life before all this. A less complicated time. A time that made more sense somehow.

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Hope this is a great year for you!

Geeky kid connects his Guitar Hero to a bunch of lights.

• 14:11 PARANORMAL ACTIVITY comes to disc December 29: bit.ly/5L26lR #
• 14:37 STAR TREK: SEASON THREE on Blu-ray December 15: bit.ly/80Wj0i #
• 15:15 Olyphant and Mitchell try to run from THE CRAZIES: bit.ly/4E8qHt #
• 15:15 Second CLASH OF THE TITANS trailer online now: bit.ly/4x3BP4 #
• 15:32 New BOOK OF ELI poster, plus SEASON OF THE WITCH one sheet: bit.ly/4BNxHi #
• 15:44 SOLOMON KANE gains a poster, no domestic release date: bit.ly/6rOq6r #
• 16:29 JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRISIS ON TWO EARTHS outlined: bit.ly/7Npc7V #

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I want one of these for Christmas.





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