How do you plan on spending Christmas this year?

[Xanjori]

Apparently by getting depressed reading this forum so now Im going to log into games in which I can violently kill people online and try to ruin Xmas!

[Letmesleep]

Apparently by getting depressed reading this forum so now Im going to log into games in which I can violently kill people online and try to ruin Xmas!

Blow your troubles away! Literally!

[Xanjori]

Blow your troubles away! Literally!

Bad start, I got blown away :<

[endersblade]

Same as always, with my family.

[vizzle]

Earlier in this thread I said I was spending Xmas sad. Now it seems I'm spending Xmas suicidal. Girlfriend decided today was the best day to end our relationship (for good this time)

i hate people

[Palcica]

Since my Christmas is 7th of January,i will b-....oh wait,i don't give a ... about religion,every day is Christmas for me

[Deleted]

Spent Christmas Eve at home with my family. Each of us prepared something (I did an Italian horse fillet carpaccio amuse gueule). Later on we watched some comedy and a movie. It's always a bit strange, I mean: We all still live at home, so we see each other, and talk to each other every day .

Concerning Christmas Day, we're about to go to a restaurant to celebrate with my mother her side of the family. In a week it's my father his family's turn. That way there's no arguing, and we can actually find a decent place to dine (as opposed to finding something for 30+ people).

[Xanjori]

Since my Christmas is 7th of January,i will b-....oh wait,i don't give a ... about religion,every day is Christmas for me

The fact you think Xmas has anything to do with religion speaks volumes.

[Lomppa]

This thread is a bit depressing, that alot of you cant be nice to your relatives for 24h atleast without hiding within your gameuniverse. We all have limited time in our life, and the old ppl dont always have long time, and every sec they can be together with relatives is great for them.

If you find it hard to interact with ppl you dont see much, and all over aint good at it cus you only play games 23/7 and only talk with your friends about gaming, grb yourself a drink or accept this quest like a real man.


go big or go home.

[Oerba Yun Fang]

Nothing big. Just spending time with my mom and older brother. Gonna make a nice dinner with them and just hang out. This year is a small holiday season for us. We don't even have a tree or any lights up. lol I keep forgetting it's Christmas, truth be told.

I'm the only one awake right now so at the moment I'm just playing games. :P

[Tommy T]

So far I've gotten up, opened presents, had breakfast, and now in that awkward time in-between breakfast and waiting for that amazing Christmas lunch. After that I will probably masturbate to some downloaded porn courtesy of Utorrent. After that, who knows, I might crack open a bottle of Budweiser, and stick some thought provoking documentary on.

Or play Endless Space. That game is the shit.

[Xanjori]

go big or go home.

Says the guy that talks crap about people on a forum without even knowing them. Big guy right here!

[Azerox]

I have 16 friends/family atm sitting in my house already > going to eat turky duck and rabbit and drink alot of Lagavulin 16y .. omnomnom.

Tomorrow im going out to a luxe restaurant with my GF

[Roscoe]

Seems like few of you are spending time with your families and instead getting drunk and gaming? Lolwut?

[Oerba Yun Fang]

Seems like few of you are spending time with your families and instead getting drunk and gaming? Lolwut?

Dunno about the drinking and gaming thing but I can understand not wanting to spend time with family. Spending time with the majority of my extended family is either incredibly awkward and tense, or ends in drama, so I just avoid it. They have issues with my personality and how I express myself (basically: I value honesty over tact).

[Letmesleep]

(basically: I value honesty over tact).

Honesty and tact don't have to be mutually exclusive, nor should they be. I don't pretend to know you or your family, but often the "I speak my mind, sorry if you don't like it" crowd do so in the most combative ways possible. You can't expect people to want to be around you if you're constantly putting them down or use "truth" as a disguise for hostility. Speaking the truth is important, but doing so in a way that doesn't burn bridges is what separates a true friend from an asshole. Also, sometimes it's just best to keep your opinion to yourself. I'm not calling you an asshole, by the way, I'm just speaking in general terms.

[Roscoe]

Dunno about the drinking and gaming thing but I can understand not wanting to spend time with family. Spending time with the majority of my extended family is either incredibly awkward and tense, or ends in drama, so I just avoid it. They have issues with my personality and how I express myself (basically: I value honesty over tact).

Completely understandable.

I'm spending my Christmas with family (as usual). They should be coming over by noon EST while my mom is preparing a massive thanksgiving-like lunch/dinner. Traditionally, my family would make my sister and I wait dreadfully till after we've eaten to open the presents. That was when we were younger and now that I'm at that age, I don't think we'll have to wait like that again. After that, we take pictures and all that jazz and then go about our day.

Merry Christmas all.

[Tokas]

eating eating eating

[Oerba Yun Fang]

Honesty and tact don't have to be mutually exclusive, nor should they. I don't pretend to know you or your family, but often the "I speak my mind, sorry if you don't like it" crowd do so in the most combative ways possible. You can't expect people to want to be around you if you're constantly putting them down or use "truth" as a disguise for hostility. Speaking the truth is important, but doing so in a way that doesn't burn bridges is what separates a true friend from an asshole. Also, sometimes it's just best to keep your opinion to yourself. I'm not calling you an asshole, by the way, I'm just speaking in general terms.

True, but I can assure you that I'm not at all combative or confrontational when I speak my mind. With me, when I say I value honesty over tact, it's not so much of an "I speak my mind, sorry if you don't like it" so much as a "If you're being an ass, I'll let you know in as objective a way as possible." When I do happen to have something negative to say, I get one of two reactions: the person stops, thinks, and answers, or they immediately get defensive. The former tend to realize and admit that what I've said is true, or are able to prove that it's not, while the latter tends to be a signal that there's more truth in what I said than the person wants to admit. Tact is all well and good until it becomes your excuse to not say what needs to be said, and that's where I make the distinction. "This is what I see happening, but pointing it out might hurt his feelings, so I shouldn't" is not the way I operate. Believe me when I say I don't make things up or intentionally look for tiny faults just to spark an argument.

But, this is WAYYY off-topic so we should probably cut it off here so we don't derail the thread. lol I'd be happy to continue the conversation in PMs if you wish. :P

[Letmesleep]

True, but I can assure you that I'm not at all combative or confrontational when I speak my mind. With me, when I say I value honesty over tact, it's not so much of an "I speak my mind, sorry if you don't like it" so much as a "If you're being an ass, I'll let you know in as objective a way as possible." When I do happen to have something negative to say, I get one of two reactions: the person stops, thinks, and answers, or they immediately get defensive. The former tend to realize and admit that what I've said is true, or are able to prove that it's not, while the latter tends to be a signal that there's more truth in what I said than the person wants to admit. Tact is all well and good until it becomes your excuse to not say what needs to be said, and that's where I make the distinction. "This is what I see happening, but pointing it out might hurt his feelings, so I shouldn't" is not the way I operate. Believe me when I say I don't make things up or intentionally look for tiny faults just to spark an argument.

Fair enough, like I said, I don't know you or your family. I just thought the comment was worth exploring briefly.

But, this is WAYYY off-topic so we should probably cut it off here so we don't derail the thread. lol I'd be happy to continue the conversation in PMs if you wish. :P

It's all good, this wasn't really a discussion thread anyways. It's more of a "drop your personal experience here and leave" type thread :P