#(tbh one of the silly pipe dreams would just be to have a blog dedicated to Hippo rambles but I don't think I'd actually be able to commit)

[theauthorlives]

Here's a question for you folks: have you ever considered that for all the Christmas traditions and expectations around the setting, there are people who have never had a 'white' one?

I was - I was talking to someone earlier today and you know what they told me? They said that they're more used to grey Christmases and cannot remember a proper white one like in the movies. A grey Christmas is, er, that's where there's rain instead of snow, so it looks duller compared to a snowfall. And you know, it makes sense when you think about it. This world is so vast and varied that we don't all have the same local climate. I mean, that's a pretty ridiculous concept when you think about it. If everywhere was the same, then there wouldn't be places people would travel for skiing, or-or go to the beach on summer vacations.

And that's not even considering those in the south who celebrate Christmas in the middle of summer. It'd be impossible to have a white Christmas there.

Well, when I told this to my friend Orville, he said that they could have a 'white' Christmas if the beach counted. I said to him, I said, "Orville, most beaches aren't white. They're normally a pale gold-yellow colour."

And Orville said, "That depends on the light from the sun."

To which I said, "Everything changes under different lights. That's like saying you're a blue elephant because we're in a certain part of the Pizzaplex."

A blue elephant....? Where was I going with this...?

O-oh, I remember.

No matter how you might celebrate the holiday season, and no matter what your beliefs or traditions are, I hope you have a good time over the next few days. A-and be sure to take social breaks. There's nothing wrong with having to take time out to charge those batteries.

(Especially if you're like me and have to carry a battery around.)

#(he's still inactive but I just felt like writing best grandpa for once. There's a natural rambling that I still enjoy all this time later) #(I'm not going to rp the f.naf muses. I can barely rp the characters I want to write at present) #(but it's 1am so I probably should get a little sleep) #(tbh one of the silly pipe dreams would just be to have a blog dedicated to Hippo rambles but I don't think I'd actually be able to commit)