{"id":281,"date":"2003-11-24T23:06:46","date_gmt":"2003-11-25T07:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=281"},"modified":"2005-09-23T08:43:56","modified_gmt":"2005-09-23T16:43:56","slug":"holiday-timing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aprilgem.com\/log\/?p=281","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Timing"},"content":{"rendered":"

It feels so wrong to be getting out the Christmas card list when Thanksgiving hasn’t even rolled around yet, but already the temporary pumpkin patches have turned into temporary Christmas tree lots, all decorated in red and green and of all things advertising custom flocking. (It’s too flocking soon!)<\/p>\n

Anyway, I already hear the carols and the sleigh bells, which seem odd enough in a snowless region, and I find myself cutting out snowflakes from spare printer paper. It doesn’t help that I work in graphic design; I designed for the winter holidays back in early fall, and just recently I completed a book cover illustration with a New Year’s theme.<\/p>\n

I can see it now; while everyone celebrates Christmas, I’ll be preparing for Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, and Easter. I guess that explains why I think today is Friday.<\/p>\nShare this post:

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It feels so wrong to be getting out the Christmas card list when Thanksgiving hasn’t even rolled around yet, but already the temporary pumpkin patches have turned into temporary Christmas tree lots, all decorated in red and green and of all things advertising custom flocking. (It’s too flocking soon!) Anyway, I already hear the carols and the sleigh bells, which seem odd enough in a snowless region, and I find myself cutting out snowflakes from spare printer paper. It doesn’t…<\/p>\n

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