So, yeah: it’s the most wonderful time of the year
again. And just like your average
brain-dead Hollywood executive, I’m not at all above rockin’ a sequel to last
year’s success. Just like most sequels,
this one will be scaled down a bit from the original; unlike half of most
sequels, I promise it will at least have some moments that rival the original.
I’ll pause here for a moment to take a question: “Will, what
in the good hell are you talking about?”
Gotcha; let’s backtrack a bit.
Last December, I did a daily series called 31 Holi-Days, in which I posted some sort of seasonal-themed
rant/reflection every day throughout the month of December. The statistics show me that it was the most
popular thing I’ve done thus far here at Turned
on Its Ear, and my own inner critic tells me that it’s probably the best of
my various series as well. So why not
head back to the well? Honestly, writing
last year’s edition was one of the most fun things I’ve done for this blog –
and no matter how snarky I may get about it at times, I do truly love the
holiday season.
This year’s sequel will be a bit different, mainly in that
it will not be a daily feature.
Two reasons for that: first-and-most, I’m far more employed this year than last. While that will make this a far happier
Christmas, it also leaves me with significantly less free time this year. Secondly, even a math-challenged writerly
type like me knows that there are thirty-one days in December. That’s thirty-one entries I’ve already
written on the subject, and I’m fairly certain that strict enforcement of the
one-a-day rule for a second straight year would lead to more reruns, topic-wise,
than I’d like. Instead, this year I’m
going to set a two-per-week minimum; at the very least, there will be one new
post in this series by the end of the evening every Wednesday and every Sunday
this month. Those aren’t strict
deadlines: if one week’s posts land on Tuesday and Saturday, so be it. There may also be more than the minimum promised,
should additional inspiration strike; after all, who in the history of Santa Clause [sic] has ever complained about getting more Christmas presents (or, in this
case, Christmas Present-s; and yes,
you may groan at that sad, shameless pun) than promised?
First entry sometime between now and midnight on Wednesday,
then. In the meantime, why not click right here and either discover or revisit last year’s 31 Holi-Days?
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