festivus

hi there

so far as i am aware, and i am certainly not going to check, it is so that i have not gone done a proper, full tilt post on festivus before. until now, at the least, look you see. as an ardent Seinfeld fan it is perhaps amiss of me not to have done so, but such happens. 

a likely (or probable) barrier stopping such a post would be that there seems to be a sense of no point in doing so. true, granted, yes, that thinking would act in equal measure as a prohibiting factor to just about all posts here, but still. in this instance, though, some validation. either one is aware of the magical, whimsical ways of festivus and thus needs no further information, or they are not. for those in the latter segment of the previous sentence, you genuinely (really) would be best served watching the relevant episode of Seinfeld, which is The Strike from, as i recall, series (or "season", if American) nine (9). 

but, well, we are here now, so here's some images (animated and still) from the episode, all of course in the greater good and glory of Commodore 64 mode. 

for the sake of completeness, festivus is the creation of Frank Costanza, easily the greatest mind of the latter stages of the twentieth century and, in all likelihood, the last great thinker what we, humans, shall count as one of us before we extinguish ourselves. inspired by the folly of the commercial ways of what a conventional Christmas has become, festivus is for the rest of us. 

how does one celebrate festivus? well, mostly you could (or can) just say happy festivus to any and all you see on the date marked as when it should be celebrated (December 23). if you were of a mind to go full tilt festivus, then you need a simple, preferably straight aluminium pole. or, if you are in America, one of those "aluminum" poles, which is a lesser, weaker version of aluminium but all the same appears to work for them. 

the meal served at a festivus celebration is shrouded in mystery, but is believed to be meat loaf served on lettuce. prior to serving and eating, though, first one must partake in the airing of grievances, and then engage in the feats of strength. 

yes, that pretty much is it. simple, yet brilliantly effective. for a bonus, or to go extreme festivus, you could always demand someone read a poem, and when they claim to need glasses to do that shout at them that they don't actually need the glasses, they are just weak. oddly this can count as part of both airing of grievances and feats of strength. 

no, and perhaps to my shame, i have never really engaged in a proper, formal (or full) celebration of festivus. despite rumours i do not keep aluminium poles around. airing of grievances is something i do every now and then, i suppose, and engage in feats of strength as required. otherwise, i am not all that overtly keen on meat loaf, tell the truth. well, the food, obviously, the music is smart.  

right, well, as it stands i have managed to write more here than i suspected would be so. and so that's a good a point as any to depart, suggesting you watch all of Seinfeld, or at the least this one episode. i really should watch it, Seinfeld, more frequently. effectively i can "drop in" at any part of any episode an immediately find myself smiling and laughing, such is the genius of it. 

be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!