well, Christmas has come once again, so let's all have some fun, look you see. or i shall at the least do my best to do a good go at such. no, this isn't intended as a grouchy sort of misery thing, it's just well, let me crack on.
for the third (3rd) time in my era of exile i go into the whole festive season on my own, then. up to now i have not engaged in the tradition of decorations for the season (to be jolly). so no, no tree or anything like that. partially this has been due to me seeing little sense in such when only i (moi) would see them, but mostly it's rather more that i am on my travels so much it's not like even i would see them. as it is i can barely justify even having a calendar up.
yet i felt kind of quasi compelled to put some effort in this year. note, some, as you can see above, all in the greater glory and good of Commodore 64 mode. as in yes, no, that's not a cross section in the image you can see, behold it is all of my Christmas decorations.
many shall, of course, have put (considerably) more decorations than me and done a by far more better job of it. also, some will have done less (or "fewer" as is trendy) and be quite content with so. to be honest it was just the "big" (comparatively) Santa thing i was going to do. by virtue of them being, i believe, 99p each, them snowglobes were very much an afterthought.
oh yes, as the picture above gives every indication, there's some VHS style action on display here. that above is of course just an image, but one which i suspect (or feel) showcases the finer details of my display better than what Commodore 64 mode does. sadly, alas, no, there shall be no regular style images of them.
to the "big" Santa thing, then. you have probably worked out that it lights up, and the box what it came in does seem to make quite the fuss about two (2) "led" things in it. or on it. but it also does some music, which i present now, or rather below. indeed yes, we have got a video.
i can just about vaguely recall reading something on the box about it playing a number of different songs of a Christmas variation. possibly it was four (4), but it may be more. should i be accurate, well, what a shame i have only gone done 3 (three) videos for here. indeed, scroll down if them are the only bits you wish to see, but be wary of the selfies.
some may fear that my relatively recent penchant for VHS style video may take away from my enthusiasm for animated GIF things in Commodore 64 mode. let the below bring some comfort to those who require such that it is simply not so.
how truly spiffing, indeed boss, it would be if i could get something what made video in the style of the greater good and glory of Commodore 64 mode with sound. such technology is beyond the human race it seems. perhaps a far more evolved form of life, when we are all long since gone, shall perfect the ability to do so.
now then, a warning, as below comes two (2) selfies, featuring moi (me). i appreciate full well that many reading this have no wish to actually see me or how i am getting on, and further do not disagree with them. but hey, 'tis the season, etc. also showcases why i have not troubled myself too much about decorations for Christmas.
due to the nature of my verk i am here, there and everywhere. hence the number of reviews of motorway service stations that crop up. whilst camping holds a certain (if limited) appeal, invariably i am in a hotel during such journeys. they more often than not have seasonal displays on the go for whatever is being celebrated, and as you can see in the above image (behind me) Christmas is certainly not some exception to this.
what are my feelings on the decorations i bought? having spent (i think) south of £10 on them i really can't complain. don't think the music aspect will be on all that often, but there is a way to switch on just the lights. for the snowglobes and, well, i have had better. it seems there's lots of snow like stuff in them, but when you shake one of them it swirls around a bit but tends to settle rather fast. not really much fun to watch, but here we are.
a bit more (VHS style) video for you above, then, to give you a bit of a break from the selfies. for another selfie follows shortly. yes, i tried to get some snowglobe action on the go for it, but, well, see the previous paragraph (or thereabouts) for clarification.
i suppose it cannot be all that far off me wondering whether or not to purchase a Christmas edition guide for television. yes, maybe, so i can see what to "tape" for Mum and Dad. unlikely to be one of the classics, being Radio Times and TV Times, for the price of them is ridiculous. perhaps a free one out of a newspaper may do the job.
relax, for that is the final (or last) selfie for this post. this one features a most lovely tree, sadly obscured by me, but i do take issue with the location. just as was the case last year, they remove a specific table in the restaurant area to put it up. it happens to be the one table i and a good friend used to sit at. so yes, i get a little heartsore when i can't sit where i would have with him.
sadly, or indeed sorry to disappoint, i am one of them what feels like Christmas is just not the same no more. for the most part i feel this is an internal thing, with it all seeming to just happen and be done all so fast. people seem not to linger on it, instead moving on to "the next thing". i have no quarrel or issue with all that commercial side of it, far from it. just, well, whatever time i have left seems to drift so very quickly now. my memories of Christmas gone are that the good, warm feelings of it all lasted far longer than they are allowed to now.
final bit of video for you above, then. indeed i did have something (reasonably) specific on in the background on the tele, well done you if you have worked it out.
not really much more i can add here, except another picture for you, if you so wish.
well, there we are. let me get on with enjoying my efforts (or attempts) at placing some festive cheer in my lodgings in exile. but, more likely, let me get off to wherever it is i am going next.
be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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