Holiday Purge

The Halloween candy is finally consumed. This election cycle is finally over. My cold is finally starting to let up.

Let the cleansing begin!

Today I'm fostering my recovery with a mild dose of Christmas music. Not too much mind you; it's not even Thanksgiving yet (a fact that seems to escape most commercial retailers.) Just one album, played periodically, to lifts my spirits and usher in the holiday season. Perhaps a little Adam Sandler singing about turkeys would suffice.

Unfortunately, I've found it prudent to avoid the radio as much as possible. This is necessary, not only to be free from the blustering "I was right! You'll see!!!" Limbaugh crowd, as well as the smarmy "We won, ha ha!" NPR lot, but also a necessity when one prefers Sisel and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir to The Beach Boys "Little St. Nick" and George Michael's Christmas classic "Last Christmas" (played ad nauseum - did Mr. Michael write only one holiday song? Could somebody PLEASE make him write another? On second thought...)

And now for the true purging:

It is now officially time for me to let go of my ire over Smallville being hijacked by teenage soap monsters.

Summary of seasons 4-?:

"I'm Clark, the geeky high school kid played by the cool, hulking college age football player type, which works! No really, it does! And I love Lana!" - Clark looks at Lana deeply

"I love/hate Clark cuz he's a big fat liar! What's my name again?" - Lana looks at Clark deeply, winces from head wound #47.

"I'm Clark's bestest friend, Chloe. Even though I've had my memory erased and forgotten who he really is repeatedly, which makes viewers like Liz so angry they want to throw their remote controls into the television monitor, I still love Clark!"

"I'm Jimmy, Chloe's perpetual rebound...that's about it."

"I'm Lois. I have breasts. Wanna see them?"

"I'm the guest star. I lie like Clark, only not as convincingly cuz they usually figure me out in the first episode. What... oh, sure Lois!"

"I'm Lex. I'm really too good of an actor to be on this show. I have to shave my head to make it fair."

"I'm Lionel. My character makes no sense and is morally bi-polar. I wasn't really dead that one time, just resting. But this time I'm really, REALLY dead!"

"I'm the viewer. I'm so done."

They can't help themselves, apparently, so let it go Liz!

Ahhhhh....that's better.

=)