I keep telling myself I need to survive November and half...

I keep telling myself I need to survive November and half (if not all) of December and if I can do that, I'm home free. The Christmas commercials have already started, and you know how I hate that. This is the time of year I feel most trapped and manipulated by a dominant culture I don't agree with. Couple that with an encroaching darkness--and you've got Jenike's worst nightmare. Yuck.
But here's a delightful anecdote: