This sweater is for all those people who didn't get that ugly sweater that epitomises the Christmas season. You're welcome.
It's good when it comes to the holiday season to have low expectations, because, generally, people set them far too high and are always disappointed. This year, I was pleasantly surprised by a nice Christmas day, even by good holiday standards. I spent valuable time with my family and family-to-be, gave and received some nice presents and had a rather jolly time as a whole.
I'm not trying to rub this in the faces of those who didn't have the best day, I'm just glad that I did, because there were many opportunities for things to go wrong, and they didn't. I could go into detail about some of these things, but on the off chance that someone reads this, I wouldn't want offence to be taken--or concern given.
Anyway, among the menagerie of fascinating things that happened today, one thing stood out. Forrest, my absurdly immature and yet strangely wise older brother, made a statement that "crazy" people aren't really crazy. Well, that just sounded down right... crazy. Isn't the definition of crazy crazy? Well, obviously, that wasn't what he was saying. Apparently even people who we would consider mentally unstable have perfectly good reasons to do what they do if you only understand them. Maybe that's just common sense. It kind of runs along the lines that every villain thinks he's in the right (something I learned from creative writing). But it seemed like there was more to it than that. Of course, the real question isn't if someone's crazy, but why, which is what the study of psychology is all for.
He had also said that it is often said that you have to be a little off your rocker to be curious about psychology; that a lot of the time people went into the field because they were confused by themselves. Couldn't normal people just be curious about the field? Maybe people who have everything in order in their personal life don't generally care about those who don't. Of course, that would explain for the "not often" people who get into it.
And to finish this unsatisfying rant, I wish you a good night, and don't let the bed bugs bite.
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