That's what I think about Christmas. I don't know how it is in your country, but here in the USA, Christmas is the most over-commercialized holiday. I'm so sick of hearing, "We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" on television. Considering it isn't even that time of the year, it is like fingernails going down a chalkboard. (Actually, fingernails on a chalkboard do not bother me in all reality, but it's just an idiom.)

It is as if no other holidays exist. X-Mas started before Halloween. Halloween and even Thanksgiving is tossed aside because, well my goodness, here is X-Mas! It's time for snow, Santa, and Jingle Bells. (That last sentence was said in sarcasm.) Does this bother anybody else? Don't get me wrong. I love X-Mas, but only when it's December. Other than that, it's ridiculous to see nothing but X-Mas commercials on television, X-Mas lights on people's houses, and X-Mas items in stores...and it isn't even Thanksgiving yet.

Well, other than that minor annoyance (very much like a gnat pestering me), I'm still looking for work. I've been working on my novel. (216 pages in 4 months!) I spend a day and a half with my boyfriend (I just left his house 2 hours ago) and spend time with my family. (And now that I realize it, I see that my grammar and writing skills in this particular journal are somewhat simplistic. I tell you, being out of school [the university] makes me feel dim-witted at times.) These reasons are why I haven't been submitted artwork. (Save for the HP one I put into my gallery today.) Mostly working on my novel takes priority over drawing. I'll try to at least get one artwork up every week.

Thank you to those who have been faithful to watching my gallery & visiting it every so often. Double-thanks to those who my artwork. And any comment (except negativity and critique, which I do not ask for) are welcomed and I appreciate it.

And for those of you who did not take notice of my last journal, let me know if you have a Facebook account. (People 18+ only.)

Love, Light, & Happiness,

Jacqueline E. McNeese

P.S. Does anybody like the show Battlestar Galactica? My boyfriend introduced it to me last month & I love it. We just finished the last season (4.5) yesterday...we watched all 10 of them. That show is amazing!



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