ho ho hum.

remind me to never work retail during the holiday season again. it's astonishing how little holiday spirit there is on display (not to mention intelligence, patience, and courtesy). "stressful" doesn't even begin to cover it.

i have an escape plan, though, a little adventure that, the closer it gets, keeps me filled with a fizzy anticipation and a rising energy. tuesday's my first mcr show in two and a half years, my first opportunity to see them since madison square garden, and nothing can faze me when i think of that. my very first concert was a christmas show, and my chemical romance, and four years later here it is again, full circle but not the same place at all.

i'll most likely be at this show by myself, but it won't be the first time, and truly, you're never alone for long in line for mcr. there's always a camaraderie that makes waiting in line a party, a fellowship that turns a group of strangers into a tribe.

i'm ready, just throw me in the crowd and watch me smile. no amount of rude customers can take the joy out of my holiday season, not when it includes a gift like this.

after all, 'tis the season...

for rock 'n' roll! :)