Merry F#%$ing Christmas(The Politics of Loneliness, Part 2)

Christmas is a joyous occasion, a time of giving, peace on Earth, good will toward men...

'scuse me while I retch...

For some, this is the worst time of the year. Many believe the suicide rate increases during the winter holiday season. Others suggest this is simply an urban legend. Statistics never lie, do they?

Be that as it may...

Just imagine, for a moment, sitting at home... alone... on Christmas Eve. You're watching the 1,365,427th showing of "It's a Wonderful Life." At this point, you've polished off half a bottle of Absolut, and now you're bawling your eyes out over Zuzu's fucking petals. Then, when the end-credits finally roll, you turn off the TV and are plunged into silence. You look around... and you realize that all you want to do is suck on the end of your 12-gauge and blow the back of your fucking skull all over the carpet.

Cheery fucking thought, isn't it? Just call me "Sunshine."