Instigating Christmas

[macdobhran]

I brought in some decorations to work this morning so I could jazz up my cubicle for the holidays. Actually I only brought one tub of stuff, more will come tomorrow. Everyone, and I mean everyone, who has walked past has commented on my holiday cheer. A couple of the Lotus Notes Developers have seen this as a challenge and are planning to decorate their cubicles sometime this week.

I even inspired the guy in the office across from me to go out to CVS and buy a little manger scene for his desk. He said he's going to pick up some more stuff later.

My division vice-president even stopped by and we chatted about collecting snowy villages, trains, and holiday decorating in general.

Apparently all I need now is a red suit and white beard...

Comments

[fireyirishangel.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, now I wanna decorate my cube!

[ilostonjeopardy.livejournal.com]

Me and Billy Idol think that you are FAB!

[thatliardiego.livejournal.com]

Long as you kick the door in yelling, "Ho ho ho, beetches!"

[dave-lister.livejournal.com]

Does a manager scene have little figurines in suits talking in buzzword-nonsense, like increasing your paradigm and leveraging intangibles? ;)

[macdobhran.livejournal.com]

Doh!

Typo fixed.

[dawntreader]

NO WAY. i totally misread "manager scene" and i hadn't even seen the typo!!! i must be psychic or something.

[fairefifi.livejournal.com]

Boy o boy are you lucky!! We USE to be able to decorate; NOW we are told we can no longer use Christmas decorations because it offends some people and they feel it is being "pushed in their faces." This was told to us two years ago. We were also told we may decorate in a winter theme that consists of and I quote, "bunny's squirrls, moose and plain snowman." NOW you are going to tell us how we can decorate?? S'cuse me, I don't celebrate winter...I celebrate Christmas you doumb ass....

And please bear in mind that I work for the Board of Cooperative Education Services. Way to go; teach kids that it isn't ok to be different and you hide your faith and beliefs at home behind closed doors.....

OH! And the corker??? We aren't allowed to have poinsetta's either...They represent Christmas!!! UGH!!!!

[dawntreader]

bunnies? aren't they easter? i wonder if you are allowed to have bunnies at eastertime. or if you have to use Santa at easter. *g*

we have a tree in our office and we have a manger scene under it. one of the people who used to work here was so "mad" about it and what it represented that she tossed one of her dreidels underneath the tree too like she was making a statement. ... okay. statement made. i thought it was cool and no one had a problem with it. bring it on in! decorate how YOU want to decorate. if you want mangers? bring in the whole flock of sheep. if you want dreidels and menorahs? bring them! if you want ... whatever it is you decorate Kwanzaa with? go for it!

i think it should be an individual expression of decorateyness. BE DIFFERENT. express yourself. don't homogenize everything.

[macdobhran.livejournal.com]

That's the way I feel about it. If there's a community tree or decorated area, then by all means, add whatever makes you happy during this season. And individuals should be allowed to decorate their cubicles as they see fit.

I've never understood how someone could be offended by Christmas (in the Santa sense). Santa doesn't discriminate, he delivers toys to all faiths and races. And if someone is offended because it's a Christian based holiday, does that mean they get offended every time they pass a church? Or do they save up all their righteous indignation for December?

If people would just look past all the trappings and realize that it's meant to be inclusive and not exclusive, I think the world would be a much nicer place. At least in December.

[faireraven.livejournal.com]

You know... My oldest friend in the world is jewish.

When we were kids, every year I would send her a christmas present, and she would send me a hannukah gift, and we were all happy and stuff.

On the other hand my jewish english teacher threw a shit fit when I was in high school, and she ripped down the christmas tree in the lobby because it didn't represent her. WAy to go. Let's show the kids how tolerant you are of other's beliefs by ripping theirs down because yours isn't there. You know, I would have been perfectly happy to see a menorah up there with the christmas tree. Or, as one group I was with one year made a compromise with, they took a christmas tree, decorated it in blue ribbons and stars of david, and declared it a holiday bush.

If it's your own desk, I don't see why it's a big deal to decorate it as you see fit. If someone with a different belief system decorates their own desk their way, it shouldn't be an issue.

[tchwrtr.livejournal.com]

This is one time of the year that I envy people in offices...you can share the silliness of extravagant lights, and so on.

I used to have to hang a sign on my lights because they were at garroting height across my cube's doorway. *grin*

Then there's the Birthday Tree for my husband in January...decorated in golf balls and lights.

[fairefifi.livejournal.com]

Testify Big Daddy.....

I applaud you!

"expression of decorateyness"

[fairefifi.livejournal.com]

I like that phrase...WELLSAID!

The worse part is we had a "Holiday Tree" in which everyone here in the admin. bldg had an ornament on it. There was Snoopy (guess who) pink glittery (guess who again) Lucy mashing grapes from one of the Italian girls, a snail from my dear friend Cathy cause she said she walked slower than a snail, Star of David ornaments, Driedels, a Marilyn Monroe ornament. You name it and it was on the tree, it was sooooo pretty.

And since you mention Easter...THAT has been Ky-boshed too.

[alliesutherland.livejournal.com]

I think a Leg Lamp would be a PERFECT addition!

[beatrizwench.livejournal.com]

When I first joined my current team the subject of Christmas decorations came up, since I'm Jewish and no one wanted to step on my toes.

My response was: "I don't care what you do at your cubes, just don't put the baby Jesus on *my* desk."

[cellymcfae.livejournal.com]

YAY for the Christmas Spirit!!! I need to do a little something at my desk. Hmmm....