Monday, December 1, 2008

Gutter Ball

I have to stop watching Hallmark Christmas specials. They are killing me. I just spent two hours with the actor Steve Gutenberg as Santa's son (and heir) in search of a girlfriend and the next Mrs. Claus. He, infinitely adorable and bilingual; she, a buxom blonde who, in real life, is a country western singer. She believed him. She was fine with it. Didn't think he was hallucinating. Do I even believe in Santa? No. In Steve Gutenberg as Santa? No. I am irresistibly drawn to escapist treacle this time of year. Inside, I am so sad. My heart is a gutter ball.

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