I’m just going to jump right into this…I have luxury problems, and a lot of them.
Presents for example. I was visiting my brother and his girlfriend, because it was her birthday. Well, my brother and I have birthdays close together and soon, so I thought this would be a good time to ask him about what he wanted for his birthday. As usual we got into this “I-don’t-care-I’ll-be-happy-for-anything-I-get” discussion, which is also fine. So when we finally get over that he says “Beer”. I say “got you that last year.” He says”So? I’ll get beer, you could get wine.” And there’s the problem! Can you see it?Probably not. But there’s a back story, sort of. I like presents. I don’t think I’m obsessive, but I like them. I think presents can be anything, all depending on who gives and who receives. And wine is a reasonable thing to give as a present.
One year for christmas I got, give or take, seven bottles of wine. And when you don’t have hundreds of people giving you presents every year, this is a good 98% of my gifts that year. Which would have been perfectly fine, if I drank more than two glasses of wine a year. I don’t. Now, I know, it’s the thought that counts and all that crap, but the part that bugs me is that very few of these people thought about it. Granted I havent exactly spesified what I wanted or what I didn’t want, or how much I drink for that matter. I just happen to be one of those people that don’t have a lot of friends, not close ones anyway. I guess the reason I got quite ticked at my brother for suggesting wine, is that wine, in my head anyway, is something you get people you don’t know very well. Wine and candle holders.
But I am not innocent here. I myself have gotten a lot of other people wine and candle holders for occasions. But I have tried my best to make sure the candle holder is in the style of who ever is receiving it or at least give it to someone who lights candles every once in a while. And the wine I give, I give to people I know drink it, or at least drink. For example, the forementioned sister-in-law, she got a bottle of wine and a couple of cigarette packs. But she is a woman who drinks wine and smokes these particular cigarettes.
But I also know that my brother for example, is not very easy to shop for gifts for. He works and is a family man. That’s about it. And I can’t get him more work. I could get him another kid, but I’d have to steal it and that’s frowned upon around here. My point is, I’m not like that, I have more hobbies than I can count. And allthough I’m known as quite the movie nut, it doesn’t mean that’s all I do.
I know this is a luxury problem and I kn0w it’s silly and I really should just be happy for whatever I get. But I guess wine just reminds me of how few people know me, and how depressing that is..
