Christmas 2022: June is a Hat, Fate and Bitching about Mariah Carey

Hello to my four readers! Are you still alive? Am I? Do we all still have Wi-Fi?

If you’re in any of the places which has suffered a devastating tornado or hurricane or blizzard or war or uprising,

or if you live in Milwaukee proper…

you may not have life or internet access.

If that’s the case, and you’re dead then it’s a real honor for you to be reading this right now.

And for the rest of you, it’s so nice to talk at you again.

I hope you’ve been doing okay and are staying healthy and safe.

Christmas Can Be Tough

I don’t know about you but this Christmas season has felt especially MEH and so I didn’t even get out half the Christmas shit.

The only sentimental thing that was removed from the basement storage is an animatronic Christmas lion a now-dead friend insisted I buy a couple years ago and that’s only because the lion stared at me so sadly I couldn’t refuse it.

Yes, crying, sad Christmas Lion, I will get you out.

And, yes, spooky as fuck Christmas dolls, I will also get you out because you may otherwise murder us in our sleep.

A casual observer would think I still went all out for Christmas so it’s okay.

I put up lights outside UNLIKE OUR SOULLESS NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE STREET IN THE BLACK_AS_VOID ZONE.

And we bought the fattest tree we could find and I decorated it on my own because it doesn’t have to be a party.

Because sometimes you just have to fake it, go through the motions and get through it.

I LOVE Christmas so I hope the feeling comes back next year.

I am actively listening to The Roger Whittaker’s Christmas Album right now so I’m sure I’ll be annoying about Christmas again.

My husband David just hooked up the speaker so we can be fully “Whittakered”, as he put it.

June Is a Hat

So the dog we rescued a year ago is still broken. As I write this, she is staring at me from across the room where she is actively refusing to eat her food after David forced her to sit over there to actively try to stay alive.

And she’s very “No.”

However, she now dominates at the dog park and seems to be a speed spaz demon.

In any case, I hope anyone who reads this random blog post is safe, warm and okay.

It’s Christmas! Happy happy happy! If you’ve got violence or sickness or bodies or badness, throw some lights over it and start singing because it’s Christmas.

I guess that’s what Christmas is to me now. Not superficial “gloss over all” but… at the end, we’re just light.

Or we’re not.

It doesn’t matter if I feel sad or angry or chaotic, because Christmas is about putting some light into the world for others to see and feel.

So we light the lights when we can.

13 thoughts on “Christmas 2022: June is a Hat, Fate and Bitching about Mariah Carey”

  2. Hello Hillarie! Only four? Thought you had more. Well, quality over quantity, yes?

    I’m on my own again this Christmas, but I’ve gone to town spoiling myself with good things to eat and drink and look at, just check my twitter account

    You and yours, Hillarie, have a good Christmas 💖🎄💖

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    1. Happy Christmas, dear Simon. I have four regulars who comment… or I did. Helps to post more regularly, of course.

      On your own? Well, I love to hear you’re spoiling yourself and getting out of the house. That’s important! Ah, Twitter… I’ve somewhat abandoned social media due to my work schedule and my hatred for screens but I’ll wander there… just to see. 😉

      Hugs and love, Simon.xx

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      1. Yes, on my own, yet surrounded by (as you saw on twitter) nice memories and ghosts of Christmas Past and Yet to Come, for I live in hope that good things shall come. Lots of love, Hillarie, and a Happy Christmas xx

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  4. So good to see you out here again Hillarie. I love this message, especially the creepy dolls and the shitting dog friend. I also hate Mariah Carey’s general persona as some kind of sexy doll, but the woman can sing, I’ll give her that. Hubs and I consider Boney-M to be a classic Christmas album, so maybe don’t listen to me. Wishing you all their best over the holidays. You definitively light up the world for us and all your clients. Maybe that’s because you are so electric!

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    1. Thank you so much, dear Naomi! AND… RIGHT?! Mariah Carey has quite a voice! You’ll find me lip syncing “Vision of Love” even to this day. But yeah… the sexy doll persona thing… gross times infinity. Evelyn and Giselle the tragic, rescued, murder pair could really show Mariah a thing or two about the essence of dolls. And haha Boney-M is great, there’s no denying that. Their Mary’s Boy Child’s video is worth a replay or six. For the record, I honestly haven’t heard Destiny’s Child’s album either. It could be wonderful. Aw… wishing you and yours the absolute best this magical time of year! Sending all the good electric manifestable your way! My clients… well, I have one client who only has me and his mom in his government phone I can’t figure out and he has called me every minute for the past 2 days. Not on purpose though. hahahaha

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  5. Even though I don’t always comment, I read all that you write! I am an avid fan of your writing style describing your life and struggles in such an entertaining manner.😘 And your drawings also are entertaning!
    Someone broke June at an early age and you are who she needs to live her best, and only, life. Kudos to you.
    Hope you get through the Christmas season with good memories of past great ones if recent ones have failed you.❤🎅🤶

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    1. Awwwww what a thing for me to read with June the Parrot on my shoulder right now. Thank you so much, dear Peggy! Those words from you mean the absolute world. Sending so much love to you. Wishing all the best that Christmas can give you (and that’s quite a bit as it’s CHRISTMAS). xxx

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  7. Please. Right this moment. Enter the search term, “Orca salmon hat fad.” (Yes, somewhat of a non sequitur, but we work with what we have.)

    Merry belated Christmas, and you’re welcome.

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