Wilde Thing

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." - Oscar Wilde

Interesting how poets tend to capture things so succinctly...at least if you don't realize that half of poetry is cutting away the words that mean nothing to find something more.

Holiday Fever

It's very easy, during the holidays, to succumb to a pretty severe sense of isolation.

Maybe you can't see your family this year, for whatever reason.
Maybe your friends are all with their families, so there's nothing much to do.
Maybe you're simply out of school, off work, and find yourself with too much time to think.

In any case, it's a very unpleasant feeling to have.
Is it correct? Is your mind playing a trick on you, or does the feeling have a real basis?