The holidays are one of the most stressful times of the year. For some reason, everyone is bent out of shape about whether people wish them "Happy Holidays" or "Merry Christmas". Why does it matter?

First of all, I will never understand why people are frustrated by being wished happy holidays instead of a Merry Christmas. Some Christians have a really hard time accepting the fact that other religions and holidays exist, and that the person who was doing the wishing was only covering all the bases. Basically, "Happy Holidays" is politically correct; therefore, there is nothing wrong with the term.

There is also nothing wrong with wishing being wished "Merry Christmas". Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, the wisher is only hoping you have a happy December 25. This year it is especially acceptable to say "Merry Christmas" because Hanukkah has been over since December 5.

Let's not forget about Kwanzaa. It's taught in grade schools, but how many people do you actually know celebrate the holiday? Probably close to none. Only 1.25 percent of America's African-American population celebrates Kwanzaa. Is it worth wishing someone "Happy Holidays" after Hanukkah just because Kwanzaa still hasn't begun? Nope.

In conclusion, either phrase is alright to use, and neither should be considered offensive. Most of the time, people just need something to complain about.

Never in my life have I been creative. I was the kid who didn't have an imagination; most of the games I played were based off of something I'd seen before. In fourth grade, my favorite subject was writing because prompts were always provided. Now, I'd rather write an essay on a topic I'm not interested in than a narrative on an interest of mine. I can take an idea and run with it, but I can't come up with anything on my own. I even find poetry difficult, as structured as it can be. Poets who write within boundaries, e.g. Shakespeare, are incredible because they can express their ideas in a certain amount of syllables with a certain rhyme scheme.

One thing I'm extremely baffled by is the amount of notes (times a post has been featured on a blog) screenshots of unoriginal, unstructured poetry get on Tumblr.

For example:


And:
 

For one: neither of these poems are original. I'm sure just about everyone has thought about whether or not suicide is ethical and how much they care/don't care about old partners. Also, neither poems have any structure. It's as if the author literally wrote down their thoughts exactly as they were being processed in his/her mind. It doesn't seem like any actual work went into these poems, so should they even be referred to as "works"? Are unoriginal lack-of-work works still art? Should they be referred to as art just because they are widely-popular? I guess it's in the "eye of the beholder".

My eye says these poems suck.