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December 10, 2006
Our Very Own SantaCon
I live in a very small town. This should surprise none of you, as I tend to bitch about it on a regular basis. According to the latest census, the population here is a little over 21,000. When I tell you that more than 1/3 of those 21,000 were aged 18-24, you can see how the University might be skewing the numbers a bit. Especially when I add that almost 50% of the households were made up of non-families (i.e. roommates).
It's not as small as some around here. Genesee has 946 residents, Troy has 798 and Potlatch has 791. Still, though, when compared to the city I came from, Moscow is small.
Which is why I was delighted to discover that yesterday, Moscow had a SantaCon.
For those of you who don't know, SantaCon is, well, it's a hearkening back to the Lord of Misrule, but mostly, it's about dressing up in a Santa suit and mildly misbehaving. Much of the (mis)behavior is fueled by alcohol, and I suspect it was no different in Moscow's case.
As an artist, I think a little misbehavior is good for the soul, so I applaud the good people who participate in SantaCons around the world. We get so hung up on appearances in this society that we tend to forget to have fun. And we teach our children to not have fun as well. Making an idiot of yourself in public is tantamount to a mortal sin in modern uptight America, and that's just not healthy. SantaCon acts as a reminder that even grownups should get to play occasionally. So it was nice to see Moscow participating.
Even if it was only one Santa.
Posted by sally at December 10, 2006 12:14 PM
Comments
Thanks for the info on santacon. I can't believe I accidentally stumbled into one this past weekend. Next weekend there is another one, and I am definitely going to on purpose stumble into it.
Posted by: Heather at December 11, 2006 09:39 PM
You are so welcome. I'm just sorry I didn't learn about SantaCon until I moved here. But once we get back to the big city (whichever one we end up in), I'm thinkin' seriously about gittin' me a Santa hat and joining in the fun.
Posted by: Sallyacious at December 11, 2006 11:08 PM
You should start a Moscow Santa Con for real. Like the theatre department (and probably a bunch of others at UI) wouldn't get behind that. Maybe even make it a Pullman/WSU juggernaut. Probably wouldn't take that much planing if you got a lot of people to forward/bulletin it around My Space--obviously for next year.
Posted by: Heather at December 12, 2006 10:39 PM
That is a thought...
Posted by: Sallyacious at December 13, 2006 10:25 AM
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