I am on a mission. After my last post, I have realized that I need to seriously consider how I am going to capture the Christmas spirit. I don't know how I am going to do this but I have done a little research on this big large Internet thing we have and found various web resources that have a few ideas on how to accomplish the task. There was one suggestion that kept popping up on every web list.

Have an orgy.

No, I am kidding (or am I?).

But I am a funny guy, right? I used to be. Looking at that picture above, I wonder where that guy went. These last few years have been tough with everything going on in the background (you know, that stuff I don't talk about here) and it hasn't been fun. I seem to have lost my sense of humour about people, life, and whatever else you could have a sense of humour about. I have a great bunch of friends who are looking out for me and are trying their hardest to keep me... well, "me".

I used to have traditions around the holidays. For about ten years, we used to meet at a restaurant in Victoria and hang out, exchange cards or gifts, and just have a good time. It was a great thing and I looked forward to it every year. But that is gone now and I haven't any other traditions. Normally, we do the "alternating year" thing between Victoria and Regina. But that never really breeds traditions for me. There are some, yes, but nothing that sticks in my mind enough to look forward to.

Thus, it brings me to my mission. In order to recapture my soul, essentially, I am going to do something silly tonight. I am going to start a tradition. I am going to live Tweet (and/or blog) a Christmas film. I am getting a little late in the season to do this but I am sure I can find a decent film. I have had several suggestions already but I could use a few more. I will attempt this feat tomorrow night. Maybe I should get a charity involved as well. Possibly several tweeters. Raise some money for a good cause.

I will need other things to do as well. If you have any suggestions, don't hestiate to let me know. I will need as many as I can get.

In an effort to get myself out of the dumps and into a mental pattern befitting of the Christmas holidays, I am going to live tweet a Christmas movie some time in the next week or so.

I requested some suggestions (via Twitter this time) and this is what was suggested:

• Die Hard 2
• Polar Express
• Batman Returns
• Home Alone
• Home Alone 2
• It's A Wonderful Life

Naturally, my instinct tells me to live tweet Die Hard 2 - but I do want to make sure that what happened last year doesn't happen again. When I live tweeted Die Hard there was a surprising backlash from a few of my followers. Some un-followed me, a few sent me random and lengthy e-mails about how I didn't treat Twitter seriously, and others thought I was "ballsy". It is their right to respond how they want but, honestly, I thought it was a little weird.

Anyway, this is your fair warning, I will be live tweeting again quotes from whatever film I am to watch. If you have any other suggestions, please send them my way, leave a comment below, or fire me a tweet. I wonder if this could be some kind of fundraiser and I could take donations. Let me think on that.

If you want to un-follow me, I encourage you not to because I would like you to get involved. Tweet with me, add a quote you think I should have tweeted. Let's start a movie twitter revolution and use this social media device for fun once in a while.

Besides, at the end of the day, it is only a couple of hours and a whole lot of tweets that you can ignore - and I could use a positive attitude injection this year.

I mentioned the other day about Christmas movies that I liked to watch and what kinds of holiday rituals I have. That conversation inspired me to create a new ritual. I live tweeted the Christmas film, Die Hard. It is the first in a series of (from what I gather) could be six films. If you have never seen the film and don't mind the odd action flick, I would check it out.

What I found interesting about my tweeting a film (and something I did as a lark) was the response. I was sent e-mails that wanted to start "serious discussions" about the merits of business and Twitter. There were a couple of grumblings in the Twittersphere about unfollowing me (which is understandable and I do the same thing to people I follow who fail to amuse me) but it was the three raging e-mails that mentioned I was being "just weird" or I didn't "take Twitter seriously". I began to wonder if those people who took the time to e-mail me their thoughts had gone outside any time in recent years. I was understandably grumpy with them to tell me how "serious" Twitter is.

It struck me as bizarre that people couldn't take my posts with a grain of salt or, at the very least, understand that there is some fun to be had using social media tools. Where did the fun go, people? Did it die with Yahoo? (Oh, too soon?) It made me sad (and a little grumpy, to be honest) to think that there is some level of expectation that everyone on Twitter must be serious or "share serious links" at all times if they work in the "social media market". I also don't want to insult the people who did send me an e-mail about my Twittering habits but - dudes, come on - rejoin us individuals who live in reality.

If I were to take these rants at face value, the message I was sent boils down to Twitter having become the jurisdiction of "serious Twitter people". I dispute this claim 150%. If you do a survey of Twitter accounts and their related content, Twitter has some serious posters and some accounts that are made into television shows.

Anyway, I don't want to be overly gumpy about it (can't you tell?) but I was surprised and happy all at the same time. You like me! You really, really like me - and think I am smart! S-M-R-T! Perhaps I need to start a business and social media Twitter feed and reclaim my personal space.

If you want to see the live tweeting of Die Hard, click to read more!