At The Tangential, we believe the holiday season is a time to get ready for winter hibernation by getting fat and sleeping as much as possible. Unfortunately, in order to truly prepare, bear style, for the months to come, we must take a 2-week break from blogging.

Here are some things we feel as if we’re going to do during this break, but might not get around to:
-Working on “screenplays.”
-Working on our “relationships.”
-Being better at our day jobs.
-Doing selfless acts of good in the spirit of the holiday season.

Here are some things we are actually going to do:
-Work on generating content for this blog that will try hard to not suck/be boring.
-Brainstorm new ideas, and find new ways to align with our original mission.
-Start producing our book of fiction short stories (featuring some really cool guest contributors). Look for the Kickstarter in January!
-Have Leslie Knope-style panic attacks that lead us to secretly work on this blog while not working on it.

So join us again on December 30th, where we shall unleash a shitload of content that reflects back on the year 2011. We want to thank all our readers for giving 2/10ths of a shit about what we do. Our 1-year anniversary is coming up, and we’re still stunned we’ve gained so much of a huggable, loveable, downright Beanie Baby-like readership.

Here is a quick FAQ about our break:

Is The Tangential holiday break holiday agnostic?
Yes. Many of us are not in fact Christians, but snarky atheists who use Christmas as a time to drink and reap presents from distant family.

Are you having a break because you are breaking up with yourself?
No, we’re going strong as ever. We plan to be rich by next Christmas. We have lots of stuff coming up, like a print edition and panic attacks.

Will you guys be writing elsewhere during this break?
Yes, on our personal Tumblrs and ancient, password-protected Xangas.

Thanks for a tremendous year! Now go drink nog till you drop.

–Becky Lang