Christmas Lights: Solved

As it turns out, this time of year is the Indian holiday Diwali...AKA, Festival of the Lights. Everything makes sense now. Actually, judging by the number of Indians in my complex, I am confused as to why there are so little lights! C'mon Indians in my complex, be more festive!

Take Notes!!!

I am tempted to Diwali the fuck out of my balcony. That'll show them who's in charge around here! I'll give them 300 Watts of Diwali, right in the face!

Christmas Lights...

Things I understand: How beer is made, how a computer works, how to program a VCR to stop blinking "12:00."

Things I DON'T understand: Why people listen to Nickelback, how Sprite is a valid replacement for Mountain Dew, and WHY THE HELL SO MANY PEOPLE IN MY APARTMENT COMPLEX HAVE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS UP!

True Story, There are between 10 and 15 apartments with Christmas lights and I just don't get it. There is one guy who has festive fall shit on his porch, you know, scarecrows, pumpkins, all season-appropriate decor. There is one balcony adorned with orange and purple lights, obviously Halloween-related. The rest, Christmas, no doubt about it (and a few Hanukkah). One even has a huge white star!

What baffles me the most is that there are so many! Either everyone saw Fall Guy and wanted to have lights too, or there is just some crazy, perhaps ethnic, holiday that involves lights that I don't know about. I'm gunna go with, I live with a bunch of idiots!!!