Ugh. Why do we even work the week before a holiday anyway? It's not like anyone's doing anything but buying presents, sending frantic email messages about harried travel plans and generally dreaming of those well-deserved days away from the grind.

And chatting online, of course. With Houston's favorite advice columnist.

Yes, that's right. You may not be working, but I am — I'm working for you. We both know that you need me, no matter what holidays may try to prevent our digital hands from touching.

So don't worry. Come the day before Christmas Eve or high water, I'm here for you.

Yeah, you could always wait until 2012 to ask for my advice via advice@culturemap.com and hope that I solve your problems in my eye-opening, bi-monthly column, Dear Fayza.

But geez. Why?

Let's meet back here on Friday at 2:30 p.m. for an hour, and we'll do some time-wasting like only unfettered free time necessitates.

What else will you be doing on Friday afternoon? Grab that spiked eggnog, warm up your typing fingers, and come spill it to me.

Tune in below on Friday from 2:30 p.m. — 3:30 p.m. to chat with CultureMap's advice columnist, Dear Fayza.