It's still the 26th here!
Happy Birthday to Jesse, Theodosia, and Rayne.
Today was a very long day, but a very good one. I have cool friends and pretty new clothes.
And remember, if you hurt her, I will beat you to death with a shovel.
Willow ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 31 But Looks 29
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Lee - Dec 26, 2004 8:17:01 pm PST #666 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 26, 2004 9:32:09 pm PST #667 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
It's kind of weird in that my parents are about the only actual Christians at my family's big Christmas gathering - I'm not technically a believer and most of the rest of our family that's there is Jewish. Any excuse to get everyone together to eat and exchange presents, though. We've pretty much just bought into the whole commercialized celebration of family togetherness thing.
Thinking about it, it's kind of as if that Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving painting had an empty place setting at the table for Elijah.
tommyrot - Dec 26, 2004 9:43:50 pm PST #668 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I'm the only non-Christian in my family. My parents don't know this, as from their point of view, not being a Christian (and ending up in Hell) is the worst thing that could happen to anyone, and I don't want to put them through that.
NoiseDesign - Dec 26, 2004 9:46:21 pm PST #669 of 10002
Our wings are not tired
Yeah, I'm not telling my folks I'm an atheist. It would break their hearts.
eta
How fitting is my post number?
tommyrot - Dec 26, 2004 9:50:47 pm PST #670 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yeah, I just noticed your post number - hee hee....
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 26, 2004 10:01:18 pm PST #671 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Heh. My mom asked me this year if I believed in God. I truthfully said yes, but it's not my fault if her mental image of God as a Ted Nugent-esque guy in white robes feeding the masses isn't what I mean when I say the word.
Beverly - Dec 26, 2004 10:03:22 pm PST #672 of 10002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
God as a Ted Nugent-esque guy
"When he comes back, he's gonna look like Charles Bronson, and he's gonna be god.damt.pissed.off." -Robin Williams
aurelia - Dec 26, 2004 10:51:30 pm PST #673 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
billytea, I'm so sorry. Peace to you and yours.
"Happy Holidays" is the phrase I tend to use. If someone chooses to be offended by that... well, I guess that is someone who is desperately looking for ways to be offended and I just did them a favor.
My time with family has been good so far. Grandma is dealing pretty well with the first Christmas without Grandpa, mom is pretty cheerful despite her lack of solid food and everyone else is doing well. My nephew got an obsene amount of gifts (SiL has a LARGE family) representing a wide range of personal beliefs. I gave him a remote control Mini Cooper that is about 3" long. His Uncle Mike gave him a remote control H2 Hummer that is about 3' long. Oy. It was so very disturbing to hear my 5 yr. old nephew saying, "I got a hummer."
Topic!Cindy - Dec 27, 2004 2:19:29 am PST #674 of 10002
What is even happening?
billytea, I am so sorry. My sympathies to you and your family. Peace to you, dear.
(also insent from my gmail to your profile addy)
Alibelle - Dec 27, 2004 2:39:03 am PST #675 of 10002
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan
Happy Birthday, Jesse, Theodosia, and Rayne!
In much less happy news, I am so sorry, Billytea.
I also am really sorry for the 21,000 and counting dead in Asia and Africa. Nature can be terrifying.