This is so nice. Having everyone together for my birthday. Of course, you could smash in all my toes with a hammer and it will still be the bestest Buffy Birthday Bash in a big long while.

Buffy ,'Potential'


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.


tommyrot - Dec 27, 2004 7:37:11 am PST #724 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 rarely wish anyone "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Hollidays" or whatever. (Pretty much never, outside my family.) I guess that makes me weird.

Both my bosses are gone for the week and I have almost no work to do. I do, however, have a Firefly DVD with me....


§ ita § - Dec 27, 2004 7:37:45 am PST #725 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I find this Christmas to be the one with most people not wishing Christmas automatically. Not sure why. Also the Christmas with the most people not feeling Christmassy. Not sure what's cause and what's effect.


§ ita § - Dec 27, 2004 7:37:58 am PST #726 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Evidently it is hard for me to post and argue with my mother at the same time.

Who knew?

Will Target be insane today? I need Best Buy, and am a bit afeared.


Wolfram - Dec 27, 2004 7:44:15 am PST #727 of 10002
Visilurking

Heartfelt condolences to Billytea.

In other words, though not a moderate on most issues, on this one I'm with Cindy. My feeling is that someone who is offended by being wished a Merry Christmas is looking too hard for something to be offended by. Someone who is offended by "Happy Holidays" is looking even harder.

I agree. And most Jews I know are not at all offended either. The holiday cards I send out to clients all say Happy Holidays or Season's Greetings.


Topic!Cindy - Dec 27, 2004 7:50:25 am PST #728 of 10002
What is even happening?

Wolfram, the nicest, most well reasoned defenses of public celebrations of Christmas I've read this year, have been written by Jewish (and at least in one case, probably both, religiously observant) newspaper columnists.

The holiday cards I send out to clients all say Happy Holidays or Season's Greetings.
This is the only sensible way, unless you have certain knowledge of someone's religion. The cards I send to family and close friends who I know to be Christian (although I haven't sent them at all the last couple of years) are Christmas cards, and religious themes, at that. To my Jewish friends, I either send Happy Holiday cards, or buy special Hanukkah cards. My one Jewish friend who sends seasonal cards, makes them out of photos he has taken, but he puts "Merry Christmas" on ours. I don't think he's particularly observant, though.


§ ita § - Dec 27, 2004 8:02:15 am PST #729 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

And most Jews I know are not at all offended either

Offended by Merry Christmas or by Happy Holidays?

I realise I'm most used to Season's Greetings -- is that a British thing?


Lee - Dec 27, 2004 8:04:10 am PST #730 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Your plan sounds better than going to work, Lee. Besides, no one really expects anyone to do anything when it's raining. Too much of a strain. And people, like, drive crazy and stuff. You would be risking life and limb to go out in that. Plus it's the holidays. When people deserve to be off, watching Firefly.

Lee, don't go to work. Come to Target with me.

Damn. So much good advice, and I am reading it all too late. At least I get Friday off.

Hey, Kat, want to go get pumpkin pancakes or other stuff at Hugo's on Friday?


Hil R. - Dec 27, 2004 8:07:28 am PST #731 of 10002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I realise I'm most used to Season's Greetings -- is that a British thing?

I'll use Season's Greetings on cards, but it seems too formal to put into usual conversation.


Thomash - Dec 27, 2004 8:09:21 am PST #732 of 10002
I have a plan.

Hugs for Nilly and her most excellent card

I too got a kick-ass ecard from Nilly and I want to thank her for it.

Thanks Nilly. You're awesome and cool.


juliana - Dec 27, 2004 8:10:51 am PST #733 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

Okay, I have to share my best Christmas gift of this year: The Cubes. Anyone familiar with Archie McPhee will recognize them. Z gave me Ann, and I've been having so much fun setting her up.

That is all....