She is there for the holidays - but she has been in the navy awhile and has spent a lot of holidays without us. email makes a lot of difference - I was able to email her ( and actually the whole family) when Santa ( acc'ding to the Norad sight) had been thru Japan. Most of the christmas ortaments on our the tree are gifts from her. so I have lots of carp from Japan, the Oprea house from australia, and a really ugly plastic seahorse from a place a forgot. ( moravia? ) . When she was last in Japan Buffy and Angel were still on the air. So she was getting tapes from home. And she got introduced to Firefly that way.
Mal: Well said. Wasn't that well said, Zoe? Zoe: Had a kind poetry to it, sir.
'Out Of Gas'
Spike's Bitches 28: For the Safety of Puppies...and Christmas!
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
beth b - Dec 24, 2005 4:58:08 pm PST #1548 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Deena - Dec 24, 2005 5:00:04 pm PST #1549 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Oh, awesome! You are a good auntie. I need to collect that show some day.
Beth, it sounds like fun, decorations from everywhere.
The babies are asleep, all the presents are wrapped, labeled and put under the tree. I think I'm going to watch a movie and go to bed.
Merriest of Christmases, happiest of Hanukkahs, glorious holidays, and blessings to everyone here.
Lee - Dec 24, 2005 5:02:44 pm PST #1550 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Night Deena! Have a great day tomorrow.
Oh, awesome! You are a good auntie. I need to collect that show some day.
Nicole got it for me. She Rawks!
beth b - Dec 24, 2005 5:37:37 pm PST #1551 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
brownies in the oven - and Santa is in florida - accding to Norad
beth b - Dec 24, 2005 5:54:43 pm PST #1552 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Nicole - Dec 24, 2005 6:06:52 pm PST #1553 of 10001
I'm getting the pig!
Being assured that it's on a truck and out for delivery when it's clearly not being delivered is just rude.
Bastards! You gotta love the good, honest customer service, don'cha?
I might do some more baking after the festivities tonight with Dave's help.
Oh! The peanut butter brownies are my favorite. Of course, I've only ever tried your pb brownies (so far) so maybe it's best if you send me an assortment. /greedy
DH and I took a long walk in the city and just talked.
This sounds lovely, Beth. I'm glad you both were able to just spend some quality time together.
All my stuff is in one place, and it's the same place I am! Yay!
Yay -t!!!
They were actually pretty helpful, and are now tucked up in bed.Dude! I guess Christmas came a little early in Deena world. What a lovely gift.
They were singing manamana all throughout diinner, and made me promise that we could watch more of them tomorrow.
Awww! Do you know yet if the Vincent Price ep is on the dvds? I loved that one.
In me news - spent a good part of the afternoon and evening at a friend's house. We wrapped presents for her two kids and then made a large dinner for us, the kids, her DH, and her visiting father and brother. Very low-key, very relaxing, lots of beer drinking and garage smoke breaks.
eta: Oh, and also football. Go Broncos!
SailAweigh - Dec 24, 2005 7:28:47 pm PST #1554 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Got Yugoslavian Christmas cookies baking and as soon as they come out of the oven, I'ma going to bed. I overbeat the meringue topping, so I'm kinda curious to see how they turn out. Tomorrow I need to get up failry early so I can get the pork roast in the crock pot. Once that's done, finish cleaning the living room and making individual gingerbread loaves. By then, everyone should be over who's coming over and the merriment can commence!
My daughter and I opened a Christmas Eve gift each. Hers was a nubbly green/purple/black plaid purse with a black handle (very important as her coat is black and she was dissatisfied with her recent purchase of a purse with a brown handle.) Mine was a new travel coffee cup with a totally closable opening so it can't spill at all. Wonderful! It's nice to know that gifts are well chosen.
WindSparrow - Dec 24, 2005 7:42:36 pm PST #1555 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
I spent portions of this evening listening to a George Winston cd that Dan gave me, and him reading a Laurence Housman Christmas story (that I started reading to him but with this cold couldn't finish), and sipping a hot toddy. Dan had a hot toddy, too. I'm corrupting him for Christmas, apparently. Good thing that he liked it, as my plans to shop for a present for him got derailed on Friday by him walking through the door before noon.
He strung lights all over the house while I was gone. It looks lovely.
NoiseDesign - Dec 24, 2005 7:51:33 pm PST #1556 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
I'm now in my San Diego dive bar. Best part of Christmas. Some years the only good part of Christmas.
Sean K - Dec 24, 2005 7:52:47 pm PST #1557 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Is the usual crew there this year?