and leave on the 23rd at 9:08.Oooh, oooh... La la laaaaa.
Now I need to sleep and maybe sound less stupid. And sleep. Did I mention the sleep?
This girl at school? She told me that gelatin is made from ground-up cow's feet and that every time you eat Jell-O there's some cow out there limping around without any feet. But I told her that I'm sure the cow is dead before they cut its feet off, right?
Dawn ,'Never Leave Me'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
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.
Cass - Aug 07, 2006 3:14:33 am PDT #1186 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Sue - Aug 07, 2006 3:28:58 am PDT #1187 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Hey, is it a holiday in the US too? I have to say, I love long weekends!
Topic!Cindy - Aug 07, 2006 3:43:49 am PDT #1188 of 10001
What is even happening?
No, Sue, it's not a holiday in the U.S. What holiday is it in Canada?
Nora Deirdre - Aug 07, 2006 3:54:54 am PDT #1189 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
I've already given the "gift" portion; that's what sticking me. This gift is supposed to be CASH, in an envelope, which either she's going to come around and collect, or we're going to hand them in some sort of procession line, either way it will be painfully obvious to everyone who brought an envelope full of cash and who didn't. I wish I had the option now to skip it entirely, but I've already RSVPed and it's too late to back out.
Just so you can feel more justified. This is totally awful and crazy and if I were you I would bail immediately. That's just me and my reaction though. GOD. People. UGH.
Sue - Aug 07, 2006 4:02:01 am PDT #1190 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Um, it's just the August long weekend. Most places it's a civic holiday, but it's called different things everywhere. We call it Natal Day.
Zenkitty - Aug 07, 2006 4:26:20 am PDT #1191 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Apparently this cash-giving thing is a tradition, a thing that is Done. I resented the expectation of public money-giving more than the gift itself. It is a wedding gift, after all, even though I didn't go to the actual wedding.
Nora Deirdre - Aug 07, 2006 4:31:47 am PDT #1192 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Apparently this cash-giving thing is a tradition, a thing that is Done.
Just because people say over and over a thing's a thing, doesn't make it a thing. IJS. Traditions can still be tacky, and you still have the right to be offended and decline to participate in them.
Topic!Cindy - Aug 07, 2006 4:42:01 am PDT #1193 of 10001
What is even happening?
Um, it's just the August long weekend. Most places it's a civic holiday, but it's called different things everywhere. We call it Natal Day.
That's just nice. Wiki suggested August 7 was B.C. Day in Canada, but I wasn't sure why that would be a holiday outside of B.C., unless there's a day for every province. Then I found this: [link]
tommyrot - Aug 07, 2006 4:44:43 am PDT #1194 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Wiki suggested August 7 was B.C. Day in Canada
To celebrate, do people dress up as cavemen and ride stone unicycles?
Sophia Brooks - Aug 07, 2006 5:02:53 am PDT #1195 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Zenkitty- Is there some sort of money dance or something or are people just walking up and giving cash? I know at my friend Maria's wedding (we are Italian) her mom had her carry around a purse so people could walk up to her and give her money, but that was mostly her relatives, and I think they gave in addition to their gift. This seemed to be traditional, but no one seemed angry if you didn't give and there was no point at which it was really obvious that you weren't doing it