It's simple. I slap 'em around a bit, torture 'em, make their lives hell...Sure, the nice guys'll run away,but every now and then you'll find a prince like Spike who gets off on it.

Buffy ,'Get It Done'


Natter 64: Yes, we still need you  

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.


Jesse - Dec 19, 2009 3:40:37 pm PST #26319 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

After leaving my cookies out on the counter all day, I just ate one with a broken leg, and it's pretty good! And they are cute enough. So that's good. At my parents, I frosted cupcakes and chopped some stuff, and then we watched half of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (I typed "Several" the first time, which would have maybe been a funnier movie), and decorated the tree. Nice! Now I just have to remember to bring everything over tomorrow.

Still no snow here.


sarameg - Dec 19, 2009 3:47:18 pm PST #26320 of 30001

Oooh! The Y may open at noon tomorrow! Yay swim!


javachik - Dec 19, 2009 3:56:18 pm PST #26321 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

From wayyy back:

Where's javachik? She's the cable company magic bill reducer, right?

Yep, Sparky! I shall write to him and brag.


JenP - Dec 19, 2009 4:10:29 pm PST #26322 of 30001

Jesse, I meant to say yesterday that I love the moving nativity. That is awesome.

Tonight's dinner: ahi tuna w/ shredded carrots in a ginger/garlic/teryaki sauce w/ soba noodles over fresh spinach leaves. Oh, I'm going to love living here. Once all the freaking snow melts. Pretty, but PITA.


Hil R. - Dec 19, 2009 4:10:54 pm PST #26323 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Continuing my string on ridiculous holiday specials, I am watching the Thomas Kinkade movie. Snowy days seem to require stuff like this.


Jesse - Dec 19, 2009 4:25:13 pm PST #26324 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I totally copied my mother and put the nativity folks on my bookshelves, too. It's cute!

I just wrapped some presents, so I can bring them over tomorrow, but then I remembered both that I had a concept to bring a big suitcase for Christmas, so I can put everything else in there.


sarameg - Dec 19, 2009 4:34:50 pm PST #26325 of 30001

It's totally a lovely tradition!

We used to always read the Jesus story (wtf, I have no idea what else to call it- it was a fairly traditional kid's book, I can even remember the pictures) every Xmas Eve. I think my mom still misses it now that she's the lone christian in a family of the faithless. It was wonderfully written. I should tell her to bring it to read with the boys. It's a nice tradition, regardless of belief.

Jen, after the holidays, I need to have you over. So happy to have you here!

Snow has let up and is vertical for the first time. eta: oops, I lied. That was 10 minutes ago. Is lighter, though.


Jesse - Dec 19, 2009 4:45:52 pm PST #26326 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Apparently people in Boston buy eggs instead of toilet paper, along with their milk and bread -- half of the snowpocalypse jokes on LJ are about french toast. Funny!


Connie Neil - Dec 19, 2009 4:46:33 pm PST #26327 of 30001
brillig

I wonder what happened to our old nativity scene. It wasn't anything remarkable, paper mache and plaster from a 5 and Dime back in the '50s, and most of the farm animals has lost at least one leg. But I loved arranging and rearranging and admiring the robes on the Kings. I hope my sister with the grandkids has it.


Liese S. - Dec 19, 2009 4:50:16 pm PST #26328 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I love the movable nativity, that rocks. I have a nativity from when I was a kid that I made of, um, literal rocks. But I didn`t set it up this year. I am feeling like the only unfestive one. My neighbor decorated this year, because he got married. Heh.