You know, my across-the-aisle cube neighbor got Rickrolled a few weeks back, and not only was she all flustered that her computer was playing music, she didn't know the song or that Rickrolling was a thing. That made me feel old.

I'm talking to a Canadian on the phone. I did not know they actually say "Yup, you betcha."

It's so cool when it turns out a cliche is real.

Canadians pretty much say everything people think they do. Ask one to say "The moose is loose about the house" sometime.

Oh, the denial! I think I laughed for six years.

Then again, I say "no problem" an awful lot.

she didn't know the song or that Rickrolling was a thing

I thought Rickrolling resurrected the song for a new generation and further.

Of course, the entire Canadian nation may be playing a practical joke on us. A more civilized response to the South Park movie.

I thought Rickrolling resurrected the song for a new generation and further.

So did I! Maybe not further enough.

Have "wrapped" my secret Santa gift in a plain brown paper bag. Fuck it, I don't care. I said I didn't want to do a gift exchange. Still need to make my dish for the potluck. Don't wanna.

A more civilized response to the South Park movie.

Well, my knowledge started from 1987 (I won't count the 1970-1973 Ontario period).

Is Kat here, or anyone who can answer Hawaii questions? I am reading a fic with a lot of white people talking like native Hawaiians, and calling mainlanders haole. I thought all white people in Hawaii were haole, though. Is this a "brother from another mother" situation?

Someone on IO9 asked people to talk about their furthest move. Mine's 4k+ miles, from Jamaica to London, which is easily beaten by just about anyone that moved to the East, but my father moving from Jamaica to Russia is pretty impressive. And my total mileage is relatively high. One of the posters, in her late 20s, has never moved, even house, and is quite boggled by us all. She's Romanian.

My longest move is 16,552 km, which is apparently about 40% of the earth's circumference. So that's nice.

Hubby lived on the North Shore for several years in the 70s, and I think he said haole was used for tourists or new people.

Plus, it's yet another thing of making Chanukah just like Christmas, rather than just letting it be its own thing.

I just did a short article for Hanukkah for the local paper. A friend of mine is a Jewish Religious Studies professor at the local uni and he is so much fun to talk to.

Hil, we have an AWESOME book that a resident wrote a couple of years ago on the Jewish community here. The old synagogue is now the county historical society. [link]

ita, bulging disc pain is so awful. I count myself lucky to have been a minor case. The three shots of cortisone in my spine at least allowed me to work up to exercising. I started with swimming and then yoga helped. Man, yoga helped. And believe it or not, roller derby has helped. My core has never been stronger.