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'Selfless'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Allyson - Dec 09, 2010 12:19:49 pm PST #10011 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Scrappy - Dec 09, 2010 12:26:29 pm PST #10012 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
As a shiksa married to a Jew, I haven't that much trouble finding good holiday decorations. I buy all the sparkly decorations I want, but keep them in the blue and silver color range. I also find a lot of wintry-type decorations, like [link] and this: [link] Or a bunch of these: [link]
I also collect snow globes and put those on the mantel, and just avoid any baby Jesus ones.
aurelia - Dec 09, 2010 12:26:48 pm PST #10013 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
My mom was trying to find some winter decorations for the house that were not Christmasy.
My mom has some snowman decor, so it does exist. I'll bet there are also lots of snowflake things.
There are actual snowmen out along my street. One is nearly 6' tall and has a carrot nose and coal eyes.
§ ita § - Dec 09, 2010 12:31:39 pm PST #10014 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Despite many years in northern climes I don't (yet) associate Christmas (or December) with snow, and have a massive eye roll at faking that stuff. It's avoid-worthy!
Burrell - Dec 09, 2010 12:32:56 pm PST #10015 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I am not doing any significant decorating until I turn in final grades, but I did get a tiny wreath to put on the car, as per my DH's request. Oh! And the car has been washed--woot!
Allyson - Dec 09, 2010 12:35:31 pm PST #10016 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Party City had a buttload of snowmen/snowflake decorations.
Atropa - Dec 09, 2010 12:37:53 pm PST #10017 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
My goal for the next few days is to have enough energy to put up the tree and make gingerbread bats.
P.M. Marc - Dec 09, 2010 12:39:09 pm PST #10018 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Mine is to make fruitcake. If I have the energy.
Atropa - Dec 09, 2010 12:42:42 pm PST #10019 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Ooh, fruitcake. Nom. I LOVE homemade, classic, soak-the-fruit-in-booze fruitcake.
Hil R. - Dec 09, 2010 12:43:03 pm PST #10020 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I also find a lot of wintry-type decorations, like [link] and this: [link] Or a bunch of these: [link]
I'm pretty sure my mother would count all of those as too Chrismassy for our house. Nutcracker is from the ballet, where the nutcracker is a Christmas present. Reindeer pull Santa's sleigh. The star might be OK.