Ah, thanks -t
Fred: So you don't worry that it's possible for someone to send out a biological or electronic trigger that effectively overrides your own sense of ideals and values and replaces them with an alternative coercive agenda that reduces you to a mindless meat puppet? Shopkeeper: Wow. People used to think that I was paranoid.
'Time Bomb'
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.
Sue - Dec 23, 2010 5:47:49 pm PST #12790 of 30001
hip deep in pie
SuziQ - Dec 23, 2010 5:54:05 pm PST #12791 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Kelly and I made nog today following a Paula Dean recipe. We have leaded and unleaded. Mmmmm, nummy. Also have a pumpkin pie in the oven for dessert tomorrow.
Christmas morning the kids can come out of their rooms when they hear jingle bells. Then it is usually stocking time. I'm hoping that will be followed by breakfast of eggs and left over ham from the night before. And then the prezzies under the tree.
Around noon the kids will go over to KCD's place to do Christmas over there plus have Christmas dinner. Apparently I have been invited to a friend's house Christmas day (invitation came through the kids, not directly), so I may go over there to hang for a bit.
Trudy Booth - Dec 23, 2010 5:55:28 pm PST #12792 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I will be using rum in place of brandy, and my sugar is not superfine.
Baby, your sugar is superduperfine...
msbelle - Dec 23, 2010 5:57:59 pm PST #12793 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Have people here tried Not Your Daughter's Jeans jeans?
DavidS - Dec 23, 2010 5:59:27 pm PST #12794 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I observed! I got lots done. I should have come in here and posted about it, but I was busy out doing my Onerous Tasks...
Extra sugar plums for minus t!
JZ's sibs, and their SOs are here. Or, were here, as they all took off to buy noodles and bring them back. Emmett and I (after two solid days of touring about the city) decided to just stay home and await their return.
Matilda was super excited to see her Aunt and Uncles.
I am pleased to report that one of JZ's presents that I had ordered and had zero hope of arriving before xmas, did indeed arrive. Huzzah the UPS!
eta: A minority opinion, I see.
Also, Emmett bought Matilda a Stitch doll at the Disney Store today so he's all done with his shopping.
Tomorrow morning I need to wrap things and then we go over to EM's house in the afternoon.
Christmas Eve dinner with her, and then we'll spend the night and do Christmas morning with her.
Then we'll come back to the city to offload, and change clothes and stuff. Then back across the Bay to an open house with JZ's greek cousins. Then Christmas night dinner at Jacqueline's Dad's house.
The social whirl is on. It's going to be a bit exhausting. But Matilda is in a flurry of excitement and it's more about the Holidayness of it all, rather than just acquisitive gift receiving.
Sue - Dec 23, 2010 6:02:40 pm PST #12795 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Is Jilli around? I found a listing for Vintage Lace-up boots on Etsy and thought of her. [link]
Kat - Dec 23, 2010 6:08:02 pm PST #12796 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
My sara-like cookies are done but totally different -- I made sandwiches instead and I used smoked chipotle instead of cayenne. So I recovered from my epic cookie fail.
I have used over 8 pound of butter this holiday season and that's not including the 5+ dozen cookies I made for Noah's school party.
Tomorrow I have yoga and the cookie exchange there. Then home to relax.
SuziQ - Dec 23, 2010 6:31:31 pm PST #12797 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Wow. Just got a phone call from a cousin of my mom. Apparently I met her when I was quite young. Beyond that, I don't ever remember meeting her. She had sent a Christmas card to mom last year and I had to send a note back breaking the hard news to her.
Anyway, I sent her a card this year and mentioned that we would be in California in May. Today was the first time I've talked with her and she sounds delightful. She mentioned something about the family tree and where she fits in it. I told her I had some genealogy records from my mom which included her side of the family. I need to copy those and send them to her. Sounds like she had a brother-in-law she didn't know about.
Nora Deirdre - Dec 23, 2010 7:02:37 pm PST #12798 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Hec, Tom and I were admiring Emmett's excellent fashion sense. Fezzes are cool!
§ ita § - Dec 23, 2010 7:09:22 pm PST #12799 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
So are bow ties.
I want to be Quorra for Halloween. Not sure why. I have little interest in seeing the movie. I don't like 13.
Okay, bedtime. Up early tomorrow.