Coplantor's Completly Creative Cautious and Contemplative Random Banter #109

[Cristo Meyers]

I'm just not thrilled with the idea of making a 3.5 hour drive in the snow. Everyone's brains just seem to leak out their ears as soon as it starts snowing:

"Hey, a snow-covered and presumably slick road! SUDDEN STOP!"

[TwoBitWriter]

Maybe you should have hosted Christmas this year, like I am. Sure its a big expense in time, money, and effort, but at least I don't have to drive anywhere this year.

@V: Yeah, rub it in!

[Coplantor]

Well, while some of you have to drive through snow covered roads I can either take a 10 minutes bus or walk under the beautiful sunlight for 20 minutes because with the summer time the sun is completly set at 9:30 pm

[Cristo Meyers]

@^ rub it in...

We hosted Thanksgiving.

I am not in a hurry to do that again...

[TwoBitWriter]

We hosted Thanksgiving.

I am not in a hurry to do that again...

Lemme guess, siblings with several annoying kids running around screaming. Breaking the normal tranquility of your home. Your parents/in-laws asking when are you going to have children, nagging every single little detail of your home they find off?

Is that kinda close? That's what I'm expecting.

[Cristo Meyers]

Lemme guess, siblings with several annoying kids running around screaming. Breaking the normal tranquility of your home. Your parents/in-laws asking when are you going to have children, nagging every single little detail of your home they find off?

Is that kinda close? That's what I'm expecting.

Nah...that'll be tomorrow...

Thanksgiving was sacrificing my entire vacation to entertaining my in-laws...

[Dragonrider]

My thanksgiving was 22 family members at my aunt's house.

For Christmas, we've only got 16 people.

Also: GAH! It's 6:15 AM and I've been awake since 4! I went to bed at 10! Why? Why? WHYWHYWHY? Normal days I feel like sleeping till 8 or 9, but as soon as I get a holiday...BAM. I'm awake.

Christmas eve.

[Cristo Meyers]

Yeah...getting up early for Christmas never goes away...

I still can't sleep on Christmas Eve...

[TwoBitWriter]

My thanksgiving was 22 family members at my aunt's house.

For Christmas, we've only got 16 people.

Also: GAH! It's 6:15 AM and I've been awake since 4! I went to bed at 10! Why? Why? WHYWHYWHY? Normal days I feel like sleeping till 8 or 9, but as soon as I get a holiday...BAM. I'm awake.

Christmas eve.

It's still the kid in you, maybe still excited about Christmas? I remember those days.

One of my fondest christmas memories was when I was about 11, and I slept in the living room couch, because my bed was taken by my grandmother. We had left the radio on and I woke up to the song "I want a Hippopotamous for Christmas." I just lay there and listened to the song, and watched the lights on the tree and the presents sitting so enticingly under it.

Damn you, reality, for making me so damn bitter and cynical.

[Calamity]

Yeah, Christmas Eve... when was the last time I had more than two hours sleep on this night? Probably when I was too young to understand what Christmas was.

[Cristo Meyers]

Then you get old enough to appreciate holiday parties and the cycle continues...just with liquor...

All I want for Christmas is a hang-o-ver...

[EmeraldRose]

I'm just not thrilled with the idea of making a 3.5 hour drive in the snow. Everyone's brains just seem to leak out their ears as soon as it starts snowing:

"Hey, a snow-covered and presumably slick road! SUDDEN STOP!"

My favorite is "Hark! Snow has fallen upon the grass and trees. This paved pathway appears to have been recently plowed. I feel that I must still drive 30 miles an hour in a 65 MPH zone! Join me!"

Speaking of, it's snowing again, so my drive in to the hospital will surely be something to make my head explode...

[Cristo Meyers]

My favorite is "Hark! Snow has fallen upon the grass and trees. This paved pathway appears to have been recently plowed. I feel that I must still drive 30 miles an hour in a 65 MPH zone! Join me!"

Speaking of, it's snowing again, so my drive in to the hospital will surely be something to make my head explode...

Down here it's closer to 15 in a 55...

We just can't catch a break this year, can we?

[TwoBitWriter]

I was doing about 80 on my way to work this morning.

It helps when you're listening to The Clash. Makes your blood pump.

[Cristo Meyers]

My car has an idiotic automatic retractable antenna for the radio. Which means that any time it's cold or snowing or could possibly freeze just for the heck of it I can't listen to the radio because the antenna won't extend...

Automation for the sake of automation, gotta love it

But, now I have my mp3 player going in one ear, kinda makes up for it.

[Phase]

In 2101, war was beginning.

Well, I'm glad SOMEONE noticed the reference.

Happy almost Christmas for those of you who celebrate that. Happy still Channukah for those of you who celebrate it.

I love the playground, everyone is both evil and polite, it reminds me of home!

[TwoBitWriter]

My car has an idiotic automatic retractable antenna for the radio. Which means that any time it's cold or snowing or could possibly freeze just for the heck of it I can't listen to the radio because the antenna won't extend...

Automation for the sake of automation, gotta love it

But, now I have my mp3 player going in one ear, kinda makes up for it.

I hate those autmatic antennas. I think they are the dumbest dumb that ever did dumb.

I don't have one, because I drive a granny-car.

[CurlyKitGirl]

Christmas, Christmas, Christmas, Christmas, Christmas!! It's nearly Christmas!

And I've been wrapping everyone's (bar my own) pressents and I've been watching pantos on TV since one o'clock and oh, my giddy aunt, we have glazed gammon and mountains of sweets for our party tonight!
And a black forest gateau!
And tonight I'm watching Muppet Christmas Carol, and then Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and then something else.
Don't know what yet, but my typical insomnia is going to be even worse than usual tonight. And I'm getting up early.
I'm too excited for my own good. Especially as we've just opened up our first tin of sweets and we have oh, six or seven two litre bottles of pop somewhere downstairs.

[TwoBitWriter]

And tonight I'm watching Muppet Christmas Carol, and then Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and then something else.

Did you like the link I included in Part 5 of A Shipper's Carol?

Melts for Michael Caine

[Cristo Meyers]

If this is hyper-Koorli...I'm not sure I want to see caffinated hyper-Koorli...

[Fostire]

My thanksgiving was 22 family members at my aunt's house.

For Christmas, we've only got 16 people.

I have 5 brothers, 8 uncles and aunts (all but one are married) and 30+ cousins so in tonights family dinner there will be around 40 people. Normal family reunions (birthdays and such) have an attendance of 30ish people.
And that's just my father's side of the family.

[Dragonrider]

yeah, 22 is my dad's side. Three aunts, three uncles, two grandparents, two parents, three siblings, me, and eight cousins. Not even CLOSE to everyone.

Just wait till all the cousins have their OWN kids.

Also...it's on'y Christmas eve morning here, though! I mean, I understand waking up early on Christmas day, but we've still got 24 hours!

[TwoBitWriter]

yeah, 22 is my dad's side. Three aunts, three uncles, two grandparents, two parents, three siblings, me, and eight cousins. Not even CLOSE to everyone.

Just wait till all the cousins have their OWN kids.

Also...it's on'y Christmas eve morning here, though! I mean, I understand waking up early on Christmas day, but we've still got 24 hours!

See, my family is super small by comparison. Only one living Grandparent, no aunts or uncles in close proximity, two sisters, parents (divorced.)

Only my sisters, parents will show up to Christmas, along with some family friends and at least one cousin, bringing the count to around a dozen, maybe.

[Player_Zero]

Anyone want to tell me something I can order my brother, who has similar tastes as me, for Christmas so that tomorrow he won't be quite so mardy as he normally is?

[Phase]

Anyone want to tell me something I can order my brother, who has similar tastes as me, for Christmas so that tomorrow he won't be quite so mardy as he normally is?

A Cthulhu Plushie.

[Cristo Meyers]

yeah, 22 is my dad's side. Three aunts, three uncles, two grandparents, two parents, three siblings, me, and eight cousins. Not even CLOSE to everyone.

Just wait till all the cousins have their OWN kids.

Also...it's on'y Christmas eve morning here, though! I mean, I understand waking up early on Christmas day, but we've still got 24 hours!

Counting aunts, uncles, and cousins the largest gathering numbered around 50 people, I think. That was years ago.

[TwoBitWriter]

Counting aunts, uncles, and cousins the largest gathering numbered around 50 people, I think. That was years ago.

You people and your "families"

[Uncle Festy]

Trend is going that way, isn't it?

Playground's going to the dogs, I tell you.

Nah, it's going to the P0s.

I love the playground, everyone is both evil and polite, it reminds me of home!

Um…
What?
(Ok, ok, I'm leaving! Like right now!)

[Dallas-Dakota]

yeah, 22 is my dad's side. Three aunts, three uncles, two grandparents, two parents, three siblings, me, and eight cousins. Not even CLOSE to everyone.

Just wait till all the cousins have their OWN kids.

Also...it's on'y Christmas eve morning here, though! I mean, I understand waking up early on Christmas day, but we've still got 24 hours!

One of my cousins already has a kid.

[Zakama]

Haha, check out this Engrish straight from The Playground:

Do you think IPOD is the best MP4 player in the world? Beautiful looking, multi-function, best quality, best service and support and so on. Really, is there any disadvantage of IPod?

In my opinion, there are still disadvantages of IPod. When I want to upload music on IPod, it needs me to download an Itunes. It brings me troubles. Do you think so? And its screen is so small except IPOD TOUCH. When I watch movie, it makes me so terrible.

So I want to know the pros and cons of your MP4 player. Everyone can get guidance when you post your opinion.