How much time off are you taking over Christmas and what are you doing?

[merithyn]

Actually resigning out of church requires effort and well, that's too much to ask.

How so? Just don't go. It worked for me when I left the Catholic church some 10 years ago.

[Grey Fox]

Well yeah but I've never been to mass. What am I saying is they probably have records somewhere & I'm still a member there.

But you are right.

[jimmy olsen]

Nine days, plus Christmas and the weekends.

[Ed Anger]

I require demand, a cooked meal on Christmas.

[Sheilbh]

I require demand, a cooked meal on Christmas.

I've already been to a friend in Bristol for one Christmas dinner, I've cooked one and now I'm in Dorset I'll get one on Christmas too - plus 3 days of left overs.  Christmas isn't about peace and good will; or Jesus and Santa; or giving and receiving.  Christmas is about engorging myself with roast flesh and root veg

[Ed Anger]

I sacrifice a ham for Jesus.

[katmai]

Four more hours then I'm not working again this decade

Taking all next year off eh?

[BuddhaRhubarb]

I have a three day weekend out of it. Xmas eve we close up early at 7pm, heading to the Boss' house for an Anti-Xmas drinking festival. Xmas day, likely crawl outta bed and head over to another co=workers for big greasy Breakfast and other Hangover cures.

Boxing Day. Stay home watch Hollywood Blockbusters all day.

whew.

[The Larch]

I did my final bout of Christmas shopping. I got the Best of Elton John "Yellow Brick Road Anniversary Edition" CDs, "Joys of Gay Sex" guide book, Frankie Goes to Hollywood Greatest Hits, Like a Prayer Remastered CD, a Mika's latest album, plus, for a gift, a gay novel and a pair of red Tommy Hillfiger briefs.

I think the shop attendant may have suspected I'm gay.

Is there anything in your like that hasn't been taken over by homosexuality yet? Do you also buy gay shampoo?

I like rpgs, Quentin Tarantino and The Scrubs.

Besides, Larchy, did you buy any "homosexuality-themed" gifts or stuff recently?

Because if you didn't - let me turn the question around - Is there anything in your like that hasn't been taken over by heterosexuality yet? Do you also buy straight shampoo?

Oooh, I hit a nerve!   
More later, don't have time now! 

Ok, I'm back.  What I meant, in a friendly ribbing way, is that lately your whole existence, as shown through your behaviour in the forum, seems to revolve around your homosexuality, and your shopping list kinda validates that. All of this is cool for me, but seems kinda obsessive to build so much of your life and personality around it. There's more to life than sexuality.  Back in the day your line was "Gay atheist Polish lawyer", and nowadays it seems as if the gay part has swallowed the other three items. 

As for the second part, there's no need to make everything sexual, things can be perfectly fine and neutral, not everything has to be either homo or hetero.

If you want to keep discussing this, maybe we can go somewhere else, though, as we'd viciously hijack this thread otherwise. 

[CountDeMoney]

I'm not taking off on Monday after Xmas, but I am taking the rest of the week off until the 4th.

Now that his semester is done and we'll both have the week off, my wargaming buddy and I are going to knock out a few different games.

[merithyn]

And.... I'm done until January 11.

[Syt]

Now that his semester is done and we'll both have the week off

At that point I was like, "WTF? Seedie is living with someone?"

After the second half I was, "I should have been expecting this."

Buy lube.

[Caliga]

And.... I'm done until January 11.

Didn't you just start a new job? 

People who start a new job, and then immediately go on vacation, get put on my Shit List.

[Barrister]

And it's Christmas Eve and I'm at work.

The drive in and finding a parking spot was super easy.

But my usual coffee joint is closed. 

[merithyn]

And.... I'm done until January 11.

Didn't you just start a new job? 

People who start a new job, and then immediately go on vacation, get put on my Shit List.

The office is closed until January 11. We go on a company retreat January 5-7 and I will be on call from December 26-31, but otherwise, I'm pretty much free-wheeling it.