Christmas sucks.
Yes, yes it does.
Christmas for me is mostly memories of decent to good food, shitty ass knock off toys that broke as soon as they came out of the box (later, uninspired "I have no fucking clue what to get you" gifts), watching shitty TV movies with the family (hey, at least we don't have to talk!), and - the last few family christmases - spending several days in the pig sty that my sister called "home", with two week old dishes in the sink, and a living/dining area where you had to shift clothes, magazines, and other stuff around to find a place to sit, while Mom marinated all of us in the cheapest tobacco smoke you can imagine (she smokes over two packs a day).
Fuck Family Christmas. (In my family, at least.)
I like Christmas in my family, good food and great wine. I do however hate driving Christmas party goers home, if you can't handle schnapps then don't fucking drink it. :angry:
I love Christmas :)
Christmas is awesome.
Damn Syt. Your siblings bring you nothing but endless joy.
I like the idea of Christmas. In practice, I spend Christmas Eve (the main Christmas occasion here) with friends' family in Vienna which is nice. :)
And I've always had jobs where in the weeks leading up to Christmas I usually had crunch time, so little time to enjoy all the markets, soak in the atmosphere etc. It doesn't help that the city is overrun with tourists during the season. :P
You can all come to my place for the holidays!
I have no interest in Christmas anymore. I loved as a child obviously and really enjoyed it when my kids were young but these days I am very Bah Humbug!
To me it's a kids holiday. My family doesn't observe any of the religious parts of the day so it is just a bunch of adults feeling obligated to buy other adults shit they don't really need.
I am glad to see my youngest daughter and her boyfriend got a tree this year, my Scrooge-iness didn't completely rub off on her.
Feel bad for you guys who dread the holidays. I don't think I've ever had a bad Christmas. Christmas Eve was always more exciting than Christmas Day itself and still sort of is. As a kid I was even excited to go to church Christmas Eve, partly because that was what kicked everything off and once you were done with the service it was all presents, cookies, candy, etc.
I have my own routine now that I hope to never deviate from: church, have the family over at my house for late dinner, let the kids open a couple presents, open a special bottle of beer or two with my brother, then Christmas Even cigar.
I have two teenagers. The younger one really gets into Christmas, and still mostly for fun reasons. The older could not care less, except for the chance to get stuff.
Meh. It is fun, but it is harder and harder to enjoy the real part of it while ignoring the 95% that is contrived bullshit.
I am looking forward to grandkids on another ten years or so, that might put some more of the fun back into it all, I hope...
Quote from: Berkut on December 16, 2016, 11:15:19 AM
Meh. It is fun, but it is harder and harder to enjoy the real part of it while ignoring the 95% that is contrived bullshit.
The solution is to enjoy both!
Christmas was enjoyable as a kid, and then as a bail bondsman.
Alas, growing up and the gradual decrease in zero tolerance has just taken away the magic.
Quote from: Berkut on December 16, 2016, 11:15:19 AM
it is harder and harder to enjoy the real part of it
You mean the part where we celebrate the gift of Jesus Christ to save the souls of those God picks but not us? Yeah, I don't care for that part either.
It is mostly for the kids, but the late night boozing part can be pretty good too.
the problem I'm running into is this expectation SOs have that you contribute in some way to getting a tree, wreath, poinsettia, or something that either requires $ or time, usually both, to obtain
Lots of Christmas spirit here!
I don't remember creating a thread...MOD ABUSE!
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 16, 2016, 12:55:59 PM
Quote from: derspiess on December 16, 2016, 12:54:28 PM
Lots of Christmas spirit here!
Shut up, Flanders.
That sounds salty, but you seem sweet. I'm going to call you kettle corn.
Spicy is ready to fight. FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT
He must've gotten his Christmas goose early this year.
:lol:
I like stuffing birds.
I really enjoy Christmas, mostly because I really enjoy my family and good food.
It is, of course, even better with young kids around but even without them it's good to get together, eat and drink good stuff according to family traditions. Of course we don't have a lot of bullshit obligation and passive-aggressive shenanigans in the family, so there's little stress involved.
Religiously it means nothing to me. I like to imagine we're drawing on Scandinavian pagan roots in celebrating Yule, but it's just a pleasant illusion. As for Jesus, Mary and the gang - I regard them with benevolent indifference.
I make a big point of enjoying every bit of it as much as possible. The religious stuff. The friends and family. They time off work. The presents. The seasonal food and drinks and shit.
Christmas is the best.
... and of course, shortly after Christmas it's Chinese new year which is pretty much the same schtick - hang up a few decorations, get together with family, eat a lot, give the kids red envelopes. It's pretty nice if you enjoy your family.
I hate everybody
Quote from: Jacob on December 16, 2016, 01:19:39 PM
... and of course, shortly after Christmas it's Chinese new year which is pretty much the same schtick - hang up a few decorations, get together with family, eat a lot, give the kids red envelopes. It's pretty nice if you enjoy your family.
Just like our new year...except the red envelopes.
Quote from: Valmy on December 16, 2016, 01:21:45 PM
Quote from: Jacob on December 16, 2016, 01:19:39 PM
... and of course, shortly after Christmas it's Chinese new year which is pretty much the same schtick - hang up a few decorations, get together with family, eat a lot, give the kids red envelopes. It's pretty nice if you enjoy your family.
Just like our new year...except the red envelopes.
That, and it lasts a week give or take.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/restaurantsandnews/whipped-cream-shortage-before-the-holidays-dont-panic/ar-AAlBno6?OCID=ansmsnnews11
Redi-whip shortage. GODDAMN PUTIN!
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 16, 2016, 01:21:11 PM
I hate everybody
Here you go Ed:
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Quote from: Ed Anger on December 16, 2016, 01:28:19 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/restaurantsandnews/whipped-cream-shortage-before-the-holidays-dont-panic/ar-AAlBno6?OCID=ansmsnnews11
Redi-whip shortage. GODDAMN PUTIN!
Cool whip is better anyway.
Quote from: Tonitrus on December 16, 2016, 01:30:36 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 16, 2016, 01:28:19 PM
http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/restaurantsandnews/whipped-cream-shortage-before-the-holidays-dont-panic/ar-AAlBno6?OCID=ansmsnnews11
Redi-whip shortage. GODDAMN PUTIN!
Cool whip is better anyway.
How low class. I only use whipped topping made with cream from cows in upstate New York.
The sphero BB-8 toy is neat, but rather pointless. It keeps the kids occupied at least.
Pro: shiny object
Movement distracts kids.
Cons: 150 bucks, unless you get a deal on it like I did.
BB-8 is fucking lame.
It's not as fun as it was as a kid, but it still means a good meal. Plus plenty of football on the tube.
And this year I actually get Christmas Eve off from work as well as Christmas Day. So, more opportunity to watch football, and more time to enjoy some wine.
Yay! Kids are on break. However, 2 of them picked up some sort of cold on the last day in school, so everybody is gonna be sick now! Yay!
Also, somebody sent me a Hickory Farms gift box. Yay! Full of sodium! :glare:
BAH HUMBUG
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 20, 2016, 08:10:07 PM
Also, somebody sent me a Hickory Farms gift box. Yay! Full of sodium! :glare:
Those Swiss Colony beef logs and cheese wheels make me feel like an artisan European farmer type, living the simple life in the bucolic countryside, minding my dairy cows and turning in Jews.
Denominational or non-denominational it nothing more than a commercially hyped bore.
Quote from: 11B4V on December 20, 2016, 08:52:55 PM
Denominational or non-denominational it nothing more than a commercially hyped bore.
It is whatever you make of it really. Intrinsically it means absolutely nothing at all.
Quote from: 11B4V on December 20, 2016, 08:52:55 PM
Denominational or non-denominational it nothing more than a commercially hyped bore.
Jesus loves you
Quote from: Valmy on December 20, 2016, 08:54:15 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 20, 2016, 08:52:55 PM
Denominational or non-denominational it nothing more than a commercially hyped bore.
It is whatever you make of it really. Intrinsically it means absolutely nothing at all.
Naw it's lost drowned in capitalism and the fast buck. Yes to the second sentence.
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 20, 2016, 08:56:12 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 20, 2016, 08:52:55 PM
Denominational or non-denominational it nothing more than a commercially hyped bore.
Jesus loves you
Ill take warmth that a long dead guy, from a mother who was hiding an affair, is a pigment of so much of "those" peoples mental distress.
Sounds like somebody didn't get the Guns of Navarone Action Playset for Christmas, either.
Beelzebub is controlling your spelling. :pope:
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 20, 2016, 09:02:35 PM
Sounds like somebody didn't get the Guns of Navarone Action Playset for Christmas, either.
I did. :)
Love Christmas. Good people, Good food, Good times. :)
My girl got me a great new coat lined with goose feathers and a racoon fur fringed hood.
I got her a gold bracelet.
Shut up Meg
Quote from: jimmy olsen on December 20, 2016, 09:22:58 PM
Love Christmas. Good people, Good food, Good times. :)
My girl got me a great new coat lined with goose feathers and a racoon fur fringed hood.
I got her a gold bracelet.
Hick
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Whoa, fancy.
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 20, 2016, 09:18:33 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 20, 2016, 09:02:35 PM
Sounds like somebody didn't get the Guns of Navarone Action Playset for Christmas, either.
I did. :)
And now look at you.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on December 20, 2016, 09:22:58 PM
My girl got me a great new coat lined with goose feathers and a racoon fur fringed hood.
Good score, Huggy Bear.
:D
Poor raccoons. :mad:
Praying for 11B's lost soul.
Quote from: derspiess on December 21, 2016, 12:17:52 AM
Praying for 11B's lost soul.
I REFUSE TO SUFFER YOUR GOOD TIDINGS MISTER. :P
I went to Timmy's Christmas concert tonight for his school. It's funny how his school deals with it - apparently it's just fine to call it a Christmas concert. You can make all the Santa references you want - but you can't mention Jesus, or any carol that makes any religious reference.
It's funny because it's not as if it isn't a multicultural school - lots of Chinese and Indian kids. Also funny because the concert itself was held at a Pentacostal church - but again you can't mention Jesus. (and it was a surprisingly nice Church - nicer than the one we go to :jealous:)
All in all... it was rough. We took the younger boys, who were pretty well behaved all things considered, but got pretty bored and restless after an hour.
Quote from: Tonitrus on December 20, 2016, 11:57:36 PM
Poor raccoons. :mad:
I do feel bad for them.
Not for the geese though. Their feathers, which are on the inside B4 :rolleyes:, make it ridiculously warm.
Quote from: Barrister on December 21, 2016, 01:09:37 AM
I went to Timmy's Christmas concert tonight for his school. It's funny how his school deals with it - apparently it's just fine to call it a Christmas concert. You can make all the Santa references you want - but you can't mention Jesus, or any carol that makes any religious reference.
Seems reasonable - Christmas as a secular holiday. Don't stray into anything implying a religious truth or that the participants subscribe to a particular faith. It's the same way Hallowe'en is all about pumpkins and dressing up, Easter is all about bunnies and chocolate eggs, and to the degree that secular schools mark Eid al-Fitr/ Chinese New Year/ Diwali or any other holiday it's primarily about activities for the kids and eating themed food with very little focus on any kind of religious element.
I mean, it *is* sorta funny - but it seems reasonable too :)
Hey Jimmy, you've made a couple references to your GF here, and on FB I see her tag you quite a few times. I'd be curious to see if you ever wanted to describe how you met, and how things are going between the two of you. It sounds like an interesting story. :)
Quote from: Jacob on December 21, 2016, 01:16:17 AM
Quote from: Barrister on December 21, 2016, 01:09:37 AM
I went to Timmy's Christmas concert tonight for his school. It's funny how his school deals with it - apparently it's just fine to call it a Christmas concert. You can make all the Santa references you want - but you can't mention Jesus, or any carol that makes any religious reference.
Seems reasonable - Christmas as a secular holiday. Don't stray into anything implying a religious truth or that the participants subscribe to a particular faith. It's the same way Hallowe'en is all about pumpkins and dressing up, Easter is all about bunnies and chocolate eggs, and to the degree that secular schools mark Eid al-Fitr/ Chinese New Year/ Diwali or any other holiday it's primarily about activities for the kids and eating themed food with very little focus on any kind of religious element.
I mean, it *is* sorta funny - but it seems reasonable too :)
Personally, I'd rather see them do a Nativity scene, and a Diwali scene, and a Chinese New Year scene, and a Eid al-Fitr scene.
I'm not against diversity. But I am against whitewashing religious diversity.
Quote from: Barrister on December 21, 2016, 01:20:55 AM
Personally, I'd rather see them do a Nativity scene, and a Diwali scene, and a Chinese New Year scene, and a Eid al-Fitr scene.
I'm not against diversity. But I am against whitewashing religious diversity.
I'd totally be in favour of proper and wide ranging religious education in public schools, but I think it'd be too contentious.
As for putting up Nativity scenes and the equivalent for other religions - that's a fairly tricky subject. I'm okay with erring on the side of caution, but I'm not dogmatic about it.
With Trump next year we will get mandatory nativity scenes for each classroom :w00t:
I don't really see the point of religious events gutted of their core content or message; better perhaps to present them as is and let the children make up their own minds about the value or not of these traditions?
I love Christmas, mainly because it's my birthday :P
L.
Quote from: Pedrito on December 21, 2016, 09:06:32 AM
I love Christmas, mainly because it's my birthday :P
L.
Jesus. :wub:
:D
Quote from: 11B4V on December 21, 2016, 12:40:31 AM
Quote from: derspiess on December 21, 2016, 12:17:52 AM
Praying for 11B's lost soul.
I REFUSE TO SUFFER YOUR GOOD TIDINGS MISTER. :P
I just hope he can cross-reference your Languish name with your actual person. I mean, he's God and all but I don't want to confuse things.
You don't have any more room in your prayer queue anyway, Flanders, what with all the foetuses.
2 weeks at home.
Went early as I wanted to catch a football game and most of my teams are away this xmas.
Going late as flying new years eve cost 30 quid whilst going between xmas and new years eve would have cost over 100. I'm not paying 100 pounds for a new years eve party.
Dissapointing that this flight is so late this year though. Past 2 it has been early morning.
As per usual when I visit home I feel ill. I'm really allergic to something here. I hope its not dogs.
Quote from: derspiess on December 21, 2016, 04:39:54 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on December 21, 2016, 12:40:31 AM
Quote from: derspiess on December 21, 2016, 12:17:52 AM
Praying for 11B's lost soul.
I REFUSE TO SUFFER YOUR GOOD TIDINGS MISTER. :P
I just hope he can cross-reference your Languish name with your actual person. I mean, he's God and all but I don't want to confuse things.
Languish name or Real name..no difference. I guess I would be worried if not for his contrived fiction.
;)
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Quote from: Barrister on December 21, 2016, 01:17:50 AM
Hey Jimmy, you've made a couple references to your GF here, and on FB I see her tag you quite a few times. I'd be curious to see if you ever wanted to describe how you met, and how things are going between the two of you. It sounds like an interesting story. :)
I'll think about it. :hmm: