So ... what is everyone thankful for? And what are your plans?
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Can anyone say premature ejac ... er, election?
I suppose I'm thankful for people like JeffKardde and the other liberals. Its so much fun to have a lively discussion/argument on these forums since DT had left.
Again, thanks
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"Al Gore cost me the election." - Ralph Nader
I'm thankful for the school I go to; my friends and family; my co-workers and my great-easy-do-nothing-make-good-cash job; and the fact that I can put a "Bad Cop/No Donut" bumpersticker on my Jeep and not get harrassed for it.
Who was/is DT?
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"When they come, kill them. We're not here to make friends." -- Connor
"But you're my friend." -- Duncan
"Count yourself lucky." -- Connor
Highlander: The Element of Fire
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Hunt: "You cheated!"
Rhade: "It's only cheating if you get caught."
-Andromeda, "Double Helix"
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"When they come, kill them. We're not here to make friends." -- Connor
"But you're my friend." -- Duncan
"Count yourself lucky." -- Connor
Highlander: The Element of Fire
[This message has been edited by JeffKardde (edited November 13, 2000).]
And Christmas is the most important holiday in the US!! Ask any child.
Seriously though, I and my family seem to come together for Christmas more than Thanksgiving. A few years even drove all the way to Michigan from Florida for Christmas.
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Calvin: "Isn't that weird?? If computers can think, what will people be better at than machines?"
Hobbes: "Irrational behavior."
This post is sponsored in part by the Federation Starship Datalink
DT's a complete wacko. You'd like him.
I got into quite a few arguments with the guy. Marxist all the way, but with more than the usual share of irrationality. He's really quite well versed in various forms of communism/socialism, and I actually learned the difference between the two from him. I did finally get on his ignore list, though, probably for beating the snot out of all his arguments.
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Francesca: He was born on the tundra, that's where he belongs. You'll kill him if you take him to Toronto.
Thatcher: That's a bit drastic, don't you think?
Francesca: Look, I've been to Toronto. Trust me, nothing can survive there. - "due South"
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love's function is to fabricate unknownnness
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E. E. Cummings
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Read chapter one of "Dirk Tungsten in...The Disappearing Planet"! And party everyday.
"Can you say 'hit inflation?' I knew that you COULD..."
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"Omigod. Singing meat. This is altogether too much."
I miss DannyT. *sniff*
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"If every vampire who said he was at the Crucifixion was actually there it would've been like Woodstock. I was at Woodstock. I fed off a flower person and I spent six hours watching my hand move." - Spike, BtVS
I'm thakful Julia's on the mend.
However, to paraphrase Spock...
There was no deity involved... it was the potassium drip and the hospital treatment that recovered her. That and sheer stubbornness.
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"Ed Gruberman, you fail to grasp Ty Kwan Leap. Approach me, that you might see." -- The Master
I've read Bukowski, you know!
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And keep your foot off that blasted samoflanche!
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All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too.
Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl,
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.
Bob Dylan
And I will be spending Thanksgiving with Charles (and those confounded cute kittens), again.
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The wheel, it turneth. But the hamster, it hath demised.
When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is no longer our friend.
Those confounded kittens were around last year for Thanksgiving?
They don't look *that* old!
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"When they come, kill them. We're not here to make friends." -- Connor
"But you're my friend." -- Duncan
"Count yourself lucky." -- Connor
Highlander: The Element of Fire
American Thanksgiving? WHO CARES??? I still have to work!!!
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"My Name is Elmer Fudd, Millionaire. I own a Mansion and a Yacht."
Psychiatrist: "Again."
[This message has been edited by Tahna Los (edited November 14, 2000).]
And as for my plans? I'm working. I've requested to work all day, and even the hours that I'm not working I'll probably be here. Not having a family to go home to, work just seems all that more appealing to me.... (time and a half is helpful, too!) *smile*
~LOA
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"The purple elephants have conquered my pants! Weasels to the rescue!!!" ~TSN, Oct. 23, 2000
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"What he did to that walrus gentle-man was inexcusable."
-T. Herman Zweibel on "Mr. Woodrow Wood-pecker", The Onion, 7-Nov-2000
I'm thankful that Sol System is my watchword.
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"If every vampire who said he was at the Crucifixion was actually there it would've been like Woodstock. I was at Woodstock. I fed off a flower person and I spent six hours watching my hand move." - Spike, BtVS
Tommorow I've got to run around:
I work 10-2 in Cockeysville, then go drive to Ellicott City to get my new cell phone, then run back to Cockeysville to get an oil change/lube job/alignment, before running BACK to Towson, doing as much laundry as I possibly can, and packing for Tuesday ...
Tuesday I have to go register at about 9am at TU, then I'm hitting the road (hopefully I'll be on my way about 10am) for Prospect, Connecticut. I will be driving north on 83 to 81 towards Scranton (possibly stopping off to visit my aunt & grandma in said valley town), before jumping east on 84, through New York, into Connecticut. With any luck, I'll get in at about 5:30/6 pm or so (taking into account rest-stops, etc).
Then I get to bum around and play video games all day Wednesday, then stuff myself on Thursday, and then leave early on Friday to return to good ole' Maryland.
So ... joy. That'll cost me a pretty penny in gas. It's not like I just have to work about my 15 mile to gallon gas rate, but running the heater'll drag that down too ... oh well, I didn't buy a Jeep for the gas mileage.
Any of you guys up in that area -- if you see a blue/grey Jeep Wrangler with bullet holes on the driver's side, and a ton of bumper stickers on the rear bumper and tire cover -- that's ME!
Say hi. Or honk.
No, don't honk. I'd be tempted to employ my top-secret "Air Horn" to repel you.
Damn. That's not secret at all. Oh well.
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The Dominion has been defeated, but the hardest job will be building the peace ...
Join Cpt. Connor H. Macy and the crew of the USS Tokyo as they attempt to forge the bonds of trust ...
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All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too.
Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl,
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.
Bob Dylan
If I may be so bold as to inquire?
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Star Trek Gamma Quadrant
Rated 7 out of 10 Smileys by Fabrux
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"The purple elephants have conquered my pants! Weasels to the rescue!!!" ~TSN, Oct. 23, 2000
Holidays suck. I myself am not fond of the drives ... but, hey, free food, who am I to complain? Although I do miss my *own* computer back home -- not to mention my stupiiiid cats ... but ... alas ...
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Star Trek Gamma Quadrant
Rated 7 out of 10 Smileys by Fabrux
She decided to "do the relationship thing" with some guy there named "Josh."
I'm, ah...I'm gonna curl up into a ball in the corner over there with my Dido CD & sob.
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"Omigod. Singing meat. This is altogether too much."
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Star Trek Gamma Quadrant
Rated 7 out of 10 Smileys by Fabrux
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::works slide on shotgun::
::keeps looking out ... eyes widen on target ... ::
::shotgun comes up to firing position, stock against shoulder ... ::
::trigger finger on guard, moves towards trigger...::
::turkey looks up::
HAPPY TURKEY DAY!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
'cuz the Turkey sure ain't having a good day ...
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Star Trek Gamma Quadrant
Rated 7 out of 10 Smileys by Fabrux
[This message has been edited by JeffKardde (edited November 23, 2000).]
I DO get the house to myself for a few days, though. Too bad none of the femaleage I want to share my bed is around. I could import one...but that would prove...um..."difficult."
Funn point of note: The girl I was whining about up there? She's now one of my roommates. Ha.
I mean, I know 90% of them are Jeff's, but still...
I still remember a little line from King Of the Hill.
Dale: Hey, John Redcorn. Don't you people celebrate Thanksgiving?
J.R.: We did. Once.
lol
sorry.
[ November 21, 2001: Message edited by: MIB ]
Hitting deer is a service to all mankind, not an accident.
It is a burden I don't want that has been thrust upon me. I'll do my best not to let anyone down.
And don't you mean 'Deerman'?
Your burden is to kill all deer everywhere, to protect, er, stuff. From deer.
Tommorow it's Tofurkey and mashed potatoes smothered in thick and rich Soy-Gravy for me. Hooray! I suppose I'm thankful that I live in a society where such things not only exist, but are made widely available. I can only imagine what the average Afghani family's Thanksgiving (I know they don't celebrate it there; Say Nov.22nd if it makes you feel better) is gonna be like this year...
I'm thankful that I am going to be able to pay off the check that bounced on my speeding ticket rather than be arrested by the pending warrant that is caused when such a thing happens
I'm thankful that tomorrow i get to go out with one of the girls who was temporary help for the holidays at Bread&Circus. I'm also thankful that, thanks to her having a cellphone, i never have to worry about calling her and having her parents grill me about our 6 year age difference.
I'm thankful that marijuana is plentiful in Providence right now.
I'm thankful that I have the strength to quit all my addictions Monday through Friday so i can pass school and justify the fact that my grandparents let me live with them one .. last.. time.
I'm thankful i got to live here and have my tuition paid in the first place.
I'm thankful I found the number of the RISD freshman who wrote her room number on my hand last saturday, even though i forgot to call her earlier.
And I'm thankful all of you are my friends and that Star Trek is still so much fun..
Bless us every one!
First, I am thankful that my parents are still alive and in reasonably good health (especially dear old dad who's trudging through to his 88th birthday this year). I'm thankful that my sister's back has completely healed and is not giving her any more problems. Mostly, I'm thankful that my family is doing well. My cousin Jason and his wife Sarah are doing well with their three-year daughter Kylee and six-month daughter Taran. I'm thankful that my cousin Cheryl is happily married to Jared (for all of three weeks now, too). I'm thankful that my grandmother is still able to nag my mother about basting the turkey and be awesome on the holidays. I'm thankful that my Uncle Mike and Aunt Patricia and their two kids are moving into a better house in a better part of town nearer to my family. In short, the family is good and I'm thankful.
Second, I'm doing a lot better now than I was six months ago. I'm glad that I have finally found myself in a good-paying job that doesn't conflict with school. I'm thankful that my coworkers are all good people who are decent and friendly. I'm thankful that this job has allowed me to be less dependent on my parents and allowed me live a little better.
Third, I'm thankful that I'm finally beginning to move beyond the bitterness that I've felt for the past year at my stint working for the dorms. The pain of being stabbed in the back and rammed up the rear with a blunt umbrella is receding to distant memory. I still very angry with my old supervisors, but the memories of what went on are tolerable now. I'm no longer stuck in that moment.
Fourth, I'm thankful for all of the friends that I have in real life and here on Flare. My friend Brian's health is improving, and Nic has finally started his Research Assistant job. Jamie and Erik are getting married in December. Dan is slowly getting through his classes and adapting to life in Seattle and being a Teaching Assistant. Lisa's doing wonderful in Chicago, but the fire alarms in her apartment building are driving her nuts. Christian, Valerie, Josh, and Kate are all surviving another year of school and another year of working for the dorms. As far as Flare goes, I'm thankful that I've gotten to know Fabrux and JeffKardde over the past year. I'm thankful that I've gotten more involved here and gotten to interact with so many interesting people. It's been a hell of a experience.
For me, it was a good Thanksgiving. The family and extended family of my mother all got together for the holiday. The food was good, and there was no fighting or furniture broken. Everything was good.
The day after was hell, though. I had to take my cat Smokey to the vet on Friday to be put to sleep. She was a little over fifteen years old and doing badly. She came back into the house this summer when we determined that she had gone completely blind. She suffered from severe arthritis, as well. Over the past two weeks, she loss urinary and bowel control, ate little, loss an extreme amount of weight, and vomitted frequently. She also developed jaundice and a bloated stomach the final two days. Turns out that she had a large tumor on her liver that blocked her bile duct. It was an inoperable tumor, and nothing could be done. So, I not feeling too great right now even though the holiday was good.