LOL I didn't mean it like that, I meant the original meaning of Christmas has been lost. I'm guilty of it too. I love Christmas You only have to look at the Christmas makeover I did on SimSational to see that www.simsational.co.uk compared to www.simsational.co.uk/indexNORM.php Oh and I added the Merry Christmas message to the top of the forum Teehee
Global warming! I'll be laughing for the rest of the night over that one, Flamey. I think SBW is not feeling Christmasy right now. By the way, SBW, I read Porta de Luca. I'm loving it. I'll post a note up there so you know that. What do you mean, Person, that you can't see it when you're logged in? I can see it either way.
Yah, me too. Once again, I got up late. 11;45am. Dad gave me my pressie last night to take home and put under our tree. HELP. I have no idea what to get him He likes brandy, but since he got drunk in SA from too much, I'm a bit wary of givng it to him. OMG, it was so funny though. We got back after being out at a BBQ, and wanted me to get to sleep. So he comes into my room and sits on the bed. Tells me 'I don't trust you, girl.' 'Why?' I asked. 'You wanna know why?' 'Yes Dad, I want to know why!' 'I'll tell you then.' Loooong pause. 'So?' 'Oh, yeah. It's cos you're a Williams!' Then he put his had down my armpit and laughed like there was no tomorrow. Nice, at two in the morning. He also got brandy for his birthday from a mate, and that was on 12th Dec. He doesn't drink that often, only when he's away, but I still don't want to encourage him. AND HE NEVER GETS A HANGOVER! Hope I'm like that. So what can I get him? Yours sincerely, Emma xxxxx
LMAO I got up at 11:45 too *high fives babewithbrains* Err I got my dad some socks *yawn* and some after shave? Oh and chocolate gingers.
Yay!*Returns high-5 with a high-10*. Go us! Hmm. I got Dad socks and undies and stuff like that before. I can discover them months later still in the packaging. It's not that he doesn't like them - they are usually Simpsons ones - whats not to like? - it's just that he forgets. He's pretty vague about belongings. I got him aftershave for his birthday, so I can't do that (D+G Masculine). And what on Earth are choclate gingers?!?
You're right. I am trying, but Christmas just seems like one big string of obligations every year. I know it's nice that our family wants to see us, and I know I'm just being Scroogey. Thank you! I've been having fun writing it. I think I'm too nice to my characters sometimes ... guess it comes from being a basically happy person, albeit with a dark side.
My husband and I were talking about the same thing last night. Neither one of us is in the mood for all of this. Thank goodness the family get together isn't at our house this year as it was in the last two years. Maybe when my daughter arrives I'll feel differently. I think something about the year gone by, 2005, has knocked the wind out of us for the season. For me, it's probably my father's death earlier this year. That and other events. Yikes, I'm getting so gloomy and I only checked in to see if SBW had put up more chapters that I could read while eating lunch. And she did! A big fight between Apollo and Alec! Great fun!
for those who do like Christmas Just a reminder about the center of Christmas, but nicely done. If you are ambivelent just skip it. Merry, Merry Christmas...to all http://www.deerlakemail.com/teach/
When I'm logged in, I don't see the 'Merry Christmas!' or the Christmas decorations or anything. The only thing at the top of the page is 'vBulletin.' Then when I log off everything shows up.
I just want to say the following, especially with the wierd bad-blood that seems to be brewing this season between American Christians and the American Decidedly Not Christians. I believe the true spirit of Christmas, even that of Christ, is one of inclusion. Not one of "Do it my way or get out!" I am fine with however people greet each other. I myself prefer "Happy Holidays" because I think it speaks to more people. Whenever I get a Happy New Year or Merry Christmas in return I smile and nod. It is all good. Lastly, I believe if Christ were here today he'd be thrilled to hear a "Happy Holidays!" He seemed to be a real advocate of joy and good will, and not just to a select few. I think he'd be more than a little shocked at the ire his supposed followers seem to direct at anyone not like themselves, especially at a time we've imbued with such cheer and generosity. Laslty, Christmas is not actually Christ's birth time. It's a celebration the Church decided long ago to take place at the end of the year. While this is a hard time for many people, it allowed the Church to coincide this celebration with many pagan winter solstice festivals. The early Church pulled stuff like this all the time, in an attempt to make the Church more appealing to Post-Roman Europeans that were non-Christian. Decorating the tree, candle lighting, the yule-log, these all have very close pagan counterparts. I do not say this to defame Christmas, but to instead point out that it was created in order to exist at a time of many holidays. Now modern Americans wanting Christmas to be insular, morally separate from other winter holidays, is an act that defies all the history surrounding the holiday. It was made to coincide closely with many winter holidays, which have in time become modernized and gained their own cultural significance. These holidays and their historic connection to Christmas are called up every time we say "Happy Holidays." My points is this: Merry Christmas is not wrong to say. Neither is Happy Holidays. I am just sick of seeing people on TV, at work, and other places trying to moralize one and **** the other.
Good points, Rowan. Chris, I know this has been asked before but can ya run it by me again ... why has the world gone brown? Is it festively chocolate-orangey brown or did you do the graphic on a TRS-80 with the lights off?
It should twinkle, Chris. Like Christmas lights. Or you could just stick 'Babe is fab!' up there. I agree totally, Rowan. Christmas is supposed to be goodwill to ALL men (and women), not just try and exclude others. Christs' birthday is in May, isn't it? Edit: POST 501! And I thought it would be impossible to do before 2006. 2nd edit: I looked back at my previous posts, where I was on about trying for post 500 before 2006, and I wasn't even at 450 then. That was 10 days ago. That means means I spoke to you over 60 times in the past 10 days by the end of tonight! Count yourself lucky. I don't talk to my own mother as much as that.
