Thursday, December 22, 2005
Cheery Christmas!
I was thinking about various holiday greetings recently and found myself comparing the phrases "Happy Hanukkah" and "Merry Christmas." "Happy Hanukkah" has such nice alliteration to it as opposed to "Merry Christmas." I did find an explanation of "Merry Christmas" and other Christmas phrases here, but I'm going to start using "Cheery Christmas" anyways. It still isn't alliterative, but I think it has a much nicer ring to it than "Merry Christmas." What do you think?
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Christmas party roundup
I had the last of my Christmas parties today, so it's time for a summary of the good times.
First off, Friday night was the dancers' Christmas party out in BA. The nice thing about this party is you get to people who don't come to dance whether by choice or by health. The guys' and girls' gift exchanges are done separately so the men don't have to put up with our stealing fun. I gave a crystal swan I had bought in Scotland, but I made it a bit too difficult to open. I wound up with shortbread, a glass mug, and some specialty coffees, but the person who bought that gift knows I don't drink coffee, so she offered to take the coffee for herself and get me some tea. The most popular gifts of the evening were a pair of singing Scottie dogs.
The Previous Christmas party was on Sunday afternoon, but the cook was sick so the festivities were scaled down to a trip to Cafe China without a gift exchange. At the previous Previous meeting, they made a big deal about dressing in festive attire but nobody was festive but me. I didn't feel awkward. I was just just disappointed for everybody else that they didn't have so much fun with the holiday spirit. As for me, I was quite happy wearing my red kilt and a poinsettia in my braid.
One more party to go - the office party. We have a super-sized version of our monthly birthday lunch. After stuffing ourselves full of great food, we have a stealing-style gift exchange. The stuffed puppy and cocoa I gave went through a couple of steals. I was all set to steal a red fleece blanket for its last steal when the round of stealing right before my number went one steal to long and someone else beat me to the last available steal on the blanket. Nothing else seemed stealworthy for me personally, so to the tree I went where I unwrapped a jam server that I hung onto until the end of the game. It is decorated in clover - pink and green - so it matches my other ceramic kitchen decor, but not the overall theme I'm trying to give my kitchen. I've got a kitchen with a split personality half dark green and dark red, half light green and pink.
First off, Friday night was the dancers' Christmas party out in BA. The nice thing about this party is you get to people who don't come to dance whether by choice or by health. The guys' and girls' gift exchanges are done separately so the men don't have to put up with our stealing fun. I gave a crystal swan I had bought in Scotland, but I made it a bit too difficult to open. I wound up with shortbread, a glass mug, and some specialty coffees, but the person who bought that gift knows I don't drink coffee, so she offered to take the coffee for herself and get me some tea. The most popular gifts of the evening were a pair of singing Scottie dogs.
The Previous Christmas party was on Sunday afternoon, but the cook was sick so the festivities were scaled down to a trip to Cafe China without a gift exchange. At the previous Previous meeting, they made a big deal about dressing in festive attire but nobody was festive but me. I didn't feel awkward. I was just just disappointed for everybody else that they didn't have so much fun with the holiday spirit. As for me, I was quite happy wearing my red kilt and a poinsettia in my braid.
One more party to go - the office party. We have a super-sized version of our monthly birthday lunch. After stuffing ourselves full of great food, we have a stealing-style gift exchange. The stuffed puppy and cocoa I gave went through a couple of steals. I was all set to steal a red fleece blanket for its last steal when the round of stealing right before my number went one steal to long and someone else beat me to the last available steal on the blanket. Nothing else seemed stealworthy for me personally, so to the tree I went where I unwrapped a jam server that I hung onto until the end of the game. It is decorated in clover - pink and green - so it matches my other ceramic kitchen decor, but not the overall theme I'm trying to give my kitchen. I've got a kitchen with a split personality half dark green and dark red, half light green and pink.
Friday, December 02, 2005
"Stupid Survey"
I got this forwarded from Chris and thought, Hey, why not? (I'm not too good at one-word answers, though.)
01. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR KITCHEN PLATES? one set is clear glass, t'other multi colored
02. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? I don't remember the name of the current one, but I'm getting ready to re-read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
03. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? My mouse isn't on a pad, but I have a really cool one from Scotland that has Edinburgh Castle, a Westie, Castle Urquhart, Wallace Memorial, a Scottish piper, the Forth Bridge, highland cattle, Balmoral Castle, Greyfriars Bobby, and St. Andrews.
04. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Shetland Yard, maybe
05. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS? sour milk
06. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKEUP IN THE MORNING? what I need to do that day
07. FAVORITE COLOR? green or brown - brown just seems rather underappreciated, but it has such a wonderful variety of beautiful shades
08. LEAST FAVORITE COLOR? pink
09. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? however many it takes to find the phone
10. WHAT WOULD BE YOUR NEXT CHILD'S NAME? Janna Kathryn
11. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? that depends on too many outside factors
12. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? when the speed limit is fast
13. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? on occasion, Sammy Sad Sack
14. DO YOU LIKE THUNDERSTORMS? of course
15. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? '93 blue Ford Escort, the same one I've got now
16. WHAT IS YOUR SIGN? Taurus - maybe that should be my next car
17. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? umm, yeah
18. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB WHAT WOULD IT BE? a board game tester
19. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY COLOR HAIR, WHAT WOULD IT BE? light strawberry brown
20. IS THE GLASS HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY? half full
21. FAVORITE MOVIE? Singin' In the Rain
22. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? usually, but lately stuff's been coming out garbled
23. WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED? a table
24. KETCHUP OR MUSTARD? both
25. HAMBURGER OR HOT DOG? hot dog
26. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON? Fall
27. BEST PLACE YOU HAVE EVER BEEN? Scotland
28. WHAT WALLPAPER IS ON YOUR COMPUTER RIGHT NOW? some inland view of St. Croix
29. FAVORITE FAST FOOD? Long John Silver's or any taco joint
30. SPICY OR MILD? mild
01. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR KITCHEN PLATES? one set is clear glass, t'other multi colored
02. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? I don't remember the name of the current one, but I'm getting ready to re-read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
03. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? My mouse isn't on a pad, but I have a really cool one from Scotland that has Edinburgh Castle, a Westie, Castle Urquhart, Wallace Memorial, a Scottish piper, the Forth Bridge, highland cattle, Balmoral Castle, Greyfriars Bobby, and St. Andrews.
04. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Shetland Yard, maybe
05. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS? sour milk
06. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKEUP IN THE MORNING? what I need to do that day
07. FAVORITE COLOR? green or brown - brown just seems rather underappreciated, but it has such a wonderful variety of beautiful shades
08. LEAST FAVORITE COLOR? pink
09. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? however many it takes to find the phone
10. WHAT WOULD BE YOUR NEXT CHILD'S NAME? Janna Kathryn
11. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? that depends on too many outside factors
12. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? when the speed limit is fast
13. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? on occasion, Sammy Sad Sack
14. DO YOU LIKE THUNDERSTORMS? of course
15. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? '93 blue Ford Escort, the same one I've got now
16. WHAT IS YOUR SIGN? Taurus - maybe that should be my next car
17. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? umm, yeah
18. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB WHAT WOULD IT BE? a board game tester
19. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY COLOR HAIR, WHAT WOULD IT BE? light strawberry brown
20. IS THE GLASS HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY? half full
21. FAVORITE MOVIE? Singin' In the Rain
22. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? usually, but lately stuff's been coming out garbled
23. WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED? a table
24. KETCHUP OR MUSTARD? both
25. HAMBURGER OR HOT DOG? hot dog
26. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON? Fall
27. BEST PLACE YOU HAVE EVER BEEN? Scotland
28. WHAT WALLPAPER IS ON YOUR COMPUTER RIGHT NOW? some inland view of St. Croix
29. FAVORITE FAST FOOD? Long John Silver's or any taco joint
30. SPICY OR MILD? mild
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