I Ain't Been Nuttin' But Bad
All right, time for this letter to Santa meme:
Dear Santa...
Dear Santa,
This year I've been busy!
Last month I helped suegypt hide a body (-173 points). Last Saturday I broke colbyucb's X-Box (-12 points). In July vee_ecks and I robbed a bank (-50 points). In June I invaded Iraq, broke it, and couldn't glue it back together before Mom got home (-1012 points). Last Wednesday I stole graycardinal's purse (-30 points).
Overall, I've been naughty (-1277 points). For Christmas I deserve a moldy sandwich!
Sincerely,
vovat
Do I EVER win out with these things? The randomizer must hate me. I mean, I wasn't REALLY that bad this year, was I? Well, let's take a look at the first sentence (or sometimes first few sentences) of every month, to see if that provides any indication.
January: bethje and I just got back from ringing in the new year with They Might Be Giants at the TLA.
February: So, I'm not sure anyone in Ireland reads this journal, but I'll wish you people a happy St. Brigid's Day anyway.
March: I watched Into the Wild Green Yonder, the last of the four made-for-DVD Futurama movies, last night.
April: Ah, April Fool's Day. I thought it was amusing as a kid, but now I find it pretty irritating.
May: So, it's May Day, isn't it? It's not a particularly major holiday in the United States, but it's more significant in other countries.
June: It's Dorothy Gale who's the first major protagonist in the Oz series, and quite possibly the one who appears the most as a major character (although the Scarecrow comes close).
July: The instruction booklet for the original Super Mario Bros. refers to Princess Toadstool (later to be called Princess Peach) as the daughter of the Mushroom King, but her father is not to be seen in this game or any other.
August: We all know that the lion is often considered the King of Beasts, but how did this reputation arise? I can't say I know.
September: Okay, it took us a while, but bethje and I have finished checking out the Simpsons Season 11 box set, and watching all of the episodes with commentary. I'm sure I'm not alone in my opinion that this was a weak season overall, despite some high points.
October: Man, I wrote this hours ago, but I wanted to get my pictures up before posting it. That took much longer than I thought it would, so here it is, at long last. bethje and I are back home from Oregon now. If you've been following my tweets, you know a little bit of what went on, but I'm going to describe the whole trip in this post.
November: Today, we turn to Mary Magdalene, a figure about whom the Bible says very little. Even the widely held belief that she was a prostitute is treated with skepticism these days.
December: As sort of a counterpart to my last Oz post, and a way of beating the coming winter blues, today's topic is fire.
Dear Santa...
Dear Santa,
This year I've been busy!
Last month I helped suegypt hide a body (-173 points). Last Saturday I broke colbyucb's X-Box (-12 points). In July vee_ecks and I robbed a bank (-50 points). In June I invaded Iraq, broke it, and couldn't glue it back together before Mom got home (-1012 points). Last Wednesday I stole graycardinal's purse (-30 points).
Overall, I've been naughty (-1277 points). For Christmas I deserve a moldy sandwich!
Sincerely,
vovat
Do I EVER win out with these things? The randomizer must hate me. I mean, I wasn't REALLY that bad this year, was I? Well, let's take a look at the first sentence (or sometimes first few sentences) of every month, to see if that provides any indication.
January: bethje and I just got back from ringing in the new year with They Might Be Giants at the TLA.
February: So, I'm not sure anyone in Ireland reads this journal, but I'll wish you people a happy St. Brigid's Day anyway.
March: I watched Into the Wild Green Yonder, the last of the four made-for-DVD Futurama movies, last night.
April: Ah, April Fool's Day. I thought it was amusing as a kid, but now I find it pretty irritating.
May: So, it's May Day, isn't it? It's not a particularly major holiday in the United States, but it's more significant in other countries.
June: It's Dorothy Gale who's the first major protagonist in the Oz series, and quite possibly the one who appears the most as a major character (although the Scarecrow comes close).
July: The instruction booklet for the original Super Mario Bros. refers to Princess Toadstool (later to be called Princess Peach) as the daughter of the Mushroom King, but her father is not to be seen in this game or any other.
August: We all know that the lion is often considered the King of Beasts, but how did this reputation arise? I can't say I know.
September: Okay, it took us a while, but bethje and I have finished checking out the Simpsons Season 11 box set, and watching all of the episodes with commentary. I'm sure I'm not alone in my opinion that this was a weak season overall, despite some high points.
October: Man, I wrote this hours ago, but I wanted to get my pictures up before posting it. That took much longer than I thought it would, so here it is, at long last. bethje and I are back home from Oregon now. If you've been following my tweets, you know a little bit of what went on, but I'm going to describe the whole trip in this post.
November: Today, we turn to Mary Magdalene, a figure about whom the Bible says very little. Even the widely held belief that she was a prostitute is treated with skepticism these days.
December: As sort of a counterpart to my last Oz post, and a way of beating the coming winter blues, today's topic is fire.