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Nov 18, 2005 09:40

My trip to get groceries yesterday confirmed the fact that it's that time of year again...Yes, time for me to post ( Tom Lehrer's Christmas Carol. )

everyday stuff, holydays and celebrations

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flamingophoenix November 18 2005, 15:16:51 UTC
I love Tom Lehrer! I've actually never heard that song before, but it makes me smile.

I found a great article in the WP about evolution and ID.

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koshiii November 18 2005, 15:54:23 UTC
Um...don't they teach you how to spell "groceries" in college? And how come your dorm closes but Richael's doesn't? And I like Richael. I think she should break up with her girlfriend so she can go out with you. And wtf? Our dad is going down to Williamsburg?

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mao4269 November 18 2005, 16:56:52 UTC
Apparently not. Luckily you were there to teach me, and now the error has been fixed.

Richael's dorm contains a language house, and because language houses tend to have lots of international students they stay open for thanksgiving (hence my being able to stay in my own room last year). My dorm does not contain a language house.

I think she should break up with her girlfriend so she can go out with you.
Except not, like AT ALL. Much as Richael is awesome, 1) she and her girlfriend are wonderful for each other and ridiculously happy together and 2) she's not my romantic type and I'm not hers.

Yeah, our dad is driving down Sunday morning and driving back up Sunday evening. Our mom had originally "planned" to but then cancelled, and he decided to do it on his own (though our mother might decide to do it after all).

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koshiii November 18 2005, 17:26:52 UTC
Damn, I had already named your children....

By the way, you also mis-spelled "y'all"....

So what are you doing for winter break?

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urania November 18 2005, 16:24:10 UTC
I love love love Tom Lehrer.

That is all.

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urania November 18 2005, 16:25:09 UTC
Oh, and we're in the area for Thanksgiving too. If you have nothing to do on T-day itself and want to come hang around with a bunch of weirdos I know, they probably wouldn't mind. (Yeah, I know that's the sort of invitation that's so tempting you just can't turn it down! *g*) Of course, it's quite possible you have other plans, but I figured I'd mention.

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paper_crystals November 18 2005, 16:33:20 UTC
Soon I will go on my anual "CHANUKA IS NOT A MAJOR JEWISH HOLIDAY DAMMIT!" rant on my lj. And it will be much fun.

I am really not all that crazy about this whole "Let's do christmas stuff over a month in advance!" thing. I didn't notice it as much until I got to college. Sleep well over break.

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flamingophoenix November 18 2005, 17:37:13 UTC
Huh! I never knew that. I guess it makes sense, though, when I look at it more closely--Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah (spelling?) seem to be the main ones, am I right?

And it makes sense (unfortunately) that [I hate transliterating] Chanuka [?] would have been completely overwhelmed and swallowed by the bloated sense of "holiday spirit" that is modern-day Christmas.

I like learning new things.

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paper_crystals November 18 2005, 19:32:26 UTC
Rosh Hashana, Passover and Yom Kippur are the major ones (I am pretty there are other major ones that get less attention but those are the major ones that get attention). Hanuka is more of a "we beat those people that were trying to tell us what to do" holiday than a connecting with G-d holiday. Hanuka is about as major as tubishvat from what I have been lead to beleive if not less so. (I am very non-practicing so I forget things.)

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