Author Topic: DIE SUPER!!! - G'morning, 2009! (Read 248767 times)

Clear Tranquil · « **Reply #3275 on:** November 19, 2009, 05:53:47 PM »

Oooooouchies Soppy =(

Good luck with that.

Anthony Edward Stark · « **Reply #3276 on:** November 19, 2009, 06:26:11 PM »

I would go out and buy a bandage, myself. Compression usually helps.

Talaysen · « **Reply #3277 on:** November 19, 2009, 07:12:37 PM »

Quote from: metroid composite on November 19, 2009, 06:11:07 AM

You know, I think it's possible that I no longer take GameFAQs contests seriously...

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Needs more Lunasa.

Cotigo · « **Reply #3278 on:** November 19, 2009, 09:42:58 PM »

Phew!

Presentations? Put 'em in a body bag. Paper? Done. Internship to keep me busy next semester while I try to get to Japin? Applied for. JET application? Not ready to mail off, yet, but the app is done and I should have all the required documents (sans Criminal history) by tomorrow.

But what's that? Another paper I need to work on and a presentation in Chinese appeared!!

Ughnn. At least next Thursday I'll be eating turkey and sitting around playing FFIV. And I 95% surely didn't fuck up about getting the JET application in. So. Yeah.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #3279 on:** November 19, 2009, 09:44:41 PM »

Right, I forgot you guys get your end-of-year holiday headaches in earlier than the rest of the world. I'm never sure what to think about Thanksgiving.

Taishyr · « **Reply #3280 on:** November 19, 2009, 09:49:35 PM »

Presentation in Chinese? What about?

Anthony Edward Stark · « **Reply #3281 on:** November 19, 2009, 11:20:17 PM »

Quote from: Jo'ou Ranbu on November 19, 2009, 09:44:41 PM

Right, I forgot you guys get your end-of-year holiday headaches in earlier than the rest of the world. I'm never sure what to think about Thanksgiving.

What's to think? Eat a lot and then get falling-down drunk. It's exactly like Christmas.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #3282 on:** November 19, 2009, 11:21:32 PM »

Quote from: Rob the Stampede on November 19, 2009, 11:20:17 PM

Quote from: Jo'ou Ranbu on November 19, 2009, 09:44:41 PM
Right, I forgot you guys get your end-of-year holiday headaches in earlier than the rest of the world. I'm never sure what to think about Thanksgiving.

What's to think? Eat a lot and then get falling-down drunk. It's exactly like Christmas.

So it also sucks. Good to know.

Taishyr · « **Reply #3283 on:** November 19, 2009, 11:36:34 PM »

Pretty much, yeah. Really just kinda silly and pointless.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #3284 on:** November 19, 2009, 11:46:44 PM »

It's mostly that all the big holidays just seem to be a big logistics nightmare, which makes them so busy that you can hardly -rest-. I'm not sure putting so much noise into the few occasions where you can universally make time to be with your loved ones and are encouraged to do so does the whole thing any good.

superaielman · « **Reply #3285 on:** November 20, 2009, 12:13:38 AM »

Thanksgiving's cool. Football+food+off at work.

Anthony Edward Stark · « **Reply #3286 on:** November 20, 2009, 12:21:06 AM »

Quote from: superaielman on November 20, 2009, 12:13:38 AM

Thanksgiving's cool. Football+food+off at work.

Indeed. I don't understand how you could fail to get behind such an idea.

VySaika · « **Reply #3287 on:** November 20, 2009, 12:41:32 AM »

Thanksgiving for us is just Jenna's dad coming up from LA and everyone going out to eat. Then we just chill the rest of the day. Nothing major at all.

EDIT: It may seem weird for me of all people to not cook on a holiday centered around food. I used to, but we all decided to do the HUEG family meal only once a year and Christmas is better for that(as fewer places are open on Christmas then Thanksgiving).

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #3288 on:** November 20, 2009, 12:49:48 AM »

Tangentially, I think I have a phantom wisdom tooth.

Also, this mainly reminds me of the fact I'll spend Christmas alone this year due to work. Sorta sucks, but hey.

DjinnAndTonic · « **Reply #3289 on:** November 20, 2009, 01:05:06 AM »

I hate Thanksgiving. I love the idea behind it - I really appreciate a day that claims to be about acknowledging the good things that people have. Very zen or something.

But in practice, it's just a day that forces familial responsibility on me and makes it lose its meaning. I get a much warmer sense of family bonding if I spend time with them on a day where it's not socially required.

Additionally, traditional Thanksgiving food is unhealthy and overeating is encouraged. I -never- enjoy these things.

This year is especially heinous as I'm in Japan, so my foreigner co-workers all want me to hang out and eat crappy thanksgiving food with -them-. So not only will I be spending the day with non-family who I don't particularly care for, I'll have to eat their nauseating thanksgiving food and praise them for it.

</venomous anti-holiday spiel>

Clear Tranquil · « **Reply #3290 on:** November 20, 2009, 01:18:55 AM »

Is there any holiday you like apart from Halloween? >_>

Shale · « **Reply #3291 on:** November 20, 2009, 01:33:47 AM »

Any holiday is a good holiday when you celebrate it by sleeping until noon and then not moving for most of the day.

Jo'ou Ranbu · « **Reply #3292 on:** November 20, 2009, 01:35:07 AM »

Quote from: Shale on November 20, 2009, 01:33:47 AM

Any holiday is a good holiday when you celebrate it by sleeping until noon and then not moving for most of the day.

Quoted for motherfucking truth. Thanks for cheering me up about Christmas.

Luther Lansfeld · « **Reply #3293 on:** November 20, 2009, 01:37:25 AM »

This topic needs less emo about awesome holidays.

DjinnAndTonic · « **Reply #3294 on:** November 20, 2009, 01:47:13 AM »

Quote from: Clear Tranquil on November 20, 2009, 01:18:55 AM

Is there any holiday you like apart from Halloween? >_>

I like New Year's, Independence day, Memorial Day, St. Patrick's Day, and of course Halloween. Easter I'm ambivalent toward. Nothing wrong with the candy-based holiday it's become, I suppose. Mother/Father's day and Valentine's Day... I prefer to honor my parents and spoil my girlfriend on days when it's -not- required (and therefore has some meaning), but at least the hassle isn't as big as on Thanksgiving and Christmas. The holidays that I can't remember right now are probably fine, too. Arbor Day, woot.

I just hate Thanksgiving and Christmas. And even then, mostly Christmas.

Magetastic · « **Reply #3295 on:** November 20, 2009, 02:03:07 AM »

So Djinn is against the media inspiring good will and good deeds towards others. Got it.

Taishyr · « **Reply #3296 on:** November 20, 2009, 02:06:51 AM »

*against the media inspiring the spending mentality and demanding greed from a majority of the populace

But I may be putting words in his mouth a bit.

DjinnAndTonic · « **Reply #3297 on:** November 20, 2009, 02:19:03 AM »

*hugs Tai*

Cmdr_King · « **Reply #3298 on:** November 20, 2009, 02:29:17 AM »

I figure, if the media can encourage any feelings in you, all hope is lost. Still, we should arbitrarily pick a day to celebrate the things nominally associated with christmas (ie giving a fuck about the rest of humanity), running with the one presented is the sanest choice.

Taishyr · « **Reply #3299 on:** November 20, 2009, 02:30:56 AM »

get back to me when the majority of christmas themes actually focus on giving a fuck about the rest of humanity.

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