emilynhoward
2 months ago
As it turns out, we have almost entirely opposite tastes in Christmas music
emilynhoward
2 months ago
I just kind of feel like our lists are bizzaro versions of each other's. This is what I would say mine is, in no particular order:
emilynhoward
2 months ago
The Christmas Song, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, White Christmas, Jingle Bell Rock, God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen, Silent Night, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow, All I Want for Christmas is You
emilynhoward
2 months ago
That Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer with Bing Crosby and Ella Fitzgerald is a banger, though.
nohappynonsense
2 months ago
for any passersby who need to hear a christmas song so good that if you listen to it you automatically get a +2 vit buff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76WFkKp8Tjs
overclockworked
2 months ago
Shout-outs to Snoopy's Christmas for being to my knowledge the only Christmas song about World War I dogfighting and mortal enemies destined to kill one another
skep
2 months ago
That's the only one? Weird, that's how I always interpreted Baby It's Cold Outside
oopsiedoodle
2 months ago
I love Good King Wenceslas. My favorite guilty pleasure Christmas song is Christmas in Las Vegas by Richard Cheese
asterion
2 months ago
I can't listen to "Duel of the Fates" unless it is the music video version. Also, your lack of any songs from "Christmas in the Stars: Star Wars Christmas Album" is disturbing.
nohappynonsense
2 months ago
skep i've been thinking about this HERESY all day and i honestly might pull an em-dawg and publish my own top 10 over this
sorbier
3 months ago
> now that I have Eleventy set up the way I like it, I don’t really want to spend a lot more time fussing with it
sorbier
3 months ago
so wise... messing with your site and meta-posts about your site setup is the endless black void that keeps calling to me...
skep
3 months ago
I have plenty of other site things to futz with and subsequently post about, don't worry
sauerbaker
3 months ago
Ah, but my homework says *squints at screen, pushes glasses up, punches numbers into old printing calculator* maybe also pork barbeque
nohappynonsense
3 months ago
:rubbing hands together: i hear you would like to receive random tchotchkes this holiday season
acetaminophriends
3 months ago
SO real. Atp in my life I'd rather just go somewhere, or like maybe expendable food is okay, but even that is getting to be a bit much because I literally have snacks piling up and going rancid :E|
acetaminophriends
3 months ago
I was trying to figure out a way to make an analog grimace emoji but i hit enter too soon. Whoops
emilynhoward
3 months ago
I understand about 50% of what you're saying, so I'll take your word for it.
skep
3 months ago
I could explain it in detail with images and code snippets and stuff but I'd need some sort of dedicated web space for that
readingproject
3 months ago
I remember hotel breakfasts in California when I was there. (yes, not just one hotel) We were told there were great breakfast menus:(
oopsiedoodle
3 months ago
The ultimate chip shame is reaching the crumbs at the bottom and using the bag to funnel them directly into your mouth. Also, if we’re allowing foods with origins elsewhere, I’d add Tex Mex to the list. It’s just as popular as pizza and significantly more delicious.
emilynhoward
4 months ago
It's called Abstract Expressionism, PLEBE. And sometimes when your husband hoards giant weird stamps you have to use them before postage rises so much you have to put 3 on an envelope.
skep
4 months ago
I'm just saying, from here until forevermore I'm going to have to assume that all fancy-ass stamps were picked out specially for me.
nohappynonsense
4 months ago
cannot wait to use some chris ware stamps on a letter to skep that just says "post this too, nerd"
emilynhoward
4 months ago
They bumped it to 78 cents recently. It's still way cheaper than many other countries, but I never would have envisioned pen paling to be expensive.
emilynhoward
4 months ago
But what will it cost you if you give up the correspondence? Happiness? Safety? You have no way of knowing whether or not I pursue former penpals across the earth like Frankenstein's creature.
skep
4 months ago
Hmmm. You're right, I do not know that. So here's a question: do you pursue former penpals across the earth like Frankenstein's creature?
skep
4 months ago
I... actually like it, for the most part. I remember you saying you thought it was one of Austen's weaker novels for its fairy-tale-ness, so I imagine it doesn't improve things if you have to trim out all the subtleties to fit it into a 2-hour runtime.
skep
4 months ago
I will agree that the ending scene is really bad. It's so bad. I dread re-watching the movie because I don't want to be subjected to that scene again.
emilynhoward
4 months ago
It's mostly that they took out the humor that was in the book and replaced it with their own bad humor. And cut out a lot of plot points to make room for random fancy shots of landscapes and statuary. And everybody was played so flat and subdued that it didn't make sense why any of the characters cared about each other.
BBC Pride and Prejudice is superior. "Oh, my poor nerves!" Is what Mrs Bennett says when she sees the Kiera Knightly Pride and Prejudice.
emilynhoward
4 months ago
I think they could have gotten away with 5 hours instead of 6, but the BBC is much truer to the spirit of the book. They actually let people be funny and ridiculous.
Dang, I put that in the mail a week ago. Now I'm worried about all the ones I mailed after.
(Just kidding, I'm a pro. My Christmas card recipient list is sorted by distance in descending order)
skep using his stamp collection, i see
surely I'll get my card any day now :)
If you don't, make sure to call the post office and complain