28||0|1909|0|yes 0|0|0|||||Just a mindless question...|Shadowhavoc||23:18:39|02/14/2002|Is there anyone else here who hates Valentines Day%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Only follow the rules that make sense.%22 1|1|0|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|Laudre||23:33:51|02/14/2002|%3EIs there anyone else here who hates Valentines Day%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m contemplating driving down to the supermarket and picking up a case of bad American beer to get drunk on. Alternately%2C I could finish off that bottle of Scotch I%27ve had knocking around since New Year%27s.%0D%0A%0D%0AI tend to greet Valentine%27s Day with abject bitterness%2C although the hopeless romantic in me likes seeing things like CmdrTaco proposing on %2F. Unfortunately%2C what little non-bitterness I managed to build up this year was completely obliterated by today%27s visit to %5Blink%3Awww.theforce.net%7CTF.N%5D. %28In case it gets changed back%2C the whole thing was made pink%2C and the slogan changed to Your Daily Dose of Love. I thought I was gonna hurl.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Sean --%0D%0A%5Bb%5DRabid Crack Weasel %2342%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.thebrokenlink.org%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebrokenlink.org%5D %5Bb%5DThe Broken Link 4.0 is live%21%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%22All tribal myths are true%2C for a given value of %27true%27.%22 -- Terry Pratchett%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Flaudre%2F%7CFollow my random thoughts%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Feva_densetsu%2F%7CFollow my creative process%5D 2|1|0|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|Gryphon||23:48:15|02/14/2002|%3EIs there anyone else here who hates Valentines Day%3F %0D%0A%0D%0Aj0.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0Athis particular one%2C especially.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor in Chief%2C Netadmin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 3|2|2|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|Shadowhavoc||00:04:23|02/15/2002|%3E%3EIs there anyone else here who hates Valentines Day%3F %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3Ej0. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E--G. %0D%0A%3Ethis particular one%2C especially. %0D%0A%3E-%3E%3C- %0D%0Aj0%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Only follow the rules that make sense.%22 4|3|3|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|Gryphon||00:07:59|02/15/2002|%3E%3E%3EIs there anyone else here who hates Valentines Day%3F %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3Ej0. %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3E--G. %0D%0A%3E%3Ethis particular one%2C especially. %0D%0A%3E%3E-%3E%3C- %0D%0A%3Ej0%3F %0D%0A%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.megatokyo.com%2Findex.php%3Fstrip_id%3D9%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor in Chief%2C Netadmin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 5|3|3|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|Laudre||00:08:28|02/15/2002|%3E%3E%3EIs there anyone else here who hates Valentines Day%3F %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3Ej0. %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3E--G. %0D%0A%3E%3Ethis particular one%2C especially. %0D%0A%3E%3E-%3E%3C- %0D%0A%3Ej0%3F %0D%0A%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.megatokyo.com%2Findex.php%3Fstrip_id%3D9%7Cj0.%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Sean --%0D%0A%5Bb%5DRabid Crack Weasel %2342%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.thebrokenlink.org%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebrokenlink.org%5D %5Bb%5DThe Broken Link 4.0 is live%21%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%22All tribal myths are true%2C for a given value of %27true%27.%22 -- Terry Pratchett%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Flaudre%2F%7CFollow my random thoughts%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Feva_densetsu%2F%7CFollow my creative process%5D 6|1|0|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|Rachie||17:02:50|02/15/2002|Yeah%2C this year I do. Valentine%27s Day is not a holiday which I hate consistently%2C like Thanksgiving or Easter%2C but one that I hate or love each year depending on my significant other situation%2C or lack thereof. I%27m fickle. I%27ve been in a consistent depressed funk since said significant other relegated himself to %22good friend%22 status. The worst thing is when you get flowers and you%27re all happy%2C but it just ends up being from a family member or friend who feels sorry for you. Mmerf.%0D%0A%0D%0AI also don%27t like Christmas%2C but a lot of people look at me like I just killed their puppy when I say that. %0D%0A%0D%0A- R. Mayo%0D%0A%0D%0AWhen significant others break up with you%2C relatives and dearly beloved guinea pigs die%2C and computers crash%2C all around Christmas%2C you get to hating it real fast. 7|2|6|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|Shadowhavoc||17:54:01|02/15/2002|%3EI also don%27t like Christmas%2C but a lot of people look at me like I %0D%0A%3Ejust killed their puppy when I say that. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0ANot fond of Christmas either.%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Only follow the rules that make sense.%22 8|2|6|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|Gryphon||20:48:49|02/15/2002|%3EI also don%27t like Christmas%2C but a lot of people look at me like I %0D%0A%3Ejust killed their puppy when I say that. %0D%0A%0D%0AI don%27t like Christmas either - overall it%27s my least favorite time of year. February is harder for me to get through %28seasonal affective%2C you know%29%2C but December has the added annoyances of the shopping malls always being full and all the damn music and decorations pounding it home all the time that If You Don%27t Find This Time of Year Joyful%2C There%27s Something Horribly Wrong With You.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28On a tangent%2C does anyone else get that feeling of unreasonable anger when you%27re just trying to go to the mall in%2C say%2C the second week of December to get something you need for the house or something%2C and you can%27t park because of all the Christmas shoppers%3F I always get really torqued off%2C knowing it%27s stupid all the while%2C and wishing that there was a special parking section for %22people who would be here anyway%22.%29%0D%0A%0D%0AMy mother finds this all very upsetting%3B she%27s really into the Holiday Spirit thing and can%27t understand why I always dread the coming of December. %28Next couple of years it%27s going to be even %5Bi%5Dmore%5B%2Fi%5D annoying than usual%2C too%2C thanks to the damn Tolkien movies.%29%0D%0A%0D%0AFeh.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor in Chief%2C Netadmin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 9|3|8|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|Shadowhavoc||21:35:46|02/15/2002|%3EI don%27t like Christmas either - overall it%27s my least favorite time of %0D%0A%3Eyear. February is harder for me to get through %28seasonal affective%2C %0D%0A%3Eyou know%29%2C but December has the added annoyances of the shopping malls %0D%0A%3Ealways being full and all the damn music and decorations pounding it %0D%0A%3Ehome all the time that If You Don%27t Find This Time of Year Joyful%2C %0D%0A%3EThere%27s Something Horribly Wrong With You. %0D%0A%0D%0ATo heck with that. If you don%27t enjoy the holiday seasons like you%27re %22supposed%22 to like everybody else%2C that means you have a grip of reality. Christmas time is the MOST stressful time of the year%2C there are a lot more suicides %28among other crimes%29 and that music gets so repetitive. It%27s why I like listening to the worse-feeling songs I can find.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%28On a tangent%2C does anyone else get that feeling of unreasonable anger %0D%0A%3Ewhen you%27re just trying to go to the mall in%2C say%2C the second week of %0D%0A%3EDecember to get something you need for the house or something%2C and you %0D%0A%3Ecan%27t park because of all the Christmas shoppers%3F I always get really %0D%0A%3Etorqued off%2C knowing it%27s stupid all the while%2C and wishing that there %0D%0A%3Ewas a special parking section for %22people who would be here anyway%22.%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AYes.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EMy mother finds this all very upsetting%3B she%27s really into the Holiday %0D%0A%3ESpirit thing and can%27t understand why I always dread the coming of %0D%0A%3EDecember. %28Next couple of years it%27s going to be even %5Bi%5Dmore%5B%2Fi%5D %0D%0A%3Eannoying than usual%2C too%2C thanks to the damn Tolkien movies.%29 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EFeh. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0AOne of these days%2C I%27m gonna make a post that cheers you up. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Only follow the rules that make sense.%22 10|3|8|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|Ardaniel||21:53:01|02/15/2002|%3EMy mother finds this all very upsetting%3B she%27s really into the Holiday %0D%0A%3ESpirit thing and can%27t understand why I always dread the coming of %0D%0A%3EDecember. %28Next couple of years it%27s going to be even %5Bi%5Dmore%5B%2Fi%5D %0D%0A%3Eannoying than usual%2C too%2C thanks to the damn Tolkien movies.%29 %0D%0A%0D%0ADrive up to my folks%27 place and let my mom adopt you. She DESPISES Christmas and usually starts grumping around about the week before Thanksgiving. %3B%29%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m pretty neutral about it%2C aside from overly-religious family members reminding me that I have to go to church because they made me opt into a religion I no longer profess and they consider that a lifetime agreement. %3AP%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable columns%3D1 rows%3D3 frame%3Dhsides%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22%23CC3300%22 size%3D%22%2B1%22%5DArdaniel%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22%23333333%22 size%3D1%5DRedheaded Swordfighting Crypto-Vuawzy%27k Usual Suspect%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22%23333333%22 size%3D1%5DEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D%0D%0A 11|4|10|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|Perko||22:04:41|02/15/2002|[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Feb-15-02 AT 10:05 PM (EST)[/font][p]Hee hee%2C I like Christmas because I don%27t experience any of the shopping problems or Christmas Music %28I tend to pick things up when I see them in June or something%29 and I always get underwear and socks. Just what I need%21%0D%0A%0D%0ASeriously%2C January is much%2C much worse. I always sleep through about half of it %28and I normally have %5Bi%5Dserious%5B%2Fi%5D insomnia%29.%0D%0A%0D%0AEdit---%3EShould Christmas Music be Christmas Muzak%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%221%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D1 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd width%3D%2265%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wpi.edu%2F%7Eperko%2Fminime.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000aa%22%5DCraig %22Waking up Now%22 Perko%5B%2Ffont%5D %0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%23880000%22 size%3D-1%5DLost in my own maze.%5B%2Ffont%5D %0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%23aa0088%22 size%3D-1%5DConfused but not concerned.%5B%2Ffont%5D %0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%2300aa88%22 size%3D-1%5DConfused but not concerned.%5B%2Ffont%5D %0D%0A%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D1 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D %0D%0A%5B%2Ftable%5D 12|3|8|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|Star Ranger4||22:11:09|02/15/2002|%3E%3EI also don%27t like Christmas%2C but a lot of people look at me like I %0D%0A%3E%3Ejust killed their puppy when I say that. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EI don%27t like Christmas either - overall it%27s my least favorite time of %0D%0A%3Eyear. February is harder for me to get through %28seasonal affective%2C %0D%0A%3Eyou know%29%2C but December has the added annoyances of the shopping malls %0D%0A%3Ealways being full and all the damn music and decorations pounding it %0D%0A%3Ehome all the time that If You Don%27t Find This Time of Year Joyful%2C %0D%0A%3EThere%27s Something Horribly Wrong With You. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AOh... there is something horribly wrong with me%2C all right. I know how you feel%2C Gryph%2C though in my case it usually breaks about a week to a couple of days before christmas so at least I don%27t have to put up with everyone else getting down on me for being down. That%27s gotta be the most irritating thing about my condition... people don%27t understand that things like this happen%2C and I just am not capable of feeling happy happy joy joy about ANYTHING until it breaks.%0D%0A%0D%0AGAAAHH. I should have knowed. Yesterday was ok... but now I%27m in the middle of a 3 way fight %28pretty much broke out as I was in the process of writing this.%29 Why is it mothers in law just can%27t get along%3F%3F%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A___________________%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bi%5DOf COURSE you wern%27t expecting it%21%21%5B%2Fi%5D NO ONE %5Bi%5Dexpects the %5Bb%5DFannish Inquisition%21%21%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0AEPU RCW %2386%5B%2Fi%5D 14|4|12|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|trigger||22:33:00|02/15/2002|%0D%0A%3EOh... there is something horribly wrong with me%2C all right. I know %0D%0A%3Ehow you feel%2C Gryph%2C though in my case it usually breaks about a week %0D%0A%3Eto a couple of days before christmas so at least I don%27t have to put %0D%0A%3Eup with everyone else getting down on me for being down. That%27s gotta %0D%0A%3Ebe the most irritating thing about my condition... people don%27t %0D%0A%3Eunderstand that things like this happen%2C and I just am not capable of %0D%0A%3Efeeling happy happy joy joy about ANYTHING until it breaks. %0D%0A%0D%0AHmm%2C why not celebrate Hannukah. That way if anyone bugs you%2C you can say %22I%27m in mourning for the Greeks%22. For some reason that confuses people. And then you can talk about Judith and people start to leave you alone...%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0At.%0D%0A%5Bi%5Dheh...never guess what religion I am....%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0ATrigger Argee%0D%0Atrigger_argee%40hotmail.com%0D%0AManon%2C Orado%2C etc.%0D%0ADenton%2C never leave home without it.%0D%0A 17|5|14|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|Offsides||23:50:24|02/15/2002|%3E%5Bi%5Dheh...never guess what religion I am....%5B%2Fi%5D %0D%0A%3E%0D%0AWell%2C you clearly started off some flavor of Jewish%2C but I won%27t even try to guess what you are now... %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0AOffsides%0D%0A%0D%0AUnemployed netadmin seeking job... so what else is new%3F%0D%0AEPU RCW %23%26pi%3B%0D%0A%23include %3Creligion.h%3E 13|3|8|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|trigger||22:22:57|02/15/2002|[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Feb-15-02 AT 10:27 PM (EST)[/font][p]%3Ehome all the time that If You Don%27t Find This Time of Year Joyful%2C %0D%0A%3EThere%27s Something Horribly Wrong With You. %0D%0A%0D%0AOOOOOH%21 ME%21 ME%21%0D%0A%0D%0AI don%27t hate Christmas. I like the gift part%2C just not the obsessive%2C compulsive%2C oh-look-its-christmas-and-me-must-do-this-stupid-thing bit.%0D%0A%0D%0AI have determined since family has forced me %28trust me%2C they used force%29 to celebrate on the 25th of december by spending lots of hard earned cash on stuff they won%27t use in 2 days%2C that I%27m going to make _them_ celebrate any holiday I think is worth celebrating such as%3A%0D%0A%0D%0ANew Years %28with big explosions%29%0D%0AChinese New Year%0D%0AValentines Day %28I send those cheese cards from 2nd grade with obscure stuff like %22Tempest Fugit%22%2C %22You%27re so Kawaiiakune%21%22 or %22Happy Evil Day%21%22 written on them. Have you seen how garish they are now%3F%29%0D%0APurim %28oooh%2C you should see the cards%21 Very nice ones with a guys%27 head on a platter%29%0D%0APesach %28my favorite holiday%2C probably %27cause I%27m a violent girl%29%0D%0AThe day Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese%0D%0AAll their birthdays %28with the right ages and such%29%0D%0AThe death of Hitler %28pisses sister off%29%0D%0ACinco de Mayo%0D%0AThe Emancipation Procaimation %28pisses mom off again%29%0D%0AMemorial Day %28I drag everyone to the cemetary%29%0D%0AThe Fourth of July%0D%0ABastile Day %28please french grandmother%29%0D%0AAugust %28everyone hates August%29%0D%0AColumbus Day %28if only to rant about the deaths of my Mexican ancestors%29%0D%0ADia de la independencia de Mexico %28must see parade%21%29%0D%0AYom Kippur %0D%0AAll their aniversaries %28usually makes someone mad%29%0D%0ALabor Day %28by going to the Minnesota state fair%29%0D%0AVeterans Day %28makes dad angry - he doesn%27t like to remember he fought a war%29 %0D%0AThanksgiving %28cooking%21%29%0D%0APearl Harbor %0D%0AEid Mubarak %28ha%21 ever send Eid cards to your non-Muslim relatives%3F%29%0D%0A%0D%0AI do this with 1%29 a card%2C 2%29 a ranting email%2C 3%29 a phone call and 4%29 refusing to wish anyone Merry Christmas. Do you know what this does to the Christians in my family %3Cchortle%3E.%0D%0A%0D%0AI suppose this is more than annoying. OK%2C it%27s very annoying%2C but damn it%2C if they%27re going to make me fly cross country in the middle of winter and wake me up early on a day off%2C they%27re going to pay.%0D%0A%0D%0AOh%2C that and I _don%27t_ buy expensive x-mas presents. Only 1 expensive present a year and that on their birthday. Thank god the SO is a cheapskate when it comes to gifts.%0D%0A%0D%0ANext year%2C everyone gets a knitted scarf or hat in a color I think is cute. %3Cevil grin%3E They are doomed....%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%28On a tangent%2C does anyone else get that feeling of unreasonable anger %0D%0A%3Ewhen you%27re just trying to go to the mall in%2C say%2C the second week of %0D%0A%3EDecember to get something you need for the house or something%2C and you %0D%0A%3Ecan%27t park because of all the Christmas shoppers%3F I always get really %0D%0A%3Etorqued off%2C knowing it%27s stupid all the while%2C and wishing that there %0D%0A%3Ewas a special parking section for %22people who would be here anyway%22.%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AYes. I have not shopped at a mall in 3 years due to this. I don%27t feel like I%27m missing a thing...%0D%0A%0D%0At.%0D%0A%5Bi%5Dwhat me%2C bitter%3F%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0ATrigger Argee%0D%0Atrigger_argee%40hotmail.com%0D%0AManon%2C Orado%2C etc.%0D%0ADenton%2C never leave home without it.%0D%0A 15|4|13|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|Gryphon||22:38:17|02/15/2002|%3EThe death of Hitler %28pisses sister off%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AHow do you know when that was%3F Even the Soviets have never admitted... %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%28Now%2C if you really want to tick people off%2C you could celebrate %5Bi%5DF%FChrertag%5B%2Fi%5D... %29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EVeterans Day %28makes dad angry - he doesn%27t like to remember he fought %0D%0A%3Ea war%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AIrritate young people%3B insist on calling it by its proper name%2C Armistice Day. Ask groups who knows what armistice it celebrates. Revel in the irony of the War to End War.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor in Chief%2C Netadmin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A 16|2|6|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|Laudre||23:06:59|02/15/2002|%3EYeah%2C this year I do. Valentine%27s Day is not a holiday which I hate %0D%0A%3Econsistently%2C like Thanksgiving or Easter%2C but one that I hate or love %0D%0A%3Eeach year depending on my significant other situation%2C or lack %0D%0A%3Ethereof. I%27m fickle. I%27ve been in a consistent depressed funk since %0D%0A%3Esaid significant other relegated himself to %22good friend%22 status.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m 26%2C and I have never%2C %5Bi%5Dever%5B%2Fi%5D been in a relationship on Valentine%27s Day. On a good year%2C I get into a mild funk. On a bad year%2C I confine myself as much as possible to avoid triggering a murderous rage.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt doesn%27t help that I%27m a hopeless%2C incurable romantic who%27d very much like to enjoy Valentine%27s Day%2C but that the fates seem bound and determined to drive me to hate it.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EI also don%27t like Christmas%2C but a lot of people look at me like I %0D%0A%3Ejust killed their puppy when I say that. %0D%0A%0D%0AI used to enjoy Christmas. When I was little%2C it meant lots of toys and stuff. Later on%2C it meant going to see family that I rarely%2C if ever%2C saw any other time of year. Thanksgiving was also kind of like that%3B my mother was very good at keeping up the holiday spirit. Then%2C after burning out of college%2C I went from one job to another that kept me from spending holidays in a pleasant manner%2C first by restricting%2C and then altogether eliminating%2C familial contact during the holidays. Holidays 2K were the worst%3B while I love my old roommates dearly%2C they aren%27t the same as my family%2C especially after a rather disastrous attempt at Christmas togetherness with part of their family.%0D%0A%0D%0AThen%2C right after that %28couple of days after New Year%27s%2C a couple of days before her 56th birthday%29%2C my mother died%2C and I%27m %5Bi%5Dstill%5B%2Fi%5D reeling from that one. Spent this past Thanksgiving and Christmas with my father and sisters and niece and nephew%2C and it was enormously depressing. And because my car was in the shop%2C there wasn%27t anything I could do about it.%0D%0A%0D%0AI think it%27s going to be a long time before holidays feel anything like holidays%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Sean --%0D%0A%5Bb%5DRabid Crack Weasel %2342%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.thebrokenlink.org%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebrokenlink.org%5D %5Bb%5DThe Broken Link 4.0 is live%21%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%22All tribal myths are true%2C for a given value of %27true%27.%22 -- Terry Pratchett%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Flaudre%2F%7CFollow my random thoughts%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Feva_densetsu%2F%7CFollow my creative process%5D 18|3|16|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|Shadowhavoc||23:51:06|02/15/2002|Hell%2C we%27re on a roll. Howabout Halloween%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Only follow the rules that make sense.%22 19|4|18|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|Laudre||00:31:04|02/16/2002|%3EHell%2C we%27re on a roll. Howabout Halloween%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AI only sort-of celebrate Halloween%3B of late%2C it%27s always been overshadowed by my Samhain observance.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Sean --%0D%0A%5Bb%5DRabid Crack Weasel %2342%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.thebrokenlink.org%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebrokenlink.org%5D %5Bb%5DThe Broken Link 4.0 is live%21%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%22All tribal myths are true%2C for a given value of %27true%27.%22 -- Terry Pratchett%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Flaudre%2F%7CFollow my random thoughts%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Feva_densetsu%2F%7CFollow my creative process%5D 20|4|18|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|Ardaniel||02:53:19|02/16/2002|[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Feb-16-02 AT 02:53 AM (EST)[/font][p]%3EHell%2C we%27re on a roll. Howabout Halloween%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AHeh. I had Coke-bottle glasses from age 1.5 until very recently. Only kid in my neighborhood who had that issue...%0D%0A%0D%0AWhy I even bothered with a Halloween costume%2C I don%27t know. Every one of my neighbors knew exactly who it was. It%27s really hard to conceal your identity with an ill-fit plasticky mask bowed out at your temples to accomodate the span of your huge glasses. Never even mind the %22falling up neighbors%27 stairs because you%27ve fogged your lenses under said plasticky mask%22 part. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0AThe year I said %22hell with it%22 and got a foam-lined mask and toughed it out without my glasses and with a wig to conceal the three-foot red ponytail%2C not one of my neighbors could figure out who the hell it was. Small vindication. %3B%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable columns%3D1 rows%3D3 frame%3Dhsides%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22%23CC3300%22 size%3D%22%2B1%22%5DArdaniel%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22%23333333%22 size%3D1%5DRedheaded Swordfighting Crypto-Vuawzy%27k Usual Suspect%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22%23333333%22 size%3D1%5DEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D 21|4|18|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|Wedge||03:27:10|02/16/2002|%3EHell%2C we%27re on a roll. Howabout Halloween%3F %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AOur annual over-the-top%2C decadent Halloween party at work got cancelled last year because of the terrorist nonsense--security concerns in general%2C and at the time the warnings to all the studios were still fresh. I was bummed. The year before included an amazing 12%27 tall articulated Iron Giant costume%2C a frighteningly accurate Johnny Depp-as-Hunter S. Thompson complete with attending Vegas cigarette girl%2C and the woman who used to work there that also did amature women%27s wrestling on the side done up in a bodystocking and painted to look like a stone gargoyle.%0D%0A%0D%0AOh%2C and about 8 guys as the LA Lakers a la %5Bi%5DFletch%5B%2Fi%5D%2C i.e. all terribly white with oversize afro wigs on. Someone was actually quick enough to announce them as they entered %5Bi%5D%28%22Ladies and Gentlemen%21 Yourrrrrrrrr Los Angeles LAKERSSSSS%21%21%21%21%22%29%5B%2Fi%5D%2C causing the crowd to part while they all entered at once dribbling basketballs. I broke pretty hard at that.%0D%0A%0D%0AMaybe this year.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fhomepage.mac.com%2Fwedge%2Fstuff%2Fnall.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5DChad Collier%0D%0ADigital Bitch%0D%0AJ. Random VFX Company%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%230000CC%5DRCW %231138%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D 22|1|0|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|Matrix Dragon||21:27:53|02/17/2002|%3EIs there anyone else here who hates Valentines Day%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AInteresting fact of an annoying day%3A About 80%25 of all Valentines Day letters are actually people sending them to themselves%2C so they don%27t look lonely. In my opinion%2C it makes them look even more pathetic.%0D%0A%0D%0AChristmas goes both ways for me. There%27s always a big family gathering %28On my mom%27s side%2C meaning it%27s people I actually like%29 but everything leading up to it is utter bullshit.%0D%0A%0D%0AMatrix Dragon%2C RCW %23123%2C lonely and sad. 23|1|0|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|TRB||04:15:36|02/18/2002|%3EIs there anyone else here who hates Valentines Day%3F %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%22Only follow the rules that make sense.%22 %0D%0A%0D%0AJust for the record%2C cuz I like to be on the record%3A %0D%0A%0D%0AYes. %0D%0A%0D%0AAs for the other holidays that have come up%3A %0D%0A%0D%0AX-mas can blow me. And yes%2C I always spell it X-mas%2C because it torques off hardcorps Christians. Wait... I just had a though... X-mas... X-ians. Ah%2C nobody%27d get it...%0D%0A%0D%0AHalloween%3F Don%27t care. %0D%0A%0D%0AThanksgiving%3A Socially acceptable excuse to eat way too much. Grudging thumbs up. Would like it better%2C but the day after is the beginning of X-mas season. BLECH. %0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0ATRB%0D%0A%0D%0AWe don%27t take Holidays%0D%0AIn the Crack Weasel%0D%0AArmy%0D%0A%0D%0A%22You are... what you do... when it counts.%22 -The Masao 25|2|23|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|BobSchroeck||15:22:37|02/18/2002|%3EWait... I just had a though... %0D%0A%3EX-mas... X-ians. Ah%2C nobody%27d get it... %0D%0A%0D%0AThey do%2C and they use it%3B you%27re not the first to think of it. As per the Rev. Ivan Stang%27s usage%3A%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bpre%5D%0D%0A%22how many satanists do you know that weren%27t xtians%3F none of them%21%0D%0Aso by their %5Bthe fundies%5D very own logic%2C xtianity should be outlawed %0D%0Abecause it only leads to satanism%21%22%0D%0A%5B%2Fpre%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Bob%0D%0A%28Proud member of the Legion of Rabid Crack Weasels%29%0D%0A---------------%0D%0AYears ago%2C when trying to invoke the mysterious forces of the universe%2C you said%2C %22Abracadabra.%22 Today you say%2C %22Hello%2C tech support%3F%22 -- Cecil Adams 26|3|25|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|TRB||19:00:31|02/18/2002|%0D%0A%3EThey do%2C and they use it%3B you%27re not the first to think of it. As per %0D%0A%3Ethe Rev. Ivan Stang%27s usage%3A %0D%0A%0D%0ANever would%27ve claimed I did%2C even if it looked that way. There are billions of people on this planet at any given moment%2C and it%27s been that way for ages. I seriously doubt there%27s -anything- that hasn%27t been thought of. The trick%2C is getting it into other people%27s conciousness. All the communication tech we have these days makes it easier%2C while the %22new%22 ideas that it helps to spread makes it constantly harder. %0D%0A%0D%0ATRB%0D%0A%0D%0AThe Most Uncreative Soldier%0D%0AIn the Crack Weasel%0D%0AArmy%0D%0A%0D%0A%22You are... what you do... when it counts.%22 -The Masao 24|1|0|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|Druid||14:49:11|02/18/2002|%3EIs there anyone else here who hates Valentines Day%3F %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A Aye%2C that I do. I was at work on V-Day%2C and I kept%0D%0Ahaving people say%2C %22Happy Valentines Day%2C%22 to me. It was %0D%0Areally starting to piss me off. IMO Valentines Day is a %0D%0Aday ONLY for yourself and your significant other%2C and I %0D%0Adon%27t HAVE a significant other%21 It was one of the most %0D%0Aannoying work day%27s I%27ve had recently.%0D%0A%0D%0A Christmas is a mixed bag for me. On the one hand%2C I %0D%0Ahate shopping for people. I want to get them something %0D%0Athey like%2C and as I%27m sure most of you know that%27s very%0D%0Ahard to do. On the other hand%2C I really enjoy it when the%0D%0Afamily gets together%2C that can be lots of fun.%0D%0A%0D%0A Thanksgiving%2C meaningless to me%2C because my family%0D%0Adoesn%27t get together%2C and most of us are vegetarians any%0D%0Away.%0D%0A%0D%0A Easter%2C I don%27t eat eggs. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A Of course working at a Wal-Mart makes most holidays a %0D%0Apain in the arse%2C as there%27s all the holiday merchandise%0D%0Aand all the added extra work the shoppers cause because %0D%0Aof the messes they make.%0D%0A %0D%0ADruid %3CWho really hates working in retail by now.%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A 27|2|24|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|acarr||21:54:55|02/18/2002|%3E%3EIs there anyone else here who hates Valentines Day%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AHate it%2C no. Find it annoying%2C yes.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E Aye%2C that I do. I was at work on V-Day%2C and I kept %0D%0A%3Ehaving people say%2C %22Happy Valentines Day%2C%22 to me. It was %0D%0A%3Ereally starting to piss me off. IMO Valentines Day is a %0D%0A%3Eday ONLY for yourself and your significant other%2C and I %0D%0A%3Edon%27t HAVE a significant other%21 It was one of the most %0D%0A%3Eannoying work day%27s I%27ve had recently. %0D%0A%0D%0AThen come live in .az.us where statehood day just happens to be on Feb. 14.%0D%0A%0D%0AHeh%2C gotta love people when they go %27huh%3F%27 in response to %22Happy Statehood Day%21%22%0D%0A-- %0D%0AAndrew Carr%0D%0A 28|1|0|||||RE%3A Just a mindless question...|Astynax||13:50:21|02/19/2002|Used to hate Valentine%27s Day%2C these days I%27m nuetral on the subject. I%27d like it more%2C I suppose%2C except my wedding anniversary is Feb. -15-%2C so V-day is sort of like a prelude to the actually personally important occasion.%0D%0A%0D%0AAs for other holidays%2C I%27ve all but stopped noticing them %3Cthe effects of working non-professional%2C non-benefitted jobs. When you have to -work- on a holiday%2C it stops being a holiday%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%222%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fmembers.aol.com%2Ferulogos%2Fgfx%2Fxsig.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5D%5BFONT SIZE%3D%222%22 COLOR%3D%22%23000000%22%5D%5Bb%5D-%3D%7B%28Astynax%29%7D%3D-%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%5Bi%5D%22Darkness beyond Twilight%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%222%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D%5B%2Fp%5D