So...

Saint Nicholas, but where does the Claus come from?

"Claus" came from Santa's Dutch name, "Sinterklaas". That name came from "Sint Nicolaas", which we all know came from a familiar patron saint of children. 😊

And now I know, thanks for that.

What about the Easter Bunny? Is the South Park story true?

One thing that's been abandoned as Christianity has been adopted is that old religions used to have festive holidays that were basically big parties. With the adoption of Christianity, that all went away. I think part of the reason we get things like the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus and Halloween is that our culture no longer has that element to it - all official religious holidays have a very serious and somber tone to them. I mean, look at St. Patrick's Day... I think it's the way it is because at some points, we just need to let loose and celebrate life, but officially, our culture doesn't really provide us with opportunities for that, so we hijack other holidays to try to fulfill those needs.

Well, this coming saturday, I am off for my yearly family vacation to florida.

:P I am going for 2 weeks of beach and no internet, So I'll see you all when I get back!

Apparently they don't have internet in Florida.

I jkust got the sudden urge to shave my eyebrows OFF.

Yeah, oops...

phattonez wrote:Apparently they don't have internet in Florida.

Or enough relatives in Florida, or public use terminals connected to the 'net, or the ability to bring laptops back and forth without them being stolen, or the inability to gain a library card fast enough for use in such public library terminals, or a lack of cybercafes in the area, etc...

Don't you hate when you wake up from sleeping all night and your back hurts and you know it's going to be like that all day? This is what I get for sleeping on my stomach.

phattonez wrote:Don't you hate when you wake up from sleeping all night and your back hurts and you know it's going to be like that all day? This is what I get for sleeping on my stomach.

Nope, never had that when I sleep on my stomach. I can't sleep on my stomach right now because of the bar in my chest, too much pain if I do. Sleeping on my side is about as close as I get and it's not the most comfortable but I do it anyways. I hate sleeping on my back.

If I could have any kind of Wii I wanted, this would be it:

That is all.

Speaking of Wii's...

I JUST GOT ONE!!! EARLY CHRISTMAS.

Apparently my Mom waited in line for like four hours. I'm now in a state of manic euphoria.
*dances his little happy dance*

Amaster42 wrote:Speaking of Wii's...


I JUST GOT ONE!!! EARLY CHRISTMAS.

Apparently my Mom waited in line for like four hours. I'm now in a state of manic euphoria.
*dances his little happy dance*

biggiy05 wrote:Nope, never had that when I sleep on my stomach. I can't sleep on my stomach right now because of the bar in my chest, too much pain if I do. Sleeping on my side is about as close as I get and it's not the most comfortable but I do it anyways. I hate sleeping on my back.

I feel the same way. I can never sleep on my back, and if for some reason I can't sleep on my stomach (injury or otherwise) I'd rather sleep on my side. Apparently sleeping on your back is better for you, but I just can't do it. And when I try, I just end up sleep deprived.

All you lucky guys who got Wiis for free...

😡 I have to buy my own this Xmas!

and I can't sleep on my stomach...I ONLY sleep on my side. On my back is too weird for me, and on my stomach hurts my back. So the sides for me!

PS: I can't use the net down there since the condo my grandparents own down there doens't have internet acess, and I won't hav etime to go to a cafe/library since we'll be on the beach and stuff too much...

So you get some peace for 2 weeks.

Well, see you all when I get back.

Whenever I sleep on my back it seems I have a really high chance of getting sleep paralysis. If you don't know what that is thank God that you don't have it.

Recall [this] thread? ...Me neither.

Ah, and let the 16 day Christmas vacation begiiiiiiiiiin!!!

Pineconn wrote:
Ah, and let the 16 day Christmas vacation begiiiiiiiiiin!!!

Whenever I sleep on my back it seems I have a really high chance of getting sleep paralysis. If you don't know what that is thank God that you don't have it.

On a completely random and unrelated note, this is in pseudo-honor of Dark Nation :goofy::

More dog pics!

That's Nanook (siberian husky), Dingo (australian heeler), and Krull (terrier) in the back. Nanook on the left is 5 months old, while Dingo is going on 15 years.

He doesn't even look like a puppy to me anymore. Seems like you're really proud of him.

phattonez wrote:He doesn't even look like a puppy to me anymore. Seems like you're really proud of him.

I went through a huge nightmare trying to get him from a breeder that was abusing him. They kept him in a cage for the first 2 months of his life and he was covered in ticks.. so bad that his blood was anemic from all of the parasites. I took him home and removed as many as I could myself, then took him to a vet the next day. He had over 30 ticks on his body. If I hadn't, he would have died. Now he's perfectly healthy, and disgustingly cute and smart. 😊

I made chocolate mint cookies and they're delicious.

Making cut outs in a few. Yay.

I got some Root Beer as an early Christmas gift. My parents are awesome.

(FYI, Root Beer isn't as widely available in England as it should be)

moocow wrote:I made chocolate mint cookies and they're delicious.

Making cut outs in a few. Yay.

Darth Marsden wrote:I got some Root Beer as an early Christmas gift. My parents are awesome.

(FYI, Root Beer isn't as widely available in England as it should be)

Aha, sucks for you. And I like how you capitalize it. 😃

[CENTER]Latest Story: The Fairer Sex
Part I Status: Out Now!
Part II Status: WIP
:sly:[/CENTER]

Uh oh... We're in for it now.

Pineconn wrote:Aha, sucks for you. And I like how you capitalize it. 😃

The story concludes later this week after all my relatives have buggered off and left me in piece.
Kidding. My relatives are lovely.

Cream Soda is better than Root Beer anyway.

phattonez wrote:Cream Soda is better than Root Beer anyway.

I think I see a discussion of the week topic here...