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Merry Christmas!

Working, I am the skeleton crew. There is a thick fog from off the Columbia river and I am contemplating going down and annoying the Major. My wife's friends will be over tomorrow which is the closest thing I have to in-laws since her parents both passed away. We spoiled the kids rotten and my 40K takings this year will be small. One Necron flyer.

God bless. Merry Christmas everyone.

- J

It's Christmas in Japan. Nothing unusual at all for me, but everyone is wasted already and making a lot of noise outside. I'm trying to relax at 0330 with music and snacks.

I bought myself several hundred dollars worth of presents, so it wasn't a totally meaningless holiday. I do my best to make sure I drown out my loneliness and misery with lots of candy and energy drinks to make the most of the time I have off.

I'm cleaning house all day in preparation for having a Christmas get together at my house. tonight is Small gathering of immediate family at my parents. Bah- humbug. I really do not like Christmas.


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My brother is in Japan as well, he is wrapping presents right now, stupid time travelers being all ahead of us...

 necrondog99 wrote:
I am the skeleton crew.

What else would someone called Necrondog be?

We've just watched the Muppet Christmas Carol again - it's the law, every Xmas Eve.

Our stench pipe took a battering in last night's wind, so am keeping half an eye on that and hoping it holds out til after the hols.

I spent the day delivery the last of my presents to relatives (through wind and rain) and preparing Christmas dinner. Now that that's done though, time to do something fun and play with my toy soldiers. Its winter, so I think I'll build some Russian tanks for my Chinese Remants. =P

Got the last of my Xmas shopping done this morning & wrapped up.

Just got back in from trying to continue cleaning up the mess that giant ice storm left us with...
Enough of the ice has finally melted so we could break down what branches we could & bag them up. Plus we finished bringing down a couple of pine branches before someone trips over them since they were hanging across the sidewalk.
I'm super thankful though overall, while our area is a mess we still have power, unlike tens of thousands of others in the GTA area who will probably be spending Xmas in the dark:(

Going to see The Hobbit in theaters tonight, continuing on the family 'Xmas Eve' tradition!

Merry Christmas all!

Nice to see so much variety around the "world" We just had our X-mas dinner, now it's time to wait until midnight to open our presents.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Been decent so far. One exception being I feel like I've been pepper sprayed after peeling 2 lbs of boiler onions for the creamed onions I'm bringing to our family dinner.

Got some paiting done, hanging out playing with my daughter, and just took a refreshing shower! Now to survive dinner with the family then it's smooth sailing for the rest of the year ;p

Tried to buy the Cygnar heavy box, it wasn't available. Went for stromblades, 30p too expensive.

so not too good.

[at least it didn't rain as much]

Table is all set for the gathering of the clan tomorrow.

All quiet on the farm, animals happy and our new baby tucked up in bed waiting for santas first visit to her!

And me I'm just looking at my forge world wish list with my fingers crossed that when I get home from church in the morning I will have a fresh pile of resin to paint and enjoy!

Christmas day, soli deo gloria!

I'm just at the office helping clients with last minute HR/payroll issues Going to the Keg Steakhouse later with my family.

My iPhone tried to kill my copy of injustice and I spent an hour on the phone with apple because it decided to back up with an incorrect date (in April). On the plus side, I had lunch at B Dubs and my waitress was gorgeous, sweet and chatty.

With the family now, and everyone got games. I expect a copy of Summoner Wars as my sister's bf sorta spoiled it while trying not to.

It's just another day for us out here in Saudi.
I'm just in from work.
At the start of the shift we split up all the jobs that needed doing between the Saudis and the Expats.
We did all our jobs.
They left theirs an went home because they were very tired.
So we had to stay late and finish their tasks too.

It'll be the same thing again tomorrow.

Seriously, a lazier group of people you've never seen.
Meanwhile in Scotland, my 8 montns pregnant wife is staying with my parents for Xmas.
Hopefully we don't;
1. Have an extra guest for dinner.
and
2, My mum doesn't upset my wife by putting her foot in it (again)
With any luck the internet will be good enough that I can Skype home tomorrow.

Stuck in a hotel room in Brazil while work is stopped, but they still didn't fly me home.

...

I thought my situation was depressing, but marv's is worse. Thankfully, when I was there, it wasn't Christmas.
Aside from lazy, they're also terrible drivers, BTW.

It's cold even for Louisiana ..And i am originally from Ohio.
It;'s My BIRTHDAY seriously yeah the big 29 so i have actually just been hanging out around the house stocked up on Pbr fridge is full ate some awesome vegetable beef stew thanks to my girls momma. Watched as Christmas Vacation , Gremlins ( yeah it is a x mas movie) , It's A Wonderful Life, Trailer Park Boys x mas special. Now i prepare for more of my mother in laws awesome holiday cooking tommorow i may explode. Also managed to sneak out and buy them some presents.

I don't have to see a single relative until tomorrow (because I lied and said I had to work)...so quite good.

We had our Christmas today, it was the only time we could get everyone together since before Thanksgiving. My brother-in-law is working tomorrow, as am I.

I'm still full from the Christmas lunch

The great grandmother is visiting, the drambuie is flowing, and it was a gorgeous clear night so we broke out the telescope and enjoyed the view. Perfect night.

We spent time as a family today! So awesome. I cooked for 6 hours, then ate all the turkey, root vegetables and pie I could handle. Also a bottle of wine and a beer.

And my wife made about 60 cookies yesterday, so... yeah. Gonna make me fat sooner or later.

Breaking out the port and Stilton cheese a day early because why not?!

3 bottles of tokaji aszu, 3 bottles of tokaj harslevelu, some home made currant wine, unwrapped socks, underwear, sweaters, turtle necks, and waiting for an expert to get back to me, agree to go inspect an instrument, and I'll get a $1000 loan on a cimbalom

Spent time with the family. Last high school age Christmas... I'm going to miss it.
For anyone who's been to university, does university usually get in the way of the holidays?

Depends, sometimes exams fall in the first week of exam period, sometimes in the second week. either way, it's a couple days' difference. I know a girl that finished her exam on the 19th st and flew home that day. I think people might have been writing exams as late as the 21st.... I doubt you'll ever write an exam past that day. In my experience, you get an extra week in holidays in January though. Stay on top of your classes, and your break starts as soon as exams start.

Ah, okay. Thanks!

I drank a bunch and had some good food and got to hang out with my 7-month old niece. Solid.

 Captain Fantastic wrote:
It's Christmas in Japan. Nothing unusual at all for me, but everyone is wasted already and making a lot of noise outside. I'm trying to relax at 0330 with music and snacks.

I bought myself several hundred dollars worth of presents, so it wasn't a totally meaningless holiday. I do my best to make sure I drown out my loneliness and misery with lots of candy and energy drinks to make the most of the time I have off.

Liar, there is no Christmas in Japan, i am at my desk working, taking 5 off to look at DakkaDakka!

And so, another Christmas ends. Hope everyone's had a fun one.
Oh! And... Happy Boxing Day!

I had to work most of the day on Christmas Eve after a psychotic Monday, then it was flying home while playing Final Fantasy 8.... >.>;

SkavenLord wrote:
And so, another Christmas ends. Hope everyone's had a fun one.
Oh! And... Happy Boxing Day!

Uhh.... You... You DO realize that Christmas STARTS on the eve of the 24th, and ends on 3 kings in January, right? You are aware of that, right? That Christmas goes for about two weeks, after this whole advent business is finished?