Sunshine Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 I hope everyone had a great weekend! Mine involved a long drive home; however, it was soooo worth it to see old friends and my family. Not-to-mention all the wonderful food. (Thankful for my friends and family) Spent some time in Grand Bend, Chesley, and Tobermory!! Battled the weekend traffic (URGH!!!), but the beautiful trees in their multi-colours kept me smiling! (Thankful for the wonderful world of nature) As most of you have noticed, I don't have much to do at work....so I'm looking for some stories to keep me entertained! Now it's time to gear up for The Slip this weekend!!! YAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 I gave thanks for many things. For hippies being such easy marks and the bountiful wook harvest. For baseline comprehension of the English language. And yes for friends and family and the actual ‘harvest’ harvest. Did a bit of hunting with some friends and bagged a magnificent wook being towed by his dog on skateboard- I think both of their heads are going to look wonderful mounted on my wall next to the picture of the String Cheese Incident with their eyes exactoed out. Had Sunday dinner with the family at the golf club and Monday with the cast of Felicity. The only real disappointment was when the Reddi Whip ‘lost pressure’ thereby incapacitating it as a dessert topping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snarfmaster C Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 sounds like a good'un, sunshine. i had a great weekend, but i couldn't make it to either of the 2 dinners i was hoping to go to (mighty whitey wasn't feeling so mighty dontchaknow.) i actually really dug the time to myself and began working on a new song - hippy thanksgiving. it's funny har har. :: my 'real' thanksgiving starts tomorrow when i fly west to visit with the fam. lookin forward to it. already got directions to disc golf courses in cowtown :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted October 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Glad you had a good thanksgiving Zero! My hunting buddies up home said it's been a good year for wooks! Their pelts aren't worth much though. You probably have the right idea by just using them for a wall mount! No matter how much Reddi Whip you use...it's all good!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted October 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Enjoy the flight back home Moose! Families the best!!! (Hope your feeling better - I have mini cold too!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 I went to Laurie's family house for Thanksgiving dinner. I had a massive allergic reaction to the dog and the bunny. I cried hot burning tears through the whole meal. Laurie just shrugged and said "shoulda bought Claritin". I overate. Drank two glasses of white wine. Felt like my stomach was expanding into my brain. Eatig delicious turkey to me is like descending into a coma. Fell asleep on the couch in front of everyone, drooling while everyone else watched a MuchMusic program involving two idiots competing to go to LA based on the knowledge of Outkast. Jammed some pumpkin pie into my gaw to be polite, although it was delicious. Thank you, Costco. Sneezed a lot. Finally, Laurie asked me if I wanted to go and I said yes. I said goodbye to everyone and then waited impatiently for the better part of an hour while Laurie commiserated with her sister. Went home laid on the floor, moaning and farting, useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 indirect thanksgiving story (as vegans don't usually fair well at thanksgiving dinners) late Sunday afternoon my mom was walking the dog and ran into a lady near the church who came up to her and asked if my mom knew if the priest was in... they both went up and couldn't find anyone (bit wierd on a sunday I thought)... anyways, the lady told my mom she's been holding off from asking but had no food... mom came home grabbed the van, went back out and found the lady then drove her to the drugstore to buy her tylenol for her migraines then to the grocery store where she dropped her off with $20 (which, as my mom isn't rich right now was a noble act) made the lady in question thankful to be sure, and re-asserted the thankfulness I have for my mom direct thanksgiving story would be celebrating with everyone in St. Kitts Sunday night... loads of laughs and a full night of fun... the crowd at most shows are as much family as the one I grew up with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberHippie Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 My wife and I rented a cabin up north on Bella lake which is just outside of huntsville near algonqiun. The weather wasn't particulary favaourable, but we did manage to have a nice hike, play 9 holes of disc golf at the Algonquin course, play some games by the roaring fire, and I BBQ'd some turkey (that's gotta make Homer proud!). All in all a great weekend. Now back to the humdrum... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted October 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 That's great Paisley - your mom sounds a lot like my mom!!! What a feel good story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Wow MarcO. Its amazing how closely related our experiences were. Instead of watching MM, shortly after dinner, the kids decided to assemble a full-on assault on Uncle Andre (those ruffians cant seem to get to calling me Uncle Booche). Douglas finally came to my rescue, but it was too late. The energy required to hold them off was too much, and I ended up going to bed shortly after arriving at Myrnas. Imagine, crashing on a Saturday night at 9:30 pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snarfmaster C Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 (Hope your feeling better - I have mini cold too!) how did you know i've been feeling under the weather? uh.... mighty whitey's my car, not me. hee hee. i was stranded for a while last night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Wait a second here, CyberHippie is a lesbian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted October 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Hey Booche - I walked into my dad's den when I got home and he had Bluegrass pump'n out of his computer. He turned to me and said "I'm really getting into Bluegrass now"....it was soooo cute! I told him he needed to meet some of my Ottawa friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted October 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 I know what else was exciting....I actually sat down at the Piano and played this weekend. It's been a while since I've tried to bang something out.....it took a few minutes of me repeating over and over All Cows Eat Grass, Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge...etc, etc....but the ol' notes came a flooding back. (And with the help of Scottie playing the Bass with me to Cannon D) But it made me want to play all over again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Hopefully some chip nuts made it back with you...and something else I am very looking forward to seeing, and playing with! All in all, very normal thanksgiving here...2 turkeys! it was great...boy can my bro ever make a nice low carb gravy! Also got to see my nephew too!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted October 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 No chip nuts this time!!! sooo sorry! But yes - i have my trainset!! I need to clean it up! But I think we should get it working! I wasn't allowed to set it up last night...can I come play at your house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Boooo Dido...you can play anytime... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Musicface Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 I had some childhood friends over, and we ate quite well: (Heh-heh, I never get tired of that image!) Seriously, my wife and I had a nice meal with all our parents. It's a way better and easier deal for us to do that than what we used to do, which was run around to both houses and have TWO Thanksgiving dinners. Sounds like fun, but two turkey dinners in one night makes for an uncomfortable situation later, believe me. Peace, - Mr. M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 23 hour solo round trip and it was worth every kilometre. I got to watch Fahrenheit 911 with my folks, which was a lot of fun, and hang with my nephews. It's funny, I don't think they don't understand in the least where I am when I'm not visiting them. I think they think I hibernate for the entire year save xmas and thanxgiving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 kids are unbelievable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted October 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 I watched Farenheit 911 with my folks too! It was soooo upsetting to see the war footage!!! It makes me FURIOUS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Funny, on friday night we watched it as well! Very compelling, worth watching indeed. It was the woman from Flint losing her son that got me all choked up. Heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted October 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Yes, that had me teary!! And how she did a complete turn on the "war issue". But it was the images of the dead and injuryed children, and innocent adults that fu©k me up!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Weird, I watched 9/11 with my parents as well. On the new big-screen TV. It was fabulous.My Mom was disgusted at a lot of the gore parts of the movie. (edit - gore as in blood, not as in Al)AD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Oh yeah...almost hit a deer on the way back from Rockport on Friday night...Thanks for the heads-up Howler and of course Steph who was sound asleep in the backseat but still managed to warn me!!! However, if I had hit it, it would have made for a sweet venison Thanksgiving!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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