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danieldwilliam) wrote2018-11-20 05:03 pm
danieldwilliam) wrote2018-11-20 05:03 pm
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On Friday Fives on "the holidays"
1. Have you seen any holiday commercials yet?
By holiday I think Christmas is meant. No I don't think I have. I tried to watch the banned Lidl commercial but kept getting distracted whilst looking for it on YouTube.
I think we still just call it Christmas in the UK. Or Winterval if we're trolling fascists and Daily Mail readers.
2. Will you or have you ever participated in Black Friday?
Not the commercial discounting Black Friday, I haven't the mental energy to get excited about things. I think the closest I've been is being an economics student during Black Wednesday. That was a day.
3. Do you love or despise holiday leftovers?
I like holiday left overs but mostly because of my wife's Lithuanian heritage these are herring based.
I do enjoy a nice bit of gammon for breakfast, left over from Boxing Day dinner.
4. Have you seen any (non-commercial, i.e. store) holiday lights yet?
No and if I had I'd take a horse whip to the offender and thrash them up and down Princes Street before making them apologies in public. Jings, it's November.
5. Have you been good to Santa’s way of thinking?
I'm not sure what Santa considers good. Mostly I think it involves doing what my parents say. However, I'm 43 and my parents are both a bit mental and I often feel like I'm the grown up in the relationship with them so I'm not sure that counts. I have been dilligent in my various worthy pursuits, counting the robots, parenting the Captain, coaching the rugby, unlocking democracy and so on. And I've only made two eight year olds cry this week.
By holiday I think Christmas is meant. No I don't think I have. I tried to watch the banned Lidl commercial but kept getting distracted whilst looking for it on YouTube.
I think we still just call it Christmas in the UK. Or Winterval if we're trolling fascists and Daily Mail readers.
2. Will you or have you ever participated in Black Friday?
Not the commercial discounting Black Friday, I haven't the mental energy to get excited about things. I think the closest I've been is being an economics student during Black Wednesday. That was a day.
3. Do you love or despise holiday leftovers?
I like holiday left overs but mostly because of my wife's Lithuanian heritage these are herring based.
I do enjoy a nice bit of gammon for breakfast, left over from Boxing Day dinner.
4. Have you seen any (non-commercial, i.e. store) holiday lights yet?
No and if I had I'd take a horse whip to the offender and thrash them up and down Princes Street before making them apologies in public. Jings, it's November.
5. Have you been good to Santa’s way of thinking?
I'm not sure what Santa considers good. Mostly I think it involves doing what my parents say. However, I'm 43 and my parents are both a bit mental and I often feel like I'm the grown up in the relationship with them so I'm not sure that counts. I have been dilligent in my various worthy pursuits, counting the robots, parenting the Captain, coaching the rugby, unlocking democracy and so on. And I've only made two eight year olds cry this week.
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We are quite an energetic bunch, opinionated, overly principled perhaps, and prone to outbursts. I think my role in the family has been to work to maintain a collegiate ethos and to smooth over some of the sharper confrontations.
I have not always been successful (who has) and sometimes I have not acted well. And the time that I did act badly was noticibly not good for anyone.
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Unfortunately human beings continue not to be perfect. But it seems from here that you can legitimately be proud of your game.