Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Song of the Day:
Charlie Brown Christmas
For yours truly it isn't REALLY the holiday season until they show the Charlie Brown Christmas show. We all sat down to watch it tonight, and it's never been better. I have it on tape, but there is something...almost sacreligious to watch it on a video. The best way I can put it is how I explained it to a friend; the official broadcast marks the offical start of Christmas. Any attempt to start Christmas by watching it on a video or delay it by watching ti later for me would be a false start to the holiday. No, it is the network broadcast, and only the network broadcast taht can launch the holidays for me. And if we were to get to get specific, it would be the moment Linus steps on stage and tells us all what Christmas is all about.
For various reasons over the past few years, I was unable to inspire the holiday sirit within myself. My mother passed away shortly close to Christmas about 6 years ago. Shortly before she passed, I went over to her home to watch the show with her. I hadn't seen her in some time, and it was shocking to see how far she had deteriorated. She slipped in and out of conciousness while she laid upon a hospital gurney. I turned on the show to watch it with her, and she woke up. She didn't know what time it was, thinking it was early morning. I let her know what time it was, and that I came to watch the show with her. She had already slipped out of conciousness again. I tucked her arm under her blanket to keep her warm, and left, knowing too well that Christmas wasn't EVER going to be the same again.
A week or so later, she passed.
The years after were bittersweet, as I knew it was up to me to fill the void that her spirit provided during the holiday. This is akin to re-filling the Pacific Ocean should it suddenly dry up.
More recent years found the hurt fade, only to be replaced with a different sort of mourning this past year. this year however, I have found a bit more of a seasonal spark within. There is less money than in previous years, but the sweet Christmases of my youth have been given new life. You want your own children to have the same warm memories of the holidays that you had. A full house full of family and friends,
presents coming out of every nook and cranny (of the house), and great food.
But the memories you have are yours. As much as you'd like to recreate those moments, it is up to you to create new moments for them, and your own sort of magic and atmosphere. Create memories for them, and in the process you get to create some for yourself. I don't know what this year will be fore the girls, but it has the possibility of so much.
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show notes:
-If you remember orevious years, they went for a comedy angle that fell completely flat. this year, ethey try to add their own Christmas flair to it.
The girls come out of a box.... so many jokes to go with.
Yellow is very rarely hot on a woman in lingerie.
Blue plaid, though....
whooo.....
I am a blonde guy.
Leggy girls is great, but leggy and skinny AND just plain emaciated....not as hot as you might think.
I like my women with a healthy vibe about them.... as the nerds of the internet might say, I'd hit it, but she needs a sammich.
Worse, it seems like my favorite Brazilians are not in the show.
I am definately a brunette guy. Grrrrowl.
There are some women here with very muscular legs. The type that could seperate your head from your neck. That could be bad in certain situations.
Wow....I am definately a "glow-in-the-dark-lights-framing-the-boobs-and-blinking-crotch" kinda guy.
But not a drugged-out-blonde-who-looks-like-a-guy" kinda guy.
Ooooh, a Russki thing! I am in the process of learning a bit a Russian.
BUt setting it to Drop it like it's Hot...not the best compilation.
Ha! one of the hottest girls lost a heel!
OH, the little girl look with the candy isn't all that great. The girls are fantastic, but the need to take them back to 8 years old...no.
Am I the only one who think that Tyra Banks' eyes are looking really sunken these days?
Though it's worth noting that she had more to her body than some of the girls that are modeling now.
And now you're subjecting me to Ricky Martin?!
Ricky Martin, Nick Lachey...have they been seen together?
I'm not saying that they're gay (though it wouldn't surprise me... and it'd appeal to a certain demographic that is), but I am just saying a 30 something guy with very little musical talent hanging around a bunnch of women...
just sounds like they'd have alot to talk about is all.
"Going to sexy toys next" was what one director said...heh.
"Memoirs of a Geisha"...the story of my life.
Didn't I see this when I saw "Mulan"?
Poor poor Gary Sinise...stuck going to CBS TV.
Poor POOR Gary Sinise.
Soldiers! Stand at attention!
Something is running up my flagpole, and I salute!
If toy soldiers were like that you can bet that I'd have a collection.
You know what's good in lingerie this year? Capes! Capes and huge wings that keep women from makng it through the door! THey'll never leave the bedroom!
Look at all those movie stars
They're all so beautiful and clean
When the housemaids scrub the floors
They get the spaces in between
I wanna live a life like that
I wanna be just like a king
Take my picture by the pool
Cause I'm the next big thing!
Beverly Hills - That's where I want to be! (Gimme Gimme)
Living in Beverly Hills...
Beverly Hills - Rolling like a celebrity! (Gimme Gimme)
Living in Beverly Hills...
Charlie Brown Christmas
For yours truly it isn't REALLY the holiday season until they show the Charlie Brown Christmas show. We all sat down to watch it tonight, and it's never been better. I have it on tape, but there is something...almost sacreligious to watch it on a video. The best way I can put it is how I explained it to a friend; the official broadcast marks the offical start of Christmas. Any attempt to start Christmas by watching it on a video or delay it by watching ti later for me would be a false start to the holiday. No, it is the network broadcast, and only the network broadcast taht can launch the holidays for me. And if we were to get to get specific, it would be the moment Linus steps on stage and tells us all what Christmas is all about.
For various reasons over the past few years, I was unable to inspire the holiday sirit within myself. My mother passed away shortly close to Christmas about 6 years ago. Shortly before she passed, I went over to her home to watch the show with her. I hadn't seen her in some time, and it was shocking to see how far she had deteriorated. She slipped in and out of conciousness while she laid upon a hospital gurney. I turned on the show to watch it with her, and she woke up. She didn't know what time it was, thinking it was early morning. I let her know what time it was, and that I came to watch the show with her. She had already slipped out of conciousness again. I tucked her arm under her blanket to keep her warm, and left, knowing too well that Christmas wasn't EVER going to be the same again.
A week or so later, she passed.
The years after were bittersweet, as I knew it was up to me to fill the void that her spirit provided during the holiday. This is akin to re-filling the Pacific Ocean should it suddenly dry up.
More recent years found the hurt fade, only to be replaced with a different sort of mourning this past year. this year however, I have found a bit more of a seasonal spark within. There is less money than in previous years, but the sweet Christmases of my youth have been given new life. You want your own children to have the same warm memories of the holidays that you had. A full house full of family and friends,
presents coming out of every nook and cranny (of the house), and great food.
But the memories you have are yours. As much as you'd like to recreate those moments, it is up to you to create new moments for them, and your own sort of magic and atmosphere. Create memories for them, and in the process you get to create some for yourself. I don't know what this year will be fore the girls, but it has the possibility of so much.
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show notes:
-If you remember orevious years, they went for a comedy angle that fell completely flat. this year, ethey try to add their own Christmas flair to it.
The girls come out of a box.... so many jokes to go with.
Yellow is very rarely hot on a woman in lingerie.
Blue plaid, though....
whooo.....
I am a blonde guy.
Leggy girls is great, but leggy and skinny AND just plain emaciated....not as hot as you might think.
I like my women with a healthy vibe about them.... as the nerds of the internet might say, I'd hit it, but she needs a sammich.
Worse, it seems like my favorite Brazilians are not in the show.
I am definately a brunette guy. Grrrrowl.
There are some women here with very muscular legs. The type that could seperate your head from your neck. That could be bad in certain situations.
Wow....I am definately a "glow-in-the-dark-lights-framing-the-boobs-and-blinking-crotch" kinda guy.
But not a drugged-out-blonde-who-looks-like-a-guy" kinda guy.
Ooooh, a Russki thing! I am in the process of learning a bit a Russian.
BUt setting it to Drop it like it's Hot...not the best compilation.
Ha! one of the hottest girls lost a heel!
OH, the little girl look with the candy isn't all that great. The girls are fantastic, but the need to take them back to 8 years old...no.
Am I the only one who think that Tyra Banks' eyes are looking really sunken these days?
Though it's worth noting that she had more to her body than some of the girls that are modeling now.
And now you're subjecting me to Ricky Martin?!
Ricky Martin, Nick Lachey...have they been seen together?
I'm not saying that they're gay (though it wouldn't surprise me... and it'd appeal to a certain demographic that is), but I am just saying a 30 something guy with very little musical talent hanging around a bunnch of women...
just sounds like they'd have alot to talk about is all.
"Going to sexy toys next" was what one director said...heh.
"Memoirs of a Geisha"...the story of my life.
Didn't I see this when I saw "Mulan"?
Poor poor Gary Sinise...stuck going to CBS TV.
Poor POOR Gary Sinise.
Soldiers! Stand at attention!
Something is running up my flagpole, and I salute!
If toy soldiers were like that you can bet that I'd have a collection.
You know what's good in lingerie this year? Capes! Capes and huge wings that keep women from makng it through the door! THey'll never leave the bedroom!
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