tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post5296256881510141301..comments2024-03-26T08:34:47.920-04:00Comments on this girl called automatic win: Sunday Top Ten: If We Took a Holiday, Took Some Time to Celebrateriesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088087483121384868noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-59670391797330948822008-06-16T20:25:00.000-04:002008-06-16T20:25:00.000-04:00You're right. I need a better word. A word that ex...You're right. I need a better word. A word that expresses, 'she's around, just not commenting' that doesn't imply anything is being done wrong. (as clearly you aren't) What word could that be? Maybe "reading." That would be a simple word. Really, every word I think about in that context becomes instantly weird-sounding. "watching." "around," "observing." Maybe I should've nixed that second riesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088087483121384868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-83020160746685176962008-06-16T19:35:00.000-04:002008-06-16T19:35:00.000-04:00I don't like the word hovering. It makes me feel ...I don't like the word hovering. It makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong.<BR/><BR/>Am I doing something wrong?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-17587532604051576032008-06-16T14:27:00.000-04:002008-06-16T14:27:00.000-04:00jenn: They don't give you days off work in Britan?...jenn: They don't give you days off work in Britan? I thought it was Americans that liked that the most. We don't have real days off though. Andy Warhol believed you should work seven days a week, so that's what I do. Mostly for free, but I find it rewarding, holla!<BR/><BR/>NEP: I agree about cash cards, drinking and/or presents. NYE is usually a disappointment which's why for the past few years riesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088087483121384868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-58245236371530682412008-06-16T12:01:00.000-04:002008-06-16T12:01:00.000-04:00having b-day on/near f-day. When I'm having a fun ...having b-day on/near f-day. <BR/><BR/>When I'm having a fun b-day it's great distraction and I forget f-day exists. However when the day is not fun, say, the beach trip was rained out and I'm trapped at work watching overweight engineers show off tacky ties and home depot gift certificates...<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to that squeky toy.Lewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340167674493380987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-61922797683363289522008-06-16T09:47:00.000-04:002008-06-16T09:47:00.000-04:00I'd say generally, most holidays are questionable ...I'd say generally, most holidays are questionable outside of the occasional day off of work. But if there are fireworks involved I'm all about it. <BR/><BR/>My favorite thing to do is celebrate the un-celebrated Holidays. Like my friends and I had one of the best weekends of our lives (and probably took a few years off our lives actually) celebrating Flag Day. I'm also a big fan of celebratingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-11902280880843123362008-06-16T07:09:00.000-04:002008-06-16T07:09:00.000-04:00Also Yom Kippur was on my judaism paper earlier an...Also Yom Kippur was on my judaism paper earlier and I was like 'Yay I know what one isss!'MoonKillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12700143702485801849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-66520324514717610172008-06-16T07:08:00.000-04:002008-06-16T07:08:00.000-04:00I love 'doing' accents, one thing I actually can d...I love 'doing' accents, one thing I actually can do. I convinced someone I was scottish once. <BR/><BR/>And also forgot about Bonfire Night, it's the day before my birthday so it's a pretty good day.MoonKillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12700143702485801849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-88963221906859966352008-06-16T04:54:00.000-04:002008-06-16T04:54:00.000-04:00Ohhhhh now I get what Perez means by "Ash Wentzday...Ohhhhh now I get what Perez means by "Ash Wentzday"!!<BR/><BR/>I feel like I'm talking about Perez a lot lately. This is not who I am.<BR/><BR/>Why is it that you can describe Australia day the exact same way you did the Fourth of July? Sans the sticky hands.Bourbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13899049521524726627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-13077926731900817462008-06-16T03:55:00.000-04:002008-06-16T03:55:00.000-04:00I've totally forgotten what I was going write, I w...I've totally forgotten what I was going write, I was distracted by the fact that you spelt colour without the u.<BR/><BR/>Ermmm...yeah, I dunno...<BR/><BR/>You should totally celebrate bonfire night this year, especially if it makes A;ex that excited. You get to make a Guy! You can even raise money using your guy, “penny for the guy!” Are you allowed to buy fireworks for like personal use??....deweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14712433208977562484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-51951367832732580762008-06-16T02:06:00.000-04:002008-06-16T02:06:00.000-04:00i almost died last week when i looked out the wind...i almost died last week when i looked out the window and noticed i lived smack dab in the middle of the puerto rican day parade.. my response was to flee. however, i seem to have been unsuccessful, as there was another parade yesterday and i am anticipating a third next week. wtf puerto rico?<BR/><BR/>last year i think i threw a fit on yom kippur because for some reason i got really offended bystefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03495987680931999988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-8234310144953130062008-06-16T00:54:00.000-04:002008-06-16T00:54:00.000-04:00*confused by apparent offline Meghan appearing in ...*confused by apparent offline Meghan appearing in comments*<BR/><BR/><BR/>Me, I hate Xmas.<BR/><BR/>P.S. re: last auto-fun, which took me a while to get through, PLEASE do an advice vlog possibly called Vodka Psychology.Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05959924281622116039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-40453151847619477632008-06-15T23:55:00.000-04:002008-06-15T23:55:00.000-04:00Eh, I hate holidays. I really, not matter how hard...Eh, I hate holidays. I really, not matter how hard I try, cannot get into the spirit of any of them. Though Pride Festival was on, here in Brisbane, Australia - yesterday; I didn't make it, but it's pretty fun. <BR/><BR/>I hate Valentine's Day the most maybe. And Christmas, except I have a two year old and Christmas is pretty fun with a kid. I love celebrating other people's birthdays; I put teehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14576466219686651433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-41205556141257369022008-06-15T23:16:00.000-04:002008-06-15T23:16:00.000-04:00I hate holidays in general except the ones that in...I hate holidays in general except the ones that involve cards with cash, aggressive drinking, and/or presents. I'm surprised you left off New Year's Eve, which is (almost) always a guaranteed disappointment. Also, I <EM>love</EM> getting pancakes (full size, not silver dollar) and mac 'n cheese at the Cafeteria.<BR/><BR/>Re: the ABC (<EM>not-so-easy</EM> as 1,2,3), since most of us probably getAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-14543992917026890562008-06-15T22:06:00.000-04:002008-06-15T22:06:00.000-04:00bonfire night is the leader of all "holidays" as y...bonfire night is the leader of all "holidays" as yall folks call them, we just call them days!! calling them holidays would probs prompt the goverment to give us a national day off work (never gunna happen)<BR/><BR/>as a brit i can tell u that i do say holla but only from reading it or seeing it on here and i love it due to the fact that it annoys the hell out of people....holllllllllajennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01869089297622929251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-65009107022158267402008-06-15T21:40:00.000-04:002008-06-15T21:40:00.000-04:00moonkiller: Per ush, you express my sentiments exa...moonkiller: Per ush, you express my sentiments exactly ... and over here, Hallmark wins. I like Cinco De Mayo 'cause it's an excuse to get drunk and perfect my Mexican accent. Except that I'm white, I just love a margarita.<BR/><BR/>That sounds like the worst day ever.<BR/><BR/>Caitlin: I do love a good three-layer berry concoction. my Mom made a good one with little bits of pound cake and angel riesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088087483121384868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-65898602728143376602008-06-15T20:50:00.000-04:002008-06-15T20:50:00.000-04:00oh rexy, you're so sexy.oh rexy, you're so sexy.Katynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01267307119871199444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-82679873221099174742008-06-15T20:00:00.000-04:002008-06-15T20:00:00.000-04:00OMG I totally forgot about the 5th of November!! ...OMG I totally forgot about the 5th of November!! I didn't get to really celebrate it cause I had no friends when I lived in London, but omg there were so many fireworks I though the city was exploding, just like my head was.<BR/><BR/>yay dewey!<BR/><BR/>Also, is 'holloa' British for 'holla!'?<BR/>Just wondering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-28126719019887645892008-06-15T19:10:00.000-04:002008-06-15T19:10:00.000-04:00The best holiday has to be Bonfire Night. Firework...The best holiday has to be Bonfire Night. Fireworks, throwing a guy on the bonfire, eating food, its just a good excuse for a party.<BR/><BR/>Remember, remember the Fifth of November, <BR/>The Gunpowder Treason and Plot, <BR/>I know of no reason <BR/>Why Gunpowder Treason <BR/>Should ever be forgot. <BR/>Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t'was his intent <BR/>To blow up King and Parli'ment. <BR/>deweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14712433208977562484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-39531825093368851762008-06-15T14:41:00.000-04:002008-06-15T14:41:00.000-04:00Until I entered college, I had an alarm of some so...Until I entered college, I had an alarm of some sort go off on my watch at 1:37 (exactly!) Now, I don't wear a watch.<BR/><BR/>Holidays with parades-big exploding things are the best. I want there to be passover fireworks and a parade this year. But I guess the only parade we got was when we paraded out of egypt... WHY hasn't someone capitalized on that and done a reenactment across the brooklyn caitlinmaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16818116967103049563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-91444435601556249162008-06-15T14:29:00.000-04:002008-06-15T14:29:00.000-04:00"The hot outdoors. Sticky hands. The inevitable co...<I>"The hot outdoors. Sticky hands. The inevitable consumption of beer, subsequent desire to nap and/or feeling of belly bloated by froth & bubbles & popsicle. Grilling meat into humid air, the clank of cheering bottles, the anticipation of watermelon never matching the pleasure of the fruit itself. Lying in dry grass, near dirt."</I><BR/><BR/>How are those BAD things? Any holiday that involves frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508236221261282480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-25728886666913405662008-06-15T13:33:00.000-04:002008-06-15T13:33:00.000-04:00also, excellent use of honkingalso, excellent use of honkingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-28823832108165086182008-06-15T13:31:00.000-04:002008-06-15T13:31:00.000-04:00this 4th of july will knock your socks off. we're ...this 4th of july will knock your socks off. we're going to make a cake with cool whip and strawberries and blueberries and have cheeseburgers and see the old people, etc. i wish we were friends when we were small, then we could have all sat on the couch together, except probs you and meg would have teamed up and driven me crazy. also, you know i love you and this is coming from a kind and warm Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-11035417814014742852008-06-15T13:22:00.000-04:002008-06-15T13:22:00.000-04:00I'm a bit of a cynic when it comes to holidays. Mo...I'm a bit of a cynic when it comes to holidays. Most holidays involve me having to get up at a 'reasonable' time and I rarely surface before 12.<BR/><BR/>I think Valentines day is the worst. I think I wrote a post about it, but I probably didn't actually post it, I do that a lot. But ANYWAY. No one really wins on Valentines day apart from Clinton Cards. <BR/><BR/>I'm partly Irish so I love St MoonKillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12700143702485801849noreply@blogger.com