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threshershark (profile) wrote,
on 11-29-2003 at 9:02pm
Music: Magic Carpet Ride -- Pizzicato Five
Subject: Christmas Already

Here's my day-
Mom and Dad came home from breakfast and I surfed awhile until Dad wanted to take me to the bore range. I tried reading Hemingway's 'The Sun Also Rises' but I hate it so I daydreamed about the Lord of the Rings instead. We stopped at Maggie's kitchen, that Mexican restruant downtown. Dad mentioned to the waitress that I spoke Spanish and an ackward conversation with her followed. She said I was good but I just needed more confidence and to practice it often. She was really nice. I got a torta de pollo and a real, imported Mexicano coke. I forgot what my dad got.

Then we went to the range and I shot about ten bullets and shot pretty good. We tried out those new sabotless bullets that are all the rage now but they were horrible. They kept tumbling when they went out of the barrel. I think they're too small for their caliber. I would've gotten more shots in but it was really cold and dad forgot his gloves.

So then we went to Gander mountain and bought back our old bullets and I took a much needed bathroom break. Then we got home and dad took the whole family and we got our Christmas tree. I kept trying to get us to get one of the scruffier trees with bald spots and wierd shapes. I just have an affection for them now. I feel I can relate, I guess :). You know, how God chooses us in spite of our imperfections. I wanted to do the same for our tree. Mom kept laughing at me, but I eventually talked them into this not-so-bad off one with a bare spot near the top and a crooked top branch.

So we took it home and decorated it to Bing Crosby and Frank Sonatra music. I've been into this 'return to form!' mood lately, so I was kindof picky with where I put stuff on it this year. I talked mom into putting 350 lights on it. It's spectacular looking. Even if the angel-topper is off center.

Then I had cocoa and thought about poor people. It was this song really that did it.

Good King Wenceslas

Good King Wenceslas looked out
On the feast of Stephen
When the snow lay round about
Deep and crisp and even
Brightly shone the moon that night
Though the frost was cruel
When a poor man came in sight
Gath'ring winter fuel

"Hither, page, and stand by me
If thou know'st it, telling
Yonder peasant, who is he?
Where and what his dwelling?"
"Sire, he lives a good league hence
Underneath the mountain
Right against the forest fence
By Saint Agnes' fountain."

"Bring me flesh and bring me wine
Bring me pine logs hither
Thou and I will see him dine
When we bear him thither."
Page and monarch forth they went
Forth they went together
Through the rude wind's wild lament
And the bitter weather

"Sire, the night is darker now
And the wind blows stronger
Fails my heart, I know not how,
I can go no longer."
"Mark my footsteps, my good page
Tread thou in them boldly
Thou shalt find the winter's rage
Freeze thy blood less coldly."

In his master's steps he trod
Where the snow lay dinted
Heat was in the very sod
Which the Saint had printed
Therefore, Christian men, be sure
Wealth or rank possessing
Ye who now will bless the poor
Shall yourselves find blessing.




Cool, huh? I wish people wrote like that nowadays. Then I realized that there are no poor people in Rockford, at least none that I've seen. I saw some homeless people walking around in GR though. Hmm.

Did you know Abercrombie and Fitch are now picturing nude little boys having group sex in their magazines? Or that's what I've heard, I didn't look. I feel like burning all those stores down. Or at least pray for their destruction. You all should too.

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Well on second thought, pray that they'll come to know Jesus. That's way better.
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Hmm.. this is a long one. Sorry. About the typos, I mean.
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Angel_Bob

11-29-03 10:48pm

I love that song. Yeah, I try to convince my family to get the "Charlie Brown" tree. Your day sounded fun.

Yes, I think your edit is a much better idea. Have you heard that story about the man praying in the concentration camp during WWII? That's what I try to think about.

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Shinigami

11-30-03 2:17pm

I've heard of that story Rachel. Wow Kyle, you just had a busy weekend! Wish mine was like that. Glad you got a cool Christmas tree like that. We still need to get ours. And I love Frank Sanatra. He's so cool. :)

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threshershark

Re:, 11-30-03 2:30pm

I've never ehard of it. Could you get me a link?

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Angel_Bob

11-30-03 2:47pm

I can't even remember where I heard it but I'll look for it.

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andy

11-30-03 3:32pm

We don't get our Christmas tree until about... Christmas eve day. Nobody even cares about it and then when we finally get it everyone disappears and I'm just left there decorating it by myself.

I think this year I'm not even going to wait for my dad to get around to buying one. I'll just go out in my car one day while they're all at work and get it myself.

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threshershark

Re:, 11-30-03 7:27pm

That's kinda sad, Andy. We made an extra effort this year to decorate as a family- ignoring homework and such. It was fun.

Maybe you should sit your dad down and force him into doing that. It could only help things. :/

Or, you can get the tree yourself, hang it from the ceiling and put pentagrams and black candles all over it. You know, make them wish they'd done it themselves.

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