The Happy Thread V - Page 7

katya · 11-13-2010, 08:50 PM

New laptop! Sims 3! All manner of other wonderful things!

GrayMouser · 11-14-2010, 06:11 AM

In my little town here in Taiwan we've been celebrating a 3 day festival in honour of Ma-tzu, Goddess of the Sea. She's the protector of fisherman and sailors, so is the most important deity in this island nation. This particular festival is restricted to my hometown, and only comes around once every 12 years.

The main feature is that the whole place goes vegetarian for the three days. All restaurants and markets stop selling meat, eggs and, especially, fish and seafood, to honour her finny subjects.

The school cafeteria too, much to my son's disgust- "Whatever happened to separation of Church and State?" he demanded to know- been listening to me too much.

Even McDonald's goes along- our local franchise only opened in 1996, and kept merrily selling burgers during the last festival in 1998 until being visited by a group of large burly men covered in tattoos, who "suggested" they show some respect to the Goddess (Taoist temples in Taiwan are often associated with gangsters).

Of course, there's always those darned immmigrants who refuse to adapt to the customs of their new country, like my friends- Tennessee Pete's Diner, Dave Marino's Italian restaurant and Khabir's Shawarma Stand all did a roaring business- a lot of people still want meat.

My wife's family, although Catholic, has a long tradition of being sailors (my family, too) so they keep the festival to honour the intent, much the way I do Christmas.

And on the last day, the beach is packed with people fishing- this evening there's a huge fish and seafood barbecue, also in honour of Mat-zu, who is, after all, the goddess of fishermen.

Nerdanel · 11-14-2010, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Gwaimir Windgem

Go for the BASSOOOOOOOON!

Then you can be awesome like these people.

*grin* brilliant..

Gwaimir Windgem · 11-14-2010, 01:31 PM

I also found this one, which is even better.

katya · 11-14-2010, 04:25 PM

GrayMouser, I'm so glad you shared that. It fits into the story I'm working on for NaNoWriMo perfectly. There are people who still cling to old polytheistic customs, and lots of sailors and fisherman (including one of the main characters). I will have to use some of that, since I was thinking there should be a festival or something soon...

***Jonathan*** · 11-14-2010, 05:01 PM

That was indeed an interesting post, GrayMouser. Thanks for sharing.

GrayMouser · 11-15-2010, 11:30 PM

Thank you guys for the replies... one of the things I like about the Moot is getting perspectives from people and countries from all over.

Nerdanel · 11-18-2010, 05:01 AM

snow!!!

lots of snow on the ground! it's all white, and light, and november isn't dark anymore.. wheeee!!

**Mari** · 11-18-2010, 06:13 AM

They've got snow up there? I wantses! >_<
Though perhaps not now. I'm ill so I couldn't go outside to enjoy it.

***Tessar*** · 11-21-2010, 04:13 PM

OH MY GOD, YOU GUYS!!!!!! CHRISTMAS IS SO FREAKING ONNNNNNNN!!!!!!

Let me explain:

My family is full of ba-humbugs who wouldn't know the Christmas Spirit if it bit them on the Nativity Set Ass (the donkey in the manger

). Last year I had to twist my sister's arm into helping me set up lights outside (which she TOTALLY loved doing once she started).

BUT THIS YEAR IT'S SO ON!!!!! We are going to decorate the entire outside of the house AND THE INSIDE!!!!!!! AND we're putting the tree in the front window instead of at the back of the house, because we're going to let our Christmas Joy be seen by the entire world if it's the last thing I see happen in this family.

My mom totally got on my side this year. My dad and sister still don't care, but at least I have an ally this Christmas.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!PLUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!

Combined Family Caroling.

My family and the family of my best friend (the 33 year-old mom... everyone in both of our families is as least slightly musical, so it'll be perfect).

As I told my family, whether they like it or not this is going to be the best family Christmas our family has ever experienced!!!!!

Unlike last year I'm not expecting anyone to get into the spirit with me, or help out with the decorating, so I wont get upset like last year.

Gwaimir Windgem · 11-21-2010, 04:14 PM

I've just found this awesome, mellow bar, where they apparently play lives jazz and blues every day, starting at NOON. I'm pretty sure it's my favourite place in Toronto now. >.>

***Earniel*** · 11-21-2010, 09:25 PM

Tessar honey, don't forget to breathe.

**Mari** · 11-22-2010, 06:19 AM

Christmas spirit... yeah, started listening to songs already, but I doubt I can get anything in this house Christmassified or my relatives in the Christmasspirit. Since it's my grandmother's birthday on the 24th and since my grandmother is a stressed out control freak starting 4 months in advance, that day is usually just a sap on everyone's mental resources. I wonder if things would have been different if her birthday had been in January or something?

Anyway, sounds like you'll have an awesome Christmas Tess! Hope you'll have loads of fun and of course we want to see pictures of the doled up house!!!

GrayMouser · 11-22-2010, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gwaimir Windgem

I've just found this awesome, mellow bar, where they apparently play lives jazz and blues every day, starting at NOON. I'm pretty sure it's my favourite place in Toronto now. >.>

So we should be getting some interesting posts from late in the afternoon, eh?

My two favorite forms of music...sigh (we should have a jealous smiley).

Nerdanel · 11-22-2010, 09:15 AM

we got ourselves an electronic keyboard!

it's been over 10 years since i last played anything like that, and now i'm just diving back into it.. it rocks!

***Jonathan*** · 11-22-2010, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mari

Christmas spirit... yeah, started listening to songs already

My Christmas music list bides its time. I promised myself - no such music before December! Gotta have some limits

But I've already had a taste of gingerbread, saffron buns and other Christmas-ish stuff. While I may not be as enthusiastic as Tessar, I'm looking forward to when the Christmas spirit will present itself in my home

***Varnafindë*** · 11-22-2010, 11:42 AM

I've seen "julesylte" (sliced meat for sandwiches) in the shops for a long time already.

So long, in fact, that it's expiry date is 7th December. But who cares

Gwaimir Windgem · 11-22-2010, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonathan

My Christmas music list bides its time. I promised myself - no such music before December! Gotta have some limits

At last, some sanity.

***Tessar*** · 11-22-2010, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eärniel

Tessar honey, don't forget to breathe.

NO TIME! IT'S CHRISTMAS, YO?!!?!?

You can breath once right before Thanksgiving, and then as much as you want after Dec 25th, but NOT BETWEEN!!!!

HUZZAH!!!!

My week is crazy until Thursday, but I'm going to see if I can't snatch a spare hour somewhere to run out and price some Christmas lights.

Another happy is that the school books I'll need for my finals finally came in, and I picked them up today! Really happy and relieved about that...

Midge · 11-22-2010, 11:00 PM

You like to put a tree in front of your front window too??? My parents only have bedroom front windows and I felt so terrible about the main trees being at the back that I convinced my parents to let me put a tree up in my bedroom so it would sparkle out the front window when people drove by.

Now I have to convince my husband to let me move the couch so we can put the tree in front of our window. It's an old heavy couch, though, so I may get nowhere.

11-13-2010, 08:50 PM	#121
katya Elven Maiden Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,309	New laptop! Sims 3! All manner of other wonderful things! __________________ ~~eat until you can't anymore, play until you drop, sleep the day away, laugh, cry, yell, just live live live!~~

11-14-2010, 06:11 AM	#122
GrayMouser Elf Lord Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ilha Formosa Posts: 2,068	In my little town here in Taiwan we've been celebrating a 3 day festival in honour of Ma-tzu, Goddess of the Sea. She's the protector of fisherman and sailors, so is the most important deity in this island nation. This particular festival is restricted to my hometown, and only comes around once every 12 years. The main feature is that the whole place goes vegetarian for the three days. All restaurants and markets stop selling meat, eggs and, especially, fish and seafood, to honour her finny subjects. The school cafeteria too, much to my son's disgust- "Whatever happened to separation of Church and State?" he demanded to know- been listening to me too much. Even McDonald's goes along- our local franchise only opened in 1996, and kept merrily selling burgers during the last festival in 1998 until being visited by a group of large burly men covered in tattoos, who "suggested" they show some respect to the Goddess (Taoist temples in Taiwan are often associated with gangsters). Of course, there's always those darned immmigrants who refuse to adapt to the customs of their new country, like my friends- Tennessee Pete's Diner, Dave Marino's Italian restaurant and Khabir's Shawarma Stand all did a roaring business- a lot of people still want meat. My wife's family, although Catholic, has a long tradition of being sailors (my family, too) so they keep the festival to honour the intent, much the way I do Christmas. And on the last day, the beach is packed with people fishing- this evening there's a huge fish and seafood barbecue, also in honour of Mat-zu, who is, after all, the goddess of fishermen. __________________ Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep. Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man; But will they come when you do call for them? "I like pigs. Dogs look up to us, cats look down on us, but pigs treat us as equals."- Winston Churchill Last edited by GrayMouser : 11-14-2010 at 06:27 AM.

11-14-2010, 01:31 PM	#124
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	I also found this one, which is even better. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

11-14-2010, 04:25 PM	#125
katya Elven Maiden Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,309	GrayMouser, I'm so glad you shared that. It fits into the story I'm working on for NaNoWriMo perfectly. There are people who still cling to old polytheistic customs, and lots of sailors and fisherman (including one of the main characters). I will have to use some of that, since I was thinking there should be a festival or something soon... __________________ ~~eat until you can't anymore, play until you drop, sleep the day away, laugh, cry, yell, just live live live!~~

11-14-2010, 05:01 PM	#126
*Jonathan* Entmoot Attorney-General, Equilibrating the Scales of Justice, Administrator ♎ Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,891	That was indeed an interesting post, GrayMouser. Thanks for sharing. __________________ An unwritten post is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and it immediately becomes earthbound. Set down one sentence and it’s halfway to being just like every other bloody entry that’s ever been written. ☻

11-15-2010, 11:30 PM	#127
GrayMouser Elf Lord Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ilha Formosa Posts: 2,068	Thank you guys for the replies... one of the things I like about the Moot is getting perspectives from people and countries from all over. __________________ Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep. Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man; But will they come when you do call for them? "I like pigs. Dogs look up to us, cats look down on us, but pigs treat us as equals."- Winston Churchill

11-18-2010, 05:01 AM	#128
Nerdanel Spammer of the Happy Thread Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 3,512	snow!!! lots of snow on the ground! it's all white, and light, and november isn't dark anymore.. wheeee!! __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. " - C. Sagan My (photography) website My Flickr page

11-18-2010, 06:13 AM	#129
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	They've got snow up there? I wantses! >_< Though perhaps not now. I'm ill so I couldn't go outside to enjoy it. __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

11-21-2010, 04:13 PM	#130
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	OH MY GOD, YOU GUYS!!!!!! CHRISTMAS IS SO FREAKING ONNNNNNNN!!!!!! Let me explain: My family is full of ba-humbugs who wouldn't know the Christmas Spirit if it bit them on the Nativity Set Ass (the donkey in the manger ). Last year I had to twist my sister's arm into helping me set up lights outside (which she TOTALLY loved doing once she started). BUT THIS YEAR IT'S SO ON!!!!! We are going to decorate the entire outside of the house AND THE INSIDE!!!!!!! AND we're putting the tree in the front window instead of at the back of the house, because we're going to let our Christmas Joy be seen by the entire world if it's the last thing I see happen in this family. My mom totally got on my side this year. My dad and sister still don't care, but at least I have an ally this Christmas. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!PLUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!! Combined Family Caroling. My family and the family of my best friend (the 33 year-old mom... everyone in both of our families is as least slightly musical, so it'll be perfect). As I told my family, whether they like it or not this is going to be the best family Christmas our family has ever experienced!!!!! Unlike last year I'm not expecting anyone to get into the spirit with me, or help out with the decorating, so I wont get upset like last year.

11-21-2010, 04:14 PM	#131
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	I've just found this awesome, mellow bar, where they apparently play lives jazz and blues every day, starting at NOON. I'm pretty sure it's my favourite place in Toronto now. >.> __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

11-21-2010, 09:25 PM	#132
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Tessar honey, don't forget to breathe. __________________ We are not things.

11-22-2010, 06:19 AM	#133
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Christmas spirit... yeah, started listening to songs already, but I doubt I can get anything in this house Christmassified or my relatives in the Christmasspirit. Since it's my grandmother's birthday on the 24th and since my grandmother is a stressed out control freak starting 4 months in advance, that day is usually just a sap on everyone's mental resources. I wonder if things would have been different if her birthday had been in January or something? Anyway, sounds like you'll have an awesome Christmas Tess! Hope you'll have loads of fun and of course we want to see pictures of the doled up house!!! __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

11-22-2010, 09:15 AM	#135
Nerdanel Spammer of the Happy Thread Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 3,512	we got ourselves an electronic keyboard! it's been over 10 years since i last played anything like that, and now i'm just diving back into it.. it rocks! __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. " - C. Sagan My (photography) website My Flickr page

11-22-2010, 11:42 AM	#137
*Varnafindë* Princess of the Noldor (and Administrative Empress of the Lone Islands) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Imladris (and sometimes Norway) Posts: 3,304	I've seen "julesylte" (sliced meat for sandwiches) in the shops for a long time already. So long, in fact, that it's expiry date is 7th December. But who cares __________________ Signature picture art - Bard the Bowman - by vigshane Avatar art - Footsteps of Spring (a young Luthien) - by Henning Janssen

11-22-2010, 11:00 PM	#140
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	You like to put a tree in front of your front window too??? My parents only have bedroom front windows and I felt so terrible about the main trees being at the back that I convinced my parents to let me put a tree up in my bedroom so it would sparkle out the front window when people drove by. Now I have to convince my husband to let me move the couch so we can put the tree in front of our window. It's an old heavy couch, though, so I may get nowhere. __________________ In God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Psalm 56:11 "Starbuck, what do you hear?" "Nothin' but the rain, sir!" "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat." Make sure to check out the C.S. Lewis forum. Game threads, movie and book discussions and more!

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