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[color=darkviolet]Well, as of today it looks like I might be getting a horse for Christmas. Yesturday the stables I ride at had a notice up that they were selling two horses. One is pretty much sold already, she's about 17 hands high and 6 years old as well as $6,000. The other one is 3 years old, probably 15 hands and $3,500. His name is Augie and he's an Appoloosa crossed with either a pony of the Americas or a shire. That's the one I might be getting. But I have to call the guy tomorrow and ask if it would be possible for me to take a test ride on Augie since I've never ridden him before. This is mostly Lincoln's idea since he was thinking of getting me a horse for a while. I just emailed him about it yesturday.[/color]

[color=Red] I swear I must be in a very Holiday infested mood or something-I blame my neighbors for setting up their Christmas lights before Thanks Giving and the malls for not only bringing Santa in on the 12th of November, but starting their decorating in October! Damn them all! But anyways...now I want to know what your favorite christmas songs are. Please share with everyone why they're your favorite and you'll get a cookie shaped like Santa or a Yule log, I'm not very patient with the cookie cutters :cussing: [/color] [color=green]As for myself, 1.) [b]Grandma got run over by a Reindeer[/b]-I don't know, maybe it's just that right now I kind of wish my paternal grandma would get plowed down by a hit and run santa. Yes, I know it's not a very charitable thing to think during the holidays, but for once can I get away with it? Please? I promise to accept the small amount of kharmic backlash I'll get for this thought. It's just a very funny song[/color] [color=red] 2.) [b]Oh Holy Night.[/b]- I've always loved this song. It's very beautiful. I had a copy of the song sung by Martina McBride on a burned cd, but I can't find it right now. Now, I'm kind of bummed because I can't find it and I want to listen to some regular Christmas music. :bawl:[/color] [color=green] 3.) Osama got run over by a Reindeer.[/b]- How can you not like a song about a terrorist being run over by a reindeer? The best part is the line 'There were hoof marks on his forehead and a broken reindeer antler up his...' Well, you know where that antler was. I first heard the song in an email I got, now I have it on a cd of funny christmas songs I burned.[/color] [color=red] 4.) [b]Where are you Christmas?[/b]-This song is from the live version of how the Grinch Stole Christmas and sung by Faith Hill who is one of my favorite female singers. It's a sweet touching song. In my opinion I think it shows how christmas ends meaning one thing to kids and begins to mean another as they grow.[/color] [color=green]Well, I've shared my choices and been very festive about it, so now I hope everyone will be kind enough to show theirs. remember, cookies! :laugh: [/color]

[color=darkviolet]I saw this question in an email joke once. Now one would have to assume for Hell to be endothermic or exothermic that there would first have to be a Hell. Some religions don't believe that there is indeed such a place. Either because that due to the law of Ying and Yang everything and everyone has both good and evil coexisting together or just because they don't believe that God could be so heartless. That said, Hell is neither endothermic or exothermic because it simply does not exist in the first place. That type of philosophic stuff aside, I'm going to say that Hell is Exothermic because for many people that I know, cold is more agonizing to them than heat. So it would figure that a place where Christians believe is a place of eternal torment would be freezing cold instead of toasty warm, right?[/color]

[COLOR=Red]I really can't help it. Despite the 40 degree weather and the mix of rain and sun today, I'm just in a festive mood. Let's balme my mom becuase she decorated the house this past week since she was off of work. That way I don't have to go see a psychatrist. Anyways, let's get to the subject. What are your favorite holiday movies? If you can add favorite scenes and why you chose these movies please go rigt ahead.[/COLOR] [color=green]1.) [b] National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.[/b]-Is first and formost because I've watched it pretty much every year since it came out on video. The whole family get together is even worse than mine. The best parts of the movie are when [spoiler]Chevy Chase cuts down the tree in his yard and it crashes through his snobby neighbor's window. The scene where the cat finds the squirell in the tree and they start running through the house and of course when Chase's brother kidnaps his boss and brings him back to the house tied up in a red bow.[/spoiler][/color] [color=red]2.) [b]How The Grinch Stole Christmas[/b]-The live version is my favorite since there are so many special effects and so much went into making it. Also, the story gets a bit more in depth. My favorite scenes from this movie are when the Grinch wraps up the Who girl after he saves her and when he vacuums up the cat when he's robbing the houses.[/color] [color=green]3.) [b]It's A Wonderful Life[/b]- Please bear with me becuase I only saw the whole movie once two years ago. But I found the whole thing very touching. Especially where he's shown how the world would be like with out him. Very sweet.[/color] [color=red]Well, I've shared 3 of mine, now it's your turn.[/color]

[color=darkviolet]I talk to myself like there's no tomorrow. Like last night I was in the grocery store looking for dinner and I ended up in teh frozen foods section. I kept looking at the frozen food and noticing how so many of them were advertising low carbs, so I kept muttering to myself 'I don't care about carbs.' I go up to strange people and make suggestions too. Come to think of it, I did that last night as well. I also tend to pick on people a lot. It's mostly people I know and care about too. So my husband gets a lot of it. Especially when we're on line because I can't pick on him in person right now. But hey, he's done a lot of silly things, like naming a male cat Katie when he was 17, so he deserves some of it. Let's see, as stated in my custom title I'm very vain. I think about myself a lot, but I do care about others as well, so I'm not that bad. I think. But I'm sure that's about it. Atleast I'm not Catholic any more so I don't have to go confess my sins to the priest.[/color]

[quote name='Kane][SIZE=1] II think the most stupid thing I've ever heard somebody say about a relationship was when a cousin of mine was dumped by his girlfriend, she had been cheating and he caught her with the other guy. In the aftermath when I asked him how he felt his response was this "[I]Never mind, if she was any worse in bed I've have slept with her sister more often[/I']". [/SIZE][/quote] [color=darkviolet] :eek: I'm not really sure what to say to that except I guess it's true that when you mess around on people kharma has a way of kicking you in the proverbial balls. I had a very strange conversation with an ex of mine, and this is idiotic. I called him up to ask him how he was doing and he started complaining about how his mom thought I was mean to him. And that I should try to be nicer to him. Uh yeah, who forgot who's birthday and was cheating on them with another girl because I went to school out of town and wouldn't find out. Yeah, I should be nicer to him...I wonder if Halmark makes cards about 'Thank you for being such a jerk I ended up dating your friend-by the way he's great in bed![/color]

[color=darkviolet]I meant to get this thread out yesturday, but my adult ADD kicked in and...oh look a chicken. Anyways, I was wondering what everyone was thankful for and why. Please explain why, it's very important to your post. As for me I'm very thankful for my daughter on top of everything. Mostly because she's helping me to realize that I'm not the only person in the world. It's a big reminder at 1 in the morning when I really want to sleep and Abby really wants a bottle and a clean diaper. After my daughter I'm thankful that Lincoln is still safe even though he's in Iraq. He'll be home soon then we can attempt to have a relationship with no military involvement We haven't done that yet. I'm thankful for my family and friends because without them I wouldn't be able to survive everything I've been through in the past 23 years. So I don't sound uber sanctimonious I'm thankful for my sanity because it means that I'm nowhere near turning into my mother-in-law. Because that woman lost her sanity a very long time ago, it just took a vacation and never came back. I'm also thankful for Sephora, Stateline Tack and wherever I find clothes. I haven't found good reasons for those yet however I will soon. So, what about everyone else?[/color]

[color=darkviolet]Let's see, idiodic things people have said about relationships. Well, this isn't exactly idiodic, but it is kind of funny. When I tried to hook my best friend up with Lincoln (my husband) the first thing she said when she saw him was 'He looks like one of my brother's friends' then after she had dropped him off she told me that I should go out with him. My best friend barely dated him for 2 months and they decided that they'd rather be friends than boyfriend and girlfriend. So guess who ended up with him next. I haven't thought of any other ones, but I'm sure I will sooner or later.[/color]

[color=green]There may be a few spoilers in here, but nothing that really warrents tagging. However if I'm wrong don't heistate to tell me and correct it.[/color] [COLOR=Red][b][u]SailorMoon Continued[/u] PallaPalla[/b]- The My Scene Nolee Doll. Preferably the Sephora one. Probably because I want it really bad. Also some really cheap dolls so she can play dentist and 'cure' their tooth aches by yanking their heads off. [b]CereCere, VesVes, and JunJun[/b]-Some shirts to cover themselves up with. Pants for VesVes and CereCere so their behinds don't endup getting cold. Honestly what was Naoko thinking? And a better pair of pants for JunJun so her behind isn't freezing. Like I said, what was Naoko thinking. [b]Queen Metallia[/b]- A body so she doesn't have to rely on someone to rejuvinate her. Or wait for Queen Beryl to get a rose thrown at her so she can get a body. Honestly it's got to creep people out talking to a lava lamp all the time. [b]Kunzite[/b]-Buttons and a sewing kit so he can replace that button that he lost on his jacket. Sewing lessons so he can learn how to sew that button back on his jacket. Dry cleaning for his uniform so he doesn't have to do laundry. And some of that chlorine removing shampoo so he doesn't have to worry about his hair turning green when he goes for a swim. [b]Zoisite[/b]-A lifetime supply of cherry blossoms so he doesn't have to worry about how he'll pay the florist bill. A Kunzite plushy (Anime only) so he can have his Kunzite Sama with him at all times. A Tuxedo Mask voodoo doll so he can get reveng on the caped moron for having him killed off by Beryl and messing up Kunzite's plans (anime only) [b]Jadeite[/b]- A space heater so he can defrost himself from that icicle. Unless of course eternal sleep is really just sleep and there aren't any icicles involved. If that's that case, then I don't think the space heater would help much. Some money to pay off all those credit card bills which I'm sure are the real reason Beryl put him in eternal sleep, not for failing to kill off the senshi. Lessons on villainy from Nakago and Naraku so he can learn how to be a better villain. [b]Tuxedo Kamen/ aka Chiba Mamoru[/b]-The ashes of his nasty olive green jacket, the ashes of his ugly butt jogging suit. Basically the ashes of every outfit he ever wore in that series except for the outfit he wore in the S movie and the outfit he wore in the episode where he told the inner senshi about Pluto Neptune and Uranus. I'm not giving him any new clothes though instead he gets to go on Queer Eye for the Straight guy. No holds bared. [b]Eudial[/b]-A new car because the van she had before is covered in snails and snail goo...oh and kind of in a pile of junk at the bottom of a body of water. A car alarm so someone can't go and cut the brakes to her new car. Monthly-no weekly brake checks[/color] [color=green]All I could think of were sailor Moon villains sans Tuxedo dork. Maybe I'll come up with more later. Like after I watch Ayashi no Ceres[/color]

[QUOTE=Juuthena] [img]http://fiesta2001.ifrance.com/fiesta2001/la-muse-gueule/planche/21la-muse-gueule.JPG[/img][/color][/size][/QUOTE] [color=darkviolet]If you don't stop making fun of me right now, I'm gonna come over and beat you upside the head with this long horn uh...horn. Okay that was pretty bad. Hey, if anyone wants to try and win a real prize for this I think Maxim has a picture caption contest too.[/color]

[QUOTE=Afire][FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=1][COLOR=Red] Let's see... the worst Christmas present ever? It would have to be the awful case of food poisoning that I got from Grandma's lasagne on Christmas Eve. :p [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE] [color=green]You know what? I think that just might beat my used crock pot in the cat pee box. But not by much.[/color]

[color=darkviolet]I agree with Lady Rin as well, I only met my husband back in 2000 and we were friends for a few months before we started dating. However it was the Army that helped us realize that we were going to end up together for a looong time. You want to test the strength of a relationship? Have one of you join the military or just stay away for months to a year on end and see how your relationship holds up to that stuff. It takes a lot of strength, trust and will power to hold up a military or any long distance relationship. I think it's stupid and self defeating to try and play games with someone that you'd like to have a potential relationship with. Not only do you cheat the person you ultimately cheat yourself. Also, I think it's pretty stupid to just assume that everyone lies to you. If you have that kind of atttitude, maybe you should just stick to your blow up doll. Now about the whole in the 1800's and so women were worshiped and men did everything for them...have you ever heard about the expression used to describe Southern men in the 1800's? The Iron fist in a velvet glove? Southern men liled their women to be protected, but with that protection came a price. And do you know where the phrase rule of thumb originated? It comes from an old English law which stated that a man could beat his wife with anything as long as it was the width of his thumb. I could go on a bit more, but I'm talking with my husband. the one I tricked into marrying me by sleeping with him.[/color]

[color=darkviolet]You're either one of those guys who has never had a girlfriend before, or you're just very jaded because you were such a jerk to all your girlfriends that they broke up with you. Not every relationship is the same and not every relationship is built to last. If that was the case, I'd still be with my 'boyfriend' from first grade because we both liked She'Ra He Man and Jem and becuase he cut my apple for me that one time at lunch. Call me crazy, but I don't think that's enough to base a relationship on. However, to say that all women play mind games on men is pretty off. Yes, some women do play mind games-one of my roommates was a pro at this. but some men play mind games as well. That doesn't make it good for one side or the other. It just eventually pisses both sides off becuase they find out that they were being played. And then after they find out they were being played they tell their friends. Then their friends tell their friends and maybe some older or younger siblings. As the list goes on you find your dating pool growing smaller and smaller until you have to move to Arkansas so you can marry your first cousin. Not a very bright future. Now, CHW's guide for getting a signifigant other: 1.) Get up your nerve and go over and say hi to the person. 2.) Make conversation to see if you two may have something in common. 3.) Offer to get him/her a drink. 4.) If you two seem to be hitting it off, exchange phone numbers. 5.) Start to date 6.) Don't forget important things like birthdays and holidays that you two may celebrate. 7.) Don't feel pressured to sleep with the person, but if you feel ready and you have protection go for it. 8.) If the relationship seems to be going nowhere, or if said person cheats on you break it off. 9.) If you two are old enough and feel that the relationship is going well enough and has been going on long enough, suggest getting engaged or start to talk about it. Or just move in together. I think this is not only much simpler than your method, but also a hell of a lot more straight foreward[/color]

[QUOTE=Queen Asuka][color=hotpink][size=1] *sees image of baby sitting on trampoline* ^_^[/color][/size][/QUOTE] [COLOR=Red]You know, that's actually a very interesting image, not that I've put my daughter on a trampoline yet, but she seems to enjoy bouncing up and down. so maybe I'll get her a tampoline, but I need a house of my own first. Oh, that's what I want for Christmas, my own house so my daughter can have her own room. She sleeps in my room right now.[/COLOR] [color=green]Plane tickets sound like a nice idea too, but I don't know if I'd rather go to Phoenix or Killeen. I have friends in both places, but Phoenix is much more fun than Killeen. Man, what a discision. You know, maybe I'll just say plane tickets to Iraq, I hear the Green Zone 30 miles north of Baghdad is especially lovely this time of year :laugh: riiiiight.[/color] [color=red]I still say the used crockpot beats out anything bad or weird anyone else has ever gotten as a christmas gift. It could beat anything to death...unless someone got something that they had given someone for christmas one year. Then maybe I'll hand over teh crown.[/color]

[quote name='Xander Harris']I want Santa to give me his job.[/quote] [COLOR=Red]yeah, but would all the little boys and girls get their gifts or would you keep them all for yourself?[/COLOR] [COLOR=Green]But I do have to admit that working only one day a year has it's appeal.I wonder how the health benifits are. [/COLOR]

[quote name='Sauce-head'] "Be yourself" is one of the most cocked up pieces of advice ever. Why? Because "yourself" is relative. [/quote] [color=darkviolet] Yes, being yourself is relative, but I think I'd rather know upfront if the guy is compatible with me than dealing with an act for 2 months then having it slowly break apart after that when I could have been out finding a guy that I may want to be with.[/color] [quote name='Sauce-head'] For example, a guy acts something like you around a girl, and the girl likes him. "Aha! Being yourself is key to success with chicks!!!!" [/quote] [color=darkviolet]A guy acts something like me??? You mean all this time with my husband I've been married to myself?? okay[/color] [quote name='Sauce-head'] I think its a HUGE mistake when your 16-24 yrs old and your in a long term relationship. Your only young once, being a player and having some variety helps you to realize what exactly you want in a girl and what you don't. [/quote] [color=darkviolet]Damn, I should call my husband and tell him I want to play the field for one more year and tell him he should do the same. Yes, you're only young once, but usually by the time you hit your 20's you're a bit more mature. The key word is usually. and I think it's kind of ignorant to say it's a mistake to be in a long term relationship in your early to mid twenties when you are most likely worrying about midterm exams in high school [/color] [quote name='Sauce-head'] Your being very naive when you tell everyone to "be yourself." That's such a broad statement, being yourself is different to everyone. If every guy on this earth had the SAME EXACT PERSONALITY, then being yourself would work. I'm putting the way you should be around chicks into a package. I'm not trying to start a flame war with you, but don't generalize your situation for everyone else. [/quote] [color=darkviolet]Eaxactly why you should try to be yourself. For example, I hate rap music and I don't really care much for death metal either. I like country, punk and some R&B. I like anime and horseback riding. I had a boyfriend who pretended that he liked what I liked for about 3 months. Then he called me immature for watching anime and told me that horseback riding wasn't a real sport. He also said that the WNBA was a rip off of the NBA. The guy that called me immature spent a whole paycheck on a squirt gun and was 2 years younger than me. He also hated country tried to talk like a home boy and was just faking it to try and get to sleep with me. Needless to say it didn't work. My husband collects comic books, listens to whatever music fits his mood and watched anime with me the first time he came over my house. And he agreed with me that horseback riding is a real sport. I've been with him for 4 years and (married for 2 years) we have a daughter. He wasn't putting on an act to get in my pants so we stayed together even through the whole military thing. To make a long story short, both men and women would rather be with someone in the long term who shares some of their interests or is willing to learn about them than someone who pretends to be someoen they're not.[/color]

[QUOTE=ScirosDarkblade]It seems to me that sauce-head's guide would be more aptly called "The New Forumla For Getting Sluts!!!" Think of it that way and suddenly it reads a bit better. Or, even better... "The New Formula For Getting Slutty High School Girls!!!" So stop flaming sauce-head so much and put what he says in perspective.[/QUOTE] [color=darkviolet]You could also call this '[b][u]The guide to finding women who will eventually find you on the Jerry Springer Show[/u][/b]'or [b][u]The Guide that will land you on the Jerry Spinger Show.[/u][/b] When you think of it like that it reads even better than before. In all honesty, I'm actually enjoying this thread. Not only am I getting a good laugh, but I'm thankful now that I don't have to go looking for a guy anymore.[/color]

[quote name='Siren'] All I've been saying is that there are no set rules of dating, and trying to categorize everything is just a waste of people's time.[/quote] [color=darkviolet]I agree with Siren...when does the sky come crashing down? You can't say that the way you go about finding and attracting a person when you're 15 is the same as what you do when you're 19. Or even that one way works on everyone. Trust me, after the fifth time I heard my ex lasp But on the other hand, taking care of yourself is important. So maybe you're both right? [b]EDIT:[/b] Where the heck is this guy getting his stuff? [/color]

[color=darkviolet]My 18th birthday was a combination birthday/graduation party so it was rather well, odd. I got some lotto tickets and my cousin Erin gave me a box of crayons and a coloring book to pass some of the boring hours between classes in college when I didn't want to go back to the dorm. I liked my 21st better. My best friend took me out for lunch and we each had an alchoholic drink and walked around the mall pretending to be drunk. Yes, I am so easily amused. [/color]

[quote name='Sauce-head'] -A lot of girls are shallow.[/quote] [color=darkviolet]So are a lot of men. Your point would be what?[/color] [quote name='Sauce-head]-If your boyfriend has specifically said that he wouldn't be having sex with anyone except for yourself then in that case, you should be mad at him. But if he says that he will have relations with other women and you agree with that (not like it is your choice whether he has the right to or not - which is a completely different topic) then you [I]CAN[/I'] be mad at him but it isn't really justified.[/quote] [color=darkviolet]If someone is in a monogomous relationship (ie one where they've decided to start calling eachother boyfriend/girlfriend) one would expect that they would be not only seeing eachother exclusively but also [i]sleeping[/i] with eachother exclusively. No, it may not be my choice that my boyfriend would be having relations with more than one person, by all mean let him. May he get so many STDS that he can be used in health classes, but I wouldn't call him my boyfriend. However, since I was probably being lied to I think I would have a very justified reason to be mad.[/color] [quote name='Sauce-head']-Men aren't forcing you to like them because they are around other women, it just draws attention to you (perhaps by other women in the area) and then they notice you. Which means that they might wonder why you are out with these other people, which leads to interest. Of course interest can be gained in many different ways, I was just listing one of them.[/quote] [color=darkviolet]You just made my head hurt with that one. Wah? Let's see...uh people notice me with my husband (I shouldn't have a boyfriend anyways it's not that Lincoln wouldn't mind, it's just that he'd want to keep our daughter) sio they want to be with me? Okay, the guy can carry the diaper bag and push the stroller[/color] [quote name='Sauce-head']-I never called you a slut, never thought so, or never suggested you to be one. You are being very aggressive right now, and to be quite honest, I think you are the one who needs to get a life.[/quote] [color=darkviolet]No, Lix was right, you do need a life. Oh,and don't bite your girlfriend, she may fly out the window! :laugh: [/color] [quote name='Sauce-head']***To all readers of this thread, the above is a perfect example of how women tend react to these lessons. They call it mean, or unjust. Women (not all, but most) are usually just using men (not all, but most) for a free dinner. I bet you've all heard (or even been in) a relationship where the women was in complete control, walking all over the man, making him do her things, making him buy her stuff, etc etc. These lessons will help you move away from these kinds of actions and become better in relationships.[/quote] [color=darkviolet]You know, you're right! I should make a long list of stupid rules on how to get a man and so on and so forth. You've probably never been in a relationship in the first place or else you wouldn't be making this list of assinine (ie stupid) rules. A relationship is about compromise commitment and working as a team. Making one work isn't about a bunch of stupid rules by stupid people it's about working together and being able to trust someone. Oh and buying giftys every once in a while because you feel like it. I'm not in complete control of my marriage, neither is my husband we're a team.[/color] [Quote=sauce head] Lesson #3 The True Pick up Artist Bill of Rights 1-Thou shall always be talking to a minimum of 3-5 girls. Talking to only 1 shall result in the terminal disease called ONE-ITIS! This disease is always fatal and because it is so severe, it has 2 stages. Common symptom of stage 1 ONE-ITIS are the following: -thinking she's so much different from any girl you've met. -thinking she is the most beautiful girl in the world. -thinking she is very innocent and moral. Common symptoms of stage 2 ONE-ITIS are the following: -calling her 2-3x a day, just to talk. -staying on the phone for 1-2 hours when she calls you. -analyzing everything she says and does. Example: "I saw Mary-Beth in the hall today, she looked my way, what did she mean by that???" -completely ignoring every other girl who shows interest in you. -asking anyone and everyone for advice and to analyze her actions. -when asking for advice, you explain EVERY LITTLE DETAIL about what she was wearing and how she smiled at you at 1:00pm so the listener can "understand completely." -thinking your different from the 1,0000000000000 other "good guy friends" she has. 2-Thou shall not throw away any opportunity to practice your pimping skills. I don't care if you have to practice on 13 year olds, grandma's, hookers etc. As long as they are female, sharpen your PUA skills to perfection. 3-Thou shall use girls to get other girls. Always take girls with you when you go out, because once other girls see you they'll become intrigued and want to find out what all the fuss is about. 4-Thou shall not choose one girl over another. If more than one girl wants you, don't choose. Bang both of them until one leaves. That way you get the best of both world's :D 5-Finally, Thou shall read all pages on this thread, so Sauce-head does not have to repeat himself over and over and over. This is self explantory. If I don't have to repeat the same stuff over and over, we have more time and space to discuss advanced pickup techinques. [/QUOTE] [color=darkviolet]Thank you very much, I have never laughed so damn hard in my entire 23 years of life. Please take yourself on tour, I think the Mirage in Las Vegas may have an opening since Sigfried and Roy canceled.[/color]

[quote name='DeathBug']You know what's funny? My psychological profile indicates that Id' answer 'yes's.[/quote] [color=darkviolet]Then I intend to stay far [i]far[/i] away from your psychological self. As for myself, well, I have strong dislike for pleanty of people. However, I doubt I could actually hate [i]anyone[/i] enough to shoot them in cold blood. Not only does it go against both what I was raised with as a religion and what I'm learning now (really really bad Kharmic repurcussions.) , but I have a strong gag reflex. I couldn't even watch the opening of Akira without yelling at Lincoln to turn it off and getting really freaked out. Now, if it were a life and death situation as in kill or be killed, then I' be able to do so with a clear conscience. But I couldn't kill someone just because I hated them, not even my mother-in-law or an evil conservative.[/color]

[COLOR=Red]I'm going to color code my post in true yuletide festivities....anyways- what I really want for Christmas (or Yule/ Winter Solstice) is for my husband to come home for the holidays and just stay here. But since baring an act by the devine that isn't happening I guess I'll have to settle with money and socks. I have a bit of a sock fascination. [/COLOR] [COLOR=Green]The [b]best[/b] present I ever got well... I got two really nice presents one year, diamond earrings from Lincoln Christmas eve and my saddle Christmas day...that was material. Last year as non material gifts go I got to have christmas with my entire family in New York-Lincoln included.[/COLOR] [COLOR=Red]As for [b]worst[/b] presents, Wiccan Samurai, Lincoln and I have that cat bed beat to death. Christmas 2002 my mother-in-law sent us a [i]u][b[size=3]]used[/i][/u][/b][/size] crock pot in an old box for a space heater that smelled liek cat pee. Then last Christmas she gave us these wallets for about 25 credit cards and then started yelling at Lincoln about owing her money for these books she had given us. Yes, I think that definately beats a cat bed to death, don't you?[/color] [color=green] As for weirdest. Well, my dad;s side of the family is so big that we do grab bag gifts for everyone. Last year I dug out a bottle fo wine from the women's grab bag. I don't drink except on very rare occasions and then only beer or a wine cooler. So yeah, that was kind of weird. Especially since Lincoln got chocolate[/COLOR] [color=red]I hope that amused everyone[/color]

[url]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=21541[/url] [color=darkviolet](chorus)[i]Gotta go Gotta go gotta go right now[/i] (Poodle) [b]I've gotta go....[i]now![/i][/b] Yeah-that sucked.[/color]

[quote name='Japan_86][COLOR=Navy'] A religion is something created by a man. For example, Islam was created by Mohammad. Christianity was created from Jesus who is God.[/COLOR][/quote] [color=darkviolet]This is where religious debates usually get a bit uh...ugly. Let's see if I can make this one not too ugly. Yes, Islam was created if you will by Mohammed, but it is bnelieved (Outlawstar where are you?) that he was sent by God himself to bring salvation to his people. They believe that Jesus is one of the great prophets. And Muslims have a deep relationship with God as well they just believe that God is one.( I really hope I got that part right, I haven't read a book on it in a while) So by your definition of religion being a relationship with God or Jesus well, it is. Okay, claws back in. Now, as I said earlier at the beginning of this thread I've started looking into Wicca as my religion. I believe that it's helped me so far in quite a few things-when I first began looking into it back in June 2003 it helped me to calm down a bit better than I used to and now I like the fact that instead of feeling like I have to go through people to be in touch with a diety that always seemed a bit out of reach to me in the first place. The guy that teaches the Wicca 1 class I've been going to in my area always stresses that you can't practice Wicca with a chip on your shoulder about Christianity-or any other religion for that matter. I kind of like that idea too. Along with when you do magick you're actually working with the devine and the whole idea of how you need both the God and the Goddess to work together and neither is greater than the other. The biggest impact Wicca has made on me so far though is that I'm not only responsible for my own actions, but there can be some pretty nasty consequences if you end up doing harm to someone. That actually helps me to be a bit nicer to my mother-in-law instead of trying to make her forget about stuff...like my little family.[/color]

[color=darkviolet]This isn't a story about me this is a bad hair story about my mother-in-law. When Lincoln was in Basic Training he came hoem one leave and the day after he came back he shaved all his hair off (hold on I'm getting to the subject). Well, I guess his mom decided that she wanted him to shave all her hair off too, so he did. Now, this woman is 5'2 and weighs about 93lbs if that. Plus she has never really taken care of her skin giving her a rather weather beaten look to put it diplomaticly. Anyway, a few weeks after Lincoln went back to Basic I was messing with his camera and took a picture of her. Then I went and got the film developed, I had left the pictures sitting out on the coffee table and one of my brother's friend's picked them up and started going through them. He got to the one of Lincoln's mom and asked me' Who's the old man with the catincoln's dad?' After a few minutes of laughing I told him that the picture was Lincoln's mom and not his dad. he replied 'Damn, maybe she shoudl gain some weight and grow her hair out. I doubt anyone has had a hair cut that bad.[/color]