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My tree looks beautiful. I finished decorating it last night.

Ha, Kr said last night that her mom asked if she had a tree, and we had a good laugh because we have never known anyone in Chicago to have trees. I stand corrected!

For the record, I like Christmas trees, but considering I barely have anything on my walls, it's not exactly a high priority. Is yours real or fake, Sarah?

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 8 December 2006 16:21 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.chickenshop.co.uk/acatalog/SM22993.jpg

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Friday, 8 December 2006 16:22 (seventeen years ago) link

I think Kingfish has done the Santa convention before, either in Portland or Detroit.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 8 December 2006 16:24 (seventeen years ago) link

my first xmas in chicago (or oak park to be more accurate) the only place me and jen knew that was selling xmas trees was on harlem and lake, i carried a 7 foot tree from there back to our place on washington two blocks west of austin. my arms were so cramped when we got home i couldn't put them back down to my sides.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Friday, 8 December 2006 16:37 (seventeen years ago) link

OH BTW YOU GUYS: I just beat a parking ticket this morning. I had an in-person hearing with a judge, and I was totally like "Look, I wasn't blocking an alley or parked in it, I had my blinkers on, and it's a pretty wide alley, vehicles could totally move past me" and the judge said, "This notice says 11:31 AM," and I said, "What? No, it was PM," and she punched a few things into her computer and was like "You're right, all the other tickets the officer wrote that day were at night, too" and I was like "Well, yeah, I wouldn't have been in an alley at all at 11 in the morning," and she was like, "The notice is factually incorrect, which is grounds for dismissal," and I was like, "Awwww yeah, you just saved me $150" -- or $145, actually, because I then took a cab to my office.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 8 December 2006 16:39 (seventeen years ago) link

It's a fake tree. My Dad bought it several years ago when my family descended upon a dorm room in Charlottesville for Christmas. It wasn't even my sister's dorm! It was someone else's she was staying in during the holidays whom she barely knew. Anyway, we had my whole family there, and even the other sister's boyfriend for a while (though the rents didn't know about that). Anyway, when it was over, my dad said I should have it because I am the oldest (but mostly because I was the only one out of school and in an apartment).

I love putting up the tree. I didn't do it last year because I was going to France. This year I'm going to DC, but screw it, I wanted it up anyway. It totally cozies up the place. I love it.

― Calico (calico), Friday, 8 December 2006 16:45 (seventeen years ago) link

Did I mention I love it? Anyone who wants should come drop by to see it and maybe have something hot to drink and pet a cat.

Way to go, John!!

― Calico (calico), Friday, 8 December 2006 16:47 (seventeen years ago) link

my apartment has a menorah (roommate is jewish, but i requested we bring it down because i think they're pretty) and a single christmas ornament. i kind of like that level of holiday decoration.

xp yay on getting out of the parking ticket!

― JuliaA (JuliaA), Friday, 8 December 2006 16:47 (seventeen years ago) link

You need to go full-on nuts with the Chanukah decorations. I wonder how one would do that.

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Friday, 8 December 2006 16:52 (seventeen years ago) link

Yeah, I was super-nervous, too, because the woman who was before me was this Trixie (with an Old Town address), and the judge was totally playing hardball with her. She got a ticket for not having a city sticker displayed, and she claimed that she ordered one online, but it never showed up, and she went through all this red tape to follow up -- and judge was all, "Sorry, it wasn't on your car. That's a violation."

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 8 December 2006 16:53 (seventeen years ago) link

trixies be payin'

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:03 (seventeen years ago) link

You need to go full-on nuts with the Chanukah decorations. I wonder how one would do that.

Potato latkes hung from the walls.

― JordanC (JordanC), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:17 (seventeen years ago) link

Odds are good we're going to be in town next Christmas and that being the case, I totally want to get a tree. I've got this box of antique ornaments that belonged to my great-grandmother Elizabeth that I have carried around with me from state to state and stubbornly refused to get rid of and dammit, I want to hang them on a motherfucking tree. Also, dammit, I love Christmas, or at least the tree/music/hot drinks/decoration aspect of it and I am excited to have a chance to make Christmas happen my way.

Congrats on getting out of the ticket, John! We got two parking tickets in one day right before we sold the car and I was all FUCK THIS I'M FIGHTIN' 'EM and I sent in the paperwork and then forgot to go to the hearing and Jeff was less than pleased with me.

Okay, I'm off to take an exam. Send me some positive, edifying vibes.

― Lance Rock (pullapartgirl), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:18 (seventeen years ago) link

http://santaconchicago.com/photos/costume_ideas/images/51/original.aspx

― Lance Rock (pullapartgirl), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:19 (seventeen years ago) link

Hey, speaking of which I'll be celebrating the end of Chanukah with breakfast at Ashkenaz deli.

Also, I had a jazz cd buying urge last night but was denied because (of course) the store didn't have anything I wanted, but I just realized I can go to the Jazz Record Mart in a couple of weeks! This makes me happy.

― JordanC (JordanC), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:21 (seventeen years ago) link

and then forgot to go to the hearing

I nearly did this as well. I finally got my license in the mail yesterday after my speeding ticket last month, and I was thinking "Hmmm, I wonder when my hearing is for the parking ticket ... oh shit, I think it's this week."

Also, dammit, I love Christmas, or at least the tree/music/hot drinks/decoration aspect of it

My favorite part of Christmas was always Christmas Eve, when we went to church and then came home and my dad made a special dinner (like Moroccan stew or linguini w/scallops or fondue) and then we'd sit around the tree with coffee and homemade cookies, and Mark and I would exchange presents, and then we'd get to unwrap just one present from our parents, and we'd listen to Mel Torme's Christmas album. Also the lights in the living room were dim so the tree-lights could glow.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:30 (seventeen years ago) link

My favorite part of Christmas is Jesus. I like to build a life-sized nativity scene and listen to hymns and hold my own private Mass in Latin and then roll on the floor in the holy nativity hay in religious ecstasy.

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:34 (seventeen years ago) link

Is that what the kids are calling it these days.

― Laurel (Laurel), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:35 (seventeen years ago) link

This is the origin of the term "roll in the hay," if I am not mistaken.

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:37 (seventeen years ago) link

has anyone else heard the bruce mccullough album? specifically, "i just wanna say that i really love the baby jesus...." ?

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:37 (seventeen years ago) link

I luvses that album. "Answering Machine" used to be the song on my answering machine. It was so long no one ever left a message. Perfect.

― danno martinez (danno martinez), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:38 (seventeen years ago) link

I can't even see a manger without thinkin' about him

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:40 (seventeen years ago) link

i have two copies of that cd, one was jen's but it wound up with my cds. i happened to be listening to it the other day. "that's america" is timeless.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:41 (seventeen years ago) link

I can't even see a manger without thinkin' about him

i believe the quote is, "I can't even see a manger without thinkin' about him, eh?"

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:42 (seventeen years ago) link

I've wanted to hear that album for years!

― JordanC (JordanC), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:43 (seventeen years ago) link

Would any non-Catholics like to attend Midnight Mass with me? I wanted to do it last year, but for some reason didn't. I just think it would be fun to dress up real nice and watch a bizarre, antiquated ritual in a very pretty building. It'll be like theater! Who's with me?

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:46 (seventeen years ago) link

i can not think of anything more depressing than going to midnight mass.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:49 (seventeen years ago) link

I do like Latin.

― JordanC (JordanC), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:51 (seventeen years ago) link

I've never been, is all. Maybe I'll find out how depressing it is.

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:52 (seventeen years ago) link

I'd definitely be interested in going to a Latin Mass -- does anyone know of any that exist around here?

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:52 (seventeen years ago) link

I'd definitely be interested in going to a Latin Mass -- does anyone know of any that exist around here?

http://www.cantius.org/

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:54 (seventeen years ago) link

haha non-catholics. because Catholics are a bit creepy, yanno.
(should really capitalize consistantly but meh.)

i used to play violin duets with my sister at midnight mass every year at christmas.

i wonder if i should have a christmas movie marathon--elf, bad santa, and it's a wonderful life.

― JuliaA (JuliaA), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:55 (seventeen years ago) link

Elf has that one girl with the funny name who is pretty.

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:58 (seventeen years ago) link

Now you know.

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:58 (seventeen years ago) link

Thanks Otto -- yeah, I know where that church is. Right by the Chicago Blue Line stop.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 8 December 2006 17:59 (seventeen years ago) link

When you're a kid and you go to Midnight Mass, does that mean you sleep late on Christmas morning? Or is there just huge napping that afternoon?

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Friday, 8 December 2006 18:03 (seventeen years ago) link

no, we just didn't get much sleep. when we got older we slept late on christmas mornings.

― JuliaA (JuliaA), Friday, 8 December 2006 18:04 (seventeen years ago) link

Yeah, I always wondered what went on in that church. Or any church, for that matter. I imagine fantastical goings-on.

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Friday, 8 December 2006 18:05 (seventeen years ago) link

Elves and fairies and chipmunks and dancing ponies and the like.

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Friday, 8 December 2006 18:05 (seventeen years ago) link

when you're a kid there's no such thing as sleeping late christmas morning. you crash later.

i wouldn't mind finding a place with a polish mass. i'll bet st. helen's must have a few polish masses for christmas, it being the polish archdiocese of chicago and all.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Friday, 8 December 2006 18:06 (seventeen years ago) link

Now you know.

that Catholics are Creepy?

xp, oh yeah, i loved those dancing ponies when i was little.

i think the most fantastical thing about our masses was chocolate donut holes afterwards. and my lovely violin stylings of course.

― JuliaA (JuliaA), Friday, 8 December 2006 18:07 (seventeen years ago) link

When my Indian mentee doesn't understand something, she always says, "Why so?". It's really fucking cute.

― JordanC (JordanC), Friday, 8 December 2006 18:08 (seventeen years ago) link

And I don't mean cute in an R. Kelly way, more in a chipmunks and dancing ponies way.

― JordanC (JordanC), Friday, 8 December 2006 18:10 (seventeen years ago) link

she always says, "Why so?"

Well, it's depend.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 8 December 2006 18:11 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.depend.com/images-new/beltedBtn_280x280.jpg

― JordanC (JordanC), Friday, 8 December 2006 18:12 (seventeen years ago) link

Guys, I don't know what to say. A senior citizens' chorus has performed Sonic Youth's "Schizophrenia."

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 8 December 2006 18:13 (seventeen years ago) link

Go old people!

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Friday, 8 December 2006 18:21 (seventeen years ago) link

TS: apples vs. pears. Go!

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Friday, 8 December 2006 18:22 (seventeen years ago) link

they also performed a cold play song

― grbchv! (gbx), Friday, 8 December 2006 18:24 (seventeen years ago) link

pears.

― horseshoe (horseshoe), Friday, 8 December 2006 18:26 (seventeen years ago) link

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