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Published on December 10, 2006 By dharmagrl In Misc

I think that has to be one of my favorite 'Wings' songs, with 'Mull Of Kyntire' coming a close second.  I like Paul Mcartney and I LOVED his wife Linda.  She was so...gentle.  I got from her that peaceful, serene feeling that I've talked about in the near past.  I'm said that Heather Mills has turned on him, but I have to say that I did see it coming.  She's made a living off of losing her leg - if it weren't for that, she'd have been a nobody along with the rest of us.  I also knew that she was a BIG bee-atch.  HUGE.  She's got a temper to rival that of the most famous of strop-pullers, Naomi Campbell.  I wish that she could just be human for once and accept the massive divorce settlement she's being offered and go away quietly.

It was the squadron's kid's Christmas party yesterday.  This year they held it at a Chucky Cheese' near the mall.  MISTAKE.  Everyone turned up late because we were all sat on the interstate, waiting to get off at the mall exit.  The tailback was about a mile long, and 95% of the vehicles were going to the mall.  Once we'd got past the mall turnoff, the traffic was relatively light.  Chucky Cheese', however, was packed.  And loud.  And smelly.  We sat with my husband's colleague and his wife - it nwas the first time I'd met her, and we got along well.  We decided that we'd got to the Christmas party for grown ups and sit together so we'd have someone to talk to.  It's semi-casual dress, but I'm still going to make an effort to look nice.  My hair is long enough to put up in a pony tail now, so I think that I'm going to go with some kind of up-do for a change.

Sitting in traffic yesterday really hammered home to me the old adage 'never underestimate the stupidity of large numbers of people'.  People were behaving like retards.  For instance, at the top of the exit ramp there is a three-way intersection with a traffic light.  I always thought that you weren't supposed to enter an intersection unless you could get all the way through it, but people yesterday were sitting right in the middle of it, clogging up traffic.  It was as if they thought that because they had a green light they could just drive forward, regardless of whether they could get through the intersection or not.  It was crazy, and I had the urge to give people the finger NUMEROUS times.  I didn't, but it was really hard to refrain at times.  I compromised and gave them the bird from under my purse on my lap.  It wasn't as satisfying, but it satiated my need.

 

I ALMOST bought a beanie last night.  It said 'I'm not mean, you're just a sissy' on the front of it.  I ended up not getting it; it feels sacreligious to buy things like hats and scarves when I KNOW I can make one MUCH better that that.  Besides, it was relatively expensive for a beanie - $15.  I could buy enough yarn to make 10 beanies for that price.  As for the words on the front...well, I know that Spencers and Hot Topic in the mall have Happy Bunny patches with similar sayings on them for about $5, so I can always get one of those and sew it on a beanie I knit myself. 

We're all done Christmas shopping.  We've been done for about a month now.  I can't say what we got the kids because they have access to the internet and know the URL for my blog, but I can say.....nah, I'm just not going to say anything at all. *waves and Shea, Davey and Jake - how'd you like them apples, kids?!  You didn't really think I'd tell the world what you're getting for Christmas, did you? HEHEHEHEHEHEH* 

The sun is starting to shine again, and that gives me joy.

 


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on Dec 10, 2006
It said 'I'm not mean, you're just a sissy' on the front of it


   I like that!

'never underestimate the stupidity of large numbers of people'. People were behaving like retards



Oh lord don't get me started on this subject! People are right dodos in crowds - I have to avoid crowded areas like the plague as I end up losing my temper big time and one day is one day they will take me away in a straight jacket for losing it beyond all perspective!   

The sun is starting to shine again, and that gives me joy.

enjoy it!


on Dec 10, 2006

People are right dodos in crowds - I have to avoid crowded areas like the plague as I end up losing my temper big time and one day is one day they will take me away in a straight jacket for losing it beyond all perspective!

Oh yeah, me too.  I DETEST crowds.  With a passion.  I always walk around with this 'don't fuck with me, I'll kill ya' look on my face which seems to help a lot.  People avoid me because I look so miserable and angry, which suits me just fine - you should try it!

on Dec 10, 2006
I'll kill ya' look on my face which seems to help a lot. People avoid me because I look so miserable and angry, which suits me just fine - you should try it!


  
on Dec 10, 2006
I'm glad you're feeling a bit better. Hey I saw this and thought of you. You know I think of you whenever I see knitting stuff. Link There's a skull and crossbones with knitting needles crossed underneath and it says "armed with pointy sticks" Maybe that will scare people and they'll leave you alone. ha ha.

That is awesome that you already have your shopping done. I just started mine yesterday. I need to buy for my mom and grandma since I have to ship their package off. I thought about going to the mall yesterday but thought better of it. I just can't take the crowds my shopping will all be done here in town at my Target, Walmart or Kohls. If they don't have it, no one needs it.


on Dec 10, 2006
I also despise crowds and avoid them when possible. People are just so damn rude.
on Dec 10, 2006

I always liked Linda, although I did not care for McCartney and Wings (nothing personal, just did not like the music).  I always thought she really outclassed yoko Ono.

So where was that beanie?  I want to get my wife one.

on Dec 10, 2006

Hey I saw this and thought of you. You know I think of you whenever I see knitting stuff. Link There's a skull and crossbones with knitting needles crossed underneath and it says "armed with pointy sticks" Maybe that will scare people and they'll leave you alone. ha ha.

HAHAA!  Thank you, those rawk!  I'm ordering myself one; I custom designed with with the skull and corssed needles under it and 'armed with pointy sticks' on the front and 'knit or go home' on the back.  I was thinking of 'knit fast, die warm' - actually, I might get two shirts with my Christmas money.

I also despise crowds and avoid them when possible.

They are the reason why I don't do clubs and bars.  I go to the mall, but I go during the week or early Saturday morning right as the stores are opening.  I really, really, really don't like crowds, can you tell?

 

So where was that beanie? I want to get my wife one.

It was at the BX, but it's a 'Happy Bunny' brand one so you'll probably be able to find it elsewhere.  I thought it was very fitting for me....some people say I'm mean, but I say that they're mistaking my assertiveness and no-bullshit approach for bitchiness and mean behaviour. 

I'm usually right.

on Dec 10, 2006
Heather Mills is a money-grubbing, gold-digging wanna be who doesn't even begin to have as much grace, humilty, compassion and dignity as Linda did. Paul proved the old saying, once again, that, regardless of how old we get, us men usually let our little heads do our thinking for us when it comes to the opposite sex.

Toni and I had to go to the big mall close to our place on Saturday. We were expecting it to be chaos butit was actually pretty chilled, despite the fact that it felt like half of Sydney was there shopping. It was a pleasant surprise.
on Dec 10, 2006
HAHAA! Thank you, those rawk! I'm ordering myself one; I custom designed with with the skull and corssed needles under it and 'armed with pointy sticks' on the front and 'knit or go home' on the back. I was thinking of 'knit fast, die warm' - actually, I might get two shirts with my Christmas money


Awesome - you'll have to post of picture modeling them when they come it. I'm glad you liked.