Every year, my family tell me they don't know WHAT they're going to get me, and every year we have a great big laugh about it. But every year I think ah, THIS is the year. This is the year when they DO know what to get me, but they're all PRETENDING they don't. They're all conspiring with each other, pooling their money and resources, going that extra mile to get me the thing that will make me happy, whatever it may be. It's all a surprise, I think to myself. It's all a wonderful surprise and on Christmas Day when I've handed them their really really expensive gifts and I'm standing to one side while they ooh and ahh and laugh and hug, they're suddenly going to turn around and say Derek, surprise! We have what you've always wanted!
And then they show me a parcel beneath the tree and I fall to my knees, and with trembling hands I slowly tear the paper and lo... the most perfect present ever in the history of the world. And I am happy.
This year my mother got me a dart board.
She got me a dart board because, obviously, she knows how much I secretly love darts. She has cleverly read between the lines during each of our many conversations throughout the year- conversations in which darts have not been mentioned one single time- and she figured out that what I really wanted for Christmas, the thing that will finally make my life complete, is a great big dart board.
Mother, I think it is safe to say you have excelled yourself this year. Well done.
My brother and sisters, meanwhile, all got together and arranged an aircraft simulation lesson- where you sit in a cockpit thingy and take off and land a plane without actually, you know, being IN a plane. Well, they ALMOST did that. What they ACTUALLY did was hand me a piece of paper with all this written down. They got me a SUGGESTION for Christmas.
Now, to you, this mightn't sound that bad. You might be thinking hey, they didn't know if Derek would be interested in this, so they suggested it, and if he seemed agreeable, they'd go off and book it. And this, dear Minion, would a reasonable thing for you to think.
Unless you remember a few years ago where my sisters told me that what they were going to do for me that Christmas was renovate my bathroom. Oh wow, said I. A bathroom renovation, just what I've always wanted. A bathroom renovation as done by two pregnant women with no prior history of bathroom renovations, nor indeed any relevant knowledge of said undertaking. I just couldn't get any luckier.
And if you remember that, you may also remember that they never actually got around to doing it.
And you may also remember that last year, in some feeble attempt to make up for it, they got me a bath mat and towel. For Christmas. Between the two of them.
It wasn't all terrible disappointment and quiet tears when no one was looking, because today was also the day of Doctor Who and The Snowmen!
I'm not entirely sure who the villain was or what the logic was, and I thought Richard E Grant could have been used SO much better, but it was fast and funny and Matt Smith is great and Jenna Louise Coleman is... is...
Jenna Louise Coleman is just so PRETTY.
I know, I know, I have a history with Amy Pond. We were close. We were even in love, for a while. But times change. People change. They move on. I've moved on. I love Amy, I do, and she will always have a special place in my heart...
But Jenna Louise Coleman is just so PRETTY.
I... I think I love Jenna Louise Coleman. I think THAT is what I got for Christmas.
God (or whatever random deity you might acknowledge) bless us, every one.
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EVE STOP MAKING ME LAUGH. :)
How could I get irritated by you saying people are amazing, Scáth? I have a feeling I am seriously overusing the word amazing, but telling people they are amazing is an amazing thing to do and it makes people feel amazing. You're amazing.
And if I wasn't too lazy, I would look up the word amazing in a thesaurus right now because I seriously need too. :)
And you know how going to The Deep (aquarium) failed the other day? We're going today instead. So I'll be abandoning you amazing people soon. :)
Well, it's 1:25 am, so does that count as the morning, Sir?
Certainly, Eve.
*looks at clock*
I should've been in bed half an hour ago so I could get up at 8 am.
But I'm not tired...
HI SIR! :)
*laughs* ANd when I turned back to my book, the first sentence I read had the word 'amazingly' n it. :)
The Immortals series by Alyson Noel. I'm usually pretty meh on romance books but this series is pretty good. I like Roman as a character. :) Hate him as a person. :/
Don't do it, Star! I had a dream that you would be eaten by a nurse shark!
Oh my goshness, if there is dugong there, tell me how adorable it was. XD I went to the Sydney Aquarium and basically just hung out with the dugong while it munched on plants I WANT ONE FOR A PET.
Roman? ...If he's not Italian, I will feed your books to a manta ray right this second. :P
Why am I being such a lobster today? Your little aquarium expedition is making me list sea creatures. But I'm happy as a hipster dolphin to do so!
Fishy wake up wake up!!!
Perhaps you should be Eve the CORAL instead, then.
OMG EVE, SAME!!
I WENT TO THE SYDNEY AQUARIUM AND HUNG OUT WITH THE DUGONG!!
IT WAS ADORABLE!!
GTG, FOURS! :(
What the krill are you talking about, Zafira?
BYE STAR!
DON'T LET THE FISHIES EAT YOU!!!!!!
NEMO REFERENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I should....but I'm too tired. I'll be Eel the CORAL in my head. :)
DUGONGS!!!!!!! I love its little mouth. XD
*skips around Blogland with one arm flapping up and down and the other against me, only the hand flapping up and down*
I'M NEMO! LUCKY FIN!
If at all possible, could we please cease with the puns about fish?
And dolphins are mammals, for the reference, and some of the most disgusting animals on the planet.
I shall call him squishy and he shall be my squishy :D
DUGONGS ARE CUTE!!
Maybe next Christmas I could ask for a Dugong and we can put it in our pool...
But the amount of money towards lettice will go waaaaaay up!
SQUISHYYYY!!!
DORI!! OH MY GOD, DOOOOOOOOORIIIIII!!!!
I suffer from short term memory loss.
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!
Just keep swimmin', just keep swimmin', just keep swimming, swimming, swimming, out in the big blue sea.
I don't know if the last bit is correct...
Gaaah hungry
I have found food as a pleasing solution to your problem.
Stingray, Sir. I mean, Okay. But these guys aren't really kelping. :P
Missy, just imagine...feeding a dugong. :D
Bye Starfish! Maybe you'll find your sisters there!
*imagines feeding a dugong*
*imagines swimming with a dugong*
Yep.
Christmas, or birthday, list it is!
Personally, I prefer Manatees. Trust me, I have swam with some, and kayaked with others.
But the Dugong was so CUUUUUUTE!!!
*sighs*
I should go try to sleep now...
Bye all!!
Goodbye, and good rest Miss Cain.
Bye Missy! Sorry, my good friends, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to call it a morning also. It's even later for me.
Goodnight!
Well then, good bye to you too Eve.
BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
X3
Budder?
It's a minecraft thing :3
Pancakes
Hellos?
Salutations!
Mellow Leni
Greetings.
Wbd, writing thingymabobber. XD
Im now pissed as i lost Doctor Who :( recorded it
Hey! Sorry...I'm trying to do something at the same time...
And I just walked to down in the rain and got very wet D:
Hi Ieni!
Sorry you lost Doctor Who, Zaf.
It's ok. I'm totally multitasking, too. (haha-I'm not the only one who gets rain!!!!)
*to town
Which episode? You'll probably be able to find it online somewhere, or iPlayer. Do they even have BBC iPlayer in America?
I'm pretty sure BBC iPlayer is strictly UK.
I have BBC America and it was The Snowmen
HI EVERYONE!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!
Yeah I know I am REALLY, REALLY LATE on saying this, but I was out of town with no computer... *__* and i feel like the though was needed. on the other hand I STILL haven't seen the DW special either. *grrrrr*
Hi!!!!!XD
Merry belated Xmas 2 u 2!!!
One thing, before I leave-Andra, Ha. You. Will. Be. Shocked.
Plexus, The Seams, Firdaus Finds, Andra, May Soup, Vortex of Random.
Must see if Doc. Who is on
IT'S NOT! :(
Sorry, that probably sounded like nonsense...
I'm sorry yall can't watch DR. Who just now...
Im back! Again...
WAIT It is on watch in 30mins WOOHO0!
Hi, Back! I'm Fabi!
Anyone got the channel 109?
Congrats
Kessie, is that a good shock or a bad shock?
Congrats what?
I get, like six channels, so probably not.
On being able to watch Doctor who. There is a delay time between seeing and responding. Sorry.
I didnt enjoy it as much , because there was NO PONDS IN IT :( WHYY?!?!?!?!? But times much move on I suppose...
*must
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I don't know why. That is the problem.
Exactly.
I have a feeling I'm going to hate this episode. I'm going to hate it aren't i? (is "aren't" a proper contraction?)
Sorry bout that, My brother made me really f**ckin pissed
I rather not say a word about it
Well put it this way, if you loved the ponds and dont think it will be the same without them then yes, you will hate it I dont hate it I just dont like it ...
Depends on what you call proper. This lady I know says that contractions are for uneducated peasants. If you do not agree with her, then yes, aren't is a proper contraction.
I-I need to play some relaxing songs, Know any guys?
Anything by Enya, some titles are Shepard Moons, Marble Halls, The Celts, Caribbean Blue...
Thanks Fabi
My favorite page in all of the SP books is 194 of KOTW because he talks about fezzez and makes a refrence to the doctor :D
Np.
Haven't gotten KOTW yet... :-( I hate being in America sometimes.
Ha well when and if you do get it skip to page 194 and enjoy the refrence :)
I'll be to busy devouring it cover-to-cover. XD I'll probably hit page 194 in the first hour. I read faster than my sister charging down the stairs.
Oh, there she goes now... I wonder how she MagSafes to go so fast without falling over.
*manages
Gtg, bye!!!
Dr. Who is on yay (!)
Yes!!! I havent lost if
*Is watchin Dr. Who while eatin chips*
I'm in my element
Good fhing i sent that book before its snowing again :P stuff from the UK hasnt arrived yet
It was snowing here then it turned to rain :(
KOTW has given me my irish accent back...mwahaha
AMY NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *cries loudly*
[passes around box of tissues]
I'm sorry bout that, Matt, you better save them
[watching YouTube video of the end of Glitch, recorded from an earlier broadcast]
MAB, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!¡¡!!!!!!!!¡¡
[cries loudly]
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HI PEOPLE!
I was getting a bit bored with the Ponds, tbh. I like Clara/Oswin/whatever her name is. :)
Hi.
That seems to be different from popular opinion.
But oh, well. We all differ from popular opinion at times.
It DOES seem to be different from popular opinion, yes. :)
I haven't been taking a survey or anything, so I can't cay that officially, but I'm pretty sure.
*say
Not that I usually survey people.
Or act scientific or go on and on...
Everybody seems to adore the Ponds, and I did, but I think they have served their purpose and it's time for them to move on. :)
But I guess that's what I'm doing now. Sorry.
I can't consider myself qualified to offer an opinion on that matter.
Gtg, munch!
Ponds?
I cry when I think about them ... y'know not being there anymore... im not to fond of jenna louise coleman...
Like I said, I'm trying to avoid expressing an opinion.
hello? *pokes head timidly through a crack in the door*
HI!!! *gives demented grin as usual*
Hi! I don't bite...
Hi Jubi ^-^
Hello Tanith :)
Hello, Chloe!
How r u?
NO YOU CAN'T END!- I i'm gonna give up on this ranting
SO how Is everyone?
Hi little people!
Hey Sky,
I am contently watching Lord Of The Rings
Ehh... I've been better. I think I had too much chocolate last night, but I'm in a pretty good mood all things considering. You?
Hi Persephone
Little? Hello to you, too Sev.
And Sky.
Hello people of alternate dimentions
Yo Kilandra
IT'S SNOWING!!! AGAIN!!!!
it didn't snow at all last year/
Hello.
Hi Kilandra
We havent had any snow yet -_-
Its didnt snow last year either
Yay 4 u!!! It's raining here, still/again.
we r suppose to have lots of rain tonight and it is suppose to get freezing tonight and so....*crosses fingers*
Last year, it snowed, rained and froze over and everything outdoors was covered in a half-inch thick layer of ice.
Hope that doesn't happen again.
One time our snow was covered in ice. My backyard is a hill, and I slipped and slid down the entire thing. I couldn't climb up the hill, so I had to go in through the basement door.
that happened a few years back
My dad was trying to get rid of the ice and i attempted to go down to him and i fell on my bottom and slid down my drive cos i live on top of a hill
Whoa. We don't get snow particularly often, usually it's just slightly fluffier hail.
I wish it snowed where i lived. *starts muttering*
*live
AAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!
SPOCK GOT ATTACKED BY A FLYING PANCAKE!!!!!!!!
THE PANCAKES CAN KILLLLLL!!!!!!
my hill is perfect for sledging
next time im going down standing on 2 sledges to act as skies
Blinks. Pancakes? Did the subject change while I was typing?
I'm watching Star Trek
Sounds cool, Chloe. Cactus the type of thing my Aunt Abby would do, but my mom would never allow.
Im watching LOTR :-D
DO NOT BLINK!
* exactly
I'm not sure why it said cactus.
LOOK BEHIND YOUS!
Ah, that explains it.
Why not?
I want to watch those.
OMG!!
I forgot my LOTR goals for the winter break. Read the first two and watch the first movie.
Chloe, did you see the Hobbit movie?
IENI!!!!!!
Hi, Ieni!
Ieni...we are not amused.
I saw the hobbit, it was epic
I saw the hobbit! Im wearing my replica of the one ring right now...it never leaves my person...and I have saw and read all the lotr books plus the hobbit...
Yay! Chloe, you get to ded!!!!
I am currently reading the hobbit
I can't wait to see the Hobbit! I had better see the Hobbit or I'm going to yell at Kessie, caus' she got me to read the book and got me excited gor the movie.
Moi aussi.
My greatest shame: I thought the Hobbit movie was better than the book.
I'M SORRY!!!
In my defense it's the only time I've had this thought.
*for
Its epic...trully epic...
The movie is long...
Um, Im not so good at deds,here i go:
I ded this page to
All my nice friends in blogland
LOTR and The Hobbit
and tetris
Good enough. Better than mine would be.
HEY EVERYONE! sorry i poofed...
Yo Jubi
I haven't seen the movie or finished the book, so i wouldn't know.
HI JUBI!
Hi, Jubi!
Hello all nice people who said hello to me - except for Sev who said he/she wasn't amused;)
*ninjaeroplanetacklehugs*
Ooo....I love LOTR and I went to see the Hobbit with my friend a few weeks ago:) T'was epic.
I has no snow :( I feel sad
Hey Chloe!
and yeah.... The movie had A LOT more action in it...
I'm a she :P
And hello
Hey Tanith and Seph!
I sa Parental Guidance today with a group of friends
*saw
it looks funny
Ah, okay:)
Jubi! *ninjaeroplanehugs*
Ah, how was it Chloe? Out of intrest, was in rated PG?
IENI! *gets ninjaeroplanetacklehugged* :D
its a U, but it should have been rated higher (in my opinion)
It was funny, but some of us didnt enjoy it
Hi Jubi!
My comment disappeared! I think I may have accidentally deleted it. For the record, I said hi.
KILANDRA! hi :P
*taklehugs everyone* *throws knife at Jubi*
Hi kilandra! Again, I think.
[is tacklehugged]
*dodges knife*
STOP
TRYING
TO
KILL
ME
hehe I didn't die that time!
From what i hear, you died and resurrected yourself several times in recent history.
well yeah.... BUT THOSE TIME I KILLED MY SELF so i had complete control over it!
I'm not really sure if that makes a diference.... *sigh*
Speaking of recent history....
OMIGTG!!!!
I'll give Fabi a turn or something. I have a sequel to read!!!!!!!!
Ciao!
Bye! Whatever.
bye tanith!!
damn it I missed! *throws another knife* Tanith, if you didn't know my disipline is that i can conjure any weapon from mid air at will. Though unfurtunatly i mostly get bannanas. I'm not very good.
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