gubmint perks

~~Should have been posted on Friday, 12/21...more technical difficulties...the form of short term memory loss this time... ~~ ------------------ We said goodbye yesterday to another young life. D.O. had the biggest smile ever, and shared it with everyone. Didn't even get to see 30 years old. His mom was the mom that everybody called mom. J Family and friends (so many!) spent the afternoon and evening together at a very beautiful service. It's never the right time, and it's never the right age. I loved that guy. … It's kinda cool working for the gubmint. They *say* that they're operational during the holiday season, but that's a far cry from the truth. The whole system is pretty much shut down from today until into the new year. I'm taking the time off to hang out with the fam and have a relaxing holiday. After about 4pm today, until Jan 2, I'm done with this shiznit. (no breaks from the bartending shiznet though – most people have more of a reason to get their drink on during this time of year) The kids all get out of school after today, too. We've got a hectic set of plans on Christmas Day, so we're doing an early Christmas tomorrow night. They're all worked up over it, and I gotta admit to being pretty excited myself. I've got a whole list of stuff I'm going to buy me if I don't get it for Christmas. :P A safe and happy holiday to everyone! ============================================ 'tis the season…. This is for the 3 people out there who haven't seen it yet… http://www.elfyourself.com/ Mark's favorite holiday tunes: http://youtube.com/watch?v=5ebA2ptx8bU&feature=related http://youtube.com/watch?v=QFQyib5ZQZY http://youtube.com/watch?v=W-LaQ1ev4AI I got this in email recently, but didn't want to jam up the servers with em, so they're all posted *temporarily* on my home server. CSI When I think of internet snowflakes, this isn't what popped into my head. Tim has a nice little musical game here: http://aadvantagemilestones.com/snowflake/ Unseasonal wasters…. Robbie sent me these storyboard advertisements for 42Vodka. You dumb people won't appreciate it, but those of you with 3/4 of a brain or more will be able to decipher the story after a minute. http://tinyurl.com/3daany Mrs. Waster Master (yes, she wastes time, too) sent me this 'make your own punk music' link, b/c she makes a lot of her own punk music. http://www.2flashgames.com/f/f-548.htm …and if you need your time wasting to feel REALLY wasted, Kerry's got the perfect answer. This is pointless, and not very exciting. There's just something that feels rather sneaky about reading other people's stuff, though, and it's very hard to stop once you start… http://www.grocerylists.org/lists/100/