The Sphere
General Garbage => Tropical Paradise of Hard Shelled Fruits => Topic started by: Wickedly Yours E on Nov 21, 2005, 11:51:21 AM
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My life, such as it is, has been plagued recently with misfortunes. This is not a complaint; I thoroughly accept that good stuff happens, bad stuff happens, get over it. Yet though I look forward to Thanksgiving, I find myself....lacking the meaning of it, I guess, because of recent happenings.
My family....Family is awfully subjective. Do you define family through blood? Through emotion? Through law? As of late, i've found myself questioning the word "family" to have anything to do with blood or law. Do I consider my older brother to be "family" because he's my brother? Yes, even though my feelings for him are not very pleasant. I may consider my brothers. my father, my mother as family....but the outside relatives are dwindling as to who I call family.
My grandfather I consider family because he is a good man, even though his current state has degraded him to a passing shadow of what he was, and I pray for a swift and peaceful passing for him. Grandmother Harding I loved dearly, and she passed away some time ago. Grandmother Park....I can't consider her family. Her true nature has revealed itself to be less than kind, and so materialistic as to put aside the pain and suffering and family for her own concerns. It has come to pass that she considers My little brother and I.....the lesser grandsons, in favor of my older brother. This has little bearing on my feelings for her, yet I can't really understand her reasoning for such a belief, that my older brother is better than myself because he is older.
I have One aunt on each side that is tolerable and hasn't alienated themselves, yet....
Aunt Nene...is much like Grandmother Park, though not as intolerable. She cares, but is materialistic as well and that bothers me. Aunt Dana is much the same, very materialstic and a little bigoted, but she has kindness and caring within her.
Do I consider these two as family? Aunt Dana yes, but Aunt Nene I know so little and have met so infrequently I can't really, truly, consider her family.
Then there is a person I know, who is coming back from navy Bootcamp probably this very day. This guy is a kind and caring individual, who helped my family tremendously when my father underwent heart surgery, and his kindness has impressed me. I dare consider him an unofficial brother, for he certainly enjoys the company of my family moreso than his own,and his demeanor is akin to mine in terms of caring moreso about people than material. I consider him family, despite he has no relation to us.
So what is the definition of Family? Am I Right that it lies not in blood but in the person? Am I wrong? What purpose do these thoughts have? Questions...Questions....
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Awww :(
I'm going to spend Thanksgiving with my uncle AND my aunt, which is weird cause they are both separated, so I don't know if I'm going to be like the middle ground or what!
On the good side, I don't have classes for the WHOLE week, starting today! :-D:-D
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That's funny that you mention a case of lesser grandchildren. My father's side of the family views me as a first class grandchild and my sister as a lesser one. It's not really intentional (I don't think) but they just seem more interested in me than her. I think this is possibly because my father passed away and I resemble him so much in appearance.
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I'm not interested in doing much of anything with any family for Thanksgiving. Despite their large number, I'm not close to any of them save for my immediate family. Holidays always depress me for a variety of reasons. I can't wait until these people are back in school and work. That'll cheer me up. Come on January.
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And then on to the national Holiday known as Rama's Birthday! Hoo-Ha! Got you all in chell!
and Isn't the 3F great?
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:mellow:
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What is a 3F?
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3 fahrenheit?
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Forced Family Fun.
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Frantic, Frustrated, and Female. Har har.
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Forked, Fucked, and FUBARed.
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Thanksgiving is what you make of it. You can look at the glass as half-empty or half-full, but you might as well look on the bright side of things.
I'm thankful I didn't die in the oppressive heat of a thermonuclear explosion this year. Among many other things. And family? I can leave when they get annoying, which is to say 15 minutes after eating lunch, so the blood pressure stays in equilibrium.
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Everyone's situation is different.
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I get to have an awkward turkey day thanks to parents being separated and my grandma's newfound (ha ha) dislike of myself for wanting to stay with my mom rather than go live with my dad, but on the other hand, I get to dazzle everyone with a really kick ass pumpkin cheesecake.
E, would you like some pumpkin cheesecake?
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Fuck E, I want some!
I kid, I kid. You can have a taste.
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My year's been pretty sucky.... I still have no idea what I want to do with my life besides finding some job I don't hate.
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*gives cheesecake to everyone except D*
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Oh I see how it is, discriminating against pedos. Don't make me get Jessie Jackson to sue your ass.
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I'm not discriminating against pedos, I'm discriminatin against those damned emo kids. <_<
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Oh I see how it is, discriminating against pedos.
Can someone give me the judge's number?
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.....::Munches on cheese cake.:::
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I'm not discriminating against pedos, I'm discriminatin against those damned emo kids. <_<
And their dog too?
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This cheesecake is delicious but it is filling!
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Emo kids blow. And only each other, while watching Bam Margera.
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Oh I see how it is, discriminating against pedos.
Can someone give me the judge's number?
:lol:
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Mr. Miyagi died this Thanksgiving! There is nothing to be thankful for!! NOTHING!!!!!!
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I KNOW, my friend told me today, i was like WTF why wasnt it on the news???
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My brother & partner went out of town, my sister & family went to Fundieland (elder nephew's) where we can never tread and Eddie's brother called TG morning & said they were going somewhere to welcome his wife's brother/cousin/something back from prison and do whatever with Mom, which depressed her so much she refused to go anywhere. We said fuck 'em all (except my brother) and went out for cedar plank grilled salmon. :P
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I think I too shall eat a salmon to honor Pat Morita.
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I shall break a wooden board in his honor. With my head.
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Break a salmon instead. And then eat the remains to gain its powers.
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SUSHI!
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Well geez. What Powers are you going to get from a salmon? The ability to taste GOOD WITH Cream cheese and a bagel?
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And swim upstream.
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Why the hell wouldn't you want to want to migrate to your old spawning grounds? Or be that shade pink? Or get eaten by a hungry bear? Must I do all the thinking here!?
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I don't want a Yogi eating my ass.
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Oh man was that a mental image and a half....I'm going to have to pour Draino in my ear now.
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Why the hell wouldn't you want to want to migrate to your old spawning grounds? Or be that shade pink? Or get eaten by a hungry bear? Must I do all the thinking here!?
SALMON EGGS! YUMMM
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You child eating witch!!!
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Why the hell wouldn't you want to want to migrate to your old spawning grounds? Or be that shade pink? Or get eaten by a hungry bear? Must I do all the thinking here!?
SALMON EGGS! YUMMM
We finally agree on something!
And E, you've never eaten an Emu egg?
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Philly Rolls are delicious
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And E, you've never eaten an Emu egg?
David Bowie's wife is laying eggs now?
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Ha.
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All the time. If they'd start laying on a regular basis again, dammit.
I just don't like eating fish eggs. Taste nasty to me.
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How the hell does Iman = Emu?
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He's dumb.
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Whoa better watch it with that wit, you might cut yourself.
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Cut who, cut me?!
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I meant you, but it could be a blanket statement as well.
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Oh. COMRADE!