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[un]happy [un]holidays

seretogis — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:16:32 +0000

Reposting this ~~fantastic~~ amusing holiday message, because it has been stolen from the capitol building.

At this season of
THE WINTER SOLSTICE
may reason prevail.

There are no gods,
no devils, no angels,
no heaven or hell.
There is only our natural world.
Religion is but
myth and superstition
that hardens hearts,
and enslaves minds.

I fully agree with the bit about religion, but I am not a strict atheist, I simply don’t let the possibility of such supernatural unknowables affect my personal decisions.

Hopefully whatever small-minded jackass stole this sign is thoroughly lashed for denying thousands of their fellow citizens of their first amendment rights.

happy v-day

seretogis — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:04:03 +0000

From one of the greatest films of all-time:

from rain to snow

seretogis — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 01:18:49 +0000

Well, on Thursday I flew out to MN for Christmas, and am there currently. The flight went well — my first first-class flight, ever — and aside from a little ear-pain was fairly uneventful. After the flight, however, I stood in line behind six old people at the baggage claim as they flipped, patted, rubbed, or otherwise abused EVERY fucking suitcase that came on the carousel, trying to determine if it was theirs or not. Being too polite, I stood there and waited for 10 minutes for them to finally prod the correct suitcases and get out of my way. This led me to be nearly-late for my bus from the burbs to downtown Minneapolis to meet Andrew. I left my luggage with my dad, grabbed Andrew’s present, and made it just in time to meet him at Pizza Lucé downtown.

I was a little worried that Andrew and I would have nothing to talk about, as though we speak nearly every day on AIM, we haven’t seen each other irl for several years. It was surprising how much we had to talk about, and it was tough to cut the conversation short at 2 hours so I could make the bus back to the burbs. It was delightful, and hopefully it doesn’t take another 3-5 years to see him again.

Saturday, I met up with Ryan and Marty downtown for brunch and some last-minute Christmas shopping. I had a lovely time hanging out with them. It was great seeing them again, and perhaps next time it will be in S-town.

snow-capped christmas plans

seretogis — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:07:41 +0000

Thu Dec 20, 2007
Departure: SEATTLE/TACOMA, WA at 09:25 AM
Arrival: MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, MN (HHH) at 02:30 PM
Non-Stop
Terminal: SEA – Main Terminal, Delta Ticket Counter
Flight Number: 284 First Class

Wed Dec 26, 2007
Departure: MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, MN (HHH) at 04:20 PM
Arrival: SEATTLE/TACOMA, WA at 05:50 PM
Non-Stop
Terminal: MSP – Hubert H. Humphrey Terminal (HHH), Sun Country Ticket Counter
Flight Number: 287 First Class

It’s official! I am going to spend the Christmas week (well, sort of — December 20th to 26th) back home in Minnesota. I managed to snag first class tickets from Sun Country Airlines for $100-200 cheaper than non-stop coach tickets from NWA. Having to leave on Thursday will kind of suck, but hopefully result in being able to meet up with Marty, Ryan, and Andrew before they head off to their respective Christmasy-celebrating. I look forward to meeting up with Marty and the bit– uh, lovely lady who stole him from me. I’ll never forgive you. Ever. At least, not until 2008. I have no idea what Ryan’s plans are, and Andrew’s will require some creative transportation arrangements. I’ll be sure to keep peoples updated here when I figure things out.

In other news, I have three new pairs of shoes, and I got a raise! Pictures of the shoes will pop up after I make and consume dinner.