prairie-grass replied to your photoset “I’ve been talking to my parents with relative regularity about...”
What a weird mixture of super thoughtful and deeply disturbing!
Being fair to my mother, she is clearly aware how disturbing they are -- I don’t think she was when she ordered them, but she told me they arrived and she went “OH NO.” She assured me she would not be hurt if I didn’t want to wear them but by the time she finished the sentence I had already put them on and was wiggling my toes in delight.
folavrilblog replied to your photoset “I’ve been talking to my parents with relative regularity about...”
Gelt!!!!
RIGHT? Hilariously I also brought gelt to give to them just to add to the Buffet Of Snacks we always have out at the holidays, so we have so much gelt.
the-rainbow-jen replied to your photoset “I’ve been talking to my parents with relative regularity about...”
So you can cosplay when you see Cats?
Or just cosplay with my cats!
this-is-malarkey replied to your post “fruitgoat replied to your photo “Went to Johnson City tonight to see...”
Went there last Sunday with the fam since that's mom's hometown. So so many lights.
It’s amazing how much it’s changed, too. Ten years ago, the last time I went (my folks have been since) it was legit just an empty park with lights; we walked around, oohed and ahhed, and then went home. This time there was like, a whole production -- huge crowds of people, tractor- AND horse-drawn hayrides, food trucks, no parking. I was astonished. It’s great for the city I’m sure, but I did feel like maybe a few more crossing guards/traffic cops might be in order.
yolandaash replied to your post “My parents are literally debating what Hallmark Christmas movie to...”
I have been beaten into submission on most Hallmark movies but not Candice's. I find hers to be the most grating and voice to be like nails on the chalkboard most of the time. Lifetime has stepped up their game and now offers racial diversity at least.
She’s very terrible, and you can tell she has a hand in the writing/production actively because hers are the only ones that really hammer home This Heroine Believes In God And Is A Good Christian.
And I was so delighted by Lifetime this year! They have a holiday movie about Christmas and Hanukkah -- Mistletoe and Menorahs -- written by a Jewish man, that was super enjoyable and culminates in the heroine winning the day through The Power Of Knowing What Hanukkah Is Actually About (Maccabees).
I will say, I saw most of Double Holiday (one of the two Jewish-adjacent Hallmark movies) and it was way more charming and less creepy than I anticipated. Still had quite a few problems and I don’t think Hallmark should be trumpeting it as actually being about Hanukkah, but it wasn’t the hot mess I expected.
crystalmir replied to your photoset “I’ve been talking to my parents with relative regularity about...”
Okay but where did they get those socks?
I imagine she got them from Amazon -- there’s a three-pack here that includes the ones she gave me last night. I don’t encourage buying from Amazon but it’ll have images and brand details you can use to find them elsewhere if you like.