The Society for the Study of the Modern Visual HIVE!

[Tinker Gnome]

Cool Danny.

I am a little outside of Houston, and it is in the low 40s right now. I am going over to my grandmother's house tomorrow to have tamales for dinner tomorrow.

 

[megamania]

Quiet now. I've chilled out a great deal since Church service.

Gifts are all under the tree includes a gift for Leaffa and Gilfer somehow sent here to the house by mistake. (Characters my kids are playing- the gifts are DnD related- note books, paper, pencils, dice etc etc etc...)

Right now I have a good old fashioned buzz on. Should go to sleep but can't.

Coors Light and Chocolate Chip Santa cookies don't really mix

To all- have a Merry One.

 

[Relique du Madde]

Just had tamales. Played Illluminati. Waiting until midnight.

 

[the Jester]

Now, now- I have to stand up for hippie chicks. There's nothing like a girl who will let you keep the bong on her back while you're doin'... you know what, never mind, this is ENW, not CM.

 

[Relique du Madde]

Sounds like something from a 90s gangsta rap video.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Our younger Border Collie- about 2.5 years old- went nuts in the snow today...in a completely new fashion than her usual fashion.

We had snow on the ground, and I'm out there kicking soccer balls to the fuzzy ones, the older of which is pretending to be a Clydesdale in a Budweiser commercial- running through the deeper drifts, punching the soccer ball, etc.

And the younger one decides to try to make a snowball.

(I say that because she was doing the same kind of stuff that she does with tennis balls in the house.)

It didn't survive her trying to toss it- heck, it wasn't really a ball, just a pile of snow she could grab- but it was cute + hilarious!

 

[Mathew_Freeman]

Happy Xmas to the Hive, from the UK!

I got a copy of The Esoterrorists by Robin D. Laws from my gaming brother. It looks awesome and I'm thinking about running it.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Merry Hivemas!

 

[Tinker Gnome]

Merry Christmas Everyone!

 

[megamania]

"It's a Wonderful life" officially occured here on the 24th.

When Tammy, Cathy and I went to church Tim stayed behind. When we came back we found a huge box of presents and a bigger box of food just inside the door.

We asked Tim about it and he a police officer had dropped it off.

Tammy cried immediately. I, still in my blue funk, shrugged my shoulders and carried it upstairs on the verge of feeling my pride being hurt once more (can't help my own family... some else has too).

The next day we began to open the gifts. This was no church group that helped. It was people whom knew us on a personal level. I suspect the school mainly.

Family gifts....

snow tube. Tammy is well known for taking the kids to the school hill to sled and aid/encourage other kids that sled there also.

Player's Handbook 1 and 2 and M Manual 4th edition. huh?!?

Someone knew I played the game with my kids and knew I didn't play 4th edition. I hate to say it but I had to hide a tear or two. The other gifts for the kids were the types that only someone that knew them would get. Basket ball. How to draw fantasy creatures.....


I went to work at the store with a smile, wearing bells and a Santa hat. I found the TRUE spirit of Christmas through other people's caring and sharing that I honestly thought was lost on people these days.

Once Tammy and I get our feet back on the ground and get rid of the medical bills we hope to become EXTREMELY active with this type of support / gift giving in X-mas's in the future.



To all- have a happy holiday.

Andrew Farrell and the fam.