What I Did On My Christmas Vacation by dodger_sister

[dodger_sister]

Hi. Look, I am making a post! And not just to say, "Happy whatever-holiday," and then run away again. Go me! I am also caught up on my Flist at last. Go me!

So, in my last post, I dared you all to guess what I got for Christmas.

My favorite response was from vikingprincess, who guessed that I got a miniature, housebroken, circus-trained opossum. I did not - however, this is totally what I am asking for on my birthday.

blue_fjords suggested that I had gotten socks - which NO! For the first time in nearly twenty years, I did NOT get socks. Weird. I did get my obligatory chapstick though, so...whew.

I also got...

...a bunch of candy including a polar bear that poops jellybeans.

Mike Tyson's Punchout for my original Nintendo system. Who remembers this game? With Sodapopinski and you can tell when to avoid a punch from him because his boobies totally jiggle right before he swings? Someone remembers this game, right? I ran into The Guy Cousin on Christmas Day and we geeked out about it. We said the word, "Boobies," like fifteen times in front of his kids. Very excited.

Oh, and my sister-in-law was telling me how she got this head massager at Bed, Bath and Beyond for her brother who is in Iraq right now. It is manual, not electric or anything, but it has these little beaded balls on the tips, so as you move it up and down, it's like the best head scratch ever. Anyway, she was telling me how she bought the bulk package and shipped them to her brother and told him to pass out the extra ones to the guys in his unit, which I thought was cool of her. She's a cool lady. When they leave our little family dinner, they come back like twenty minutes later and she had run out to the store and bought one for me. Isn't that awesome? How did my brother marry such a cool chick again?

And I got both the movie and the soundtrack to "Mad Hot Ballroom" from hiyacynth. People, if you have never seen this movie, you should. It's a documentary about this program in inner city NY public schools. Fourth graders are given a ten week crash course on the various styles of dance and then they have to compete. The dancing is amazing. But what is most awesome is watching these kids grow. They have to learn posture, confidence, manners, to get along with other kids they never would have talked to before and to work as a team.

It sounds cheesy to say, but I laughed and cried and cheered and I love this movie!! So, thank you so my much to hiyacynth. As always, I love you.

What? Oh.

I got TIVO!!!!! TIVO!! Okay, so those of you who weren't around this summer, you don't know about how I sobbed like a baby when ours broke down. We couldn't afford a new one, so we got Comcast's DVR instead.

And it sucked like a monkey's butt <--yes, it sucked that much.

It didn't record half the shows we set to tape - it just randomly recorded on whatever channel it wanted. And apparently, What Not To Wear has been back and the DVR just didn't recognize it. When we put in South Park, it tried to record every single episode and that show is on like four times a day.

But worst of all, when I put in under actor's names, "Jensen Ackles" - IT DIDN'T RECOGNIZE JENSEN ACKLES AS A PERSON!!! That's right, according to the crappy DVR, Jensen Ackles does not exist. And that is a world I do not want to live in.

I complained and complained, but then my sister tells me to suck it up, because whatever, we can't afford the Tivo and we will just have to suffer with our DVR. So I spent weeks trying to determine what the thing under the Christmas tree was with my name on it. My sis told me it wasn't a video game console, so I couldn't imagine what it was. I decided it was the Hogwarts Castle Lego set.

Seriously.

It turns out, when she called to cancel our subscription, the man sold her a refurbished Tivo.

Oh, Tivo. /pets my Tivo alone in the dark./

Also, every year I get the most gaudy pink ornament my sister can find. I have a sparkly pink ice skate, a set of pink block letters that reads "Diva" and a big fat pink ice skating elephant, among others.

This year I got a ridiculous pink My Little Pony ornament.

And some of the newly released Fallen Angel ornaments from this exclusive set, here. I got the Castiel-Angel and the limited edition Angel-Angel. Go see.

There is one more thing - but you all have to wait for that. It requires its own post. Soon, liptonrm, soon, I promise.

Hmmm, this was less about what I did on my Christmas vacation and more about what I got for Christmas, but, whatever...I'm keeping my post header.

Comments

[vikingprincess]

I rule! LOL

Oh no, no, Jensen Ackles exists. HE MUST! And I must now run to work. *waves!

[dodger-sister.livejournal.com]

The circus trained opossum has become a bit of a running joke for me.

What kind of a world is it if Jensen does not exist?! Sadly, I've had to take Jensen out of the wishlist anyway - boo! "Supernatural" pops like 12 times a week and because it for some reason also lists the HD channels, he ends up taking up like more than 40 spots on the wishlist.

I am sad-face. I shall have to depend on the internets to tell me when he is going to be on a talk show (which he never is anymore anyway).

Still, at least he exists. And at least I didn't miss that Jason London movie about aliens. /pets Tivo some more/

[menel.livejournal.com]

Yay! You are back! With a post about your Christmas booty no less. *g*

And I knew immediately that you got a Tivo before I clicked on the LJ cut. How? It was a dead give away when you said that you were living in a world where Jensen Ackles existed again. I distinctly remember you lamenting about how Comcast sucked so much for that as well as other reasons. But mainly that. It's just inconceivable that Jensen Ackles would not exist!

Glad to have you around again, babe!

*almost, but not quite, giving you a hug*

[dodger-sister.livejournal.com]

I do like to talk about my booty! ;)

I am glad to hear that you recall my rant about the world where Jensen Ackles does not exist. Truly. Because if I have stopped just one person from buying the Comcast DVR, then I have done my duty.

I would rather live in a world made up entirely of shrimp, than live in a world without Mr. Ackles.

Ew, a hug? Next you're gonna wanna talk about our feelings and braid our hair and shit. Alright, I will almost kinda sorta hug you back. One-armed?

[matchboximpala.livejournal.com]

Yesterday while I was walking past apartment buildings near campus I amused myself by checking out the availability of wireless networks on my iPod Touch. Some of the names the students give their networks are hilarious. My favorite from yesterday was "boooobs".

[dodger-sister.livejournal.com]

Boooooooooooobs!

The only interesting one that pops up in our neighborhood is "Mob Head".

[flawed-x-design.livejournal.com]

I don't actually know that game but NITENDO! XD

Your sister-in-law sounds awesome!

But worst of all, when I put in under actor's names, "Jensen Ackles" - IT DIDN'T RECOGNIZE JENSEN ACKLES AS A PERSON!!! That's right, according to the crappy DVR, Jensen Ackles does not exist. And that is a world I do not want to live in.
I'm sorry, this user has currently gone into a state of absolute disbelief and will recontinue this comment momentarily.

uhh..sorry there seems to be a BLANK SPACE in the middle of your post. I'll assume it's supposed to be like that. (But you can get TiVos to remember actors? So cool!)

[dodger-sister.livejournal.com]

The only game I have for it is the original Mario Bros and Duck Hunt (yes, I have the gun too). I had a bunch of old games and I got rid of them because it didn't work without having to stick a paperclip in it and even then it only worked like half the time.

You know how when you are cleaning and you can't decide if you should throw something out and someone says, "When was the last time you used it? Years ago." So you throw it out. Fine. But then your awesome sister buys you a working original nintendo on Ebay and you suddenly wish you had held onto that baseball game because you are too stupid to figure out how to work any of the fancy ones they have on the XBox. I just want my color pixelated guys to throw the ball, catch the ball and hit the ball.

But now I have Punchout. So all is good.

My sister-in-law IS awesome! She had The Nephew when she was only seventeen and she is the only one bringing in any money in that family, and yet she has time to continue being awesome.

I'm sorry, this user has currently gone into a state of absolute disbelief and will recontinue this comment momentarily. uhh..sorry there seems to be a BLANK SPACE in the middle of your post. I'll assume it's supposed to be like that.

DUDE!!! LMFAO. Seriously, I laughed so hard at this.

Yes, Tivo is awesome. Like, I put in David Duchovny and it tells me all the shows he will be on this week - including an appearance on Letterman! And then I put in Jason London and Spike TV is rerunning his CSI ep, which I have never seen - and SyFy is playing some bad alien movie where he will carry a large gun, which I have never seen! And then I put in Enrique Murciano, Eric Close and Marc Blucas and that way, when all three of their new shows premiere sometime in the next few months, Tivo will tell me ahead of time, so that I don't miss them. I am a dork, so I also put in the keyword Figure Skating. And about 50 things/people that I love.

[liptonrm.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes, yes, that's what you say now, but soon you'll be distracted by something else that's shiny (see: your lj title) and you'll totally forget to post the VERY IMPORTANT THINGS you have to post.

Not that I really have any room to yell at you about anything, seeing as I've been shit at finishing a damn thing for months. But, still, I'LL BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT MY FRIEND!

Also, I saw some news today about a Jeffrey Dean Morgan movie. It's called The Resident and it stars Hilary Swank who is being stalked by her neighbor. The movie also stars Christopher Lee. And it's coming out direct to dvd in March. I have a feeling I'm going to hate myself when we watch it, but, clearly, watch it we will.

[dodger-sister.livejournal.com]

Hi.

It only took two months.

LOOK WHAT I JUST DID! BABIES! (http://dodger-sister.livejournal.com/41447.html)

Also, when is this movie coming to DVD? Because it is March NOW!

And hey - remember when JDM jumped out of that ship and then had his guns blazing and his cigar and the rock music and the explosions - and we were all UNFGUHANDSTUFF - and then he was a bastard rapist? Yeah, he may be a creepy stalker, but you'll love it. Also - MARRYING YOUR STALKER IS TOTALLY VALID!! And stuff.

[ranua.livejournal.com]

Aaahhhhh!Punchout is the most awesome game ever! I spent many (more than many truth be told) hours playing that game. Now I'm gonna have to dig up the old Nintendo and see if we've still got it.

[dodger-sister.livejournal.com]

Dude. Someone who knows this game!! Remember the Russian guy who looks like a bobble-head goat? And the crazy Hippo guy (he almost ended my game just now but I beat him, couldn't get past second level though). And the Japanese guy - omg this game is so offensive because during the timeouts when the coach is randomly giving you advice, the opponents will yell smack at you and the japanese guy just randomly yelled at me, "Sushi! Kamakazi!" Wtf is that?

And in between levels, how you train with your coach and go running - in the bright pink jumpsuit? Hahahaha, this game! I can't wait for The Nephew to come play.

I wonder if I can find my old baseball game on Ebay.

You should dig up your old nintendo and see if it works - it will amuse you to play these games with The Boy, even if he thinks you are insane. lol

[ranua.livejournal.com]

You know what's awesome? I read an article in one of the video game trades about this game last month I think and I believe it's getting re-vamped for the xbox as a dl game. I'm not sure, I don't have the magazine anymore, but that seems to be what I remember.