Bits and Bites

[susandennis]

I finally got around to watching the first Nip/Tuck episode of the new season.  It's just hard to believe how powerful that show is.  There are scenes and ideas from season one that still burn in my brain in a way that little else ever has.  This episode was no different.  It is just powerful TV.

I am so enjoying the cool weather.  Yes, I'd like to have some snow but if this is all I get, I'm not at all unhappy.  It helps for me to keep an eye on the weather at Mom's in Charleston.  Yuck. 

I'm going to send a note to Sheri today to start the list for phase 2.  Kitchen and blinds and lighting above the bed in the fish room.  I can't see starting much before about next May but she might as well start thinking about it.

I need to add more puzzles today and update my knitting page info.  I need to kind of retire the knitting thing since it's now all bears all the time.  Well, not retire, but just make sure it's clear there won't be updates soon.  These days, I probably get more email from the knitting stuff than most of the rest of the website.  I'm glad to help if I can.

There may be some more ALF watching today. 

Is our whatever-marginally-observed-holiday-that-closes-federal-offices always on the same day as the Canadian Thanksgiving?  Do you Canadians have turkey for Thanksgiving?  How is it that I'm 57 years old and don't know these things? 

Comments

[jimcarson.livejournal.com]

Yep, both Columbus Day and Canada's Thanksgiving day are the second Monday in October. And yes, the post office is closed (http://www.usps.com/communications/news/uspscalendar.htm).

[susandennis]

Columbus Day! I'm not sure why we even have holidays that don't involve candy so I can never remember them. But, thanks for the clarify. Make a note, I'll probably ask again next year - forwarned is forearmed.

[rsc.livejournal.com]

Is our whatever-marginally-observed-holiday-that-closes-federal-offices always on the same day as the Canadian Thanksgiving? Do you Canadians have turkey for Thanksgiving? How is it that I'm 57 years old and don't know these things?

I believe the answer to the first question is "yes".

I'll leave the second question to a Canadian to answer.

Third question: How is it that you're 57 years old and still have to ask?

[susandennis]

Third question: How is it that you're 57 years old and still have to ask?

And, sadly, it is even worse than that... turns out, I can't even get my own age right. I'm only 56.

[rsc.livejournal.com]

'Sokay... it'll still be true when you're 57, I guarantee it.

[susandennis]

Excellent. I love stuff I can count on!

[melodysk.livejournal.com]

New Nip/Tuck starts here in a couple of weeks and I can hardly wait ..love that show :)

ALF ....eeeew no ..watched it for a while when it first came over to the UK but it never appealed ..having said which, I am a big Star Trek fan and I liked 3rd Rock as well

[susandennis]

Yeah and as I recall, you weren't to big on My Hero - which I still TiVo and watch - even the reruns!

[melodysk.livejournal.com]

Well I quite liked it when it first started but then it just got silly , not sure how far on you are with it so won't say too much :)

There are numerous US programmes that I love:

Desperate Housewives
Lost
Nip/Tuck
Carnivale
6' Under
ER
Grey's Anatomy

A few others that I can't think of at the moment

[judith.livejournal.com]

Argh! I haven't been paying attention! I missed Nip/Tuck!

[susandennis]

Crap! They do tend to rerun it, tho... often just after the season ends and there's the DVD. You will be able to catch up.

[machupicchu.livejournal.com]

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According to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Thanksgiving#Thanksgiving_dinner), they do indeed eat Turkey too. It sounds as though their Thanksgiving is essentially the same as ours, just on a different date.
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[nt.livejournal.com]

As a Canadian, I can assure you that we will be eating turkey on our Thanksgiving Day!

[jimcarson.livejournal.com]

I understand Tim Horton's will begin an expansion south. Don't be surprised if you hear us referring to eating "Canadian food" much like we do now with Thai, Mexican or Italian. :-)

[susandennis]

Tim Horton's?? Here??!! Now that would be wild. Maybe we can have a Canadian district or they could join the International District and just be odd. Eh?

[jimcarson.livejournal.com]

Sorry to get anal-retentive on you, but I just realized Tim Hortons doesn't have an apostrophe before the "s."

(more info (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Hortons))

[susandennis]

I think the apostrophe is the American spelling. :)

But, more importantly, why in the world are NONE of your comments coming through my email notification??!!! It's the strangest thing. I get emails of ones before yours and after yours. I got an email about one you left last Thursday and NONE since then. DID you twiddle some switch?

[jimcarson.livejournal.com]

I don't know! Sometimes I respond from the gmail web form that comes in. (It's so convenient.) Maybe it circumvents the mailinator?

[jimcarson.livejournal.com]

Testing the previous theory out by responding via LJ directly.

[susandennis]

Brilliant theory! And good thing to test. Both versions came right in... via gmail and then on to regular... Landing here at 2:17.

I'm still confused but it appears that there's a small chance that maybe, just maybe things are adjusting themselves right. The latest comments have all come into gmail and all into reg mail - I'm still missing some old ones but I'm willing to forgive.

[susandennis]

Forgive LJ, of course. You are blameless - at least in this.

[jimcarson.livejournal.com]

Knowing how LJ (cough) manages time, it may be a server cluster just needs more coal shoveled into the boiler.

[susandennis]

Good to know! I did gather from all the LJ entries of Canadians that a meal was derigeur but I didn't know the traditional fare. I think it would be fun to move ours to October but I would need to insist on the 2 days of holiday we get now. One Monday ain't going to cut it.