New Year's Eve Party

When: Friday, December 31, any time after 4pm
Where: John & Amanda's house, call or email for directions.
What: Food. Board games, card games and the Wii and Playstation 3.
Good company and socializing.

If you've been to our house, you may recall that parking gets a little
dicey when there's snow on the ground. Carpooling is recommended, and
if we run out of places to park I will happily ferry people to and
from cars parked at near-ish retail establishments.

Alcohol will be served, which means that Amanda & John's Rules For
Drunkards come into play (specifically, we have the right to take your
car keys away if we feel you are too impaired to drive, and if you
create a mess that requires professional cleaning services, we're
going to make you pay for those services). Crash space is available.
Plenty of non-alcoholic alternatives will be available for those who
prefer not to imbibe, including sparkling juices suitable for festive
toasts.

Children are welcome, but our house is not child-proof, and some
conversations may turn to topics not suitable for little ears. If you
bring your child, bringing along a toy or two will go a long way
towards a pleasant evening. Temporary crash space for children who
conk out early is also available.

You are welcome to bring guests, and to pass this invitation along to
anyone I might have missed.

New Year's Eve Party

When: Friday, December 31, any time after 4pm
Where: John & Amanda's house, call or email for directions.
What: Food. Board games, card games and the Wii and Playstation 3.
Good company and socializing.

If you've been to our house, you may recall that parking gets a little
dicey when there's snow on the ground. Carpooling is recommended, and
if we run out of places to park I will happily ferry people to and
from cars parked at near-ish retail establishments.

Alcohol will be served, which means that Amanda & John's Rules For
Drunkards come into play (specifically, we have the right to take your
car keys away if we feel you are too impaired to drive, and if you
create a mess that requires professional cleaning services, we're
going to make you pay for those services). Crash space is available.
Plenty of non-alcoholic alternatives will be available for those who
prefer not to imbibe, including sparkling juices suitable for festive
toasts.

Children are welcome, but our house is not child-proof, and some
conversations may turn to topics not suitable for little ears. If you
bring your child, bringing along a toy or two will go a long way
towards a pleasant evening. Temporary crash space for children who
conk out early is also available.

You are welcome to bring guests, and to pass this invitation along to
anyone I might have missed.

Rudeness condoned

Tonight's rant-inspiring commercial is one for DSW, in which a shoe goes over to a neighbor shoe's house to sing a parody of Jingle Bells about how much the neighbor shoe's gift sucks.

This pisses me off no end. I don't care what you receive for Christmas. I don't care how much you hate it. YOU ARE NOT ENTITLED TO ANY GIFT AT ALL. Gifts are not a right. If you expect a gift, you are doing it wrong. If you're getting crappy gifts, then perhaps you should step back and consider whether your friends are getting you gifts because they want to get you gifts or because they are being emotionally blackmailed into doing so.

If one of my friends or neighbors or family members ever sang a song like the one in that commercial, I would not go get them a gift card in a desperate attempt to please them, as the commercial suggests I should. I would never buy them another gift ever.

Rudeness condoned

Tonight's rant-inspiring commercial is one for DSW, in which a shoe goes over to a neighbor shoe's house to sing a parody of Jingle Bells about how much the neighbor shoe's gift sucks.

This pisses me off no end. I don't care what you receive for Christmas. I don't care how much you hate it. YOU ARE NOT ENTITLED TO ANY GIFT AT ALL. Gifts are not a right. If you expect a gift, you are doing it wrong. If you're getting crappy gifts, then perhaps you should step back and consider whether your friends are getting you gifts because they want to get you gifts or because they are being emotionally blackmailed into doing so.

If one of my friends or neighbors or family members ever sang a song like the one in that commercial, I would not go get them a gift card in a desperate attempt to please them, as the commercial suggests I should. I would never buy them another gift ever.