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Dec. 22nd, 2003
GIP: Personality Warning Labels
Dec. 22nd, 2003 02:08 amI've mentioned my father often enough. I get much of my sense of humor from him. I owe this icon to a prank he pulled back perhaps two decades ago.
In elder days, FatherSir was a master of bogus memos and other forms of office paperwork/humor miscegenation. He kept the best ones on file, and one day, he pulled out a few labels for me to examine.
At first glance, they looked like the labels that one finds on hazardous chemicals -- oxidizer, corrosive. FatherSir had made up a bogus memo detailing how certain hazardous personalities, as well as the hazardous chemicals, would now have to be properly labeled for workplace safety. This was a legacy bogus memo, so it had been very current and hilarious at the time.
I looked closer at the stickers. Corrosive Personality. Flaming Asshole.
I thought it was hilarious. Mama and![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
swallowtayle thought it was scandalous. I reproduced the Flaming Asshole warning sticker here, close enough.
In elder days, FatherSir was a master of bogus memos and other forms of office paperwork/humor miscegenation. He kept the best ones on file, and one day, he pulled out a few labels for me to examine.
At first glance, they looked like the labels that one finds on hazardous chemicals -- oxidizer, corrosive. FatherSir had made up a bogus memo detailing how certain hazardous personalities, as well as the hazardous chemicals, would now have to be properly labeled for workplace safety. This was a legacy bogus memo, so it had been very current and hilarious at the time.
I looked closer at the stickers. Corrosive Personality. Flaming Asshole.
I thought it was hilarious. Mama and
swallowtayle thought it was scandalous. I reproduced the Flaming Asshole warning sticker here, close enough.Me, elsewhere, LF's Star Wars holiday
http://www.livejournal.com/community/geekparents/23028.html
Also, my![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
glamourbombs writeup of the excursion: http://www.livejournal.com/community/glamourbombs/421931.html
http://www.livejournal.com/community/geekparents/23028.html
Also, my
glamourbombs writeup of the excursion: http://www.livejournal.com/community/glamourbombs/421931.htmlLittle Fayoumis got a bag of candy from the pinata at his class's holiday party.
Why do people put cinnamon candy in stuff that kids get? Oh, I suppose some kids do like it.
Poor Little Fayoumis made The Face. I attempted to instruct him on sniffing the candy to see if it was going to be cinnamon beforehand. Maybe he'll remember next time. He got two cinnamon candies in a row, and made this horrible face and threw them both out.
Why do people put cinnamon candy in stuff that kids get? Oh, I suppose some kids do like it.
Poor Little Fayoumis made The Face. I attempted to instruct him on sniffing the candy to see if it was going to be cinnamon beforehand. Maybe he'll remember next time. He got two cinnamon candies in a row, and made this horrible face and threw them both out.
Vorkosigan-inspired giftwrap
Dec. 22nd, 2003 12:37 pmA Valentine's day or two ago, I had something to give to my beloved. (Hair elastics. His hair was growing back out after a dreadful haircut, and I wished to encourage this trend.)
Most Valentine's Day wrapping papers are unsuitably mushy for the unique friendship we have. Roses, hearts, and cupids are all out. So, I made my own.
I really do like making wrapping paper for small gifts. I take a sheet of blank paper, and draw a repeating pattern on it.
For Darkside's gift, I chose a few appropriate objects, based on the romance I'd been reading. As I'd been reading Lois McMaster Bujold's A Civil Campaign, I based my wrapping paper on what the main romantic hero, Miles, had been doodling during a meeting of the Council of Counts. I drew hand grenades, round black bombs, sticks of dynamite, explosions, and small hearts, in a regular pattern. It was quite lovely. I inked it with a black Pilot V-Ball Extra-Fine liquid ink pen, and then colored it in.
Sadly, the true genius of my work went underappreciated. The recipient of the gift pointed out that hearts would be more seasonable than explosions. I pointed out the hearts.
Most Valentine's Day wrapping papers are unsuitably mushy for the unique friendship we have. Roses, hearts, and cupids are all out. So, I made my own.
I really do like making wrapping paper for small gifts. I take a sheet of blank paper, and draw a repeating pattern on it.
For Darkside's gift, I chose a few appropriate objects, based on the romance I'd been reading. As I'd been reading Lois McMaster Bujold's A Civil Campaign, I based my wrapping paper on what the main romantic hero, Miles, had been doodling during a meeting of the Council of Counts. I drew hand grenades, round black bombs, sticks of dynamite, explosions, and small hearts, in a regular pattern. It was quite lovely. I inked it with a black Pilot V-Ball Extra-Fine liquid ink pen, and then colored it in.
Sadly, the true genius of my work went underappreciated. The recipient of the gift pointed out that hearts would be more seasonable than explosions. I pointed out the hearts.
Funny Pagan Moments
Dec. 22nd, 2003 01:17 pmGrandma calls to pick up the LF to take him Christmas shopping with the cousins.
*boggle* But, she should know better than to interrupt $WINTERHOLIDAY!
Me: "Oh, right, your holiday is the 25th, isn't it."
Grandma: "...?"
*boggle* But, she should know better than to interrupt $WINTERHOLIDAY!
Me: "Oh, right, your holiday is the 25th, isn't it."
Grandma: "...?"
Things that Get Me In That Holiday Spirit
Dec. 22nd, 2003 09:00 pmI'm setting up votania's quasi-new computer.
Sadly, as the version of W2K provided me by the school is a fdiscking upgrade, I'm going to have to use Red Hat.
She's not going to be exceptionally happy.
Monitor works, though, even after being slightly dropped, and sat upon by Little Fayoumis (who stood a tour in the corner for it).
votania's quasi-new computer. Sadly, as the version of W2K provided me by the school is a fdiscking upgrade, I'm going to have to use Red Hat.
She's not going to be exceptionally happy.
Monitor works, though, even after being slightly dropped, and sat upon by Little Fayoumis (who stood a tour in the corner for it).
More Holiday Spirit, More Words Not Said
Dec. 22nd, 2003 09:26 pmTo make the holiday spirit feel even better, the Red Hat disks are behaving more like they should be labeled "Red Hate".
Guess what isn't working? Ha! Hahah!
Graaarh.
Guess what isn't working? Ha! Hahah!
Graaarh.
Kid/Cat Interface
Dec. 22nd, 2003 11:16 pmLittle Fayoumis got a remote-control tank from Grandma. It's most definitely a Noisy Toy, as it makes shooting noises and so forth as well as zooming all over.
He had the tank put away this evening when I broughtshammash out of my room. He gleefully aimed the remote at the cat and pressed buttons, to make the cat jump and go places.
Such an imagination. It's delightful.
He had the tank put away this evening when I brought
shammash out of my room. He gleefully aimed the remote at the cat and pressed buttons, to make the cat jump and go places. Such an imagination. It's delightful.
Household Chores
Dec. 22nd, 2003 11:25 pmHad Little Fayoumis help me unload dishes. Then had him help me wash dishes.
We are really into micropayments around here -- he gets a penny for every chore. At some point we may upgrade this into a more economically feasable for him nickel or dime per chore, so if he does ten or twenty chores per week, he'll be pulling in a decent allowance.
He wanted to vacuum, but the hour is prohibitive. Damn apartment complex and people needing to sleep.
Will shortly be making weird attempts at brining the turkey. If I don't return, inform my next of kin.
We are really into micropayments around here -- he gets a penny for every chore. At some point we may upgrade this into a more economically feasable for him nickel or dime per chore, so if he does ten or twenty chores per week, he'll be pulling in a decent allowance.
He wanted to vacuum, but the hour is prohibitive. Damn apartment complex and people needing to sleep.
Will shortly be making weird attempts at brining the turkey. If I don't return, inform my next of kin.