The***OFFICIAL***Weekend Singles' Thread-(December 22-25, 2006)Christmas Stories ~ Christmas Weekend

December 22, 2006 | DollyCali and Snugs

[DollyCali]

CHRISTMAS
STORIES

Tim Burton's holiday classic, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993), makes a return to the big screen each holiday season.The dazzling new make-over of the musical-fantasy was led by writer/producer Tim Burton and the technical wizards at Industrial Light + Magic.

Audiences will get closer than ever to Halloweentown's beloved Pumpkin King, Jack Skellington, as he attempts to take over the Christmas holiday. Against the advice of Sally, a lonely rag doll who has feelings for him, Jack enlists three mischievous trick-or-treaters – Lock, Shock, and Barrel – to help him kidnap Santa Claus. Jack eventually realizes his mistake but has to contend with the evil Oogie Boogie before he can make things right and restore the Christmas holiday. Fueled by an unforgettable soundtrack featuring ten ghoulishly delightful songs by Danny Elfman who also provided the singing voice for Jack.

A CHRISTMAS STORY (1985) is humorist Jean Shepard's vignette-laden, nostalgic view of Christmastime in Indiana during the 1940s.

The main story involves nine-year-old Ralphie, who desperately wants a Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas -- and is waging an all-out campaign to convince his reluctant parents that the toy will be safe in his hands. Meanwhile, Ralphie prepares for the big day with his rather idiosyncratic family. For example, his brother has a strange relationship with food, and his dad is obsessed with a crossword puzzle contest. But the most important question of all is...when Christmas Day arrives, will Ralphie be the proud (and careful) owner of a Red Ryder BB Gun?

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all - and it's Christmas ! As the angels discuss George, we see his life in flashback. As George is about to jump from a bridge, he ends up rescuing his guardian angel, Clarence. Clarence then shows George what his town would have looked like if it hadn't been for all his good deeds over the years. Will Clarence be able to convince George to return to his family and forget about suicide ?

[rzeznikj at stout]

what?

working on installing a new hard drive and a bunch of memory...

[darkangel82]

I wouldn't have the patience for that right now lol, I'd probably put it off until tomorrow.

[rzeznikj at stout]

Good points...

[rzeznikj at stout]

well, i gotta work tomorrow--so I'm trying to (hopefully) get as much of it done tonight as possible.

Basically, I'm going to attempt to put the new drive as the master and use the current 40GB one as the slave. 290GB of space total...

Then try to install 512MB RAM...

Things go well, I'd like to try to install Linux to the master drive...

[rzeznikj at stout]

decided i was too tired to dig into my computer, will probably do it tomorrow...

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[darkangel82]

I'm still here...

[ilovew]

Me too.

[rzeznikj at stout]

word...

[snugs]

That looks good - did you see my dinner from yesterday

[snugs]

Ah what a cute kid

[mware]

Oh snugs, that looks delicious. Did you make onion and sage stuffing or was it chestnut stuffing?

[snugs]

When I was little I can remeber we always left a Christmas box for the delivery/collection men. I grew up in catering - my parents owned a fish and chip shop. In those days prior to Christmas you always gave something to the postman, coalman, dustbin men (garbage collector) and of course the various delivery men.

It is a shame the traditions like that are dying out.

[snugs]

I have some donut mix in the cupboard will have to try it over the Christmas/New Year holiday

[mware]

The trick is to make sure the oil is hot enough, otherwise the dough sucks up too much grease.

[snugs]

I cheated. I used a box of Paxo Cranberry and Chestnut stuffing plus a box of ASDA sage and onion and then added more dried cranberries, one and half raw onion, dried apricots, walnuts and I also boiled some chestnuts and added those.

The gravy was made from meat juices and I added about half a glass of wine and then a handful of chestnuts.

I have found that our local supermarket ASDA do a very cheap cranberry sauce but I prefer it say Ocean Spray which I find too sweet this cheap one is tarter and to me has more cranberries and less jelly/jam in it. How I think cranberry sauce should taste.

[snugs]

Thanks same tecnique as with British pancakes then.

Our pancakes are the size of a dinner plate and very thin made with a thin batter similar to the French Crepes but made with white flour.

[Majie Purple]

Glad you could re post my Merry Christmas gif gift over here...LOL! Re: gif gifting!

[DollyCali]

yes, it was just perfect for the comment I made. thanks again. The only thing I do NOT like about tiny pix is there is NOT A NAME YOU CAN GIVE FILES.. so as lousy as I am with organization, unless I put it on my server, it will be "gone".. I think I saved it to my hard drive & so can eventually get it where it needs to be.

[DollyCali]

my mom made those also Eleanor.. either served like crepes or like pancakes w/syrup

her crapes had various fillings from apples sauce to carmelized pears... powder sugar sprinkle & sometimes a drizzle of brandy..

[Majie Purple]

Why put your reply on the Singles Thread? A Thread I didn't/don't comment on...hhhmmn...Whatever...Wherever...I guess.