Hey all,
I hope you are all having a wonderful Christmas, with plenty of time with family and friends, with great food and good drink, with presents and music galore, and with memories and love that will last a lifetime and more.
Best wishes to you all and to those closest to you,
Guise
(For those who [...]
There’s a long standing joke about fruitcake, that nobody likes it and yet everyone gives it. It’s a joke that gets repeated ad nauseum through any possible outlet, be it word of mouth or through modern media. It’s a joke so old that it is a cliche that gets rolled out every winter with little [...]
It’s the first day of December, the day to crack open the first door of Advent Calendars and marvel at the joys within. The day when you can actually start humming Christmas songs without too many strange looks. The day that you can see if it’s ‘festive novelty’ to insert tinsel and baubels into demonstrative [...]
[Wii-kun and boy who is still lacking a name sat on the couch, Brawl-ing]
Dugal Dugal: Ok, Wii-mote Boy…
Wii-kun: Um, Wii-kun?
Dugal: Uh-huh, sure…listen you, you’ve been selected for a mission of utmost importance.
Wii-kun: Can it wait, I’m kind of in the middle of something?
boy: Wii-kun is teaching me smashes, onee-san!
Dugal: What?! How come I never get [...]
This one ties to an earlier entry and comes after Dio’s recent story on her dA. Once again, crossposted to dA.
T.H.R.E.A.D
Floor Five - Habitational Level
“Aha,” Guise exclaimed lifting the handheld device in to the air, with just a little backlighting and a miniscule fanfare he would have been mistaken for being sucked in to part [...]
It’s that time of year. Please welcome Official Excuse Of Why Christmas Presents Look Badly Wrapped This Year: 2008 Edition.
[Webcam IM Service bleeps]
Dugal Dugal: Yeah-llo?
Guise Dugal: Dugs, it’s me I need you t…Dugs…?
Dugal: Yeah?
Guise: …Dugs…what is that ungodly mess behind you?
Dugal: Ooh, yeah, I’ve been wrapping Christmas presents!
Guise: Christmas Presents?!
Dugal: Christmas…you know, Feliz Navidad, Mele [...]
Once again, cross-posted to dA
T.H.R.E.A.D
Floor Four - Global Surveillance Operations Centre Alpha-Five
“Amy, any news?” Will asked as he and Guise enterred the room. Amy stood hunched over a tabletop LCD display of the world, a stylus between her fingers as she poked the display zooming in to areas around the globe.
“Some,” Amy sighed, shaking [...]
Firstly, Dio, don’t kill me. I swear, there’s no way you’d corrupt Lucas, you wuv him far too much, I know. Second, sorry if I missed anyone. Thirdly, sorry if I characterised badly. Fourthly, Bill, it was too hard not to make Veggie Macabre a voodoo superhero. Fifthly, I’ve had too much caffeine today. Sixthly, [...]
We’re only just over Halloween and it seems that Christmas wasn’t just trying to leapfrog over Halloween during it’s special time, but it had actually been sneaking around when Halloween wasn’t looking and moving all it’s stuff in. Christmas is now closing in fast and I would complain had I not realised ‘holy crap, we’re [...]
Bow down, bow down
before the power of Santa
Or be crushed, be crushed
by
His Jolly Boots of Doom
Santa, Invader Zim
So, Christmas Day is drawing to a close. Presents have been had, food has been cooked and consumed, and I’m actually now eager for another Christmas next year - this is something that rarely happens. I am, actually, [...]
You might hear some reindeer on your rooftop
Or Jack Frost on your windowsill
But if someone’s climbing down your chimney
You better load your gun and shoot to kill
Christmas at Ground Zero, Weird Al Yankovic
Less than 12 hours to go until the fat man is due to make his rounds and I’m prepped and ready. By my [...]
I have a dream today, my friends
That before this Christmas ends
A big Santa’s sack of love I’ll bring
And we’ll unite the whole world through,
Yes, ven Belgians too
And we’ll all stand together and sing…
Merry Christmas, Santa Claus, Max Headroom
So, I haven’t been around much, but I can’t not mention Christmas.It’s been a tight one this year, [...]
I wanted a giant war death peace-keeping robot. I wanted one bad. I wanted one so bad that I placed an order with Amazon to get my hands on the LEGO Exo-Force “Striking Venom” mecha.
I thought maybe it could take pride of place on my newly cleaned desk at home, a sort of remember you [...]
The boys of the NYPD choir
Were singing “Galway Bay”
And the bells were ringing out
For Christmas day
Fairytale of New York, The Pogues feat Kirsty MacColl
Got up early, around about 07.00 and clambered out of bed. Well, clambered is a bit strong aword, it was more like the movement of tectonic plates.
Twas the morning of Christmas, and [...]
Ok, here we go, last chance for the year to get what I really want. I’m going to have to change tactic and use the direct approach.
Dear Extortionist Harvester of Souls, Punisher of the Wicked and Perverter of Childrens Innocence ,
Hello, Santa, I’m sure you remember me.
I know we haven’t exactly seen eye-to-eye the last [...]
The first book of the Discworld series that I ever read, my favourite of the series, the book I re-read at least once a year and the book I often either recommend or give as a present to peple, was and is Hogfather.
Hogfather as a book is as chock full of humour, cynicism and surreality [...]
Christmas Decorations 2006
Originally uploaded by Guise Dugal.
Saturday
Went down in to town to pick up a Christmas tree. No, I didn’t get a real tree, but I did get a new artificial one which was pre-wired with lights so that I don’t have to go through my annual hate-fest of stringing the lights. After carrying [...]
Sooner or later, I’m just going to be told to shut the hell up…
Me : heh, I just saw something on TV that reminded me of you…Santa Claus : Wanted Vigilantee
Spin : Eh?(g)
Me : he has a costume, a hidden lair, he dispenses justice on the wicked and rewards the good, disobeys laws by trespassing
Spin [...]
Past Midnight. No Show. Fat Demonic Bastard!
…Like there was any chance I was going to let that Extortionist Harvester of Souls, Punisher of the Wicked and Perverter of Childrens Innocence catch me sleeping, I’m on to you mate!
There will be blood on the snow tonight…except there’s no snow…or a Santa to bloody up…
Damn.
I managed to avoid Cliff Richards for a whole day at Christmas, actually I managed to avoid all the usual normal Christmas tracks thanks to the Redoubt.
I finished up with over 4 hours listening to someone elses random playlists, and I’ve already added a few of the albums to my ‘outstanding’ list to order from [...]