I'm online for the first time in a week and there is so much I want to share about Christmas.
1. A Gathering on Friday. MattB and I joined Jon Boy, Brinestone, beverly, porter, pooka, and human 2.0 at the Orignal Pancake House for breakfast Friday morning. The food was wonderful and the company even better. I can't remember human's real name - James, right? He was quiet, but looked happy. It was fun to pause the conversation to say "Let's ask the human what he thinks!" Thank you, everyone - that was great.
2. I owe a tremendous apology to Dr. Rabbit. I didn't copy down her number before I left, and I wasn't online the entire vacation. Christmas Eve, at 11:30, the family parties are all over and I'm back at my grandparents house where I will spend the night, and I realized that I hadn't called Dr. Rabbit yet about Midnight Mass. We found her number, but much too late to get to Mass on time. I'm so sorry. Thank you for the invitation. It was very sweet.
3. The family Christmases were wonderful. Matt's family was incredibly sweet to me. While my immediate family did hold the big dinner with all the siblings the night before I came (what on earth?!), we concluded it was because they were clueless. Matt thinks my dad is an emotional King Kong - good intentions, but he keeps knocking me down and flipping me around and doesn't understand that it can hurt. The rest certainly made up for it - my dad gave me the most thoughtful present (black cashmere sweater and lavender pearl earrings, necklace, and bracelet) and was eager to see me when they could. Matt and I went over on Monday night to squash my dad, stepmom, baby brother, and his girlfriend in Trivial Pursuit. It sort of worked - we won the first game by a landslide and lost the second by a whisker.
I don't think my dad quite knows what to do with Matt. He was with me the whole time, and I'm not sure they talked twice outside the opening greetings.
"Hello, Matt." *cheerily* "Hallo!" His existence has been aknowledged.
4. Best. Present. Ever. Matt got me a signed copy of To Kill a Mockingbird. I'm beyond words delighted. Thank you, Matt.
So, y'all have any favorite Christmas memories?
[ December 30, 2005, 02:44 PM: Message edited by: katharina ]
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Glad you had such a good holiday, kat. I wish I could have made it to the gathering.
Posted by human_2.0 (Member # 6006) on :
Yeah, I'm James. Not much to say to a room full of strangers...
(that was only my second gathering with people I originally met online... and the first gathering was much less intimidating as it was only one person and someone I had worked with closely for a year and had video chatted etc.. but even that was hard because the occasion we finallly met in person was to attend a conference and pretty much we were the only 2 we even knew there too...)
Posted by human_2.0 (Member # 6006) on :
But that isn't saying I didn't enjoy it. I'm glad to have met all of you and I hope to be able to come to more stuff! Then I wont be such a stranger and I'll probably speak more!
:hides from awkward silence:
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
*laugh* It was delightful to meet you, James. The Utah Hatrackers are so much fun.
Yeah, no one is posting in this thread, except the always darling Noemon. That's okay - there isn't a lot of discussion fodder here. No controversey, I don't need advice, and I definitely don't need consoling. The silence doesn't bother me - I just wanted to share. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I gotted to see Katie too! I gotted to see Katie too!
BTW, we stopped and got ginger on the way home and I made Jeff ginger tea and made him sip it every five minutes and he was much better by the next morning. And he's almost completely recovered now. Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
It was great to see you, KQ. I miss you! I need to find something in SoCal to attend so I can see everyone. Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Sounds like it was a wonderful time, Kat!
Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :
Hey, when did you slice yourself off a piece of man, Kat?
("Matt" is totally a hot guy name.)
Posted by Bob the Lawyer (Member # 3278) on :
A signed copy of To Kill a Mockingbird? Is Harper Lee still alive?
Wait. You can get signed copies of things in ways other than handing the book over in person. I'm with you now.
Although I'm still curiuos about Harper...
Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :
She didn't specify who signed it. It could have been Erik Estrada. I don't think that sig is hard to come by. Or maybe it's a picture book in ASL.
You have to think outside the bun, Dan.
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
in a quick google search, she's still alive, at least no one knows she died.
Posted by GaalDornick (Member # 8880) on :
Any chance Harper Lee was a pen name?
Posted by MattB (Member # 1116) on :
quote:Hey, when did you slice yourself off a piece of man, Kat?
*waves to Ralphie*
Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :
Is that wave a signal that thine be Kat's man meat?
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
Harper Lee was a middle and last name from what i found.
And ralphie, what other matt's do you know round these parts.
Posted by human_2.0 (Member # 6006) on :
Oh, hey, I forgot to announce it! I'm real now as 7 other hatrackers have seen me in person! (and knew it was me--I was at Endercon and some OSC lectures too, but those didn't count)
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Ah, lucky human. Alas, I'm still artificial. Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
Yes, quid, if only you hadn't moved to a tropical paradise to be with your true love, you could have met more hatrackers and thus been truly validated... Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Tropical, yes. Paradise, have you read about the corruption, large lizards and other beasties, violence and scariness, and worst of all, unavailability of many of my favorite foods and crappiness of local restaurants, which is not entirely made up for by the wonderfulness of her mother-in-law's cooking and the availability of many curries?
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Ralphie! *wonders if it is okay to tacklehug*
*laugh* Yes, MattB and I have been dating since October.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Oh, c'mon, it's not that bad. Well, okay, it is, but so what? Posted by Rakeesh (Member # 2001) on :
Inquiring minds want to know, which is hotter? Matt or Matthew? (Glad you had an awesome Christmas, Katie )
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
Where was this gathering? Where's the Original Pancake House?? Sounds fun!
Bob the Lawyer, check out the January National Geographic Zip Usa article on Monroeville, Alabama for more on Harper Lee -- not much but what's there is interesting. Apparently she is alive and well and has ZERO interest in being in the public eye.
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
Ooops ... just googled and realized Original Pancake House is a franchise. I thought you meant the first IHOP!
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
The first Kentucky Fried Chicken is in Salt Lake City. Is that close?
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I had a Katie dream last night (okay, this morning.) You were with me in the Temple. Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Wow, really? That's kind of cool.
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Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
I just posted this on another thread yesterday, but couldn't resist -- SLC may have the first KFC, but Marietta, GA has the Big Chicken!
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
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It was fun to pause the conversation to say "Let's ask the human what he thinks!" Thank you, everyone - that was great. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
I'm so sorry. Thank you for the invitation. It was very sweet. ![[Angst]](graemlins/angst.gif)
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