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B1tch travels to Arkansas, lives the clean life for 5 days, visits a Wal-Mart, and has an epiphany so we went to see the in-laws in the Ozarks for Thanksgiving. that alone got me a lot of "oh, wow's" laced with pity from my friends. 
we had a good time driving out there, got some snow in Eastern Tennessee, spent the night in Memphis and got there tuesday around noon. for those of you not familiar with the area - there is NOTHING in northern Arkansas but trees and cows and lakes and horses. and it's not exactly the most integrated of areas - kinda eerie. took a little trip to the main square of Mountain Home, where we saw two prisoners putting up christmas lights at the courthouse - in black and white striped prison garb!  very strange...
as you might imagine, there's no grocery store in Mountain Home, so off to Wal-Mart we went before i had a chance to protest... i've never felt so out of place in my life. i didn't spend any money there of course - bad enough that i ended up eating some of the food we bought there. but since my in-laws are some of the most conservative people i know, i figured going all PC on them would not make for a pleasant T-giving, so i sucked it up.
the in-laws don't drink or smoke, so you can imagine, going through this sober and without the help of a glowing stick of nicotine was quite the change of pace for me.
so all that clean living must have been responsible for my epiphany - for 12 or so years, i have believed that my mother-in-law hates me. and she may still, but what i've found out over this holiday is that she hates herself more than anybody. she never has a good word to say about anybody, and has the answers to any and all questions. but the underlying reason is that she is a perfectionist who never quite lives up to her own standards. that must be a very frustrating way to live, and it makes me sad to see somebody put that kind of pressure on herself. so, 1800 miles, a shopping experience and an epiphany later - i'm off to fix a drink and have a ciggie on the deck. how was your thanksgiving?! | |
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hey chicka ...  mine was nice  | |
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Mach said: hey chicka ...
mine was nice great to hear it! came through your neck of the woods of course - the leaves are still quite beautiful up your way! 
wait... you ARE back home,right?!?! | |
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welcome home hun sorry your trip was less than enjoyable ...One of the best days of my life... http://prince.org/msg/100/291111
love is a gift 
an artist with no fans is really just a man with a hobby.... | |
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nakedpianoplayer said: welcome home hun
sorry your trip was less than enjoyable ...hi NPP! 
oh, no - it was enjoyable, especially in hindsight! considering that we were out in BFE, we got a lot out of the trip!
hope you had a good one! | |
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IrresistibleB1tch said: Mach said: hey chicka ...
mine was nice great to hear it! came through your neck of the woods of course - the leaves are still quite beautiful up your way!
wait... you ARE back home,right?!?! home finally ... night before Thanxgiving
there is just a tad of colors left ...yes i am so glad to be home... here in the middle of no place with NOTHING round for miles 
our daughter might be moving to charlotte | |
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Mach said: IrresistibleB1tch said: great to hear it! came through your neck of the woods of course - the leaves are still quite beautiful up your way!
wait... you ARE back home,right?!?! home finally ... night before Thanxgiving
there is just a tad of colors left ...yes i am so glad to be home... here in the middle of no place with NOTHING round for miles
our daughter might be moving to charlotte BFE, NC huh?! 
awesome - is she moving here for work or school or something? let me know if i can be of help in any way! | |
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IrresistibleB1tch said: Mach said: home finally ... night before Thanxgiving
there is just a tad of colors left ...yes i am so glad to be home... here in the middle of no place with NOTHING round for miles
our daughter might be moving to charlotte BFE, NC huh?!
awesome - is she moving here for work or school or something? let me know if i can be of help in any way!  BFE NC all the way 
her husbands work and church something something ... ?? Thanx | |
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i got drunk on wine in david bowie's building... but he wasn't home  Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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cborgman said: i got drunk on wine in david bowie's building... but he wasn't home
awesome!
handsome! | |
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IrresistibleB1tch said: cborgman said: i got drunk on wine in david bowie's building... but he wasn't home
awesome!
handsome! i just know one of the times i am over there at my friends apartment, he is going to get on the elevator with me... and when he does, i am going to hum "rebel, rebel" ever so softly under my breath. sorry to hear about the sin free weekend replete with trip into hell Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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cborgman said: IrresistibleB1tch said: awesome!
handsome! i just know one of the times i am over there at my friends apartment, he is going to get on the elevator with me... and when he does, i am going to hum "rebel, rebel" ever so softly under my breath. sorry to hear about the sin free weekend replete with trip into hell omg, can you imagine?! that would be so cool!! we'll need to see pictures! | |
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IrresistibleB1tch said: cborgman said: i just know one of the times i am over there at my friends apartment, he is going to get on the elevator with me... and when he does, i am going to hum "rebel, rebel" ever so softly under my breath. sorry to hear about the sin free weekend replete with trip into hell omg, can you imagine?! that would be so cool!! we'll need to see pictures! she says he is pretty nice...  Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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I am very glad that you made it home safely! I am also glad that you survived the whole in law experience and Walmart too.
My Thanksgiving was very different from most. Most of our family was out of town so we were invited to our neighbors house. I usually do not get along well with the husband so I hung out with the wife and drank way too much wine as we cooked. There son came home from college to surprise his dad so mom was very happy & drunk by time he came in. Food was not too good other then the appetizers that I made and the salad I threw together. Luckily, they had other plans for later that night so everyone ate fast, no seconds? then we cleaned up and I went home and threw up.. That is a first for me on Thanksgiving... She brought over leftovers yesterday and said she had so much fun that we need to do that every year.. I do not think so.. | |
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That sounded like a decent time none the less. I had sorta a christmas like that last year. Going for San Fran to the sticks of Fla. quite a culture shock.
You see now the evil of Walmart. one stop for all to shop. One couldn't even open a place nearby even if they wanted to. 
My thanksgiving was not that good. We had a friend be a snot rag and bailed out on coming with us to my Step Sisters, last minute. Still needs to apologize. We got lost about 50 miles out of the way, my sister who is not a cook insists on cooking Thanksgiving with no interference from others (purple gravy). And we got lost slighly on the way back. I was not in a good mood. But all is good now. I'm making cookie today in practice for Xmas baking coming up. Or I just want cookies 
glad you made it back. Have a lovely Sunday!Christian Zombie Vampires | |
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Don't forget humid as Hell.
Arkansas scared me, my Grandma lived there. She was a perfectionist Southern Baptist. 
I love her and all, but damn. | |
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I thought you were going to say you were quitting drinking and smoking, I was going to puke, but the story had a good ending!!!  | |
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you don't go to wal-mart but you smoke? do you use organic tobacco? i know there are some independent growers out there but usually smoking = supporting big tobacco, which seems to be the same as supporting those huge companies like wal-mart. i'm not trying to attack or anything but i am honestly surprised to hear that you smoke considering what i know about your politics.  | |
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shanti0608 said: I am very glad that you made it home safely! I am also glad that you survived the whole in law experience and Walmart too.
My Thanksgiving was very different from most. Most of our family was out of town so we were invited to our neighbors house. I usually do not get along well with the husband so I hung out with the wife and drank way too much wine as we cooked. There son came home from college to surprise his dad so mom was very happy & drunk by time he came in. Food was not too good other then the appetizers that I made and the salad I threw together. Luckily, they had other plans for later that night so everyone ate fast, no seconds? then we cleaned up and I went home and threw up.. That is a first for me on Thanksgiving... She brought over leftovers yesterday and said she had so much fun that we need to do that every year.. I do not think so.. that actually sounds like a great Tgiving to me... well, without the puking part...
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superspaceboy said: That sounded like a decent time none the less. I had sorta a christmas like that last year. Going for San Fran to the sticks of Fla. quite a culture shock.
You see now the evil of Walmart. one stop for all to shop. One couldn't even open a place nearby even if they wanted to.
My thanksgiving was not that good. We had a friend be a snot rag and bailed out on coming with us to my Step Sisters, last minute. Still needs to apologize. We got lost about 50 miles out of the way, my sister who is not a cook insists on cooking Thanksgiving with no interference from others (purple gravy). And we got lost slighly on the way back. I was not in a good mood. But all is good now. I'm making cookie today in practice for Xmas baking coming up. Or I just want cookies
glad you made it back. Have a lovely Sunday! sorry to hear about your friend being an ass for Tgiving! s/he needs to definitely apologize for making everybody's holiday difficult!
cookies...  i was thiiiiis close to baking some this afternoon, but i decided i didn't need the extra calories. but there will be plenty of goodies for christmas! | |
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gemini13 said: Don't forget humid as Hell.
Arkansas scared me, my Grandma lived there. She was a perfectionist Southern Baptist.
I love her and all, but damn. a perfectionist southern baptist?! was her name Arlene by any chance? | |
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jerseykrs said: I thought you were going to say you were quitting drinking and smoking, I was going to puke, but the story had a good ending!!!
quitting drinking?! never! 
but i do have to quit smoking! | |
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JasmineFire said: you don't go to wal-mart but you smoke? do you use organic tobacco? i know there are some independent growers out there but usually smoking = supporting big tobacco, which seems to be the same as supporting those huge companies like wal-mart. i'm not trying to attack or anything but i am honestly surprised to hear that you smoke considering what i know about your politics.
i know - it's ALL wrong! i had quit for about 10 years, and for some reason started again.
maybe quitting should be my x-mas present to myself! | |
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IrresistibleB1tch said: JasmineFire said: you don't go to wal-mart but you smoke? do you use organic tobacco? i know there are some independent growers out there but usually smoking = supporting big tobacco, which seems to be the same as supporting those huge companies like wal-mart. i'm not trying to attack or anything but i am honestly surprised to hear that you smoke considering what i know about your politics.
i know - it's ALL wrong! i had quit for about 10 years, and for some reason started again.
maybe quitting should be my x-mas present to myself!
it would be awesome to quit but i also think it's awesome that you're human. | |
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JasmineFire said: IrresistibleB1tch said: i know - it's ALL wrong! i had quit for about 10 years, and for some reason started again.
maybe quitting should be my x-mas present to myself!
it would be awesome to quit but i also think it's awesome that you're human. more than you know!! | |
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JasmineFire said: IrresistibleB1tch said: i know - it's ALL wrong! i had quit for about 10 years, and for some reason started again.
maybe quitting should be my x-mas present to myself!
it would be awesome to quit but i also think it's awesome that you're human. IB is human?  When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. | |
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bkw said: JasmineFire said:
it would be awesome to quit but i also think it's awesome that you're human. IB is human? hard to believe, i know... | |
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