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Cailín · 12-29-2005, 03:13 PM

All good things that brighten up a dark period. As for example:

- Getting drunk on Belgian Chocolates.
- Ice-skating on the Dam.
- Christmas shopping when you have no money to spend.
- Baking cookies and chocolate cake and watching silly romantic movies in soft pink pajamas.
- White wine and Christmas tree decorations.
- Winning the Risk game three times in a row while pretending to be completely indifferent and clueless (it drives people mad, seriously.)
- Friends who will never let you forget high school.
- Dressing up all your six Harrods Christmas bears.
- Building a tree house with your little sisters.
- After seeing The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe for the second time, looking for Narnia in the big scary closet in the attic and only finding enormous spiders (the spiders going to Mordor, of course, the hilarity that ensued to the Shire).
- Watching Animal Planet after midnight while your friends give all the animals scary voice-overs with a distinctive German accent.

And most of all: my city in winter time. Especially when it has just snowed and there’s a thin silver blanket covering the canal side houses, the church and ancient library and the air is crispy clean and clear and you are suddenly convinced there is not a city in the world more beautiful than your own. I am normally not so patriotic, but I guess it is just Christmas sentiments.

Wow, that became rather more extended than I had in mind.

Eluchíl · 12-30-2005, 07:27 PM

Being carefree, jolly...mildly hedonistic.

Sort of like summer picnics, where everything is temperate and lush and the people just want to be in the moment with friends and comfort. I think that's what the Shire and Hobbits endeavor for all the time, even if it doesn't always work out that way. But then, when does it?

**The Saucepan Man** · 12-31-2005, 08:53 PM

The Fireworks over the Thames to herald in 2006.

They were bloomin' brilliant. Wish I'd been there ...

Happy New Year to all fellow Downers and would-be Shire dwellers!

Nilpaurion Felagund · 01-14-2006, 05:05 AM

Smilies. Especially this one.

I had an especially lovely moment involving this smilie in huge numbers.

Although, this one

is quite nice, too. A bit coquettish even, I think.

12-31-2005, 08:53 PM	#3
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	The Fireworks over the Thames to herald in 2006. They were bloomin' brilliant. Wish I'd been there ... Happy New Year to all fellow Downers and would-be Shire dwellers! __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

01-14-2006, 05:05 AM	#4
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	Smilies. Especially this one. I had an especially lovely moment involving this smilie in huge numbers. Although, this one is quite nice, too. A bit coquettish even, I think. __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

12-29-2005, 03:13 PM	#1
Cailín Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lurking in the shadows. Posts: 711	All good things that brighten up a dark period. As for example: - Getting drunk on Belgian Chocolates. - Ice-skating on the Dam. - Christmas shopping when you have no money to spend. - Baking cookies and chocolate cake and watching silly romantic movies in soft pink pajamas. - White wine and Christmas tree decorations. - Winning the Risk game three times in a row while pretending to be completely indifferent and clueless (it drives people mad, seriously.) - Friends who will never let you forget high school. - Dressing up all your six Harrods Christmas bears. - Building a tree house with your little sisters. - After seeing The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe for the second time, looking for Narnia in the big scary closet in the attic and only finding enormous spiders (the spiders going to Mordor, of course, the hilarity that ensued to the Shire). - Watching Animal Planet after midnight while your friends give all the animals scary voice-overs with a distinctive German accent. And most of all: my city in winter time. Especially when it has just snowed and there’s a thin silver blanket covering the canal side houses, the church and ancient library and the air is crispy clean and clear and you are suddenly convinced there is not a city in the world more beautiful than your own. I am normally not so patriotic, but I guess it is just Christmas sentiments. Wow, that became rather more extended than I had in mind.

12-30-2005, 07:27 PM	#2
Eluchíl Animated Skeleton Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 32	Being carefree, jolly...mildly hedonistic. Sort of like summer picnics, where everything is temperate and lush and the people just want to be in the moment with friends and comfort. I think that's what the Shire and Hobbits endeavor for all the time, even if it doesn't always work out that way. But then, when does it?