Gonna Go Dog Zebra In The Basement For The Weekend Or: Goddamned Holidays

[Sludge]

I hate the f*cking holidays. All of them. Period. Every f*ckin' year it is the same goddamned bullshit.

July 4th- Wife hates it, makes everyone know it. Ruins any possible celebration before it happens. Only time of the year my kids and I really bond because who doesn't enjoy blowing shit up in a state where I am certain the only fireworks that are not legal are MIL-SPEC and the only time I allow myself to get royaly shit-faced doing it.

Halloween, All Hallows' eve, Samhain, Dia de los Muertos- We used to do all four in one fashion or another thanks to a mixed culture family. Irish Catholic on my side, Mexican Catholic and Creole/Cajun on my wifes side. Used to be a lot of fun. Wife doesn't hate it, but always has to work in the evenings and therefore makes us all miserable and guilty for not celebrating with her.

Thanksgiving- f*cking hate this goddamn holiday. No football fans in our home. Kids too old to watch the parades. Everyone else has black friday fever, which is NOT a money savings in any way shape or form. Wife claims she loves it, but spends the entire four day span bitching at the kids, the dogs, the turtles, and me. Gets all OCD about shit she ignores and never does the rest of the year. (Like cooking, cleaning and being pleasant to her mom and siblings...) Hate it so bad I don't allow my side of the family to visit because it is embarrassing. Ironically I'm the one with a list of mental and neurological disorders that should cause folks to stay away, but they all agree I'm not the issue. Also, the four day screaming match between wife and daughter is getting old...

Christmas- Hate it. Detest it. Arm and armor the pugs. Fortify and barricade the house. Jury rig search and track radar so I can get a clear bead on the Fat Bastard and hopefully shoot his ass out of the sky for good...But seriously it is EXACTLY for the same reasons I hate Thanksgiving with the added bonus my wife is compelled to spend 2 grand on gifts, then bitches out anyone that gets her a gift OR bitches out those that don't. She ain't nice 'bout it either. Usually try and watch as many episodes of the Sopranos from the complete series box set I have.

New Years Eve- My favorite holiday. Why? Because we don't celebrate it at all. No dinner, no drinks, no party. Just a "free" day off of work for all of us. Wife still bitches at everyone because she is still all OCD about Turkey and Greed holidays from a month previous. Usually watch the rest of The Sopranos Box Set.

Easter- Ain't religious, think Jesus is a farce, prefer to shoot and eat bunnies. Huge fan of Jelly Beans however. Wife gets bitchy and OCD as per other holidays, therefor completing the annual cycle of Holiday Hatred.

So, I shall spend the next four days as follows:

8 core CPU, Dual quad core 4ghz GPUs, 32G RAM, SSD boot and OS drives, 4TB storage, watercooled PC and a shiny copy of Shadows of Mordor.

4 cases Mountain Dew,blue,ginseng

5 2.5lb bags Doritos, Cool Ranch

30mL 18mg/ml nicotine suspension, glycerin based

Spare charged battery, 3.7 volt

Spare cartridges,BVC dual coil triple wick

Box of pug treats next to three 24 inch monitors (and a 19 inch media monitor)

5.1 surround sound, 500 Watt, cranked up so I can't hear the bitching and arguing (used to wear noise cancelling headphones, but then I couldn't hear the times I needed to go rescue the pugs as they tend to get stuck cowering in corners while the family attempts to reason with my wife...)

Pills, Standard VA issue regimen for PTSD/PNES/Epilepsy of shored up with a five day supply of that godawful xanax shit just to make sure I don't go apeshit.

May resort to enjoying too much Pink Floyd, Bob Marley and Sublime. May resort to a vegetable purchase to enhance said musical journey...(one can dream 'eh?)

 

[Lurch]

Well now, at least you have a plan. So many don't. And it is just not pretty.

 

[Sludge]

Well now, at least you have a plan. So many don't. And it is just not pretty.

Too many years of experience with such matters, sadly. Honestly i miss the old days, when my huge Irish Catholic family would get together for the holidays- food, booze, arguments followed by fisticuffs followed by more booze and lots of laughter.

Currently, the pugs and I just poked our heads up out of the bunker. It is like the opening sequence from Fallout 3 around here, with less radioactivity. Soon as the pugs finish their morning bowls of nugs, we are retreating back underground until the all clear sounds. Likely on Tuesday...

 

[Sleeping Dragon]

Wow, seams complicated. But, guess ya gotta go with what gets you through the day.

Sounds like you and the pugs need a break from the action. Maybe you could try taking them for a long walk just to stay out of the cross fire for a while.

Good luck!!!!

SD

 

[Sludge]

Wow, seams complicated. But, guess ya gotta go with what gets you through the day.

Sounds like you and the pugs need a break from the action. Maybe you could try taking them for a long walk just to stay out of the cross fire for a while.

Good luck!!!!

SD

Would love too, but it is brutally cold here. Virtually trapped in doors as a result.

 

[atilla]

My wife and i dont do the holiday stress shit. So for the holidays, its my wife, son, me, the cats, and the dogs shut up in the house with a fridge full of beer, a shitload of turkey leftovers and playstation three black ops zombie competitions. Keeping my head down.

 

[Sludge]

My wife and i dont do the holiday stress shit. So for the holidays, its my wife, son, me, the cats, and the dogs shut up in the house with a fridge full of beer, a shitload of turkey leftovers and playstation three black ops zombie competitions. Keeping my head down.

Yeah! I'm rocking Crysis 3 on the other monitor and my son is slapping NUBs around on Advanced Warfare. I may fire up Titanfall just to watch him drool over the superior graphics this PC runs.

Wish my wife would get over herself and these bullshit holidays.

 

[atilla]

Right on Bro. My son has the new lord of the rings game for xbox one also. Been head shotn bitches on multiplayer black ops 2 all morning.;)

 

[Aprooster74]

The difference between your Sit-Rep and mine is this. I built a shop/ hideaway on the farthest corner of our 1 acre street corner home. Rented a ditch digger and fed all my electrical/plumbing needs. Then I installed all the A/C-Heating, Cable, Wi-Fi, etc. All the state of the Art necessities in a 'foxhole' the size of a small One Bedroom apartment. Once all the chaos of the whichever holiday it is ends. I appear to deal with the clean-up ( the hard part) cause my clean-up consists of "Honey, you knew this is what would happen and you would not listen to me cause you knew better?" ... "Have to go cause my game is in 'pause' and that is timed." :-)

I love her to death, and as long as her health is not the issue. I let her be her

 

[Sludge]

The difference between your Sit-Rep and mine is this. I built a shop/ hideaway on the farthest corner of our 1 acre street corner home. Rented a ditch digger and fed all my electrical/plumbing needs. Then I installed all the A/C-Heating, Cable, Wi-Fi, etc. All the state of the Art necessities in a 'foxhole' the size of a small One Bedroom apartment. Once all the chaos of the whichever holiday it is ends. I appear to deal with the clean-up ( the hard part) cause my clean-up consists of "Honey, you knew this is what would happen and you would not listen to me cause you knew better?" ... "Have to go cause my game is in 'pause' and that is timed." :)

I love her to death, and as long as her health is not the issue. I let her be her

Yeah, I.m stuck in the suburbs with only a 1 acre plot, so there isnt room for a cabin unless I violate zoning laws and also fill in one of my ponds.

 

[Friday]

... son, me, the cats, and the dogs shut up in the house with a fridge full of beer, a shitload of turkey leftovers and playstation three black ops zombie competitions. Keeping my head down.

Roflmao... Sub xBox for play station... And that was exactly my Xmas holiday last year! Dammit!!! The teddy bear! f*ck!

 

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