tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post150802423366454053..comments2024-03-28T10:18:00.370-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: Countdown to Christmas #3: Christmas TreesAustin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-54690535115098789892010-12-09T09:51:51.668-06:002010-12-09T09:51:51.668-06:00@Blam: My grandparents had a deliciously tacky tre...@Blam: <i>My grandparents had a deliciously tacky tree, and as much as I love the elegance of little white lights they don't compare to the nostalgia of ridiculously large color bulbs and tinsel that just smells carcinogenic.</i><br /><br />Oh yeah, my grandparents had a tree like that when I was younger. And I've seen home movies from when my mom was a kid, and the tree was even tackier. They get tackier the further back in time we go! <br /><br /><i>The comparatively few ornaments I've accumulated as an adult are heavy on stuff like the Batmobile and a big Superman-changing-in-a-phone-booth that you can plug into a light strand to make it revolve.</i><br /><br />Ah, yeah, I have a Batmobile from the Batman TV show ornament. I've seen that Superman phone booth one, too.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-66902011515131824302010-12-08T10:30:27.142-06:002010-12-08T10:30:27.142-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-47667036393249462262010-12-08T10:29:50.333-06:002010-12-08T10:29:50.333-06:00My grandparents had a deliciously tacky tree, and ...<br>My grandparents had a deliciously tacky tree, and as much as I love the elegance of little white lights they don't compare to the nostalgia of ridiculously large color bulbs and tinsel that just smells carcinogenic. We used to make ornaments at their house, sticking little sequins and things on styrofoam balls. The comparatively few ornaments I've accumulated as an adult are heavy on stuff like the Batmobile and a big Superman-changing-in-a-phone-booth that you can plug into a light strand to make it revolve.<br /><br />VW: <i>ennismic — adj.</i> [<i>en</i> iss mik] Of or relating to the writer or <i>Preacher, et al.</i><br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-71663338701544105732010-12-07T09:32:17.115-06:002010-12-07T09:32:17.115-06:00@Joan: Aw! You're already a Hmphy Grandpa :)
...@Joan: <i>Aw! You're already a Hmphy Grandpa :)</i><br /><br />Totally. I also get agitated when kids run across my lawn and I keep the thermostat low to save money. Seriously. <br /><br /><i>I have very few ornaments because of The Trees of Death that came into our home 2 Christmases ago...<br />I shall have to make a post about those bastards. </i><br /><br />Indeed, I want to know the story!Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-29425323045488504122010-12-04T20:27:43.348-06:002010-12-04T20:27:43.348-06:00...she'll randomly get up and move an ornament...<i>...she'll randomly get up and move an ornament from one spot on the tree to another for a few days after setting it up.</i><br /><br />Cute! <br /><br /><i>while I tend to get finicky about the outdoor lights</i><br /><br />Aw! You're already a Hmphy Grandpa :)<br /><br />I have very few ornaments because of The Trees of Death that came into our home 2 Christmases ago...<br />I shall have to make a post about those bastards.Joan Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513335615114222374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-79110457175372132202010-12-03T15:16:03.558-06:002010-12-03T15:16:03.558-06:00He is a Buzz Killington. Too many serious thoughts...He is a Buzz Killington. Too many serious thoughts. Good thing I'm the exact opposite! mu-hahaha!! I've loosened him up a lot. <br /><br />Awwww, I wish I knew candle wizardry. I do light a mean stick of incense.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-29190068297654265022010-12-03T13:20:17.075-06:002010-12-03T13:20:17.075-06:00@Hannah: Every time I try to grab some during our ...@Hannah: <i>Every time I try to grab some during our yearly shopping trip, I get the head shake from the Boss.</i><br /><br />The Boss is just a fun sqausher, isn't he? At least he likes <i>A Christmas Story</i><br /><br /><i>I prefer fake trees because I hate all the mess of the real ones. I do love the smell though. </i><br /><br />Ditto. Thankfully, Mrs. Teebore is able to compensate for it with her candle-based wizardry.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-60292220427127709462010-12-03T12:30:14.420-06:002010-12-03T12:30:14.420-06:00I'm totes jealous of your ornaments! Every tim...I'm totes jealous of your ornaments! Every time I try to grab some during our yearly shopping trip, I get the head shake from the Boss. I did pick up some cool ones this year at Target and some at Kowalski's the other day. They so purdy. <br /><br />I prefer fake trees because I hate all the mess of the real ones. I do love the smell though. <br /><br />OMG my WV is: mancub hahaha, Jungle Book.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-758139785063138672010-12-03T08:52:01.853-06:002010-12-03T08:52:01.853-06:00@Falen: Most of ours are from the dollar store as ...@Falen: <i>Most of ours are from the dollar store as we slowly build a collection</i><br /><br />Ours are a collection of those geeky ornaments and leftovers from our childhoods. A lot of the geeky ones I've had for years and adorned the little individual tree I had in my bedroom in high school (and my brother never put up a tree, so some of them are his old ornaments too).<br /><br />Plus, I usually end up getting a new ornament from somebody each year as a gift. The Episode III scene and Peter are both recent additions in that way.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-82631729962539280752010-12-03T08:48:01.435-06:002010-12-03T08:48:01.435-06:00sometimes we'd listen to queen too.
Your ornam...sometimes we'd listen to queen too.<br />Your ornaments are much cooler than ours. Most of ours are from the dollar store as we slowly build a collectionSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-28736996220047746052010-12-03T08:47:47.665-06:002010-12-03T08:47:47.665-06:00@Anne: Yeah, when I was younger we always had a re...@Anne: Yeah, when I was younger we always had a real tree (though we never cut our own) and then sometime in college my parents switched to fake. <br /><br />Mrs. Teebore and I have always had fake ones. It's just so much easier: don't have to buy it every year, water it, vacuum up the needles, etc. <br /><br />It also helps that the fake trees have gotten really good over the last ten years or so. My grandparents had one when I was younger that was just awful.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-32279064989443728682010-12-03T07:48:51.416-06:002010-12-03T07:48:51.416-06:00ha! those ornaments are hilarious!
we always had ...ha! those ornaments are hilarious!<br />we always had real trees when we were young. sometimes we'd even take the dog and cut our own- pretty often actually. We'd help decorate the trees while the Beetles marathon played on the radio (or Beetles records played on the record player)<br />Just in the last 3 years we've all broken down and gotten fake trees.Anne Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695186823472404436noreply@blogger.com