Tag Archive for thanksgiving

What’s Beanless Coffee?

QUICK HITS
thanksgiving catchup! caleb had beanless coffee in new york! caleb saw a lot of art with the scientist and then ran into BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPERS. speaking of shoppers, caleb got more PC parts. hooray!

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HIGH LOWS
rafe’s high-low
high: charlie the unicorn series
low: neck stiff

caleb’s high-low
high: thanksgiving trip
low: continuing sagas

HOT HOT TOPICS
– so everyone’s spotify / apple / [insert music service] annual wrap up’s are dropping. more importantly, what are the rahaca top songs / albums of the year?
– my mother always donated stuff to the salvation army when I was little. but now I know they are a bunch of dicks and I don’t donate anything to them. are there any charities or causes you used to support but then stopped and why?
– why do people hate the big light? also, I only need the sun and the glow of the computer screens.
– where do you source your music? do you pay to avoid commercials?
– it seems like our reliance on technology grows with each day and that means some skills may become lost as time passes. is there something that you know how to do that you feel will be lost to future generations?

WILLIAM H. MACY
MOVIE – walter (2015) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2016335)
caleb 5.5/10
rafe 5.75/10
SKIPPED – cake (2014) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3442006)
SONG – salvation
the new pornographers – the slow descent into alcoholism

NEXT MOVIE – stealing cars (2015) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3353060)
NEXT MOVIE – dial a prayer (2015) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3593666)
NEXT SONG – rafe is call, caleb is steal

Holiday First Aid

QUICK HITS
HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND BLACK FRIDAYYYYY. ever thought of having raccoon instead of turkey? rafe talks about her romance novels like glint (raven kennedy) and the monsters night trilogy. caleb spills about the secrets of world of warcraft green motorcycle mount!?!

HIGH LOWS
rafe’s high-low
high: reading
low: tough conversations

caleb’s high-low
high: computer upgrades & wow
low: tummy troubles

HOT HOT TOPICS
– what is the best way to avoid people at a large thanksgiving dinner, but missing the dinner is not an option?
– what is your favorite thing to eat as a leftover after thanksgiving dinner?
– best kind of pie
– do you get the sunday scaries? are they worse than a case of the mondays?
– do you have to work on black friday? my place of work is open, but several people took the day off.
– how in the americas we used to go to elementary school and have a role play of thanksgiving where people would dress up as native americans and pilgrims and share our lunch like thanksgiving. but now we can’t because it’s not culturally sensitive.
– or how the hand turkey is no longer allowed in schools because it’s insensitive to those that might not have all five fingers (I wish I was joking) my youngest brother was told that’s not allowed and got in trouble because he tried to show his friends how to do it at school after I showed him.

WILLIAM H. MACY
MOVIE – rudderless (2014) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1798243)
caleb 7.25/10
rafe 3/10
MOVIE – two-bit waltz (2014) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2570224)
caleb 3/10
rafe 4.5/10
SONG – lost
all time low – lost in stereo

NEXT MOVIE – walter (2015) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2016335)
NEXT MOVIE – cake (2014) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3442006)
NEXT SONG – salvation

We’re All Walking Hellmouths

QUICK HITS
rafe read the news! links are below. caleb had a great week, filled with many fun things, and also food.
bungie scared of sony takeover: https://www.ign.com/articles/bungie-devs-say-atmosphere-is-soul-crushing-amid-layoffs-cuts-and-fear-of-total-sony-takeover

23 & me data stolen: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/hackers-stole-ancestry-data-of-6-9-million-users-23andme-finally-confirmed/

good, fuck off, mccarthy: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/06/kevin-mccarthy-retire/

taco bell double decker taco is BACK: https://www.aol.com/taco-bell-revives-menu-item-170748296.html

VISIT /r/mewborn NOW OMG CUTEST KITTENS.

HIGH LOWS
rafe’s high-low
high: kevin mccarthy retirement
low: hamas

caleb’s high-low
high: big turkey
low: allergy bullshit

HOT HOT TOPICS
– are you safe from whammageddeon? how about the ldb challenge?
– how often do you have breakfast for dinner?
– which craving is more demanding when it crops up: a ballpark hotdog or a cheap burger?
– who would survive longer if there was a zombie apocalypse? caleb or rafe?
– what’s one rule you casually or routinely break? (e.g., jaywalking)
– how do you fight against SAD?
– I’ve got weird/weirdo from my name, caleb’s got grab ass, rafe has rage… what name is a real tragedeigh?
– what is your favourite christmas song, 100% mine is fairytale of new york by the pogues
– did clarissa really explain it all? or is that what the media™ want us to believe?

WILLIAM H. MACY
MOVIE – benny & joon (1993) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106387)
caleb 7.14/10
rafe 7/10
SONG – couples
the offspring – me & my old lady

NEXT MOVIE – searching for bobby fischer (1993) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108065)
NEXT SONG – searching

Thanksgiving Postmortem

QUICK HITS
caleb had new york time with the fambam, but of course had traffic drama. at least he got to visit stu leonard’s and saw animatronic cows. and who would know things would be closed? made a desk! and got new stuff! they both had pretty busy thanksgiving holidays. also there’s a new word of the week.

HIGH LOWS
rafe’s high-low
high: new desk
low: art focus

caleb’s high-low
high: thanksgiving time with mom
low: thanksgiving drive

HOT HOT TOPICS
– on the eve of the first snowstorm of the season, the person who was hired to plow the driveway has informed us that he won’t be doing anyone’s driveways this year. now we have to scramble to find someone new. the timing is rather terrible.
– strange things people will do for 20 bucks
– is it ok to continue to break yourself at work if the pay is less than $20 an hour and you get no health benefits?
– there has been debate over the years about removing andrew jackson from the american twenty dollar bill. his stances on slavery and treatment of native american people is reprehensible. there were talks that harriet tubman would replace jackson on the twenty, but it now looks as if that won’t happen. thoughts?
– our sneaky santa wants us to spend 20 on a gift for someone. whats a gift you actually want thats under 20? hugs, attention and other sex acts not included
address and amazon link for bonus points
– what’s a holiday tradition we could do away with? (mine in meme below) whats one you or your family enjoy that is uncommon? bonus for rare, epic, or unique versions. points off for commons and landa
– is there any better feeling than going through your wallet and realizing there’s a $20 you totally forgot about? yes, I am including “the birth of a child” and “getting the last slice of chocolate cake just before the jerk you hate can”.
– weirdest place one could find $20
– I just got a call from the principal saying that my son (mr. huge goddammit) was caught drawing on the school bathroom walls. can I make the problem go away by bribing the principal with $20?
– why do the mexican cartel and chinese mafia who work together to deal fentanyl only use $20 bills when laundering money into us cash???

WILLIAM H. MACY
MOVIE – twenty bucks (1993) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108410)
caleb 5.5/10
rafe 4.5/10
SONG – twenty!
chicago – 25 or 6 to 4

NEXT MOVIE – benny & joon (1993) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106387)
NEXT SONG – couples

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