1993 to 1998 videos, Betty Boop socks, DRAGON on Singapore shirt, and more

The computer just RESTARTED AGAIN! Had the usual family dinner - Harmony wanted to see OLD videos, so we did. Everyone looked SO YOUNG in various church things / God's Faithful Singers / concerts... Frances, Ellen, Emily, Eunice, Megan, Wayland, Vania, Vivian, Karen, Winnie, Fidela (so TINY!), Derek, Darren, Tracey, Sophia, Elaine, Dawn, Eric M., Scott, Andrew and Brian, Ellen, Erin, Melia, Phil, Sean, Trevor, Lucas, Clement, Chung, Rich, Justin, and other friends! Had turkey, Uncle Joe's almond stuff, champagne, coffee beer from Manitoba, Extra-Special Bitter, Amber Ale, non-alcoholic coolers, beets, good stollen, pineapple, and other things while reminiscing. Piano playing, Ellen and Nathan dating briefly, Mom and Steph's trip to Hong Kong (when Jon won an airline ticket), Cousin Eric, Great-Aunt, various relatives, violin performances, school concerts, Mr. Polson, Christine Magee, Auntie Deborah's niece ("I like Jonathan..."), God's Faithful Singers, different conductors, August 18 being THE birthday for seven people, Uncle Sam's mom, Auntie Ena, Uncle Andrew, Pastor Edward, Auntie Ruby, Uncle Sam, Auntie Susanna, Auntie Helen, Uncle Mark, Auntie Emily, Uncle Percy, Pastor Glen, Pastor Joshua, Uncle Reuben, Auntie Christine, baptisms, Auntie Paula, Uncle Albert, Auntie Betty, Uncle Eric, Auntie Brenda, Uncle Daniel, Uncle Michael, Auntie Leslie, Yvonne, Aaron, Lillian, Grandma's annual birthday parties, Uncle Peter, and more!

At one point, Jon jokingly told Grandma to marry Nathan - she wasn't too impressed. We were surprised that she stayed downstairs pretty much till Jon, Harmony, and I left at 11:30! Apparently, she's a bit more pleasant to be around - Mom's cynical about that, of course. Steph was surprised that Grandma was observant of Harmony's beaded necklace - she went upstairs to get some of her own tiny beads that she kept in a Kleenex or two. Harmony tried convincing her to keep it, but when that didn't happen ("I'm so old!"), I said that a Ziploc bag would be the thing to keep those in so they didn't spill or get lost! Vivian S. is getting married next year, apparently.

Steph is officially moving in tomorrow, so that'll be good for her. Mom gave me a bunch of stuff consisting of a Mott's Garden Cocktail drink, a microwaveable meal (Swanson's Rib-Style boneless pork), a Singapore shirt with a cool DRAGON on it, two storage boxes ("never used!" - yeah right!), 20 tealight candles, two buckle-style watches, two Betty Boop pairs of socks, two pink panties, a black throw, a white pair of socks (apparently from Cathay Pacific), 100g Toblerone Fruit and Nut, a Lindt dark peppermint package, Colgate Total clean mint toothpaste, and three moisturizing bath bars. Stopped by Harmony's parents' place to pick up a crystal plate and such, then talked about the pronunciation of "Arkansas" before they dropped me off. Checked my email to find that a suggestion for Bad Movie Night is MANOS: HANDS OF FATE. HAHAHAHAHA!


Poo nugget for Wednesday, December 30: Penguins, Pressure, and Poo - The science humor journal Annals of Improbable Research awarded its 2005 Ig Nobel prize to the European scientists who calculated the internal pressures generated by a penguin's anus during defecation. It's sixty kilopascals, which (by the way) is higher than the pressure humans generate.