COMIC COOOOOOOON
Jerry and I are developing a grand plan for North Bay awesomeness this summer
While Nathan’s in Toronto missing me (and having copious amounts of sex), we’ll be making North Bay awesome.
WHO’S WITH ME?!
-Ian
“This is my nightmare.”
-Jerry
Best. Friends. Ever.
As a result of Nathan and Ian being zombies
I will be hanging out with them tonight via Skype. Ironically enough we’ll be playing the Zombies board game, maybe we’ll watch a movie, I’m down.
It’s been a while.
Since last time, Nathan and Ian might be zombies; I won’t hang out with them.
Five Albums I Can’t Get Enough Of
I’ve been in writing mode lately, working on various things for my MA studies. This means I’ve been listening to a lot of music— more than usual. These are five albums that have been getting a lot of play on my iTunes lately. In alphabetical order, of course.
- Big Boi, Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
- Johnny Cash, America IV: The Man Comes Around
- Dan Mangan, Nice, Nice, Very Nice
- Radiohead, Hail to the Thief
- Say Anything, …Is a Real Boy
-Ian
In a perfect world, this is what my toronto apartment would look like. Nathan, take note.
-Ian
(Source: youmightfindyourself)
Jerry’s Christmas.
Today is my Christmas.
Let’s talk about that.
You see my family is Ukrainian Orthodox Christian. That means my Christmas is different from Western traditional Christmas. Let me explain…
- We use the Gregorian calendar which is roughly two weeks later than the Julian calendar.
- Christmas is a month long event which begins on December 19 and ends January 14.
- On December 19 St. Nicolas brings one gift to good children. Any more and you’re out of the religion.
- January 14 is Ukrainian New Year.
- Christmas Eve is January 6 which is when you’re to have Christmas dinner. Christmas dinner is very specific.
- Must be candle lit, can’t eat until the first star in the east sky at night appears.
- Hay is put under the table to represent the manger, money and toys are put in there for kids to tire themselves out.
- When you set the table, you leave extra plates and seats for those who couldn’t make it or for deceased ancestors.
- You can’t eat until the animals in the house eat first. This is symbolic of how the barn animals were the first to look upon Baby Jesus before people.
- There are twelves courses to the meal, twelve being symbolic of the apostles.
- There’s no meat to be eaten during dinner (or the season I guess). Once again respect for the animals who noticed Jesus before everyone else.
- You start the meal with Kutia, wheat, poppy, nut-based dish.
- You fling the kutia to the ceiling, if it sticks then it means you’ll have good luck in the new year.
- Then you get the borscht.
- Then you eat whatever you want, a lot a fish-based dishes, pierogies, etc.
- The next morning for breakfast you only eat the left-overs from dinner.
Merry Christmas, meatbags.
