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Offline Kindler

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Re: Any news on Peace Talks
« Reply #435 on: July 02, 2019, 05:30:21 PM »
Quote from: Dina on June 28, 2019, 05:01:29 AM
I have enough of that but also the "that's amazing". I am just glad I never had to go to work (or school) in my birthday.
So, did she eat ham for Christmas?

Every year.
Mine's November 2nd, so my birthday "presents" from society are pretty much limited to elections (November 2nd is the earliest possible date for Election Day in the US, as it is defined as "The first Tuesday after November 1st.") So, on occasion, I'd get a bonus day off for my birthday, too.

On the other hand, apparently November 2nd is an extremely popular date for weddings, because I've gone to several over the years that fell on my birthday. On the plus side, that meant lots of free booze and an excuse to wear a cummerbund.
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Re: Any news on Peace Talks
« Reply #436 on: July 02, 2019, 07:30:04 PM »
My niece's birthday is on December 20th. She just has a party in June and sometimes tries to scam a second gift out of us.
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Re: Any news on Peace Talks
« Reply #437 on: July 02, 2019, 09:40:16 PM »
My son's is 26 Dec.

EVERYBODY is burnt-out on the whole "going to parties" thing, and often tapped-out for giving-presents.  Really sucked for him, as a youngster.  Often, friends were away on winter-vacation trips.

We always made sure he had something from us to open on his actual birthday.  Some years we gave a really-big combined gift, and then a little pro-forma thing or minor accessory to the Big Gift.  Usually we tried to do a more-even split, or even a bigger gift on the 26th, so it wouldn't be a let-down.

But getting a party with lots of friends -- or even his few best friends -- was ALWAYS a challenge.
 
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Re: Any news on Peace Talks
« Reply #438 on: July 03, 2019, 04:36:57 PM »
Quote from: Bad Alias on July 02, 2019, 07:30:04 PM
My niece's birthday is on December 20th. She just has a party in June and sometimes tries to scam a second gift out of us.

Smart kid.
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Re: Any news on Peace Talks
« Reply #439 on: July 03, 2019, 05:27:46 PM »
As she should. My closest ones always gave me 2 gifts. Hubby still gives me 2 (and I give him one for Xmas, of course)
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Re: Any news on Peace Talks
« Reply #440 on: July 03, 2019, 05:34:57 PM »
I think you misunderstand me. My niece occasionally tries to get a June birthday gift, a December birthday gift, and a Christmas gift. If she were the only kid, that might fly. There are five others.
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Re: Any news on Peace Talks
« Reply #441 on: July 03, 2019, 06:00:31 PM »
I understood that she wanted a birhday gift and a Christmas gift, both around the same date as her birthday is close to Christmas. But the party in June...well, I did not understand that, to be honest. I thought it was an unrelated thing. Why does she have a birthday in June?
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Re: Any news on Peace Talks
« Reply #442 on: July 03, 2019, 06:31:22 PM »
Quote from: Dina on July 03, 2019, 06:00:31 PM
I understood that she wanted a birhday gift and a Christmas gift, both around the same date as her birthday is close to Christmas. But the party in June...well, I did not understand that, to be honest. I thought it was an unrelated thing. Why does she have a birthday in June?

Our family did that too:  the idea is a "half-birthday" party (as close to 6 months' offset as can be made to work) when friends might be more available and when it can "stand out" more from  Christmastime celebrations.
 
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Re: Any news on Peace Talks
« Reply #443 on: July 03, 2019, 06:35:01 PM »
You people are weird  :o
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Re: Any news on Peace Talks
« Reply #444 on: July 04, 2019, 01:49:38 AM »
Quote from: Dina on July 03, 2019, 06:35:01 PM
You people are weird  :o 

You say that like it's some sort of surprise to you...  ::)
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Re: Any news on Peace Talks
« Reply #445 on: July 04, 2019, 04:27:38 AM »
Actually this time you surprised me.
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Re: Any news on Peace Talks
« Reply #446 on: July 12, 2019, 06:58:37 PM »
Quote from: g33k on July 03, 2019, 06:31:22 PM
Our family did that too:  the idea is a "half-birthday" party (as close to 6 months' offset as can be made to work) when friends might be more available and when it can "stand out" more from  Christmastime celebrations.
Pretty much this, but my niece is a kid, and I haven't noticed kids having a lot of Christmas parties that they have to go to (other than something in school). People are in such a hurry around Christmas (at least in my little part of the world) that a lot of events around Christmas can start to feel like a burden. The husband's office party, the wife's office party, this social group's party, that social group's party, a business organization or two's parties, the landlord's, the extended family's (again on both sides). And the traffic around the bigger local shopping spots was crazy the last time I went there during Christmas after office hours. (It was 10-15 years ago, so maybe ordering online has changed things. It sure has for me).

Quote from: Dina on July 03, 2019, 06:35:01 PM
You people are weird  :o

Well, yes.
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Re: Any news on Peace Talks
« Reply #447 on: October 25, 2019, 05:19:07 PM »
Is it normal for it to take this long to announce a publication date? The book was supposedly finished July 22... It is now over 3 months later...
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Re: Any news on Peace Talks
« Reply #448 on: October 25, 2019, 06:38:37 PM »
According to Priscellie and the official JB website, he has done some revisions and rewriting. But the releasing date is supposed to be announced soon, so cross your fingers.
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Re: Any news on Peace Talks
« Reply #449 on: October 25, 2019, 07:35:20 PM »
Quote from: spiritofair on October 25, 2019, 05:19:07 PM
Is it normal for it to take this long to announce a publication date? The book was supposedly finished July 22... It is now over 3 months later...

Per this video, James Marsters has agreed to do the audiobook for Peace talks. That tells me that the print release date must be fairly close, as you wouldn't set up the base for the audiobook before the book was ready to print.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYTfviCVxpE
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