Friday 23 November 2012

Thanksgiving

Just like Halloween, Thanksgiving isn't really celebrated here in Australia. I don't even know what it really is all about. I could look it up, but then my Google search history would look vaguely normal...for a short while, anyway. By the way, it is possible for a skunk to kill a dog. Just in case you were wondering.

Anyway, all that I know about Thanksgiving, I've learned from cartoons. Which means pilgrims and turkeys and pumpkin pie. And I suppose being thankful for things. Which is nice that there's a day specially for you to be thankful for things, but personally I think that if you're really thankful for things, you should remember it always and appreciate them ALL the time.

On that note, here are some things that I am forever thankful for:

  • Sports socks. Thank you for keeping my feet comfortable all through the year and not wearing out as often as boring regular socks.
  • Google. Thank you for revealing to me the answers to (almost) all of my stupid questions.
  • Restaurants that let you split bills. Thank you for making dining out with a large group of friends that much easier.
  • Ballpoint pens. Thank you for always being in the bottom of my bag, ready and waiting for whenever I feel like drawing something.
  • Regurgitator. Thank you for all the albums, the live shows and being there for me all through my childhood.
  • Octopuses. Thank you for not living on land and not being able to climb trees.
  • Steam. Thank you for the awesome sales, being mostly reliable and letting me buy games without having to leave the house.
  • Badminton. Thank you for being a fun sport that I can actually play even though I am terribly uncoordinated.
  • Sunscreen. Thank you for making it possible for me to keep my pale ass outside all day while only getting partially sunburnt.
  • Rollercoaster Tycoon. Thank you for allowing me to vicariously live out my dream of being a rollercoaster/waterslide tester.
Of course, there are many more things that I am forever thankful for. Friends and family, mostly, but nobody ever comes to the internet for sentimentality, do they?

Also, thank you to The Oatmeal for making awesome shirts.


What's playing?
Cake - Sick of you
Thank you, Cake, for making awesome film clips