Comments on: Open Thread #59

By: TC

TC — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:04:05 +0000

Hi! Javabeans, please delete my reply to An Open Rant, too. Thanks! And have a good weekend!!

By: javabeans

javabeans — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:58:52 +0000

All right, per the request of the original commenter, I’ve deleted the “An open rant” comment. I realize this makes some of the continuity confusing for the following replies, but the commenter has apologized for the comment and I think it’s best we just close that can of worms.

On with other Open Thready goodness, please!

By: rocketfuel

rocketfuel — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:32:14 +0000

To An Open Rant, you’re a moron.

By: Amyable

Amyable — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:46:46 +0000

@An open rant
Certainly, this Thanksgiving is marred by many tragic events around the world as well as right in our own backyard (financial meltdown anyone?). These events sadden and affect us all in one way or another (I have a family member in India right now and many friends are in dire straits due to the financial meltdown). However, ranting like you did on a Kdrama blog site seems so inappropriate. Surely, there’s another forum more appropriate for your feelings and rants? Also, you accused javabeans and her readers of not considering “ppl like us, ppl of darker skin color and differing physical appearance,” not asian enough. Now, where did that come from? Even within the context of your rant, that came out of left field! While I wholeheartedly sympathize with your grief, I believe you’ve misdirected your anger.

By: jippo

jippo — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:44:58 +0000

This can be the last post on Bombay, but I just wanted to highlight the fact that the areas/locations targeted were those that cater to the upper class and foreigners. Too many people that I met during my time spent working in this city were directly and indirectly affected by this; so very affected that they cite the fact that the attackers were specifically hunting down tourists and other foreigners in order to keep me from returning this upcoming summer. But wouldn’t my staying away be conceding to the terrorists?

Thanksgiving: My friend and I were only given the Thursday off, so we stayed home rather than traveling to see family. Even though we only had to cook to feed the two of us, we cooked a stuffed 10 lb. turkey (aka Harvey), sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, green beans, baked bread, and baked a neat little recipe for pumpkin swirl brownies (http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/10/pumpkin-swirl-brownies).
Now, who wants leftovers???

By: shalini

shalini — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:18:57 +0000

Please everyone! No more prejudice!
Javabeans is entilted to post whatever she likes on her blog.
If you want compassion/understanding for every events in this whole wide world,
show some yourself too. Whether we’re white, colored or not I hope we’re decent humains enough to respect one another’s feelings/beliefs.

By: Kobe

Kobe — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 10:13:52 +0000

@ An open rant

More than 500 people died of a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe recently. You want Javabeans to post about that too? Seriously, if you want world news go watch CNN.

By: marcel

marcel — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 08:16:11 +0000

well, i care about mumbai i had been planning to visit india one day & specifically wanted to see the taj mahal…& now obviously have no inclination to go any time soon…it’s frightening what happened & it’s only more devastating to think about the victims & the things that ensued there in the last 48 hours…

i’m sure it’s not fair to place dramabeans at fault for not writing about the attacks…what do we even begin to say in the face of such senseless violence? what do we even know about the world outside of our comfortable american lives? or our fictional world of kdramas?

By: triple6

triple6 — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:17:18 +0000

liking the song! thanks for sharing. btw, have you checked out mario spinetti? have a feeling you *might* like him

By: ichiru

ichiru — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:40:11 +0000

Just got home from my 3rd shopping marathon and my legs are dying! It was a crazy day…after having a thanksgiving party with my family at our family friends’ house last night, we went straight to an outlet store around 11pm and damn the cars are lining to exit of the road! and we spend like more time waiting bumper to bumper at the exit! and when we finally got there we had to walk alot and it’s freaking cold and it’s outdoor! There was alot of people in line and shoulder-to-shoulder, they won’t even bother apologizing if they accidentally hbump into you! I’d never thought Black Fridays are like these since it was my first time.. we spend like 3hours there and then went to another mall- which is thankfully indoors then spend 2 hours and got home around 7am! I ate first then slept for 2 1/2 hours coz of birthday lunch that I have to go to! then went shopping with my family again to another outlet store!
My gosh I’ll never do this again, though it was fun and I get to buy what I want it’s still too tiring..it’ll be probably be my first and last!
–Online shopping is better and easier!–