Isn’t that new Stephen King book the same premise as The Simpsons Movie?
Chestnuts roasted by Nickelodeon @ 11/11/2009 10:25 AM
I thought the Halloween Decorations were supposed to be down be the end of the week.
Just not for X-E?
Chestnuts roasted by CakeMaster @ 11/11/2009 10:42 AM
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Matt posted that he got stuck working over the weekend, so things would be slightly delayed. My guess is Nick Studios needed help counting all the money they got for whoring out ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ to M. Night Shyamalan.
Chestnuts roasted by Shawn @ 11/11/2009 1:17 PM
Jason: The holiday season is actually one of the highest sales times for car dealerships. They make a killing and many of them do, in fact, also give those huge bows away with purchase if it’s a gift. I worked at a dealer that did and people went crazy for the damn things!
Chestnuts roasted by drew do @ 11/11/2009 1:23 PM
I’m looking forward to the new King book, but I’ll wait ’til it’s in paperback. I’ve read all his novels except Duma Key. I also haven’t read his short story collections yet. He’s my favorite author. And yeah, the premise sounds similar to The Simpsons Movie, but he’s had this idea since the ’70s, even tried to write it a couple of times, but kept putting it aside.
Chestnuts roasted by Teddy Ray @ 11/11/2009 2:34 PM
Teddy Ray – I love him too! Although sometimes it seems like he is really reaching for a plot. I laughed all the way through Cell.
I’m just waiting because I usually don’t put up my X-mas decorations until X-E does.
Does that make me weird?
Chestnuts roasted by CakeMaster @ 11/11/2009 3:09 PM
Well,the Halloween decorations are down and we have a little of Thanksgiving love up top.My Halloween decorations are still up.It just doesn’t seem cold enough to take them down yet.
Is it sad that I totally thought the name of this post was “holy shit” until just this moment? Reading is FUNdamental.
I am really not feeling Christmas this year…I asked my parents if we could get a real Christmas tree since I’m back living at home, and to hear my dad talk, you’d think I asked for 1.7 billion dollars instead. Cripes. Plus, my best friend is going to visit his fiancee’s family for Christmas so he won’t be around. And my life is pretty much in a spiral of suck. So as of now, I’m meh about the holidays. But, I have faith in Matt and the X-E community to get me feeling Christmassy when it’s time.
That’s right…WHEN IT’S TIME. Christmas needs to just calm the fuck down and wait its turn. A local radio station went 24/7 Christmas music on November 1st. No! Bad! I’m actually looking forward to Thanksgiving because my brother will be home for the first time since last summer, so can I please enjoy that first? Please?
I also agree that egg nog is yucky. I love the idea of it but the sight of it makes me gag. However, I really want to try the Egg Nog pancakes at IHOP. Because I don’t think they are actually made with egg nog. (P.S.: The gingerbread pancakes rule. I know, I know; I just bitched about how Christmas needs to wait its turn, but FFS I couldn’t resist the gingerbread…)
Chestnuts roasted by Nicole @ 11/11/2009 4:44 PM
I’ve started my Christmas shopping already… Green Lantern ring for the boyfriend, signed copy of The Last Unicorn for the bestie, wallet for the mother.
Chestnuts roasted by Cheetara @ 11/11/2009 5:38 PM
My mom bought me a bag of fresh cranberries and I couldn’t be happier. BTW, I got the Keurig machine replaced over the weekend, Strong Emeril-brand K-Cups ahoy!
Chestnuts roasted by Palmerholic @ 11/11/2009 5:39 PM
OMG OMG OMG!
NEW X-E DESIGN WITH MISTA SNOWMAN!
Chestnuts roasted by PlantMonster @ 11/11/2009 5:56 PM
Classy, many thanks for the Thanksgiving love up top! Sure there’s a peak of Christmas but it is totally second fiddle to the turkey! The Mista Snowman pic is a bonus. I thought for sure we would have a year off of the calendar (which would be totally understandable), but this gives me renewed hope that Matt will once again sacrifice a major piece of his holiday season to make ours a little better!
It isn’t the holidays without X-E!!! Now all I have to do is resist the temptation to break out the Jukebox a full 16 days early…
Chestnuts roasted by drew do @ 11/11/2009 6:02 PM
nickelodeon, I was just thinking about that!!! I may have to put off reading it…I have to read The Quiet American for english.
Chestnuts roasted by mandy_Reeves @ 11/11/2009 6:14 PM
I’ve never been a King fan, except for Shawshank Redemption and Green Mile. Most of his other stuff is just too weird for me. I also want to try the eggnog pancakes, but it’ll have to wait a little while since I just foud out I have swine flu
Chestnuts roasted by ericnrosesmom @ 11/11/2009 6:21 PM
MISTA SNOWMAN!!!!!!!!!!!
Let the holiday season begin!
Chestnuts roasted by CakeMaster @ 11/11/2009 6:22 PM
I don’t see Mista Snowman anywhere… oh well. I’m already feeling the Christmas spirit… I still consider Thanksgiving a mini-Christmas, but I love it also (not as much as the real Christmas, but second in my heart next to Thanksgiving). I only watched Thanksgiving specials over Christmas specials so far. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, Garfield’s Thanksgiving, and The 2001 Macy’s Parade! BUT, my mom did pick up some egg nog. I love the stuff personally. But, a week or two back, I got McDonald’s Pumpkin Pie milkshake. Very Thanksgiving and VERY good. And busted out the Hot Chocolate… lov ethe stuff. My new tradition… the day before Thanksgiving, me and my friend play Super Smash Bros. Brawl online and I get myself a Coca-Cola Slurpee… it’s very fun, and a great way to kick off Thanksgiving before the 3 hour drive to my grandparents house.
I never much enjoyed The Quiet American, however I do have quite a fondness for Graham Greene’s other works, notably ‘The Power and the Glory’.
‘Brighton Rock’ is also one of my favorite books.
As for Stephen King, I never held his work in a very high regard. While he has reached undeniable popular success, I really don’t find much literary substance in his writings. If I was to say, however, I would have to cite ‘The Stand’ as the King work most resembling quality and well-crafted literature.
Chestnuts roasted by wroclawski @ 11/11/2009 7:51 PM
The old Thanksgiving grocery adds make me so happy. I am most definitely catching up on past Macy’s day parades and Advent/Advert X-E times tonight. With Ghost Hunters as background noise. A strange mix indeed.
Fyi TBS is showing both the Grinch cartoon and the Cat in the Hat cartoon this weekend. Calculatus eliminatus anyone?
Chestnuts roasted by ericnrosesmom @ 11/11/2009 8:49 PM
I don’t know about you guys, but I really felt like an “Autumn” mood today. Hundreds of brown, crinkly leaves line the ground, it’s getting cold, and various landmarks around my town remind me of memories of Thanksgivings from yesteryear. Bring on Turkey Day, I’m ready!!
It is not weird at all to wait for X-E to put up their stuff. It’s your tradition, we all have them, different unique flags to guide us through our live.
Growing up in NYC local tv station WOR (Channel 9) always use to play a King Kong marathon on Thanksgiving and a Godzilla marathon on Black Friday. For me it was a giant ape that really kicked off the holiday season. So now as an adult with WOR now a rusted hulk of the former Untied Paramount Network I turn to DVD’s to continue the Kong tradition. Even if I have to run it on a laptop in a backroom of the house Kong always plays on Thanksgiving, because it’s my thing. So please enjoy your X-E conection to the holiday it’s what makes you unique and diversity should always be celebrated.
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Isn’t that new Stephen King book the same premise as The Simpsons Movie?