Why don't we work two days a week and have five days off?

[same_sky]

Do you ever read something so profoundly obvious that it makes your eyes roll back in your head as you struggle to understand exactly how something could be quoted in news publications as an expert opinion? Well. I was reading this little article tonight about how a Dutch court turned down a demand by a group of citizens who wanted the Dutch government to arrest President Bush when he arrived this weekend for violating the Geneva Conventions. Here's what made me laugh:

In the judgement, dated on Tuesday, the court said that the case was political and that the demands "could have far-reaching consequences for US-Dutch relations".

. Huh. Arresting a visiting president may cause trouble. Who would have thought?

The boy and I decided that we should stop spending so much money, so we promptly went out this afternoon and spent a fortune. Oh, well, we accomplished a LOT, so I won't complain too much. Super-motivated people like ourselves might be doing their Christmas shopping in May so that they may leave their presents in another country so they can stop worrying about shipping when they think of something to purchase. The surprise is that we agreed on this plan and are actually carrying it out. We're notorious for coming up with excellent plans and never doing anything about it. Also, his family all have birthdays in April and May, so we have two sets of things under discussion, and we're still pretty much done with everything except for his dad's Christmas present, and his sister's birthday--but we know what we're going to buy for her, so that doesn't count. We also bought a Mother's Day present for my mom (who is annoyed with me because we're not coming up tomorrow). And groceries and random WalMart items. Not that our shopping habits are all that exciting.

I am really sleepy, so I will leave you now in favor of my nice, flat bed. But, lest you're too disappointed, I'll leave you with a link: Sometimes, people take this Ebay thing a little too far..

Comments

[elle-da-belle.livejournal.com]

i must say, christmas shopping in may is incredibly impressive. i'm lucky if i get mine done by december 24.

i checked out that link. all i can say is OH MY GOD how can anyone live like that??? the health inspectors should visit that house and maybe take a flamethrower with them.

and i thought i was a messy hoarder...

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

I've never before started this early (well, except for post-Christmas clearance items, and that doesn't count) and I wouldn't dream of it if it wasn't for always ending up sending something late, if at all, and never thinking that something was all that great because of the weight restrictions.

Also, I also felt a bit of relief that my house is not the messiest one out there. ;)

[lizardek.livejournal.com]

Good lord, now I'm really glad I avoided the slippery slope of eBay. That was just frightening.

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

*nodnod* What gets me is that a lot of them weren't even opened! Why not?! It would take forever to get that place cleaned up.

[lizardek.livejournal.com]

OCD, most definitely. It's not about the stuff, it's about the acquirement and possession.

[big-bubba.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting that link. I've been worrying lately that there's too much clutter in our apartment, but now I realize we are far behind the pros.

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. It definitely made me feel like a better housekeeper, too.

[carrieb.livejournal.com]

Wow. How can people live like that? They have less room to move around than people in prison. I guess I don't have to worry quite so much about the clutter that is currently making me insane.

And I also had a good laugh when I read that the Dutch wanted to arrest Dubya. They are welcome to him as far as I'm concerned, but can you imagine the lack of rational thought that went into that plan?

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

Seriously, what were they hoping to accomplish? And ALSO, I have no idea how it would work if our president actually got arrested by a group of Dutch vigilantes, but.. wouldn't there be a chance that Cheney would be the one in power while the Bush is incapacitated? Honestly, that scares me more than Bush.

We cleaned up our clutter today--or at least, we've gotten most of it put away. I guess that we were scared straight, so to speak, because of that link. Oi. She must be crazy.