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12/25/09 01:18 am

So one of the neighborhood crack-junkies- one who's always polite and fairly decent to deal with- liked my scarf.
And I thought about how the scarf came to me: as a completely unexpected gift from a friend-of-a-friend. For which I paid nothing. And I knew she was outside for the night... and it is pretty freaking cold.

So, I gave this random homeless woman- or at least strongly-disadvantaged woman- something to keep warm.

Happy Christmas, everyone.

meliny
12/25/09 09:21 am (UTC)

Awww, that's nice. Thanks for sharing, with her and with us.

Edited at 2009-12-25 09:21 am (UTC)
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- colubra
  12/25/09 09:24 am (UTC)
  
  TELL NO-ONE.
  I wouldn't want to ruin my reputation as a hard-assed jerk.
  - psybelle
    12/25/09 09:35 am (UTC)
    
    points and laughs and runs away
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    - colubra
      12/25/09 09:45 am (UTC)
      
      O GODDAMMIT
      
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      - psybelle
        12/25/09 05:32 pm (UTC)
        
        That was awfully sweet of you, downright gentlemanly...[/badfake DickensFaire Cockney]
        
        (Would you object to a replacement? I'm always looking for good homes for my learning experiences, and just got a bunch of new yarn in and need to make a test piece or two...)
        
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        colubra
        12/25/09 11:22 pm (UTC)
        
        I wouldn't object at all, and thank you!
        
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karra
12/25/09 09:34 am (UTC)

Aww. Merry Christmas for that.
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- colubra
  12/25/09 10:06 am (UTC)
  
  Merry christmas for being you and, therefore, awesome.
colubra
12/25/09 10:15 am (UTC)

So hahah wow. A: fucking COLD out and I notice through more than a few pints. B: I can now be described as a person who'll give his own clothes to a complete stranger.
Well fuck me running.
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- noveldevice
  12/25/09 10:17 am (UTC)
  
  I always knew you were a softie.
  
  Some drunk dude just banged on my window and wished me a merry Christmas. Vancouver is weird, but charming with it.
  - colubra
    12/25/09 10:57 am (UTC)
    
    Well THAT'S random.
    Merry Christmas, however.
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- andstillitmoves
  12/25/09 11:06 am (UTC)
  
  Fucking you running would be very tricky and require a lot of flexibility.
prickvixen
12/25/09 10:23 am (UTC)

I did that last year, only it was a scarf I'd made myself. I blew several days of my life doing it, then wondered why I'd wasted the time, especially since I never really wore it. So I made something good of it by giving it to the homeless guy who lives in the parking lot of the grocery store I go to. It didn't seem worth mentioning... unless I've already mentioned it, in which case I'll be terribly embarrassed by my fake humility.
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- colubra
  12/25/09 10:26 am (UTC)
  
  I don't recall reading it before this, so- I'm glad to be in such good company.
  Happy holidays!
  - prickvixen
    12/25/09 01:13 pm (UTC)
    
    Thank you, you too. :)
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nanila
12/25/09 11:08 am (UTC)

Thanks, my cockles are feeling toastier now. Happy Christmas!
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paradisacorbasi
12/25/09 02:34 pm (UTC)

That's just the kind of thing that completely embodies the spirit of Christmas.

As always, you rock, Evercool.
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mephron
12/25/09 03:39 pm (UTC)

I believe that you pretty much exemplified the bit of "God Bless Ye, Merry Gentlemen".
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gwyd
12/26/09 04:47 am (UTC)

Cool.
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sinick
12/26/09 05:06 am (UTC)

Yer a guid yin.
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