Liveblogging after midnight mass

Note the timestamps.

RL conversations (simulblogged to lienne ):

(1:51:24 AM)
Sister: Have you started _A Princess of Mars_ yet?
Me: Yes! Boy, that John Carter! He's not scared of anything! "It's a defect in my character, I'm not scared of anything."
Sister: Yeah, the intro material is okay. It gets more interesting once he gets to Mars and he's meeting giant four-armed green Martians--
Me: And scantily-clad princesses?
Sister: --and discovering he can bounce around like a top. A top? A rubber ball.
Me: Would that actually work? Mars' gravity is greater than Americ-- wow. Than America? Than Earth.

(1:54:30 AM)
Dad: *reading an article about whether Jesus had long hair*' *reads a quote about how in Jewish law, if a man has long hair "it is a shame unto him"*'
Dad: *strikes a pose emphasizing his shaved head*'
Sister: Does this mean you're shameless?
Mom: *absolutely deadpan*' Jim?
Dad: I don't want to go to bed anymore, this is getting too entertaining.

(1:59:31 AM)
Family: *discussing the plenary indulgence we just received at church*'
Sister: Still, it was a nice thing for the Pope to do for Christmas.
Dad: Pfff, yeah, like it costs him anything.
Sister: It's the thought that counts!
Dad: "Hey, Benedict, what'd you get for the Catholics this year?" ". . . Aw, shit."
Me: "Scheise!"
Dad: "It's Christmas Eve! Everything's closed! Uuuuuuh-- A plenary indulgence for everyone! Now leave me alone!"
 

Immediately followed by IM conversation:
 

(2:12:30 AM) Pyth: what the hell is a plenary indulgence anyway?
(2:12:48 AM) Adiva: it's the thing that threatens to destroy existence in _Dogma_!
(2:13:47 AM) Pyth: hahahahahahahaha it's sad how that actually made sense to me
(2:13:54 AM) Adiva: YESSSSS
(2:14:02 AM) Pyth: _Dogma_: How Atheists Learn About Weird Catholic Things
(2:14:19 AM) Adiva: that's the best part about Dogma to me
(2:14:24 AM) Pyth: hahahahaha
(2:14:26 AM) Adiva: is I'm like "KEVIN SMITH"
(2:14:28 AM) Adiva: "YOU GET IT"
(2:14:32 AM) Pyth: <3
(2:15:08 AM) Pyth: so wait, blanket pardons for everyone??
(2:15:14 AM) Pyth: the Pope has clearly not seen that movie
(2:15:14 AM) Adiva: yep!
(2:15:18 AM) Adiva: YA THINK?
(2:15:24 AM) Pyth: /giggling <3
(2:15:47 AM) Adiva: hopefully
(2:15:54 AM) Adiva: when Kevin Smith made that movie
(2:16:13 AM) Adiva: God went "aw, Christ"
(2:16:19 AM) Pyth: spfffffffffffffffffffffffffft
(2:16:22 AM) Adiva: (Christ: Yes?
God: Not now.
Christ: :()
(2:16:29 AM) Pyth: I LOVE YOU
(2:16:31 AM) Adiva: and then closed the loophole somehow
(2:16:36 AM) Pyth: YOU ARE THE BEST CATHOLIC
 

May your weekend be filled with light, laughter, love, and a healthy dose of irreverence.

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Merry Christmas to me!

Other excellent swag: First season of The West Wing, chocolate from Barcelona, strawberry licorice from Australia, and chocolate-almond powder that I'm going to try out in coffee. Yay!