GRASSHOPPER

SHIPMAN 28 ´74

2011-07-23T17:33:00.029+02:00

For the time being

2010-01-09T12:36:00.003+01:00

Don't Worry Be Happy

2009-12-28T14:26:00.001+01:00

DeAd EnD

2009-03-01T19:11:00.004+01:00

The time has come... it feels hopeless...so I decided...

It's a break time

Well that's how it is

2009-02-04T15:42:00.002+01:00

Be HAPPY

2008-12-28T16:48:00.004+01:00

Foggy thoughts

2008-10-26T12:16:00.005+01:00

Art: My son

Disappearance

2008-05-05T20:14:00.009+02:00

Well, it’s been a while but as you can see I didn’t get lost in the cyber world and I’m certainly not dead (thank god). The thing is that a lot of things around me kept me occupied so I just didn’t have a time and of course at the time like that lust to blogg fades out too.
Ok, what have I done in the past couple of months?

To start with, after so many years of great friendship with it I finally came to decision; “good bye scotch”, it shatters my heart but sometimes life sucks. I guess I’ll just hold on to beer & wine. It can’t be so bad?

Now, little more pleasant happening; few weeks ago my daughter “actually” got married to a nice fellow, “I hope so”. Preparations for wedding, both practical and psychological, took a lot of time and energy but I survived even dough, at the ceremony, the scotch kept looking at me with its sad yellow eyes.

Than, it came a time I had to get involved with my youngest one. He‘s been taking TAEKWON – DO lessons and it was a time for his first competition appearance. And of course I, as an old marshal art enthusiast, tried to help him to reach “that“final touch of perfectionism. A bronze… Not bad at all.

And now what’s left to do? Yeah, scrubbing a shit, that piled up during the winter, from my boat and than…sail and enjoy.

Btw boat still has no name. What do you think?

“Old Lady” (build 1966) or “Tinker Bell” (size 24ft.)

Orthodox

2008-04-23T18:33:00.003+02:00

Orthodox religion does have Easter too

it's painting time again

HAPPY EASTER

Easter... holy - day

2008-03-20T11:47:00.004+01:00

It's "Painting time" again

HAPPY EASTER

Will they ever learn?

2008-03-09T14:22:00.004+01:00

When it comes to police controls for drink & drive I’d say Sweden should get an Oscar or something likewise.
Any time and for any reason, should police stop you, the first thing would be to take the “alcohol test” and I don’t mean; “walk on the straight line looking up and hands up”.
A lot of countries around the world have a tolerance, which vary, when it comes to per cent of alcohol in blood, like: 0,1, 0,3, 0,5 etc. and unfortunately in some countries controls don’t even exist. Therefore I can proudly say that Sweden is doing the right thing; no tolerance what so ever (0,000000 mg. per cent).
If you get caught and it shows that you have alcohol in your blood you will as from that moment loose your driving license (at least one year). After that comes; at least one month in jail, then you will have a regular doctor’s control (once a month / 1year) to check out your alcohol consumption which should be zero, you will attend the AA therapy and then you might get a chance to take new test for driving license, which isn’t low-priced.

Somehow, despite all these controls and after procedures, we still do have a huge problem with drink & drive. To top that, now days, there is even more common problem;” the drug abused drivers”.
I don’t get it. Especially those that once lost their driving licenses but continue to drive the same way (drunk) if not even worse. What goes through their minds? Usually nothing, I guess. Often they say; “I’ve got nothing to loose”. Probably not, but society does.

Once is not enough

2008-03-03T18:44:00.003+01:00

I always wondered… Now I know.

Once, watching a football game I noticed that a guy, standing not far from me, was dressed in super exclusive suit (type Armani). Strange (!?). Suddenly, coming from above a seagull shit; splash once, splash twice right on the guy’s shoulder. I guess the suit was not worth much afterwards. Just imagine, out of forty thousand people that watched the game the f….. seagull found its offer, the “Armani guy”.

2008-02-21T23:43:00.004+01:00

In past few weeks I followed, pretty close, the development and outcome of Kosovo’s issue. As usual I should point out that everyone has a right to own opinion so what I’ll be saying here is entirely my own view on this particular occurrence.
KOSOVO & Metohija…The newborn state (“new USA’s and EU’s colony”). How much, actually, does an average citizen of any country know about it? Believe me not much. Those living on contingents other than Europe don’t even know geographic location of it. But I’m pretty sure that majority knows about integrity and sovereignty

(§ 1244) according to UN’s law.
So recognizing Kosovo as a new state (lays in the middle of one already sovereign country) would be like stealing a part of ones territory or, putting it blankly, breaking the law. But hey who am I to judge? Then again, who is the judge? Seeing this happening makes me wonder what actually does it mean; “the law”, cause in this case it doesn’t mean a shit.
“The law must be followed”, I’ve been taught, and its equivalent for anyone but today I see how wrong I had.
Who is profiting the most by these actions, sooner or later, the history will show but as for now all I can say; my belief in any government is equal zero.

If you can spare a minute or two read this

Easy Does it

2008-02-02T18:28:00.005+01:00

It seems to me that the January, somehow, had a mighty strong effect on us, the cyber friends. Almost every day I can see that someone is taking a break from blogging or even closing down for good. Virus outbreak?!

That could be interpreted as a positive changes in one’s life, like; getting a job, finding a new love, the things started functioning (again) with old love, spending more time with family and (IRL) friends or simply discovering that there is more to life than just blogging.

Unfortunately it could be a “shady” side to it as well; lack of inspiration, for instance? Blogging has turned into monotony loosing its purpose? Not having desire for doing anything at all, caused by post – holyday depression? Whichever...I just hope it’ll go over... soon.

Cells on the run

2008-01-20T23:34:00.000+01:00

OK, now… The picture (above) is actually portrait of me. Cute isn’t it? But that’s precisely how I feel these days; meditative and yet totally beyond any kind of creativity. Wonder if the reason lies in; too much booze & partying (holy - days) so some of my brain cells didn not return from vacation, yet? :-)
While waiting for my brain to be restored again let's take a look, just for the hell of it, how my life went by:

Finally… I’ve managed to get out, LIBERATION!!

I always wondered about my mom. No wonder I was a happy (??) baby.

My dad use to tell me:”Make your own money and no one can control your life”

I’ve listened to him .

Why the hell haven’t I paid any attention to what she's been saying??

I moved far away from home, to the "Wonderland"

Bye, bye babyhood

The "nutty years"! My interest for music has increased. One of my favorites was

“You are always on my mind”

All those bouncy years, full of bliss, passed by and then...

I've got hooked and...

moved again but this time to the “Cold land”

I hated this; new jobs and again, new faces

Sure, just to keep me warm, it’s been a lot of connecting going on

followed by noticeable consequence.

ZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Finally!!

2008-01-11T14:39:00.000+01:00

All the holydays and all the damn parties are now behind me. Yes; gone, vanished, erased, forgotten (at least some of them), unmistakably it is over and thanks for that. Now I can breathe again and perhaps be normal again (possibility = ??%).
No more rushing through the stores buying, as usual at the last minute, Christmas presents, no more spending so many hours in kitchen (lot of booze around though) and, having all the known and unknown over, no more hypocrisy. Don’t get me wrong, once, I did enjoy preparing for the parties but not any more, not alone anyway (I must be getting old). You know what I mean, being exhausted before party even begun? Who cares about the dinner and the booze, I had it more than enough in the kitchen, all I had on my mind was; hit the sack man, boring ain’t it?
Sometimes or rather every year I ask myself “Was it worth the effort?”
To put it bluntly I need a substitute, so I can relax and enjoy being served for once in my life. Maybe I’ll even skip the January's nightmares about my wallet “taking a walk on the wild side”

The Old Testament

2008-01-06T13:25:00.001+01:00

Merry
Eastern Orthodox
Christmas

Absent MiNd

2008-01-04T15:42:00.000+01:00

2008

2007-12-30T17:07:00.000+01:00

It does happen to all of us

2007-12-27T00:41:00.000+01:00

FROM ME TO YOU ALL

2007-12-23T16:33:00.000+01:00

The story about...

2007-12-22T09:58:00.000+01:00

Cheech & Chong
Santa Claus and his old Lady (Comedy)

Mop around

2007-12-16T11:35:00.000+01:00

St. Lucia festivity

2007-12-12T23:42:00.000+01:00

Shake your germs off

2007-12-06T21:18:00.000+01:00

The time has come; flu, running nose, cough, fever, bellyache, stomach illness and god knows what more. Typical for this time of year. I mean it’s a winter time, right? And what usually happens during that time? Of course… a lot of germs seek a new “home”, warm & moist place where they can multiply and live happily ever after. Somehow we keep forgetting that our bodies actually function as carriers and at the same time as transporters of the huge “germ force”. And we are all aware that most “common” germs are “stationed” in our palms. But how uncaring we are when it comes to hygiene it might come as shock to many of us. Let’ see just a few statistic facts;
70% of men, after taking a leak, do not wash hands
50% of women, after taking a leak, do not wash hands.
99% of both men and women, after coughing into their palm do not wash hands
99% of both men and women, after wiping off running noses do not wash hands
90% of both men and women, after “digging up their noses” do not wash hands
But despite the knowledge we still love to shake hands; on streets, bowling, dart, tennis or any similar events and especially in pubs. And all that is, just to show some kind of respect to each other.
How about giving a respect to ourselves, our health?
It’s just a thought.

The iron hand

2007-12-04T14:26:00.001+01:00

I believe most of us, more or less, have followed the elections in Russia where Putin’s party won. Most of west oriented countries openly criticized Putin for undemocratic procedures he’s been taken before and during the elections. Even cheating with votes was also one of accusations.
Now, common isn’t it all the same all over the world? Remember Florida with Bush?

Term democratic election exists only as illusion. It’s pure politician’s amusement park. No matter of country’s nature, it is either the tough front or money that promotes the people’s opinion. Therefore people are tired of politicians and more and more of them decides to stay at home during elections. That goes for both “West” and “East”.

For some countries “Democracy” could be highly dangerous enemy. I mean, if we take a closer look of what happened to USSR, ex east block countries and ex Yugoslavia what do we see? We see the total catastrophe. The forced or given democracy, put it anyway you like, made people suffering in several different ways. Law & order: / isn’t strict enough, economy: / worse than ever, retirement payments: / if you lucky you’ll get it, drug problems: / no control, firearms: / no control, corruption: / new trend among influential people and finally the most noticeable is crime and growth of mafia’s activity.

So, in order to put back the things the way they should be, in countries like those you have to have the “Iron hand”.

Censure vs. Propaganda

2007-11-27T16:39:00.001+01:00

I just read one article written by A. Babtjenko, a Russian journalist, writer and ex soldier at Tjetjenien’s front. According to him the war changed his point of view on life and the whole world in general. I’d rather say “opened his eyes”, it sounds more realistic. As a journalist, of course, he writs about the freedom of speech in today’s Russia (which we all know it sucks) and comparing it with Stalin’s SSSR saying that its just about the same(so much we didn’t know).
Mr Putin, more or less, has given order to all Media institutions to enforce toughened censure on all articles and of course Radio & TV. That means, according to A. Babtjenko, that censure “eats up” a 70% of actual article or just simple modify it so it fits the government officials in today’s Russia. The radio & TV personal “has it easier”; to skip the censuring which would save their precious time the officials just simply give them the whole new text to read it.
Several journalists has been “put away” (killed, mental institutions and etc.) by government, just as the rest of the world has no idea what’s going on.
Before I continue, you’ve got to know that I condemn the Russian’s and any other government for taking the act of action similarly Putin’s.

Now, what makes me slightly confuse is the resemblance between “censure” and “propaganda”.
From “Wikipedia”:
Censure is a process by which a formal reprimand is issued to an individual by an authoritative body.
Propaganda is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of large numbers of people.

You can call me dumb ass or what ever, but to me uses of these words have a same purpose. Not actual meaning but purpose.

While Russia’s government openly approve censorships on just about all Media channels, the “west” is doing the “democratic” way; “write whatever you please but if it’s gonna be printed, well we’ll see”. Another word there is no need for censuring, isn’t it? Isn’t that just as same as in Russia?
If we go back in time, during “cold war” wasn’t it like this:
The East, promoting (propaganda) the communist way of life stops (censure) any influential possibility of capitalism’s growth.
The West, promoting (propaganda) the capitalist way of life stops (censure) any influential possibility of communism’s growth.
The difference was or still is that in the west journalists don’t disappear, hm... as far as we know.

Now, I know there are a lot of you out there wondering what I look like so here it is photo of me.

Gone for the weekend

2007-11-23T18:30:00.000+01:00

Happy Thanksgiving

2007-11-22T12:10:00.000+01:00

Bad habit

2007-11-21T00:34:00.000+01:00

It’s a middle of November; the temperature is dropping below zero, the windows stays closed for the day, doors are shut, radiator’s on, making my home warm and comfy. I’ve put my old T – shirt on, got me a beer, sat down in my lazy boy chair and watching some crap movie on TV. A great time of day I’d say, I feel pleased. Yeah, it’s a great feeling but it doesn’t last long enough to really enjoy it cause the habit I’ve got; I smoke…inside the house. Eventually the room turns into contaminated container and I’m being forced to open the windows, put the sweater on and instead a beer I’m even “forced” to take something stronger like scotch (thank god for that).
Man, I’ve been preaching, so many times, about global pollution, and now here I am polluting my own home, not to mention my kid’s lungs.
Well I’m putting a stop to it. Starting tomorrow; no more smoking inside, there is a terrace waiting for me.
That way I’ll probably cut down smoking too.

Worth Memorizing

2007-11-16T11:18:00.000+01:00

Hope this will make your weekend more amusing

Mental Polution

2007-11-10T17:47:00.000+01:00

Mental Polution ilustration

Slavimir Stojanovic - Futuro

So many times we read over and over about the things that should be done so we can prolong the life of planet Earth. Most of us, the “ordinary people”, got a good picture of what went wrong and what is happening and we’re trying to do our best to help the situation. But somehow that’s not enough. Despite the guilt we’ve been fed with, contaminating the environment isn’t nearly our doing as it is the politicians or the “big guys” who drive the industries with inadequate methods. As we all see it they don’t give a damn, all that goes through their overflowing shit minds is how to make more and more money, living for the present and giving no thoughts, what so ever, about the future of the mankind. How can we persuade them to change their minds nobody knows but soon enough it might become consequential:

Simple math: “I’m trying my best, sacrificing a lot for the better but they’re doing just the opposite and since they’re more powerful (money wise or by position), eventually, in my mind pops a question WHAT IS THE POINT?”

A need to tell

2007-10-29T14:46:00.000+01:00

Maybe you’re not even interested in soccer but I've got to tell you anyway;
The IFK Göteborg won Swedish Masters for 2007

a WiSh

2007-10-24T13:09:00.000+02:00

Just imagine if it could've been so easy...

Indication

2007-10-18T11:29:00.000+02:00

I always wondered why the writers say that they wrote their bestsellers in small and stinky rooms.

Blog action day

2007-10-15T12:24:00.000+02:00

Short term thinking

2007-10-08T16:05:00.000+02:00

Sometimes I wish I was a high posted politician or a top journalist... just for a while… just to see if I could do some good to this, as it is right now, messed-up world. I’m so fed up with short terms Media’s news urging everybody to engage their selves in current topic which usually is followed by total ignorance and nonchalance. Let me put it this way; to put a stop to a problem or find any kind of compromise, it’s not enough having three or four days news headline about it, it’s a lot more than that. Take it for instance the Burma situation; what the hell happened there? For a few days we’ve been reading about Burma and its people suffering, we (bloggers) wrote about it, showing our support and then, what happened? It took about two weeks and Burma is kinda forgotten. It looks like Media forgot what they started, politicians preoccupied with some other short terms issues “not having a time” to engage their selves anymore and we, the ordinary people, don’t have a slightest idea what’s a going on out there right now.
Just for a moment, think…How do people of Burma feel right now…abandoned?!
I know I would

Bored?? :/ The answer is...

2007-10-01T18:51:00.001+02:00

Just to break the boringness, thought I’ll do little question game.

What or who this might be????

Keep guessing!

The right answer will be given in a couple of days

You wanna know the answer

click here

Emptiness

2007-09-28T13:33:00.000+02:00

I guess it happens to many others and not just me, the feeling like; just not knowing where we are, what we’re doing or simply as it sounds who the hell are we? Attempting to figure it out we might run in to problems with our brain cells. Colliding with each other in order to find the way out slowly but surely we find ourselves somewhere out there accommodated by emptiness. What ever we do, right or wrong, it still doesn’t make any difference.
Some people look for easy way out thinking; “Oh, well it’s depression time it’ll go away soon”, but that’s not what I’m talking about. The life cycle has so many different “bus stops” and this is, I guess, one of them, so what’s left to do is just to sit tight, somewhere out there, and wait for the right moment to return to a room filled with joy.

Assault & Robbery

2007-09-23T17:40:00.001+02:00

A few weeks ago I experienced something that blew my mind off. My twelve year old son and his classmate actually got robbed by the fifteen year old fellow. What the hell the world is coming to? The youngsters rob youngsters? It’s a damn grown-ups thing to do. That’s what I thought and I was so f…..g wrong. What do they expect; that 12year kids carry a million bucks in their pockets? This bastard got away with four lousy bucks kicking the shit out of the boys.
At first I thought my son was just making the things up as excuse for coming home , later than usuall, from school. Man, what a bummer not believing my own son, I felt like a shit.

I couldn’t get it, this is Sweden, these things don't happen here. Wrong again. Crime among youth doesn’t happen just at one particular place it spreads like a virus all around the world. That’s a fact and there isn't much we can do alone.

Honk

2007-09-16T19:24:00.000+02:00

I just thought; it wouldn’t be fair not sharing this brilliant performance with you all

Appreciation

2007-09-06T14:12:00.000+02:00

The summer is over, the days are shorter and finally we can get a long night sleep. It might sound strange to some people outside Scandinavian but here, during the summer, days almost never ends. Can you imagine; your body knows it’s a bed time but you mind refuses the idea and keeps torturing every single muscle in your body until your brain cells, at the end, say stop.
You take a nap for couple of hours and then continue with the same tempo through out the summer. How long can it last that way? Sure it’s fun, but sooner or later comes a pay off time. Personally I’m glad the winter is getting closer with its long, long nights so I can just sleep, sleep and sleep.
Am I getting old?!?

Easy does it

2007-08-30T18:57:00.000+02:00

I always wondered why some people say that the girls got it easier through their lives than the guys.

Post Vacations Syndrome

2007-08-20T18:12:00.001+02:00

And now what??

Forty days and forty nights!?

2007-08-17T18:48:00.000+02:00

Holy shit, it’s happening again just as it did, according to the bible, “while ago”. Anyway that’s how most of the Swedes (west coast) feel now days after experiencing the extremely wet summer.
But what the hell, most of Scandinavians do have a great fantasy; sitting in the bathtub, the postcard from Tenerife hanging on the wall, the 500W light bulb warming up the air, champagne in one hand and ...well, it’s a summer time.

Miraculous

2007-08-11T11:32:00.000+02:00

It really doesn’t matter what we’re having in the glass; water, beer or even something stronger like a whisky or vodka, out on the sea, the fluids will keep the steady level so no matter how rocky it is out there we won’t spill a damn thing.

Don’t try it at home if you feel that it’s little bit “rocky” under your feet

Karlskrona Viggen Nr. 36

2007-07-31T16:31:00.000+02:00

Well, I did it, the hard way, and now is the time to enjoy it

I still can’t believe that I’m actually sailing. According to my friends the project that I started in beginning of the April shouldn’t be finished until the next summer. Eat your hearts out guys. I guess they didn’t know me that well.
Sure it did cross my mind to postpone and leave it until the next year but than again that wouldn’t be me. I am a Capricorn and that says it all: strong will, stubborn and of course a great organizer. However I did leave some things for next year: the exterior (it will give something to do during the winter, ha, ha)

Anyway, the sailboats “Karlskrona Viggen” are kind of Swedish pride. It all started back in 1966 until after around 300 examples 1970 has been sold to another manufacturer who changed originality of the boat and that way those 300 became Swedish classics.

What was it so special about the boat?

Well it’s like this; with its low price (1966 – 25000kr, approachable to a average family) the boat was and still is :-) about 24ft. with a long keel, allowing sailing in shallow waters (1,1m) which is perfect for Swedish west coast.

And what’s so special about my boat?

I did something that many people wouldn’t even think about it. It was, kind of a challenge and I won.

That's how it was

This is how it is

Too bad, working on it I did neglect surrounding, which caused relation and some friendships to fade away. I guess that’s the price I have to pay.

July was filled with a pretty much rainy days but summer is not over yet !!

It's done & gone

2007-07-11T19:00:00.000+02:00

It floats and it’s not leaking in, that’s all it matters for the time being.

Comming up with some more photos soon

I'm not lazy

2007-05-24T09:48:00.000+02:00

Some people might say that I don’t give a shit about blogging anymore but really, I’m working my ass off to get this project finished

HONORABLE MEN

2007-05-14T10:31:00.000+02:00

For Every Man and of course Woman (to understand man)

If a female is reading this article then just realize the value of a man; and if its a male then feel proud of after reading it!

"One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a branch of a tree above a river, his axe fell into the river. When he cried out, the Lord appeared and asked, "Why are you crying?"

The woodcutter replied that his axe has fallen into water, and he needed the axe to make his living.

The Lord went down into the water and reappeared with a golden axe. "Is this your axe?" the Lord asked.

The woodcutter replied, "No."

The Lord again went down and came up with a silver Axe. "Is this your axe?" the Lord asked.

Again, the woodcutter replied, "No."

The Lord went down again and came up with an iron Axe. "Is this your axe?" the Lord asked.

The woodcutter replied, "Yes."

The Lord was pleased with the man's honesty and gave him all three axes to keep, and the woodcutter went home happy.

Some time later the woodcutter was walking with his wife along the riverbank, and his wife fell into the river. When he cried out, the Lord again appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?"

"Oh Lord, my wife has fallen into the water!"

The Lord went down into the water and came up with Angelina Jolie "Is this your wife?" the Lord asked.

"Yes," cried the woodcutter.

The Lord was furious. "You lied! That is an untruth!"

The woodcutter replied, "Oh, forgive me, my Lord. It is a misunderstanding. You see, if I had said 'no' to Angelina Jolie, You would have come up with Cameron Diaz. Then if I said 'no' to her, you would have come up with my wife. Had I then said 'yes,' you would have given me all three. Lord, I am a poor man, and am not able to take careof all three wives, so THAT'S why I said yes to ANGELINA JOLIE."

The moral of this story is: Whenever a man lies, it is for a good and honorable reason, and for the benefit of others.

That's our story, and we're sticking to it! - "WE ARE HONORABLE MEN!!!!!!"

Reconditioning

2007-04-27T10:36:00.000+02:00

It’s not that I hate it but a damn thing takes a lot of my free time.
I’ll be back with some new post when work on the sailboat is done

Meanwhile you all have a enjoyable sunny days

A what??

2007-04-24T22:23:00.000+02:00

Remember the times when we guys, especially when accompanied with our wives, spotted some nice looking chick, we turned our heads around for about 180 degrees checking out every inch of her body?
The wives, being irritated but still keeping the cool image, telling us;” watch it your eyeballs might pop out”.
Look at this guy (pic) he is showing us that eyeballs can’t pop out or…
What the hell is he doing?!

2007-04-21T19:49:00.000+02:00

Working on my sailboat

"Have a nice weekend"

Va. Tech

2007-04-17T23:09:00.000+02:00

No words can justify

Weekend Jokes

2007-04-13T16:30:00.000+02:00

Telling jokes to each other might make weekend joyful.

And here we go...

A discussion in the immigration office at the airport:

- NAME?

- Muhjmatil Ahmed Khan.

- SEX?

- Three times a week!

- I MEAN: MALE OR FEMALE?

- Doesn't matter. Sometimes even with camel...

Du you have any?

SEX CHANGE

2007-04-11T00:31:00.000+02:00

I just couldn’t let this article from “Aftonbladet” pass by unnoticed

Loise (73) becomes the oldest man - woman, going through the sex change surgery

Born as a boy but lived all his life as a woman and her dream becomes reality, he’ll be the complete woman. At age of 73 she decided to take a final step and cut the “thing” off.
“I’m gonna be a tough old lady” – she said
In the past three years she’s been taking hormones and now she has breasts that make many women envious. With pride she shows her new driver license and her new passport confirming that she is she.

No More

2007-04-09T22:00:00.000+02:00

Now that the holy – weekend is over we can relax and put our brain cells to work on something else.
Strange how we always go through the same process every year and work our asses off just to make sure that everything will be just fine. Is it worth the stress and all the energy we put in just to hear some of the guests say; “oh, how nice you have here”, “oh, this is a nicest meal I’ve ever had”, “oh my god, look at decorations” and then some old lady ask you “did you do all that by yourself”? No, I don’t think it’s worth the effort and as far as old lady’s remark f... it man, what did she think; my mother dug herself up from grave so she could help me or maybe Jesus itself stopped by to give me a hand? After all, it’s his party and who’d know better to prepare it than he himself.
Weird thing is that most of people are not even believers and despite that they go through all that work.
What bothers me the most is that no one, ever, have attention of staying a little bit longer just to help out with dishes or cleaning up the shit. It’s worse than sex; preparation – foreplay, graciously servicing – actual act of sex, being nice to all when they’re leaving – being nice to partner and finally which is exactly the same – cleaning the mess.
Next year I’ll make sure to do somewhat like this:

Friday – fish and chips
Saturday – Chinese chicken noodles
Sunday – lam kebab, from near by pizzeria
Monday – hotdogs with a can of white beans in tomato sauce