Soooooo......

[JWBear]

If anyone is interested... One of my mother's neighbors is selling her 1964 1/2 Mustang. She is the original owner, and it is in beautiful condition.

Mom didn't know the price, but can find out.

[blueerica]

We're semi interested... As in, "my husband is interested, but we know that great condition 64.5s can be pricier than we can afford; however, we'd like to find out."

[Kevy Baby]

OMG, I MUST have this shirt (http://www.redbubble.com/people/khallion/works/7863915-malvin-and-cobbes-v2?p=t-shirt). Would someone buy it for me please?

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsp6ypH5Xc1qa9armo1_500.jpg

Done. (http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv243/stevesphotobook/paid.png)

It will arrive in 5 to 7 days.My shirt arrived today. Again, thank you again: I love it!!!

[Betty]

Shiny!

[lashbear]

I'm afraid I don't get the joke in that one.

[Moonliner]

My shirt arrived today. Again, thank you again: I love it!!!

I know they show it in blue, but somehow that did not seem the right color for you... :D

[Betty]

I know they show it in blue, but somehow that did not seem the right color for you... :D

What color did you get him? Pink?

[Moonliner]

What color did you get him? Pink?

:D

[Kevy Baby]

I'm afraid I don't get the joke in that one.If(Question = "Serious",

(The Calvin and Hobbes characters are varied just slightly to, along with being "on the Serenity [Serenite], represent Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds and Jayne Cobb of the Joss Whedon series Firefly (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303461/). For this shirt, the characters are renamed "Malvin" and "Cobbes." I love this shirt because of the crossover between two things I love),

Hah, hah, you are so funny Lash

)

[Kevy Baby]

:DJust because you are insecure in your manhood, doesn't mean I am :p

I will wear it with pride

[Moonliner]

Just because you are insecure in your manhood, doesn't mean I am :p

I will wear it with pride

Photo or it never happened.

[Kevy Baby]

Must wash first. I'm weird that way.

[Moonliner]

Must wash first. I'm weird that way.

You're weird in every way....

[BarTopDancer]

Would you two get a room?

[Kevy Baby]

We have one: the "Soooooo......" room.

[katiesue]

So a couple of months ago I got a new BBQ. I LOVE it. It has infrared heat. Basically there is a metal shield between the grate and the gas jets so it distributes heat more evenly and there are no flare ups because the drippings from the meat never hit the jets.

I'm a horrible judge of when things are done as my parents were questionable cooks at best. For my Dad grilling meant black all the way through. So I've been cooking using a temperature probe and letting that be my benchmark. Things have turned out so darn good. If you like your meat crispy then it's not the grill for you but we don't really so it's perfect.

We've been doing steak, chicken, corn, asparagus, brussels sprouts and pizza. I got pizza stones and it's taken a little experimentation to get the sauce and cheese amounts right but they turn out really good.

While I'm grilling it's been cooling off so much in the evenings that it's been just lovely to sit out and read. We're close to the freeway maybe 300 yards tops so there is a bit of noise. I got this great fountain that makes a lot of water noise so its been very pleasant to sit out there and read while I grill then have dinner.

When Maddie has homework she either sits out with me or just inside. Its just been a wonderful start to summer.

[alphabassettgrrl]

KS- that does sound like a fantastic way to start summer!

[lashbear]

If(Question = "Serious",

(The Calvin and Hobbes characters are varied just slightly to, along with being "on the Serenity [Serenite], represent Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds and Jayne Cobb of the Joss Whedon series Firefly (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303461/). For this shirt, the characters are renamed "Malvin" and "Cobbes." I love this shirt because of the crossover between two things I love),

Hah, hah, you are so funny Lash

)

Thank you for the explanation.

A) I was googling Serenite and getting actual results (misleading ones)
B) WTF is Firefly? Never heard of it.
C) Is it Pink?

[cirquelover]

KS, that sounds wonderful and very relaxing. I like having a backyard oasis and you can make dinner too!

[Kevy Baby]

B) WTF is Firefly? Never heard of it.Well, I provided a link, but apparently that wasn't sufficient.

Firefly (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303461) was a wonderful, albeit short-lived, American (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) television (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television) series written by Joss Whedon (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0923736/). It was basically a Sci-Fi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sci-fi) Western (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_(genre)) that was very well written (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screenwriting). Unfortunately, it did not last long (only 14 episodes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_episode) + a wrap-up movie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_movie) that came out a couple of years later).

Well worth checking out if it is available in your neck of the woods (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia).

[lashbear]

Thank you - Sci Fi western, huh? I might have to try and find out some more info about it. I'm not sure where to start hunting for info.

...and why are some of your words done in blue font and underlined? Must be like when ABG does hers in purple.





.....and I didn't click on the original link because I was expecting to be Rickrolled.

[Moonliner]

Well, I provided a link, but apparently that wasn't sufficient.

Firefly (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303461) was a wonderful, albeit short-lived, American (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) television (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television) series written by Joss Whedon (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0923736/). It was basically a Sci-Fi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sci-fi) Western (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_(genre)) that was very well written (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screenwriting). Unfortunately, it did not last long (only 14 episodes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_episode) + a wrap-up movie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_movie) that came out a couple of years later).

Well worth checking out if it is available in your neck of the woods (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia).

Wow, who knew Australia has it's own Wikipedia entry. It's like it's a real country and everything....

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Is Joss Whedon known well in AussieLand?

[Snowflake]

Just popping in here to say it's a gorgeous late spring day and I miss my LA peeps. Been too long.

[BarTopDancer]

Thank you - Sci Fi western, huh? I might have to try and find out some more info about it. I'm not sure where to start hunting for info.

Farscape. If you have never heard of it or watched it you must renounce your Aussie citizenship.

[Kevy Baby]

Wild Wild West preceded Farscape and Firefly, though it was more Western than Sci Fi. I'm sure there are others

[lashbear]

Wow, who knew Australia has it's own Wikipedia entry. It's like it's a real country and everything....
Yes, Oz has its secrets ...When you get here, just don't look at the man behind the curtain.

Is Joss Whedon known well in AussieLand?
Joss Who ?

...is he connected with the Cabin In The Woods?

Farscape. If you have never heard of it or watched it you must renounce your Aussie citizenship.

Oh, sure I've watched er, Farscape. Course I have. That's the one with the aliens and stuff, isn't it ??

I eat Vegemite. Isn't that Aussie enough?

[flippyshark]

Unsolicited product pimping: I was surprised to find out that my old Dracula play is now available as an e-book. This freewheeling adaptation has been heavily edited and revised since the original edition came out. I'll be publishing a 2nd edition someday, but anyone wishing to read the overstuffed original can now do so more cheaply than before.

Blood of Nosferatu (http://www.amazon.com/Dracula-Blood-Nosferatu-Three-ebook/dp/B007IK2KMG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1339204388&sr=8-2&keywords=pickett+blood+nosferatu)

[alphabassettgrrl]

New theorem: the more crap a dance school brings, the lower the quality of the school.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Was it quality dance? If not, then was it quality crap?

[alphabassettgrrl]

Not quality dance. And the most disorganized school that comes. Also, the world's longest and inefficient rehearsal process.

[lashbear]

Unsolicited product pimping: I was surprised to find out that my old Dracula play is now available as an e-book. This freewheeling adaptation has been heavily edited and revised since the original edition came out. I'll be publishing a 2nd edition someday, but anyone wishing to read the overstuffed original can now do so more cheaply than before.

Blood of Nosferatu (http://www.amazon.com/Dracula-Blood-Nosferatu-Three-ebook/dp/B007IK2KMG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1339204388&sr=8-2&keywords=pickett+blood+nosferatu)

I think we need a playreading of this when we come to the USA next. :D

[Alex]

So....it occurs to me.

You should get a bunch of fart ring tones for your phone and then every once in a while call yourself so it goes off and then answer the phone loudly. Sure, people will think you're weird for having fart ring tones but that's the price to pay for, after a while, just being able to let one loose in your cubicle so long as you say "Hello?" afterward.

[Betty]

So....it occurs to me.

You should get a bunch of fart ring tones for your phone and then every once in a while call yourself so it goes off and then answer the phone loudly. Sure, people will think you're weird for having fart ring tones but that's the price to pay for, after a while, just being able to let one loose in your cubicle so long as you say "Hello?" afterward.

As long as your farts don't smell.

[€uroMeinke]

Then you just pretend it's on vibrate

[Kevy Baby]

So....it occurs to me.

You should get a bunch of fart ring tones for your phone and then every once in a while call yourself so it goes off and then answer the phone loudly. Sure, people will think you're weird for having fart ring tones but that's the price to pay for, after a while, just being able to let one loose in your cubicle so long as you say "Hello?" afterward.That just made me laugh.

VAM

[Morrigoon]

rofl

[Gn2Dlnd]

Last night, driving up Highland, I noticed a sign pointing towards the "Dolby Theatre." Did I completely miss the changeover from Kodak, or is this a brand new thing? "Dolby Theatre" came up again today as one of the theaters debuting Atmos Sound, which seems odd, in a non-movie theater.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Dolby took over after the Kodak bankruptcy.

[Kevy Baby]

It was actually kind of "nameless" for the Oscars - it wasn't the Kodak any more, but the Dolby deal wasn't inked until a couple of weeks ago.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dolby-theatre-brave-kodak-unveiled-hollywood-335874

[Moonliner]

Last night, driving up Highland, I noticed a sign pointing towards the "Dolby Theater."

Sounds like a good name.

[Morrigoon]

This was kind of cool. Okay quite cool. Scientists Analyze Drawings By An Acid-Tripping Artist (http://www.lifeslittlemysteries.com/1269-slideshow-scientists-analyze-drawings-acid-trip-artist.html)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Wow! What a great way to show what psychedelics do to the mind. The analysis seems pretty spot on, too.

[Alex]

I wonder if they had a control where they made an non-tripping artist with similar skills sit in a room for 8 hours repeatedly drawing the same subject as their whimsy took them.

I'm not saying the LSD didn't impact the result, just that I don't think that an unaltered artist would have produced 8 identical portraits either.

[Betty]

This was kind of cool. Okay quite cool. Scientists Analyze Drawings By An Acid-Tripping Artist (http://www.lifeslittlemysteries.com/1269-slideshow-scientists-analyze-drawings-acid-trip-artist.html)

I enjoyed that.

[RStar]

As if I didn't have enough in my life right now, I have been diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer. :(

And then had a red light camera take a picture of my surprised face.

I heard there is a comet heading our way. It's not suppose to hit Earth, but if I were a betting man, I'd place a wager that it would hit my house.

[cirquelover]

I'm sorry.

[Betty]

As if I didn't have enough in my life right now, I have been diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer. :(

And then had a red light camera take a picture of my surprised face.

I heard there is a comet heading our way. It's not suppose to hit Earth, but if I were a betting man, I'd place a wager that it would hit my house.

Skin cancer is very treatable and now that you're diagnosed, you're going to get it treated and it will get better. This is a GREAT thing that you have found this now instead of later.

The red light camera? Well - hard to put a happy spin on that. But in the grand scheme of things, the comet is not going to hit you.

Tomorrow will be better... as will the second half of 2012. Believe it.

[Strangler Lewis]

I'm sorry to hear about all that. Go get better.

And if a comet does hit your house, you know that it can expect a ticket in the mail.

[cirquelover]

Now that I have a camera and am taking pics I need somewhere to put them. There are a lot of sites out there to store and share pics!
So I ask you kind people what do you use?

[Alex]

What do you want? Just storage or lots of features around tagging/social/editing/etc.

[cirquelover]

I need something simple, mostly for storage but would be nice to be able to share with friends. My kid does Photoshop or something like it but I don't want to manipulate the photos just have a good place to store and sort them.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I'm still a fan of flickr. You have to pay to get more than a nominal amount of storage, but it's a reasonable price. I find it easy to use and like that I can put full-res up there.

[Alex]

Flickr will meet those requirements. It's what I use but has been from early on so I don't have experience with the other services.

[alphabassettgrrl]

I use Flickr, too. For very basic editing, you might look at the picnik website (www.picnik.com). It's very easy to use, and you can download them to the site from your computer, and then save them to either computer or to Flickr directly.

You can do straightening, cropping, brightening, darkening, red-eye fix, that kind of thing.

[Betty]

I use Flickr, too. For very basic editing, you might look at the picnik website (www.picnik.com). It's very easy to use, and you can download them to the site from your computer, and then save them to either computer or to Flickr directly.

You can do straightening, cropping, brightening, darkening, red-eye fix, that kind of thing.

They've incorporated Picnic into Google+.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Well that stinks.

[Alex]

Flickr also has built in editing options through Aviary.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Oh, that's good to know. Thanks!

[RStar]

Arrggg! My freakin' computer! :mad:

It's about 10 years old, 504 MB RAM, and a Pentium 4 2.8 GHZ CPU. Ok, it was great at the time, but now I have to re-start it half a dozen times to get it to load the monitor! :( I think the video card is failing. And I need a much faster processor ( min. dual core) to work on my home movies anyway.

And it's so painfully slow at times. If I wasn't being slammed with so much medical expenses right now, I'd dump this dinosaur!!

[Morrigoon]

If your computer is that old, you could double its power by grabbing a $300 netbook :) if that's any consolation ;)

[RStar]

I know. Even if I got the cheepest computer on the market, it would be twice what I have now.

One reason that I dragged my feet on replacing it is I'm still running Windows XP, and I'd have to get use to Windows 7, not to mention transfering everything over, including programs I purchased that could be a hasstle.

[Morrigoon]

Definitely a hassle

[Moonliner]

I know. Even if I got the cheepest computer on the market, it would be twice what I have now.

One reason that I dragged my feet on replacing it is I'm still running Windows XP, and I'd have to get use to Windows 7, not to mention transfering everything over, including programs I purchased that could be a hasstle.

Not to mention, Windows 8 is just around the corner.

[RStar]

I'm not sure about 8, but the difference between XP and 7 is quite substantial.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I'm not sure about 8, but the difference between XP and 7 is quite substantial.
Which is a good reason to hold off a little longer until Windows 8 shows up. In many ways the difference between Windows 8 and Windows 7 is bigger than the difference between XP and Windows 7. So if you're going to make a transition, might as well wait for 8 and do it once rather than spending time to get used to 7 only to then move to 8.

[Snowflake]

I know. Even if I got the cheepest computer on the market, it would be twice what I have now.

One reason that I dragged my feet on replacing it is I'm still running Windows XP, and I'd have to get use to Windows 7, not to mention transfering everything over, including programs I purchased that could be a hasstle.


Windows 7 is not too terribly different that I've seen, but I get you on the software replacement.

[Alex]

I use XP at work and 7 at home. What is weird is that when I first got the 7 machine it all seemed so strange and weird.

But right now if you asked me to make a list of how my XP machine is different than my Win7 machine the only thing that comes to mind is being able to maximize windows by dragging them to the top of the screen.

Not saying they aren't different, just that I've apparently internalized them all into one big "computer" and I just switch seamlessly between them like I can use a mouse equally well with either hand.

[Kevy Baby]

Just be glad you got to skip over Vista

[Alex]

I didn't. I had Vista at home before Win7. I had absolutely no problem with it either. It proved extremely stable and never gave me any problems.

[Alex]

Ugh, I'm an idiot and that was a massive brainfart. I have Vista at home, I've never had Windows 7 (though I'll be getting it here at work in the next few days).

Still very happy with Vista.

[Kevy Baby]

You are one of the few people I know (actually, only) that have said that. It wasn't a total and complete failure, but my experience with Vista was that I spent more time dealing with OS related issues (stability and performance) than I should have; I heard similar complaints from others.

[Alex]

I don't think I've rebooted my computer other than to install updates in the last three years. Certainly have never had it crash that I can remember.

I don't think I stress it all that much from a performance perspective but it plays games fine and no problems with Illustrator.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Vista's problem was spotty hardware support. I had Vista on two different systems. One was rock solid stable, the other was constantly having issues.

As a general rule (no 100%, but true of most of the anecdotal evidence I saw), it had a much harder time with notebooks than desktops.

[Kevy Baby]

I think I found where €uromeinke likes to do his grocery shopping (http://www.thelocal.de/society/20120617-43197.html).

[Ghoulish Delight]

Lost out on an awesome nature photography opportunity today (admittedly of the cell phone variety, so I don't think I blew my chance at a pulitzer or anything).

Went to my car at lunch and in the space next to mine I caught sight of a lizard out of the corner of my eye. One of those little lizards ubiquitous to SoCal, maybe a few inches long, 4-5 inches including the tail. (Incidentally, I have NO idea what kind of lizards those are? Anyone? Kevy?). I see them all the time and am in no way afraid of them. But before I even got a good look at this one, something triggered me to be startled, some subconscious indication that this might be weird.

After a bit of a jump I got a better look. What I had recognized was that it was stock still and looked like this guy's mouth had been impaled on something. Something blue and stick-like. My first thought was, "Oh sh*t is that lizard choking on a q-tip?!" Like I said, I'm generally totally comfortable around, and pretty fascinated with, these little lizards. However, any animal in distress tends to freak me out. Mostly because I feel like I SHOULD do something to help, but do not possess the wherewithal to do so. "Oh sh*t, I feel bad for the thing, and it's probably within my capability to help, but the though of touching it is freaky and gross - cause what it it's dead, or bleeds on me or some sh*t. But I feel bad!"

So yeah, all that was going through me head...until I finally registered that the blue stick sticking out of its mouth was in fact the tail end (still firmly attached to the front end) of an ex dragonfly. This little dude wasn't in distress, I had just interrupted lunch time. The meal was easily as big, if not bigger, than the little lizard. Chow time!

Sadly, after I got my phone out of my pocket and started the camera up, I took half a step to lean in for a good shot. That finally spooked him and he bolted, leaving the prize behind.

Now I felt bad that I scared him away from an awesome meal. Sorry little dude. (Or dudette I guess, I didn't ask it its gender).

[Nephythys]

Ah, nice to see I can still find my wedding dream-tini recipe....wow it's been a while since I checked in :)

[Snowflake]

Ah, nice to see I can still find my wedding dream-tini recipe....wow it's been a while since I checked in :)

Hi!!

[Nephythys]

Hi!!

Hi!! Hope all is very well for everyone-

[Kevy Baby]

One of those little lizards ubiquitous to SoCal, maybe a few inches long, 4-5 inches including the tail. (Incidentally, I have NO idea what kind of lizards those are? Anyone? Kevy?).At that size, probably just a Fence Lizard. You can check here (http://www.californiaherps.com/identification/lizardsid/commonlizards.html)

[BarTopDancer]

Nope, nope. I am not clicking any links Kevy posts. Ever.

[Ghoulish Delight]

At that size, probably just a Fence Lizard. You can check here (http://www.californiaherps.com/identification/lizardsid/commonlizards.html)

Yeah, something like that.

The dragonfly carcass was gone by the time I got back to the car this afternoon, so hopefully he came back to claim his prize before another lizard, or a crow or something did.

[Betty]

We have lots of those lizards. I like them - they eat bugs. They only time they bother me is when they hang out on the wall of the house right about eye level. I don't see them until I get close and when they scurry away. . . I flinch every time. There one that lives near the front of the house that's missing it's tail... but just starting to grow it back. He's easy to identify.

[Kevy Baby]

Nope, nope. I am not clicking any links Kevy posts. Ever.Um, yeah... sorry. Glad you didn't click the link.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Awwww, this was a good link. Just pictures of lizards.

Hi, Nephy!

I've decided that rehearsing two shows is too long to sit in one place. I also don't like classes that have large numbers of dancers. These are inevitably the ones who have groups of dancers going offstage, and coming back on in a different wing than they left. This means they have to go around a curtain and dancers seem required to finger the stage drapes as they go past. STOP IT.

I mean, in your home do you touch every rotten thing you pass? Every corner? Does your mother make you clean the corners? I would.

Not to mention that half of them *fling* it out of the way, which looks really bad from the audience point of view. They see things moving, which catches your attention, and you're now looking offstage instead of at the dancers onstage.

Maybe I'm just grumpy. Some schools teach their kids stage manners. This isn't one of them. Not to mention that they have competitive dance teams, which means suggestive dance bits from tiny children. It winds up being a little creepy. I can accept suggestive moves from girls, say, age 15 and up. But at 8? Not so much.

[Kevy Baby]

Been out of the loop lately and missed that Mark and Brian announced that they will be ending their radio show in August when Mark retires. Brian will continue with a solo show.

Bummer :(

[Ghoulish Delight]

First Car Talk, now Mark and Brian. Tough week for anachronistic, past its prime, radio.

[Alex]

I'm not familiar with Mark and Brian. But I mourn their passing.

[Moonliner]

Same here, apparently the never did anything controversial enough to garnish national attention.

[Kevy Baby]

First Car Talk, now Mark and Brian. Tough week for anachronistic, past its prime, radio.I still enjoyed listening to M&B. No, they weren't ultra-hip guys (they would self-depricatingly point that out); more like a comfortable shirt. I will miss them, but look forward to what Brian has to offer on his own.

[RStar]

Same here, apparently the never did anything controversial enough to garnish national attention.

While they are mischievious, they are not shock jocks. However, they did get into trouble a few times. Once, they had a contest where the prize was a gardening hoe that they painted black, and called it a "Black Ho". That contest was shut down, and I think they got fined or something.

The other stunt I can think of is when they talked someone who was in Time Square at Christmas steal an ornament off of the Christmas tree, but I don't recall if anyone got in trouble for that.

[Betty]

Been out of the loop lately and missed that Mark and Brian announced that they will be ending their radio show in August when Mark retires. Brian will continue with a solo show.

Bummer :(

Wow. I'd missed that as well. I started listening to them in high school about the time they first started... '86ish? When we were engaged we called about something or other and they told us to elope. Went to one of their events at the Orange Circle I think it was. Had tickets to a Christmas party/concert with REO Speedwagon but was too sick to attend.

I love them - even when they are stupid.

Not sure if Brian can pull it off on his own. He's really funny and all - but they go together so well. Will they be keeping Brian with his current crew of Kelly, Frank... and whoever else?

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Mark and Brian announced that they will be ending their radio show in AugustI used to listen to them when I worked the morning shift at my old job. I really liked them and was bummed I couldn't keep listening to them after I changed jobs.

Read & hear them talk about the end of this era (http://www.955klos.com//Article.asp?id=2476409).

[BarTopDancer]

I still enjoyed listening to M&B. No, they weren't ultra-hip guys (they would self-depricatingly point that out); more like a comfortable shirt.

I'll feel the same way when Kevin and Bean go their separate ways.

[Gn2Dlnd]

I miss Lohman and Barkley.

[Strangler Lewis]

I miss Bob and Ray.

[RStar]

I'm still here, but I don't know this Ray person....

[Morrigoon]

For a more realistic home office experience (http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/fuo/3091323923.html)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Remind me to stay away from Mt. Rainier.

I'll stick with the cherries.

[Kevy Baby]

Here's something to waste a couple minutes of your life:


Open Google Maps
Search for: 47.110579 9.227568
Click the green arrow
Select Street View
Using the navigation wheel in the upper left corner, click up twice and left twice






Or be lazy and click this link (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=47.110579+9.227568&hl=en&ll=47.110543,9.227529&spn=0.00923,0.020664&sll=47.110543,9.227529&sspn=0.009288,0.020664&t=h&gl=us&z=16&layer=c&cbll=47.110543,9.227529&panoid=9a20l3zEVf2wKOCiEaZ38w&cbp=12,306.4,,0,-45)

[3894]

If you find yourself in Cambria, visit Ephraim Pottery (https://ephraimpottery.com/our-cambria-gallery)'s CA branch. Their stuff is beautiful.

[Betty]

My niece, the just graduated from high school photographer, has gone to Nairobi, Kenya, along with a group from her church. This is her first blog post since arriving and the photos are really great: http://www.sidneymorganblog.com/?p=3553

[Kevy Baby]

Photo or it never happened.It happened

[wendybeth]

Sooooo.....we got out new kitty today. My client, Verna, purchased him about 6 years ago, when she was 87. Now that she's 93, she's worried she isn't giving him the level of care he deserves (she totally was- he is a very spoiled little boy), and she asked if we would take him into our family. It was heartbreaking to carry *Buddy and all of his stuff out of her apartment, but I told her if she missed him too much we will gladly bring him back and that we would be ready to take him in again at any time in the future, but she was adamant- today was the time to do it. He's gorgeous- a ragdoll/persian mix, flame point and brilliant blue eyes. He spent a lot of time in his carrier on our bed, then prowled the room and promptly dove under the bed. The other cats are acting predictably: Samwise snarled at him, and Haku seemed mildly interested in him, but more so with his climbing tree, which he sorta broke right off the bat. I told Tori that Haku and *Buddy would probably form an alliance and kick Sammy's ass off the island, but truth be told Sam is the alpha boy, so they'll probably resort to passive- aggressive hissing and toy-hiding. Anyway, *Buddy is being sequestered for the time being until we can gradually integrate him into the household. Have I mentioned how cute and fuzzy he is?:D

*Tori feels he needs a full name, so his new name is Castiel Beauregard (Buddy) Anderson.

[flippyshark]

That's wonderful, Wendybeth. New unconditional love in a household is such a great gift.

Circle of life - I said goodbye to my 16-year-old kitty Illuminati this morning. She died on my bed, cradled in my hands. A day ago, she was active and brimming with attitude. Last night, things fell apart very quickly. I'm just glad I got to talk to her on her way out. So, today is going to be really terrible, and some of the days ahead are going to be even worse. But, she was a joyous light in my life. I wouldn't have missed having her for anything.

She is survived by her adoptive Maine Coon brother Tsunami.

TTFM (Ta Ta For Meow)

[Moonliner]

It happened

Everybody's crazy bout a sharp dressed man...

[Moonliner]

Circle of life - I said goodbye to my 16-year-old kitty Illuminati this morning.

So sorry Flippy. I'm sure Illuminati was lucky to have spent her time with you.

[Snowflake]

Sad cheese for you Flippy and Illuminati. :(

[Betty]

So sorry for your loss Flippy. When I think of the very best way for a kitty to go though, it would be in their owners loving arms, getting attention and loves.

My cheese cries.

[mousepod]

Sorry to hear the news, Flippy. Heather and I haven't had cats for years, but I spent last week catsitting for our next door neighbor. Their supposedly "shy" cats were out and purring for me every visit. It was a nice feeling. Love to you and Tsunami.

[MouseWife]

So sorry, Flippyshark. Heartbreaking to lose a friend, how ever many legs they have.

3894~I would love to stop in Cambria, maybe in November, time and weather permitting.

Betty~awesome photos!!! I love your nieces' perspective and admire her for being there to experience all of that. I love the childrens' photos.

Wendybeth~do you think the 93 year old is ready to go, too?

[Stan4dSteph]

Circle of life - I said goodbye to my 16-year-old kitty Illuminati this morning.Condolences on the loss of Illuminati, Flippy.

[blueerica]

Flippy, my condolences to you and Tsunami.

There have been a number of animal family member losses in my circles lately and I've been able to consider my life without Markus or Roxy, and frankly if we lost either of them, I don't know if I could hold it together. They're our family, our supports when there's no one else to talk to... when there's no one else to understand, they're our best friends.

Sigh.

[Prudence]

So sad that Illuminati is gone. :(

[BarTopDancer]

To Wendy and Tori - Kitty! :)

To Flippy - Kitty :(

[wendybeth]

Flippy, I'm so sorry about Illuminati! :( I've really enjoyed your stories about her adventures over the years, and it breaks my heart to hear that she is gone. When we lost Boris and Haggis it was too hard- I always think "that's it- no more, I can't stand it when we lose them....", but somehow our house fills up again. Big hugs to you and Tsunami.

[3894]

flippyshark, I am so sorry for your loss.

[Kevy Baby]

Sorry to hear about Illuminati Flippy - losing a family member always sucks.

Wendybeth~do you think the 93 year old is ready to go, too?Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.

[innerSpaceman]

Sorry to hear the kitty news, and happy to hear the kitty news. Appropriate-style hugs for all involved.

[RStar]

So sorry, flippy. I know how you feel.

[cirquelover]

I am so sorry for your loss Flippy.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/229945_484971671532291_549174420_n.jpg

[cirquelover]

My neighbor said I could pick some of her Royal Ann cherries tonight. I just made a batch of jam. I have picked raspberries for two days, the boy dropped the first 4lbs. I ha e made some wonderful strawberry/rasp erry jam.

I tried to make a beautiful raspberry dessert sauce last night. I woke up to a raspberry jello substance. I will try a different method tonight or less corn starch!

[Betty]

Sounds yummy!

[CoasterMatt]

The Rounds Burger (http://www.roundsburgers.com/) truck is in our parking lot today! :D

[Kevy Baby]

Apparently there is a chain a salons for waxing (specializing in Brazilian) called, "The Pretty Kitty (http://prettykittywax.com/locations/brea-california.html)." I know only because they opened one in Brea.

[lashbear]

Resist the Blue Cheese... if you can. :evil:

[lashbear]

Apparently there is a chain a salons for waxing (specializing in Brazilian) called, "The Pretty Kitty (http://prettykittywax.com/locations/brea-california.html)." I know only because they opened one in Brea.

Why didnt they call it the Pretty Puss..... oh.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Apparently there is a chain a salons for waxing (specializing in Brazilian) called, "The Pretty Kitty (http://prettykittywax.com/locations/brea-california.html)." I know only because they opened one in Brea.

Where's my chapstick...

[Moonliner]

Crap. Massive storm. Trees down all over the place. Large one took out good chunk of garage roof. No power. Lighting like i've not seen in years.

Are you ok pru?

[katiesue]

Oh no Moonie - stay safe. Pru posted on FB a little while ago that the garden was toast but I think they're otherwise ok for now.

[Morrigoon]

wow, hope you bitter east coasters are okay

[lashbear]

Storm Protection Mojo being sent.

[cirquelover]

The night time news was showing hundreds of lightening strikes in the east, scary stuff. Stay safe.

[Kevy Baby]

Crap. Massive storm. Trees down all over the place. Large one took out good chunk of garage roof. No power. Lighting like i've not seen in years.Dogs and cats living together...

Stay safe Moonie and Pru (and anyone else affected by the storm).

[Prudence]

We're okay for now. The neighbor has a generator and we're chipping in for the gas so we can run our fridge (and laptops and internet) off of it. So at least our food won't spoil. The daylight basement is actually fairly cool, what with being mostly surrounded by dirt. Shortly I'm going to gird my loins and take a daylight look at the garden. No damage to our place, that I know of, but a tree branch from our yard tore open part of our neighbor's roof. Happy today that I am a mere renter.

It was indeed a storm like I've never seen before. Just continual lightning for the duration. The rain and wind were like unto that bit in the boring prelude to the backlot tour at disney studios where the guy gets water dumped all over him. It was seriously crazy. They recorded a gust at one of the airports (Dulles, I think) of 79mph.

And you know what the really fun part is? (Aside from it being near 100 degrees and having no a/c...) We get to do it all again tonight!

[Prudence]

Oh, and I should mention that the county is under a mandatory water restriction policy because the purification plant lost power and they hadn't filled the tanks or reservoir or whatever before then.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Yikes! Be safe, bitter east coasters!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Let it be known, 65 miles, and 4 hours, is a long way to go on a bicycle (you're nuts, Chernabog).

Let it also be known, I'll a take a 5-8% grade climb over a 5-8mph breeze in my face any time. Especially if that 5-8mph breeze in my face is for 30 miles solid. THIRTY MILES

[Moonliner]

Day 1 with no power is coming to an end. Probability seems to favor us being without power for at least a few more days. It was one hell of a storm.

[lashbear]

Thank God you have the generator attached to your treadmill so you can post.

[3894]

Day 1 with no power is coming to an end. Probability seems to favor us being without power for at least a few more days. It was one hell of a storm.

Ryan Lizza tweeted a photo of a massive thunderbolt over D.C. Friday evening, Moonliner. Over 100 lightning strikes in just an hour, I heard. Wow.

I am so sorry you have to go through this heat like this. Sincerest sympathies.

[Moonliner]

Ryan Lizza tweeted a photo of a massive thunderbolt over D.C. Friday evening, Moonliner. Over 100 lightning strikes in just an hour, I heard. Wow.

I am so sorry you have to go through this heat like this. Sincerest sympathies.

It's a bitch I tell ya. Yesterday during the screening of xmen first class we had to settle for 7.0 surround sound. I could not get an extension cord to the subwoofer. :(

[Prudence]

Pepco says we cannot has power until Friday. :(

[Alex]

I have a friend in Columbus that has been told they're not likely to get power again until next Friday as well.

[mousepod]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/58/Bad_Brains_debut.jpg/220px-Bad_Brains_debut.jpg

Scary.

[RStar]

Pepco says we cannot has power until Friday. :(

Well there's the problem. Soda commpanies shouldn't be in charge of the power.


Oh, wait. That's Pepsi Co, not Pepco. Sorry, never mind.

Anyway, I hope all is running as soon as possible, and the East Coast can still manage some kind of celebration for the Fourth!

[Moonliner]

*sigh*

Like Pru, I'm not expecting power back until at least Friday.

Current outage map for our area
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv243/stevesphotobook/outage.png

Plus we get the added joy in that the tree that damaged the back of our garage also squashed our air conditioner.

Garage Damage
http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv243/stevesphotobook/android/2012-07-01090730.jpg

So now we get to deal with the insurance folks as well. Happy happy joy joy.

[RStar]

That's such a bummer, Moonie! I hope things go as easily as possible. That's one of the things I hate about pine trees, their branches snap off rather eaisily. Though, in that kind of storm all forms of vegitation were giving up body parts.....

:(

[BarTopDancer]

Like a good neighbor State Farm is there?

Or

President Palmer will be showing up?

[Moonliner]

Like a good neighbor State Farm is there?
Funny thing about that. In real life they don't show up nearly as fast as they do on the TV..... So far the best we have is: "All agents are busy, your expected wait time is more than 10min." Which while accurate (we've held twice for about 30min each with no pickup) is still not really helpful at all.

[Kevy Baby]

Bummer about the damage Moonie, but I'm glad to hear everyone is okay.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Yikes! That looks bad, Moonie. Hope the insurance co gets it fixed up soon, and that you get power back!

[Kevy Baby]

Hey Moonie, if you want to get your frustrations out, head to Minnesota:

Drive a Tank, Crush a Car, at Minn. Firm (http://news.yahoo.com/drive-tank-crush-car-minn-firm-153648120--abc-news-topstories.html)

Heck, for another $3500, they'll let you plow through a mobile home!

[alphabassettgrrl]

Drive a tank! Awesome!

[CoasterMatt]

I've now got a new place to sell prints of my photos - courtesy of fotomoto.com and tumblr - photosbymatt.tumblr.com

[Stan4dSteph]

Sorry to hear about the extended power outages, Moonie and Pru. I remember our ice storm in 1994. We didn't get power back at our house for 2 weeks.

[Moonliner]

*WOOT!!!*
At 8pm last night we got power back!

*sigh*
It lasted for 10min, now we are back in the dark...

[Alex]

One of my employees is located in Mumbai.

We were chatting today and got off on tomorrow being a holiday for me and I said "it has been 236 years, I'm pretty much over it" and his response was "your country is so old."

I guy from India told me that the US is old. But to him it is, as he said, his country, in terms of government instution, is only 65 years old. Just an interesting reminder that we're both bizarrely young and surprising old as a country.

[Prudence]

We actually got our power back at approximately 9:30pm Sunday. Tonight it went out for about 10 minutes again and I nearly lost it because a cheesecake was in mid-prep. But it came back on so the cheesecake crisis is averted. There are definitely still homes in the neighborhood that are out, and many neighborhood streets are blocked by either trees or downed power lines. A house we drive by every day about 2 blocks from here has downed lines in its front yard.

[Alex]

My friend who was told Friday got an update today. Now it is Sunday.

[Moonliner]

*happy dance*

Power finally came back on last night, then went out, then came on, then went out, then came on, then went out then came on and stayed on. *whew*

Now all we have to deal with is the perforated garage roof plus the squashed air conditioning unit. Piece of cake.

[Betty]

People in the Vegas area really like fireworks! Wow! In addition to the general "safe and sane" variety that we lit off in the street with neighbors (my kid's first experience with fireworks you light at home) there were fireworks in the sky everywhere. Down in the valley we could see them exploding all over the place. In our neighborhood, they were in the sky on streets in front and behind ours.

http://youtu.be/7Na91F5KLVY

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Run for your life, Charlie Brown (http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/481908_10151070318812604_1115952838_n.jpg)http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/481908_10151070318812604_1115952838_n.jpg

[SzczerbiakManiac]

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/480716_489319804414965_1959241664_n.jpg

[CoasterMatt]

Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom at Six Flags Magic Mountain is my new favorite thrill ride. It's something special when even I can't scream the entire way down.

[RStar]

That thing looks intense!!!

[Moonliner]

The Yellow side looks cooler...

On a side note, Matt: Have you ever been Skydiving?

And... It claims the title of tallest drop from "Dreamworld in Australia". Aussies have amusement parks? I thought for death defying thrills they go into the Surf to play with the rips, Jellies, Blue Rings, snakes and shells.

[Betty]

Soooo... the house behind us is on fire!

My daughter went out to let the doggies pee and says it smells like smoke... and we hear some sirens. I finally get up a few minutes later and go out front. Sure enough, there's a little smoke but no column of it. When we look out back, oh my!

There are now firemen on the roof and water occasionally spraying out a window.

I wonder if my husband will get called in later today to handle it. His company goes in after fires and makes it all better again. (disaster restoration)

[katiesue]

Betty glad your house is ok.

Back from camping. Shower was lovely. Only one bug bite. Used the off clip on thingy. Apparently Madz is tasty. She's got 9 bites. All of them huge welts. And she leaves this evening to Europe for two weeks.

[katiesue]

The kiddo is gone for two weeks. She's never been away this long. Whatever will I do with myself? Besides of course worry. Hopefully I packed enough of everything. Sigh....

[alphabassettgrrl]

She's a smart kid. Anything that got overlooked, she'll figure out.

[katiesue]

She's a smart kid. Anything that got overlooked, she'll figure out.



Very true but the diabetes ads an extra layer. Have to pack for every random plan. Like if her pump stops working, then she needs different insulin and syringes, if she's too high she needs to check keytones, back up meters for the back up meter. Etc. I wouldn't worry as much as I know she knows what to do but she's traveling with her dad who after almost 3 years, don't. And if she's way off high or low she doesn't think clearly. She'll be fine I know that. I'm just in overload mommy mode. She did DC, Philly and NY for a week all by herself so I know she knows what to do. And I got her an international cell so she can call or text questions. She won't but she can. :D

[RStar]

International? Sounds like a trip of a lifetime!

I know what you are going through to some degree. I've sent my kids off on trips. Daily check-ins are how I got through it.

[cirquelover]

I am sure she will be fine KS, what a great opportunity for her!
I think the big question should be What fun thing can Mom do for herself during this quiet time?

[lashbear]

The Yellow side looks cooler...

On a side note, Matt: Have you ever been Skydiving?

And... It claims the title of tallest drop from "Dreamworld in Australia". Aussies have amusement parks? I thought for death defying thrills they go into the Surf to play with the rips, Jellies, Blue Rings, snakes and shells.

You dont have to wory about Dreamworld on the Gold Coast... you're going to fly right over it on your way up to Cairns. :evil:

I might take you to Luna Park in Sydney if you're a good boy. it has an original 1930s house of fun.

[Moonliner]

You dont have to wory about Dreamworld on the Gold Coast... you're going to fly right over it on your way up to Cairns. :evil:

I might take you to Luna Park in Sydney if you're a good boy. it has an original 1930s house of fun.

Very rarely am I a good boy.

[Betty]

Soooo.... my husbands paycheck was returned for NSF.

Yes. We just moved to another state for this job.

I'm trying very hard not to worry about this because, frankly, there is no going back at this point. At least not in a way that would be a planned and easy transition.

Also - WTF?!

We had banking issues the weekend we moved with our bank changing computer systems, a big move, and walmart charging my credit card twice and starting a fraud alert on my account. Also, my husband paycheck held because of a possible NSF - but that seemed to be cleared up with a quick phone call and immediate release of the funds after I spoke to a different customer service rep.

Yes - all that on one weekend as we moved to another state. I chalked it up to the poorest timing ever and lack of training on a new system.

Now though? I'm rather alarmed. What sort of business has NSF issues with payroll? And I can't help but wonder if it's actually my bank having issues with out of state affiliate banks and junk.

In the mean time, if he deposits a replacement check today, it's not going to clear for days and days. I guess we'll have to open an account at a local credit union after all.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Monopoly properties at today's prices (https://s3.amazonaws.com/movotoblog/2012/06/images/monopoly-board-1000w-houses.png)https://s3.amazonaws.com/movotoblog/2012/06/images/monopoly-board-1000w-houses.png

[RStar]

Very rarely am I a good boy.

And after the operation you'll be a good girl? :D

Sorry, couldn't resist. I know you are a good guy, even when you are a bad boy.


Man Betty, that sucks! I hope all gets worked out quickly. Where I work went through tough times, and my paychecks bounced once in a while. I taped the check to a tennis ball and bounced it back into the accounting department. They got a good laugh out of that.

[Betty]

They're saying it shouldn't have bounced... that same check that had issues the weekend we moved was the one they sent back. And of course, the new check was cashed without any issue so I guess I'll just stop worrying about it unless it happens again.

[cirquelover]

Thank goodness the new check went through! I can't imagine how scary that was after moving to a new state for the job and then the check bouncing, hopefully it was a one time event.

[Morrigoon]

1909 imagines Christmas 2009 (http://www.scribd.com/doc/24457526/Summit-County-Journal-page-Dec-18-1909)

[lashbear]

I want to be able to talk to and see people thousands of miles away. I hope the day will come.

[Moonliner]

I want to be able to talk to and see people thousands of miles away. I hope the day will come.

I want to be able to fly 1/2 way around the world in a silver bird to see friends and nosh on crock meat.

[katiesue]

Maddie went to DLP today. I told her to not miss their Mansion. I get a text " don't miss mansion you said, its so much better you said". Hehe guess it was scarrier to her. Oops.

[€uroMeinke]

Oh yeah - much scarier

[alphabassettgrrl]

I ran lights for today's show. First time I've done it for a "real" show, where they have changes and actual design for it. Kind of fun. Scary, because if I screw it up, you can't see the dancers, or it looks funny to the audience. Not to mention it shows on their DVD, since they video the shows.

But the client is happy, so my mistakes weren't terrible. :)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Those hell hounds still give me nightmares.

[Alex]

I know I went on it, I can remember standing in line. But the last posts have prompted me to realize I have absolutely no memory of actually being on it.

[lashbear]

K: was Louis with her? I was a bit freaked out during the first ride on PM too, despite watching ride-throughs on the net. I'm a chicken like that.

[katiesue]

She's on a trip with her dad. No Louis. Tomorrow onto Barcelona.

[€uroMeinke]

Well now wonder she's not picking up any cute French boys

[lashbear]

She can still receive French Letters...

[RStar]

1909 imagines Christmas 2009 (http://www.scribd.com/doc/24457526/Summit-County-Journal-page-Dec-18-1909)

Wow, pretty interesting. The writer got quite a few things, but just as many right.

in 1909 they predicted:

Skype

Home theater

Airline travel

Dish washers

Disposible plates

Home shopping (shopping from the stores websites, but not named as such)

Electric christmas "chaser" lights

Skyscraper apartment buildings

solar power

Robotic toy dogs

talking toy dolls

[JWBear]

Today's XKCD (http://www.xkcd.com/1082/) made me giggle. I'm 12.

[cirquelover]

I am soooo bored, I have been alone for three days. It sounded great to begin with but it is not fun. Only three more days until one comes home but he may have to turn around and leave again. I won't see the kid for at least 10 more days, he's growing up too fast :(

[katiesue]

Hang in there. I'm halfway through week 2.

[cirquelover]

Too bad we don't live closer to each other!

I made four blueberry struesel pies last night, two for the freezer and two to give away. Today I will make blueberry jelly or pancake syrup. I may even go to the casino with my brother and his wife.

[Kevy Baby]

50 Shades of Grey

#4e5054, #272727, #282828, #292929, #2b2b2b, #2c2c2c, #2e2e2e, #313131, #323232, #343434, #353535, #373737, #393939, #3a3a3a, #3c3c3c, #3f3f3f, #404040, #424242, #444444, #454545, #474747, #484848, #4a4a4a, #4b4b4b, #4d4d4d, #4e4e4e, #505050, #515151, #535353, #565656, #575757, #585858, #595959, #5b5b5b, #5c5c5c, #5e5e5e, #616161, #626262, #646464, #656565, #676767, #6a6a6a, #6b6b6b, #6c6c6c, #6d6d6d, #6f6f6f, #727272, #737373, #757575, #767676, #777777, #7b7b7b, #7c7c7c, #7d7d7d, #7e7e7e, #808080, #818181, #838383, #868686, #878787, #888888, #898989, #8b8b8b, #8c8c8c, #8e8e8e, #919191, #929292, #949494, #959595, #979797, #9a9a9a, #9b9b9b, #9c9c9c, #9d9d9d, #9f9f9f, #a0a0a0, #a2a2a2, #a5a5a5, #a6a6a6, #a8a8a8, #a9a9a9, #ababab, #aeaeae, #afafaf, #b0b0b0.

[lashbear]

OK, you made me look. :rolleyes:

[SzczerbiakManiac]

VKBM

[alphabassettgrrl]

Awesome, Kevy.

Tonight's 12-hour shift became 14. And was the loudest concert I have yet to work. And we've had some doozies.... but tonight I could hear the cymbals from the drumkit echo off the wall behind my light booth.

The cymbals.

That's loud.

I was physically twitching until I got used to the loudness. I've never had that happen before.

[lashbear]

Earplugs.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Considered it.

[lashbear]

I would say carry a pair just in case, and when you find yourself in a Twitch-worthy concert, you can just whip them out.


...and the earplugs.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Ha! Funny Bear.

[Moonliner]

Starting third day of vacation. Just starting to get relaxed.

[Kevy Baby]

When we took a cruise for our 10th anniversary a few years ago, I slept for the first two days (just sea days).

[Morrigoon]

How freaking awesome is this Edwardian gown?
http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n390/charleybrown77/Edwardian%20Fashion%201900%20to%201920/1912queenmaudworth.jpg

I see lots of cool stuff in my searches, but this one was pretty special in its beaded awesomeness, so I felt compelled to share.

[RStar]

Wow, that is awsome! It looks like something you would see used in an old silent movie.

[€uroMeinke]

Nice, but how about this contemporary take on Victorian puckered lace - by Alexander McQueen:

http://cdna.lystit.com/photos/2012/06/15/alexander-mcqueen-black-black-victorian-puckering-lace-jacquard-capsleeve-pencil-dress-product-1-3928676-792165370_large_flex.jpeg

[Kevy Baby]

Edwardian!

[Morrigoon]

Pretty lovely, Euro!

[€uroMeinke]

I hear its to die for

[Kevy Baby]

Victorian!

[Gn2Dlnd]

Victardian!

[alphabassettgrrl]

Gorgeous gowns!

[Alex]

So Lani bought one of the DVDs for cats. Lately she's (the cat, not Lani) has taken to sleeping on the TV stand right in front of the TV and every once in a while does show some interest in what is on it. So we were curious if she'd react to it.

It has been so long since I actually used the DVD player (probably 2 years at least now) that I suddenly realized I wasn't entirely sure how to do it. Early adopter (we were the first people we know with one; early abandoner I guess).

[cirquelover]

We actually ordered a hummingbird DVD off of PBS for our cat,, sad but true. Which reminds me it hasn't arrived yet, should go check on that.

[Alex]

And the answer was yes, the cat did react to what was on the TV, but interestingly, not in the same way she reacts to birds and squirrels outside the window.

[cirquelover]

Apparently there was a train derailment in Montana and my DVD was on it, bummer.

[Kevy Baby]

Did it skip when the train derailed?

[CoasterMatt]

I'm at work, and dizzy and nauseated. Is it 5:30pm yet?

[alphabassettgrrl]

Awww, hope you feel better, Matt.

[Kevy Baby]

Well past

[Ghoulish Delight]

Negotiating with a toddler.

Trying to get him to deat dinner.

T: All done!
Dad: No, you're not all done, you've only had one bite.
T: All done!
Dad: You need to eat what's on your plate.
T: No eat, all done!
Dad: Look, there are five bites on your plate, you need to eat those before you go anywhere.
T: No five bites!
Dad: Let's count them, one...two...three...four....five
T: No onetwothreefour five! One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten!
Dad: Oh, so you want 10 bites?
T: Yeah!
Dad: Okay, here we go, bite number one
T: [om nom nom nom]


What an amateur!

[RStar]

Well, yeah. You scared him when you told him to deat dinner.....

;)

[cirquelover]

The boy and I just got back from seeing the Jackson's Unity tour. I t was a fun blast from the past and I'm glad I got to experience it with him. They had a cool projection behind them showing classic Jackson 5 pics, good times!

[Morrigoon]

Hahaha, GD, that's hilarious

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Re: cats and TV...

We keep a running list of things our cat Greta enjoys on TV. Here is the current tally:

The Puppy Bowl
Professional tennis
Any and all versions of The Nutcracker
The animated birds in Rio (she trills/chirps at them like she does for real birds)
Cats in any form, especially My Cat From Hell
The Fabulous Baker Boys
Miike's gory film Audition
Any and all westerns

[Kevy Baby]

GD's story reminds me of a little girl that Susan used to watch. We had just picked her up and were driving her to our place.

Susan: We're going to have meatballs for dinner
Girl: I don't like meatballs!
Me: How about balls of meat?
Girl: Okay!

[wendybeth]

Lol- you're brave, LS. No way I'd let my cats watch 'Cat from Hell'- it would only give them ideas.......

[Cadaverous Pallor]

The Fabulous Baker Boys
...
Any and all westernsFeather boas?

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Heh. No, she prefers bleak westerns with few ladies.

Tonight we added a new item to Greta's list: Olympic swimming!

[BarTopDancer]

Tonight we added a new item to Greta's list: Olympic swimming!

Men's or women's?

[alphabassettgrrl]

Apparently being busy with work for a week straight means a lot of stuff builds up here at home to do. Laundry and dishes come to mind. And lawn-mowing.

But the Olympics are on! I can't be expected to do house stuff with so many HOURS of Olympic coverage!!!!

[SzczerbiakManiac]

The boldest way to completely ignore an annoying office sign (http://www.happyplace.com/17189/the-boldest-way-to-completely-ignore-an-annoying-office-sign):http://static.happyplace.com/assets/images/2012/07/5012a9b15e183.jpeg

[katiesue]

Madz went to see the Harry Potter sets in London and she made a little video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofvi0ZJndQQ&feature=g-upl).

[cirquelover]

Darn it says video not available on mobile, I guess that means no tablet viewing.

[innerSpaceman]

Love the video. I didn't even know such a place existed. Le sigh.

[katiesue]

They kept all the sets and props from all the films and have opened them up to tours. It looks very cool from the photos.

[cirquelover]

I wonder which is stronger hydrocodone or oxycodone. I'd really like to sleep for a few hours without pain.

[Kevy Baby]

Hydrocodone: it has more letters

[Moonliner]

If you take both, it would be even more letters.

[RStar]

I think Oxy works better for pain without making me feel kind of sick.

Loved the video, great job Madz!!

[cirquelover]

I am tired of feeling nauseous but I don't know if it's the pain pills or the penicillin. I wish my hubby was home, guess I should put this in the whine thread!

[JWBear]

Our 2nd floor hallway smells like bacon this afternoon. It's distracting.

I think the new design for the reverse of the penny is cheap looking.

That is all (for now).

[Betty]

This reminds me of someone.

http://i.imgur.com/YumIL.jpg

[€uroMeinke]

Damn-it - there's someone else with Gold Spandex on the internet!