Soooo....

[Ghoulish Delight]

Forget Wimpy's. You totally reminded me of the yumminess of Orange Julius! I haven't seen one of those in years. I suppose "Jamba Juice" (which I also like) pretty much killed them.They're still around, they've merged with Dairy Queen. Mmmmm, pina colada (http://local.google.com/local?f=q&hl=en&q=orange+julius+near+laguna+niguel,+ca&ie=UTF8&om=1)

[scaeagles]

I can't drink Jamba juice anymore. It was almost all I ate for about a year.

[BarTopDancer]

Orange Julius is in Westminster Mall and Main Place around here.

www.orangejulius.com

[Motorboat Cruiser]

The malls around here used to have them, until they tore out all of the little stores and replaced them with the stupid food courts.

[Gemini Cricket]

I find Jamba Juice juice to be wayyy too sweet for me.
Bleh. :(

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Hell, I find just plain JUICE to be waaaay too sweet for me. I thin it out, 1:3 water:juice. Better for calories, too.

[Matterhorn Fan]

Mmm...Fake Orange Julius:

1C orange juice
1C milk
1C granulated sugar
plenty of ice
raw egg optional

Blend until proper Orange Julius texture. Hope you don't die of sugar shock. Serves 1-2.



(Maybe that was 1/3 C sugar. I haven't made one in over a decade.)

[Gemini Cricket]

Hell, I find just plain JUICE to be waaaay too sweet for me. I thin it out, 1:3 water:juice. Better for calories, too.
I do the same.

I've learned that the older I get the less I can tolerate sweet stuff. Not saying that LSPE is old... :)

[Mousey Girl]

Mmm...Fake Orange Julius:

1C orange juice
1C milk
1C granulated sugar
plenty of ice
raw egg optional

Blend until proper Orange Julius texture. Hope you don't die of sugar shock. Serves 1-2.



(Maybe that was 1/3 C sugar. I haven't made one in over a decade.)

Even better is one I have made since High School:

2-3 cups pineapple-orange juice
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
13-15 ice cubes

Blend until smooth

add a healthy dose of light rum
add a shot of dark rum

blend some more

enjoy and stay home upon drinking

[Matterhorn Fan]

Vanilla! 1 tsp. I knew I left something off my recipe.

But yours sounds good, too.

[Mousey Girl]

Ididn't start adding the rum until about a decade ago. I use both versions of rum because the light adds the achohol, but the dark gives it an extra kick. I have also tried regular oj and regular pineapple. The regular oj ends up wtih a tad of bitterness and the pineapple gets too foamy.

[Matterhorn Fan]

Mmmm . . . pineapple foam . . .

[Motorboat Cruiser]

I've often thought that a shot of rum would go nicely in a dole whip float.

[BarTopDancer]

I've often thought that a shot of rum would go nicely in a dole whip float.

BevMo has little bottles of rum...

[Gemini Cricket]

I made a monk cry the other day.* How many people in this world can say that?



*I received a donation/tribute card in the mail for a 94 year old brother that passed away recently. He was a good friend of the monk that works here. I asked him if he knew him and he cried. Really depressing...

[wendybeth]

You made a monk cry? I guess that means in your next life you'll be coming back as a mongoose or some such thing.

[Gemini Cricket]

You made a monk cry? I guess that means in your next life you'll be coming back as a mongoose or some such thing.
Totally. Riki Tiki Tavi was a kickass mongoose.
:D

[cirquelover]

I loved Rikki Tikki Tavi so much that I actually found a copy on ebay recently and made the whole family watch it. Sadly they didn't love it, there must be something wrong with my family!
My husband made me find The Point too. The kid didn't appreciate that one either! My husband walked around singing Me and My Arrow for weeks though!
Kids these days with their new fangled cartoons and everything computer animated just can't appreciate the good old stuff!!

[scaeagles]

So....my 6 and 12 year old each have Gameboy Advance. The 6 year old comes down and says the 12 year old won't share her games, as they commonly do.

I go upstairs and inquire with her very gently as to why she does no wish to share. After she says "I just don't want to", I say, "Well, they're yours, but I'm surprised with you. You aren't using them, he won't break them, he won't wear them out, so your only motivation is being selfish."

Out of left field, she breaks down into a 15 minute sob fest on everything wrong with her life.

Blink. Blink. Blink. Blink.

After a few hugs, I left her room.

I am moving out until she is 18. I don't think I'll survive the next several years.

[Not Afraid]

I'd like to extand a warm welcome to a new set of hormones to the SCA household.

[wendybeth]

So....my 6 and 12 year old each have Gameboy Advance. The 6 year old comes down and says the 12 year old won't share her games, as they commonly do.

I go upstairs and inquire with her very gently as to why she does no wish to share. After she says "I just don't want to", I say, "Well, they're yours, but I'm surprised with you. You aren't using them, he won't break them, he won't wear them out, so your only motivation is being selfish."

Out of left field, she breaks down into a 15 minute sob fest on everything wrong with her life.

Blink. Blink. Blink. Blink.

After a few hugs, I left her room.

I am moving out until she is 18. I don't think I'll survive the next several years.


Word.;)

(Truly, I feel your pain. The Girl has been like this for the past six months).

[scaeagles]

(Truly, I feel your pain. The Girl has been like this for the past six months).

What's it like with menopause and puberty in the same household, WB?:evil:

(did I just write that? Uh-oh)

[wendybeth]

Menopause has not struck yet, Scaeagles, which is quite fortunate for you. Remember, I have a stalker friend who knows a good deal about you.....:evil:

[Ponine]

Oh scaeagles.... I fear the worst is yet to come. With a 7.9 year old boy, and his newly 12 year old female cousin who I have in my home quite a bit.

Due to her newly aquired set of overdone female hormones, in one given day she's thought:
that playing gameboy/gamecube with an eight year old was fine. They can take turns.

To the end of the world to share with him, and her life is miserable. No one appreciates her to give her anything.

Biting people to the point of tearing their clothes in her anger.

And asking me how to pick up boys.

Begging me to convince her mother to let her be goth, and listen to music with warning labels.

I dont think I could do it full time.
Good luck.

[katiesue]

Mine's 10 - I'm already doomed. I already "don't understand" and "never listen". Followed by the ever popular "why do you care so much what other people think" when she attempts to leave the house looking like a streetwalker.

[Ponine]

Mine's 10 - I'm already doomed. I already "don't understand" and "never listen". Followed by the ever popular "why do you care so much what other people think" when she attempts to leave the house looking like a streetwalker.
At Ten my niece leaned across the Boll Weevil table and says to me "Auntie, I have christmas socks on, and its not Christmas time"

So?

"That boy over there is cute. Should I worry about it? What should I do? I might like him. "

<blink> Aunite says, a) I didnt hear that. b) socks dont matter. c) Boll Weevil is not where to go to pick up boys. d) ask your mother!

[Capt Jack]

*snickers and wanders off to pat his canine (not to mention fixed) children on the head*

Good dogs. :p

[Not Afraid]

Menopause has not struck yet, Scaeagles, which is quite fortunate for you. Remember, I have a stalker friend who knows a good deal about you.....:evil:

Luckily for him, stalker friend is no where near monopause yet, but when it gets close, watch out.

[Moonliner]

So....my 6 and 12 year old each have Gameboy Advance. The 6 year old comes down and says the 12 year old won't share her games, as they commonly do.

I go upstairs and inquire with her very gently as to why she does no wish to share. After she says "I just don't want to", I say, "Well, they're yours, but I'm surprised with you. You aren't using them, he won't break them, he won't wear them out, so your only motivation is being selfish."

Out of left field, she breaks down into a 15 minute sob fest on everything wrong with her life.

Blink. Blink. Blink. Blink.

After a few hugs, I left her room.

I am moving out until she is 18. I don't think I'll survive the next several years.

All I can say is, I'm with you my brother. I thought by raising one from scratch I might learn something about the ways of women. Vast is the cavern of my ignorance.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

I am moving out until she is 18. I don't think I'll survive the next several years.

Well, you always have a place here if you need it. Right here.

[BarTopDancer]

Dear fathers of daughters - From now until they are between 21 and 24 nothing you do will be right. Master this saying "I know sweetie" but don't agree with her when she says x boy is a jerk. Saying "I know sweetie, he is a jerk" will just prompt the statement "You don't know anything! He is not a jerk!" /stomp /rolleyes. And just accept that you will never understand women :p

[RStar]

Dear fathers of daughters - From now until they are between 21 and 24 nothing you do will be right. Master this saying "I know sweetie" but don't agree with her when she says x boy is a jerk. Saying "I know sweetie, he is a jerk" will just prompt the statement "You don't know anything! He is not a jerk!" /stomp /rolleyes. And just accept that you will never understand women :p Yes sweetie, I know. Mine just turned 21. She broke up with her boyfriend 2 months ago. She said she would never talk to him again. Then guess who she brought home for dinner last night? You guessed it.

But it's the 18 year old son I worry about. I think I'll be a grandfather times twelve in the next couple of years and not know about the little bast***s. :eek: The only thing that would prevent this is prison, which is just as likely.:mad: Or death............also as likey...........

[Matterhorn Fan]

A piece of paper in a bag of candy wants me to download a Tim McGraw and Faith Hill song. Trouble is, I don't care and I'd need two codes to make it work.

I demand better Cracker Jack prizes!




....never mind that this was a bag of York Peppermint Patties.

[Kevy Baby]

I hope it is not as bad what GusGus's EXTREMELY conservative mother told her daughter that giving birth to babies was very painful.

When the daughter was six. :rolleyes:

[FEJ]

posting in a thread that my last post was 1991 posts ago.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Trouble is, I don't care and I'd need two codes to make it work.


You can have mine, if you like. I don't expect I'll be using it.

(Hershey's miniatures here, btw.)

[Gemini Cricket]

Shakira! Shakira! :rolleyes:

[Scrooge McSam]

"I'm leaving on a jet plane
I don't know when I'll be back again"


Love ya lots, LoTters!!!

[Ponine]

Goodbye!!! Hurry back! Safe flight! Call when you land!

[Motorboat Cruiser]

"I'm leaving on a jet plane
I don't know when I'll be back again"


Love ya lots, LoTters!!!

And with this, Southern California just became a bit less swanky. Hurry back, Scrooge. We miss ya already. :)

[Not Afraid]

I miss Sam!

[Gemini Cricket]

I just ate a brownie from Coldstone. They have the best brownies. Chewy! :)

[Stan4dSteph]

I just ate a caramel nut brownie Luna bar. Yum!

[scaeagles]

I'm too stressed to eat today, and the wife hid the only good stress food - being chocolate - because she knew I'd be heading for it. :(

[Gemini Cricket]

Mega thunder and lightning in Boston, boys and girls. It's wayyy cool. Walked home in a storm with no umbrella. It was so cool. Loud thunder that makes you jump. Lightning that looks like it's from some horror movie. I love it.
:) :) :)

[Capt Jack]

I just had a hand full of carrots and an energy drink. whoo hoo...

[Matterhorn Fan]

You can have mine, if you like. I don't expect I'll be using it.

(Hershey's miniatures here, btw.)Um . . . no thanks. But I'll put mine up for grabs. Anyone want it?

[Brigitte]

Oreos (double stuf of course) and milk, great afternoon snack

[scaeagles]

I just pulled some fresh chocolate chip cookies from the oven......warm and gooey....mmmmmmmmm. Another perk of working at home.

[Mousey Girl]

I have been craving Monterey Chicken from Chili's for weeks. I finally got it today, along with some tasty midori/margarita thingy. My tummy is verrrrry happy right now.

I wanted the beverage to give me liquid courage to face my mom today. She said some rather nasty things to me on the phone last night. I had to go over to sign some papers for their bank (since I handle their finances when they are on the road). She must have been feeling guitly because the first thing she did was hug me and apologize. I made her feel worse when I walked in with a couple of goodies from DLR. It was just an antenna topper and some body butter from Basin, but it had the effect I wanted.

[Brigitte]

Mmm, I haven't had the Monterey Chicken, but Chili's sounds good tonight. I usually get steak fajitas. Too bad I don't get paid until tomorrow, it'll have to wait :P

[Scrooge McSam]

My poor Mom

She's been visiting my sister for the last couple of days and waiting for me to get back from CA. She's so excited I'm here, but all I can do is b*tch because I'm having serious Disney withdrawals and I miss my friends.

She's being a trooper but I know she'd love to whack me upside the head.

[wendybeth]

I want to whack you upside the head, also- mainly because I was jealous! (Sympathy for the DL withdrawal though).

[Prudence]

So I finished reading the 2L write-on submissions. Thankfully, there weren't any that (in my batch) that *totally* sucked, although some definitely would not be my first choice. I can not WAIT to have them on board, though. Doing it with half a crew sucks.

[scaeagles]

So, yesterday the daughter is vacuuming, and the vacuum, ancient as it was, gave up the proverbial ghost.

I went out and purchased a Dyson. A flippin' $500 vacuum. And this thing is amazing. Well that, and our old one sucked....no, poor choice of words for a vacuum that doesn't work well, but you know what I mean. Anyway, on the first usage, this Dyson filled itself up 1.5 times.

Ick. I can't believe that much crap was in our carpet.

[Stan4dSteph]

I need a new vacuum, but I'm not shelling out for a Dyson. Sears has some well reviewed models. Consumer Reports is my friend.

[Gemini Cricket]

I went to a Marriage Equality/Anti-Gay Marriage rally today at the Boston State House today. It was really cool to see. Both sides were spirited but not unruly and mean. It was nice seeing people be civil. Both sides chanted things I didn't agree with, but I enjoyed seeing people express their views in this public way.

I love Boston.
:)

[Kevy Baby]

Goodbye!!! Hurry back! Safe flight! Call when you land!Have fun stormin the castle!

[Kevy Baby]

Well that, and our old one sucked....no, poor choice of words for a vacuum that doesn't work well, but you know what I mean.Interesting thing about vacuum cleaners: when they suck, they don't suck.

But when they don't suck, they suck.

[GusGus]

Have fun stormin the castle!


Think it'll work?

[Kevy Baby]

Think it'll work?It would taske a miracle.

[Gemini Cricket]

Interesting thing about vacuum cleaners: when they suck, they don't suck.

But when they don't suck, they suck.
Sometimes they blow, too...

[Capt Jack]

Interesting thing about vacuum cleaners: when they suck, they don't suck.

But when they don't suck, they suck.

thats....downright profound:snap:

[scaeagles]

I suppose a similar thing could be said about prostitutes.

[Ghoulish Delight]

So, I'm sitting on the balcony, in my Dodger stadium seats, drinking a beer and listening to/reorganizing my iPod and posting. And I'm feeling pretty happy about it. May have to run in and grab some Murakami to read while I'm at it. Meanwhile, I think seeing me move around out here just freaked Munchkin out a bit.

[Not Afraid]

No cemetery tonight?

I wouldn't move it I were you,

[Ghoulish Delight]

Nay, no cemetery tonight. Among other things, I had to bring my car in this morning so I couldn't drive CP to work, and therefore we've got the 2 car problem. So we thought we'd save our weekend energy for Second 50th Eve tomorrow.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Oh, and if anyone's interested, BevMo's got Mac's Blackwatch cream porter on sale, and cold. It's yummy.

At least the one in Irvine does.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

So, I'm sitting on the balcony, in my Dodger stadium seats

You have Dodger stadium seats at your abode?

[Ghoulish Delight]

You have Dodger stadium seats at your abode? Indeed. When they went on sale, I was overcome by the need to own them. One of my most spontaneous purchases, and mildly extravagent, but oh so worth it.

And you remind me that I've been remiss in posting, or even taking a photo of them. That has now been remedied...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/gdiddy/IMGP4221.jpg

And, of course, the view. Not ideal, but more than satisfactory for the experience. That's a new feature as of a couple months ago. Before that, you couldn't see the TV at all from them, this is much improved.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/gdiddy/IMGP4222.jpg

And now my laptop battery is depleted. Which is good, 'cause otherwise I would have been on this thing all afternoon instead of reading Murukami (the very book sitting on the seat in the photo above.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Indeed. When they went on sale, I was overcome by the need to own them. One of my most spontaneous purchases, and mildly extravagent, but oh so worth it.


Very, very cool. Are they stable enough after a few Mac's Blackwatch cream porter? Should they be bolted down after say, 5 porters?

[Scrooge McSam]

So... so so sooo much change in only a few days.

In the past 9 days, Mom's sold her house in AR and signed a contract on one here. I must say I'm impressed. Wheeled and dealed like a pro, she did. So much has changed for her in the space of twenty years.

This will be the first time in 28 years that all the surviving members of my family will share the same zip code. I feel oddly serene. Like maybe I should be apprehensive about this, but I'm not. It's gonna be nice having her around.

Oh well, I guess my construction plans can be put away.

[Prudence]

So, there's a reason I don't go into bookstores....picked up the next LoT book club book, TWO books of sock patterns, and a Julie London compilation CD. *sigh* And then stopped by to see what my personal shopper (AKA mom) picked out for me - of course I like the most expensive purse, and all but one of the tops. So much for staying on budget...

[BarTopDancer]

I just spent all day at a beach party. We made a huge fire and now I smell like it. I need to take a shower but my couch is mighty comfy.

I wish I had my camera. It was a wonderful day for photos.

[Mousey Girl]

so...I got up this afternoon to find people in my house. No biggy. I then went out back for a ciggy and PoOf there was another dog in my yard. We now have a pit-mix puppy. He is about 6-9 months old. He belonged to Dawn and her kids, but the kids stopped taking care of him and her youngest has been really, really mean to him, to the point of abuse. David said to bring him over. I just wish I had been consulted. He is doing pretty good. I just have to remember not to leave the door into the house or the door into the garage open. With Pooh we can do both, and he won't try to get in the house or the garage, but Sox is still in his curious puppy stage.

We did NOT need another dog.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I just wish I had been consulted. :confused: :confused: :confused:
You had zero input on whether you have a pitbull mix in your household?

If anyone tried to pull that crap on me I'd kick some serious ass.

[Not Afraid]

Awwwww! I just got home from walking my pittbull mix Cassidy. She's the SWEETEST dog. I've sat more than a few pittbulls and they've all been really great dogs. I think yours will probably take a bit of trainng and reassurance, but he's probably young enough to learn well.

I want pics!

[MickeyLumbo]

so... during an 8 hour meeting on friday, i was surprised by being called upon to be recognized for outstanding project achievement and presented with a very cool award.

:D

[DisneyDaniel]

so... during an 8 hour meeting on friday, i was surprised by being called upon to be recognized for outstanding project achievement and presented with a very cool award.

:D
Congratulations! If there's anyone who continues to spread the Disney magic in Walt's spirit, it's you! :)

[Gemini Cricket]

so... during an 8 hour meeting on friday, i was surprised by being called upon to be recognized for outstanding project achievement and presented with a very cool award.

:D
Congrats. Well deserved, no doubt. :) :) :)

[Kevy Baby]

so... during an 8 hour meeting on friday, i was surprised by being called upon to be recognized for outstanding project achievement and presented with a very cool award.

:DYou are probably the ONLY one surprised by this. The rest of us just expect it!

Congrats ML!!

[Ghoulish Delight]

So, there's a reason I don't go into bookstores....picked up the next LoT book club book,I too will own the next book club book, but in a slightly less straightforward manner. I picked up a copy at the library. Then, while watching a movie, we heard a thud from the direction of Munchkin. We didn't think much of it. Then I heard munching noises where there was nothing that he should have been munching on. Seems he managed to reach up, pull the book from the table it was on, and was happily munching away. In mere seconds, the edges of the entire introduction were chewed. So now I get to pay the library retail + processing fee so they can replace it.

I wonder if that's tax deductable.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Sooo...

For anyone who missed our gig last night, I have only two words...Thank God!

Our regular drummer, who is amazing, couldn't make last night and recommended a sub. (He's done this in the past and we've never had a problem). So, the sub gets lost on the way to the gig. Not the most professional thing in the world, especially with things like Mapquest at his disposal, but whatever. He gets there a half hour after we are supposed to start. Only problem is that, as he is setting up, we happen to notice that he is really slurring his speech. Nope, not some medical condition causing this, he is completely hammered. He sets up, proceeds to the bar for a bloody mary, a beer, and a shot, and some nachos, then goes and sits at a table to eat. We have to explain to him that we already should have been playing. He grabs his nachos, sits them behind his kit, and we start playing. It becomes clear in the first 8 bars of the music that he is not going to be playing well at all. It was a tough night.

Needless to say, he has now been crossed off the future sub list.

[BarTopDancer]

so... My landlord dropped off the planet for close to a year. I finally get ahold of him, and get permission to fix issues and take them out of the rent.

One of them was expensive and I attempted to call him before I had it fixed, but his voicemail was full. So I had it fixed.

Now he's having a fit that I didn't call him (uh, your voicemail was full). I have a feeling I'm going to have to move. /sigh

[Mousey Girl]

:confused: :confused: :confused:
You had zero input on whether you have a pitbull mix in your household?

If anyone tried to pull that crap on me I'd kick some serious ass.

He is basically a good dog. He is just a puppy. He listens to me pretty well. He no longer tries to get in the house when I am at the door. All I have to do is put up my index finger and he sits. He is also much more kid friendly than Pooh. I just didn't want to have to go through the puppy stage again, but as long as it is David's stuff that gets chewed....

After sleeping on it, I know he is much better off with us than his previous home. He has a muuuuuch larger yard to play in, and complete shelter from the elements. He also has a constant food and water supply, which is also something that he lacked (we have an automatic watering bowl that constantly feeds from the hose). Nickolas is also much better with him than Dawn's kids, so he doesn't have to worry about being hit and kicked constantly. He also has a constant source of company with Pooh, plus Nickolas goes out and plays with him and is trying to train him not to jump.

We are off to Target in a bit to get him some puppy toys and a collar/leash. He needs to be walked and unlike Pooh, he doesn't mind the leash.

NA, I will be taking pics tomorrow morning.

[Mousey Girl]

I just signed up for photo bucket, this is a pic of some of the girls...I just wanted to see if it worked.

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n292/mousey345/0b2a24bb.jpg

[Mousey Girl]

Nick with both dogs:
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n292/mousey345/c0838baf.jpg

Sox:
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n292/mousey345/000c4b01.jpg

Pooh:
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n292/mousey345/P7160012.jpg

[Gemini Cricket]

Cuuuutttee!!!!! :)

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Nice Willys station wagon!

[Capt Jack]

You are probably the ONLY one surprised by this. The rest of us just expect it!

Congrats ML!!

ayup

kudos

[wendybeth]

I too will own the next book club book, but in a slightly less straightforward manner. I picked up a copy at the library. Then, while watching a movie, we heard a thud from the direction of Munchkin. We didn't think much of it. Then I heard munching noises where there was nothing that he should have been munching on. Seems he managed to reach up, pull the book from the table it was on, and was happily munching away. In mere seconds, the edges of the entire introduction were chewed. So now I get to pay the library retail + processing fee so they can replace it.

I wonder if that's tax deductable.


Your bunny actually ate your homework????

Righhhhht.........;)

[Not Afraid]

He looks like a Stratfordshire/Lab mix. He's really cute and it sounds like he will be easy to train. He looks like a cutie! Thanks for the pics.

[wendybeth]

Soooo.....Had to stop by Victoria's Secret today for some new...things, and whadya know- they have a junior section for the little girlies now. So, Tori and I got to shop at VS for the first time together- fun! She also got a cute little pink dog* with no mouth, nose or eyes- kinda freaky looking.



*Stuffed type dog- not a real one!

[MickeyLumbo]

I think yours will probably take a bit of training and reassurance, but he's probably young enough to learn well.

I want pics!

can a dog teach an old trainer new tricks?

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/MickeyLumbo/fca56ad9.jpg

who new training would become such an enjoyable career!

[Mousey Girl]

Nice Willys station wagon!

One of Hubby's toys. The red thing is the gas powered gold cart that took down our fence and dented our trees.
Just out of camera range is the cab for his Model T. His other new toy is a '72 el Camino that he was given, but I won't let him bring it home.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

So. I'm supposed to be at rope drop. In 4.5 hours. But I need a shower. So I'm supposed to be "getting up" in 2.5 hours.

I really, really can't sleep. Perhaps it's the cappuchino I had at 9pm? Although I did have a bunch of booze afterwards to counteract it. Then again, I woke up at noon yesterday.

Thing is, I still want to go. I'm thinking I'll hang for a bit then come home and sleep so I can be awake for my late shift, noon to 9pm.

Disneyland's birthday does weird things to me...although I could just blame iSm :D

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Sooo...

Last night, we were both trying hopelessly to get to sleep in our oven, er, apartment. Usually we have a nice breeze but for some reason, we just couldn't get the place cooled down last night. And it didn't help that I got a really nice sunburn yesterday, making everything seem hotter and the sheets feel like sandpaper.

About 2am, we were resigned to the fact that it wasn't going to get any cooler when we heard a most unusual sound for Southern California in July...thunder. We got up and went out to the patio just as the sky lit up with a magnificent flash of lightning. We pulled up a couple of chairs to watch the show and were soon treated to a nice little bit of rain that felt unbelievably good. It also brought a cool breeze with it that finally knocked the hot air out of our place.

I don't think I've ever been so happy to see a thunderstorm.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Yeah, that was some wicked weird weather last night.

[Gn2Dlnd]

It just rained here about an hour ago. Nice, but weird.

[Gemini Cricket]

I hear that they were hoping it would rain in the wildfire areas to help the firemen. But I was thinking it could be bad and cause flooding in the already burned areas. ???

[JWBear]

can a dog teach an old trainer new tricks?

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/MickeyLumbo/fca56ad9.jpg

who new training would become such an enjoyable career!
He's adorable! (The dog's not bad either...)
:evil:

[Matterhorn Fan]

So, there's a reason I don't go into bookstores....picked up the next LoT book club book, TWO books of sock patterns, and a Julie London compilation CD. *sigh*For some reason the CD section at the bookstore's never tempted me. Now, I only bought one sock book, and the LoT book club book. So we're almost like twins--only you spent more. ;)

I'd also like to say that The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is long. I'm wondering why we chose the largest Murakami book there is when I've got so much to do.

[Gemini Cricket]

I have 'Love's Theme' in my head right now. Ya gotta love Love Unlimited. :D

[Prudence]

For some reason the CD section at the bookstore's never tempted me. Now, I only bought one sock book, and the LoT book club book. So we're almost like twins--only you spent more. ;)


Oooh! Which sock book did you get?

[MickeyLumbo]

I have 'Love's Theme' in my head right now. Ya gotta love Love Unlimited. :D

Best Song Ever!

well, until i can think of another favorite.

it's in my head now also... thanks for the memory!:snap:

[Matterhorn Fan]

Oooh! Which sock book did you get?Sensational Knitted Socks, by Charlene Schurch. I began a very unsensational sock yesterday, but got to the heel flap tonight, goofed, and ended up ripping the whole thing out. I may be having needle issues.

[Prudence]

Sensational Knitted Socks, by Charlene Schurch. I began a very unsensational sock yesterday, but got to the heel flap tonight, goofed, and ended up ripping the whole thing out. I may be having needle issues.

I bought the same book yesterday! I also bought Knitting Vintage Socks: New Twists on Classic Patterns. I have to finish up the pair I'm working on already, though.

[Matterhorn Fan]

I looked at that one, but it said the patterns were for size 8-9 women's, which is a bit large for me. And I didn't want to do that math to change a pattern before I really understand what I'm doing. I do hate that the book I got will not remail open.

What needles do you use? I could use some help.

[Prudence]

Actually, the different patterns fit different sizes. The adult version of "Child's First Sock", for example, fits women's 6 1/2 - 7 1/2, as does "Evening Stockings for a Young Lady." Most of them are 8-9, though. (Men's are all over the place.)

I'm currently using Takumi Bamboo needles (Clover is the manufacturer). What pattern did you start with? Socks are really hard and confusing the first time through when you don't know what you're doing or what different stages look like. The good news is that once you've done one it starts to make way more sense.

Shall we move this conversation to the crafting thread? I'm happy to help - with wordy descriptions and photos as necessary.

[Kevy Baby]

Needless to say, he has now been crossed off the future sub list.I think a talk with the current drummer is in line as well!

[Motorboat Cruiser]

I think a talk with the current drummer is in line as well!

That happened first thing the next morning. :)

[Mousey Girl]

I woke up this morning around 4 to hear it raining, hard. I had to go out and put up my windows. It is now icky from the humidity. It is already 85 on my patio with 57% humidity.

[Gemini Cricket]

No offense to any smokers here, but Beefy Goodness lit up a ciggie before boarding the train this morning. I was crushed. He didn't even look cool doing it, it looked odd as if he just started smoking this morning.
Smoky Beef is okay for a BBQ, but...

[Gemini Cricket]

I just wrote a letter to someone named 'Than Kim'. They wanted me to thank him, so I did.
:)

[Ponine]

Sooo... I'm out of here folks.
See you Monday or Tuesday after I return from Comic-Con.

Those of you who are attending, I'll see you there.

and yes, that means those of you who havent talked to me about it in ages. Just call me when you arrive. You know my humber. If not, I hereby give permission to the switchboard to give it to you.
Toodles!

[Matterhorn Fan]

humber?

Shall we move this conversation to the crafting thread? I'm happy to help - with wordy descriptions and photos as necessary.Good idea. I'll resurrect it shortly.

[lizziebith]

We're leaving tomorrow mid-day! See you there, Ponine! Man, I feel tired already! :blush:

[€uroMeinke]

So... I got as far as the 7th & Metro station - connection to the Blue Line and no trains were running. Through the barely audible speakers I discerned that there was an accident and there would be a delay. Not wanting to be stuck underground with a bunch of sweaty commuters, so I'm now on the roof of the Standard having a sidecar - when life gives you lemons, have yourself a refreshing cocktail.

[CoasterMatt]

Sounds kind of like how my Monday went :D

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

San Diego here I come!! YAY!!!! :)

[Ghoulish Delight]

So... I got as far as the 7th & Metro station - connection to the Blue Line and no trains were running. Through the barely audible speakers I discerned that there was an accident and there would be a delay. Not wanting to be stuck underground with a bunch of sweaty commuters, so I'm now on the roof of the Standard having a sidecar - when life gives you lemons, have yourself a refreshing cocktail.It's somehow comforting to know that whenever there's a commuter train accident somewhere in LA, there are good odds that € is having a cocktail.

[wendybeth]

Isn't that what he did the last time?


:cheers:

[Moonliner]

Seesch...

I was talking with a co-woker about my upcoming Hawaii trip.

She said: "Oh you have to go to the Dole plantation, they have this frozen pineapple thing that's really good...."

You don't say?

[€uroMeinke]

Isn't that what he did the last time?


:cheers:

Sadly, the part of town I was in last time gave me the choice between live poultry and a creepy strip club.

[CoasterMatt]

Hey, there was no accident, but a couple of incidents during my trip to Disneyland were taken care of with a nice Louisiana Lemonade :)

[Ghoulish Delight]

I get strange looks when I have a cocktail on my commute home.

[wendybeth]

Sadly, the part of town I was in last time gave me the choice between live poultry and a creepy strip club.


Lol!!!!!!

Hmmmm....which did you choose?

[€uroMeinke]

Lol!!!!!!

Hmmmm....which did you choose?

Neither - their proximity to each other being too disturbing in a PInk Flamingos sense...

[wendybeth]

Heh heh....hadn't considered Waters; I was leaning more toward Lynch/Tarantino on that one. Definitely Waters material.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

I get strange looks when I have a cocktail on my commute home.

People are so quick to judge.

[CoasterMatt]

I get strange looks when I have a cocktail on my commute home.
Is it because they've never seen somebody shaking a martini while changing lanes? :)

[Gemini Cricket]

Is it because they've never seen somebody shaking a martini while changing lanes? :)
It's more exciting trying to light a Flaming Moe with your cigarette lighter...

[Gemini Cricket]

Some dinglecheese pulled the fire alarm again this morning. Evacuate the building, wait for half an hour on the sidewalk, get the all clear, go up the stairs because the elevators aren't unlocked yet, deal with the flashing lights in the hallways until the fire marshall comes by to turn them off...
Hysterical.
Luckily, it wasn't a real fire.
:)

[Moonliner]

I get strange looks when I have a cocktail on my commute home.

Perhaps that's because your are an airline pilot.

[Gemini Cricket]

Perhaps that's because your are an airline pilot.
Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?
:D

[scaeagles]

Have you ever been in a turkish prison?

[Moonliner]

Have you ever been in a turkish prison?

Surely you can't be serious?

[Scrooge McSam]

... and don't call me Shirley!

[Gemini Cricket]

... and don't call me Shirley!
When you're not in drag, I won't. :D ;)



Someone in my office just gave me 1000 copies of a letter to fold. (Yeah, my job's a winner.) And as I'm folding it, I say, 'Hmm, did you notice that you dated all these letters 7/19/2007?' The response I got was, 'Just send 'em anyway.'
:rolleyes: Oy.

[Mousey Girl]

Dawn's truck is going to be repo'd (she hasn't paid her payment in a few months~no one is bailing her out this time). The finance company keeps calling here and leaving messages for "David Layton." If I ever answer the phone, at least I don't have to lie when I tell them to stop calling, that there is no David Layton here. I refuse to lie and since tehcnically they are wrong, I don't have to. They are using his first name and the name of our street. Too Funny.

[Prudence]

So I'm totally addicted to this season of "So You Think You Can Dance?" and I have a HUGE dancer crush on Benji. Enormous. I haven't wanted to dance this much in years.

[Ghoulish Delight]

So, I think I'm going to cave and get a manbag. Fumbling to retrieve my wallet from underneath my iPod in one pocket, and my keys from underneath my cell phone in the other is growing very old, very quickly. A small bag would be really really nice. I've got a couple early contenders..

http://images.rei.com/media/668081.jpg

and

http://www.zappos.com/images/722/7220943/2249-228686-p.jpg

Of those, I think I prefer the first. Better color, a little bit narrower, and no silly logo. But those are just a couple I happened to see at a store at lunch. I'd like to do some more shopping...but I don't even really know where to shop. I might purchase online, but I'd definitely have to see any candidates in person before buying.

[scaeagles]

I will never own a manpurse.

Even though Jack Bauer carries a manpurse, I will never carry a manpurse.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Have you considered a backpack (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4304293)?

[Matterhorn Fan]

MacGuyver carried a [man]bag, too. Isn't he manly enough for you?

So I'm totally addicted to this season of "So You Think You Can Dance?" and I have a HUGE dancer crush on Benji. Enormous. I haven't wanted to dance this much in years.LOVED when they asked him "Do you have wheels in your sneakers? Did you rip your shirt off?" last night.

I'm so over Dmitri, and the roller sneaker thing was just stupid. I think rollerboy and Martha will be going tonight.

[scaeagles]

MacGuyver carried a [man]bag, too. Isn't he manly enough for you?

I don't think I've seen one MacGuyver episode.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Have you considered a backpack (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4304293)?No, far too unweildy and far too likely to accumulate crap. I need something just big enough to hold a cell phone, an iPod, a digital camera, maybe some paper and a pen, with a bit of room left over for another small item. Otherwise I'll just fill it with crap.

[scaeagles]

How about a lipstick and some eyeliner, too?:D

[Mousey Girl]

The puppy is stupid. I turned a fan on in the patio to helop keep the air moving so that the breezeway area would not be so fly friendly. If it is just blowing, no problem. If I make it oscelate, he barks at it.

Today, when I go out, I am stopping by Petco to pick up a small chain so that we can chain him when we are doing stuff that requires the door to the garage be open. Poohdog won't leave the partio, but Sox keeps running into the garage and taking off down the street. Last night he took off on Nickolas, and went right to Nick's friend's house. It was 105, dark, and I hear my son yell and then all I hear is "Stupid dog!!!" Poor kid had to run after him. I met him 1/2 way with the leash.

We are just so used to Pooh not trying to leave that it is hard to keep the door closed.

On a side note, last night I made good use of my insomnia and cleaned out our pantry. I found open boxes of cereal from 1999.

[Not Afraid]

How about a lipstick and some eyeliner, too?:D


Gee, I didn't know something with a shoulder strap could be so threatening to your manhood!

I really like the first one. The second one is too.....blah.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Gee, I didn't know something with a shoulder strap could be so threatening to your manhood!



He's just deperately clutching on to what little of his manhood remains. :)

Oops, did I say little? My Freudian slip is showing.:blush: ;)

[Ghoulish Delight]

He's just deperately clutching on to what little of his manhood remains. :)

Oops, did I say little? My Freudian slip is showing.:blush: ;)
Well yeah...after you took that bite out of it

[Not Afraid]

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c166/meowville/CIMG0317.jpg

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Well yeah...after you took that bite out of it

Then it shouldn't have been covered in mustard!

[Ghoulish Delight]

So my back is killing me, and my right hand is typing-fatigued. I'm thinking about going home early.

[BarTopDancer]

On a side note, last night I made good use of my insomnia and cleaned out our pantry. I found open boxes of cereal from 1999.

:eek:

And thank you. You reminded me that I need to go through my moms pantry and clean it out while she is away, because... well she thinks stuff from 2003 (which is the last time I cleaned it out and it had stuff from 1985) is still good. Uh. No.

[katiesue]

My mom still has stuff from when I moved out in 1987 - and some of that was there when we moved in in 1976.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Sooo...

I had two interesting things happen today.

The first occurred at the newly opened bank next my house, one with a spiffy new drive through ATM. I was in a hurry and zipped through to get some lunch money, figuring it would be a nice quick stop. I do my thing at the machine and, when it spit out my $20, it got caught inside the machine and ripped in half when I grabbed it. It took almost a half hour at the bank while they opened the machine and tried to find the other half, to prove I wasn't scamming them, I suppose. Did I mention that I went there because I was late and thought it would a quick stop?

The other thing is one of those strange coincidences. I've been working on a short story for the past few days (which, BTW, I posted a couple of days ago. If you haven't read it yet, please don't. It's been reworked extensively and the version I posted is awful. Forget that post ever existed, please!)

Anyway, for some reason, I decided to give the main character a southern way of speaking and at one point, where I needed a location, I just put in a ficticious place called "Jasper's Creek, up off of Highway 17.

So today, I decide to google "Jasper's Creek" and the only reference I can find is from the 1800's in coastal N. Carolina. "Interesting", I thought, but of course a place called Jasper's Creek would be in the south, right? It just has that sound. The strange part was when I found out that Hwy. 17 runs near the coast in the same area of N. Carolina. I totally pulled that location out of my ass and it was a bit of a shock.

[Mousey Girl]

BTD, I helped my mom clean out my grandma's kitchen and house after she died. The things this woman kept would boggle your mind. I don't know how many jars of crud we through away that had been tucked in the back of the cupbaords for decades.

It is hot and very icky. Here in the southwest part of Bakersfield it is 108 and muggy. On the other end, in north Bakersfield, it is 96 and raining. My sister should be getting a good light show right now, there is some serious lightening over Tehachapi.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Wow.

Well, I DID leave work early...and paid quite the karmic price.

I figured that I was early and that a side trip in the wrong direction to pick up a manbag wouldn't be too big of a deal. Traffic heading there should be lighter, and traffic the way back is nonexistent.

Hah! Traffic was horrible heading there. No problem, I know an easy alternate route, so I cruised the exit lane, got off the freeway and headed down surface streets...only to find a major intersection (Talber and Magnolia, for the locals) with a blinking red traffic signal and a 1/2 mile backup. :rolleyes: No problem, I know an easy detour to this alternate route. So I flip a bitch, and make the turn for the detour...only to run smack into a "road closed except for local traffic" sign. It seems the easy detour around the easy alternate route is closed for construction :rolleyes: Ooookay, fortunately, I know simple detour around the closed easy detour around the obstructed easy alternate route to the jammed freeway, right? Oh hey, the simple detour around the closed easy detour around the absturced easy alternat route to the jammed freeway is also closed! :mad:

So yeah, I'm yelling at this point. Not helped by the pain in my back and the doofus drivers causing me to miss lights. Grrrrr. But I finally made it (5 minutes with no traffic, 45 minutes today) and got my manbag (first one posted above).

And got home later than if I had just stayed at work and left at 5. Sigh.

But no matter, I had some quality time with my lover (aka one of those car seat massage mats that I just plug in, lie on, and, well...mmmmmm), got some kisses from Munchkin, had me a sidecar, and a nice chicken picata dinner with CP. I'm feeling much much better.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

But no matter, I had some quality time with my lover (aka one of those car seat massage mats that I just plug in, lie on, and, well...mmmmmm), got some kisses from Munchkin, had me a sidecar, and a nice chicken picata dinner with CP. I'm feeling much much better.

Sounds like a perfect evening. :)

[Kevy Baby]

...co-woker...So, you two cook things in a wok together?

[BarTopDancer]

I went on ToT 3 times on Sunday. Each time I did the obligatory golf-clap during the sight part of the TV show. And it hit me. Maybe the guy who inspired it had heard someone else clap for some reason and had no idea why he was clapping, but it was funny and he kept it up. I wonder if I inspired anyone to clap.

GD, do you still clap?

[SacTown Chronic]

But I finally made it (5 minutes with no traffic, 45 minutes today) and got my manbag (first one posted above).

This one?

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c166/meowville/CIMG0317.jpgWait, that's the last one. My bad.

[Prudence]

Of those, I think I prefer the first. Better color, a little bit narrower, and no silly logo. But those are just a couple I happened to see at a store at lunch. I'd like to do some more shopping...but I don't even really know where to shop. I might purchase online, but I'd definitely have to see any candidates in person before buying.

If you don't mind - what's the brand on that first one? That one looks really spiff.

[Prudence]

LOVED when they asked him "Do you have wheels in your sneakers? Did you rip your shirt off?" last night.

I'm so over Dmitri, and the roller sneaker thing was just stupid. I think rollerboy and Martha will be going tonight.

That was so cool! Point *more* than made.

My name is Prudence, and I'm a dance geek.

Dmitri's always been way too full of himself. Rollerboy did pretty damn well last week, but I think he's peaked now. For me, it's always been about Benji. From the cheesy audition shows until now. His extension during his solo last night?! *swoons* Makes me want to get back into dancing just so I can track him down for one dance. Even the crowd loves him, which is so cool because he is clearly the geek. But he always looks like he's having so much fun, which is what I remember about dancing. (Well, not ballet. That hurt.) Someday I'll have a consistently free evening and take swing lessons again. Or join an adult tap class. Something to get the feet moving.

Oh, and Donyelle is my favorite female dancer by far. Bootay!

[Not Afraid]

Soon, I will be posting from the home of the Mouse(pod) but first, I have to pack and get up at the crack of dawn.

[Mousey Girl]

I have to go to David's aunt's wedding sometime in August. I am not looking forward to it. We are going to have to get a hotel room for 2 nights and spend 5+ hours in the car each way. I havn't even been trying to find someplace to stay. It is in Walnut Creek (or near there) and I just plain don't want to go.

[Kevy Baby]

Soon, I will be posting from the home of the Mouse(pod) but first, I have to pack and get up at the crack of dawn.Enjoy your Blazing Saddles, Superman, Spiderman, and Three Stooges marathon on the ol' 61 incher.

[Gemini Cricket]

It's supposed to rain for the next five days here in Boston. I'm actually looking forward to it. I wish to do nothing this weekend. Not a dang diddley yang thing. :)

[Ghoulish Delight]

If you don't mind - what's the brand on that first one? That one looks really spiff.Eagle Creek. It's the "guide bag". I found it at REI, and so far I love it.

[Mousey Girl]

Even though I hate the idea, I am sleep deprived enough to consider getting Sox a shock collar for his barking.

[Gemini Cricket]

Even though I hate the idea, I am sleep deprived enough to consider getting Sox a shock collar for his barking.
Did you try this: A spray bottle with a teaspoon of regular Listerine in it. (Now before anyone goes PETA on me, I learned this from two well known licensed dog trainers in Monterey.) It doesn't hurt the dog at all, but they detest the smell of the mouthwash. When Sox barks... squirt squirt. After awhile, he'll just detest the spraybottle. So when he's not supposed to do something, just show him the botte.
It's worth a shot.

I tried it on Frodo. I only sprayed him once.

I've never tried a shock collar.

[scaeagles]

There is the option of having the ability to bark surgically removed.

[Gemini Cricket]

There is the option of having the ability to bark surgically removed.
Okay, now that is just wrong wrong wrong. My landlady before this one had a Papillon dog that had its voicebox removed. It was the saddest thing ever. The dog sounded like it smoked and was whispering. It was horribly sad and kind of funny at the same time. Poor thing. The landlady rescued it from a shelter after the owner (who gave the dog the surgery) couldn't stand the whisper noises the dog now made. Horrid.
Dogs make noise. That's what they do. They eat, they poop and bark.
:)

[scaeagles]

I agree, but sometimes perhaps it is the best option. There is a dog that barks a lot. Neighbors complain. Moving isn't an option. Dog doesn't ever shut up. Should that dog be sent to a shelter because it won't shut up or should it remain in the family with the surgical option?

I really have no idea.

[Gemini Cricket]

I really have no idea.
I'd find the dog another home. Or send it to a rescue or something. It's sad. People should be able to rent dogs before they buy one. Then they can see if they can really handle being a dog owner. I swear, if there was a way to flush cats and dogs like people do with fish, people would do it. Ugh.
I used to be pro-declaw cats and now I'm not. Even though cat scratches make my arms red and inflamed.



I look up from my desk and everyone's gone. They just up and left for the weekend. It's noon for crying out loud... :rolleyes: :D

[Scrooge McSam]

I look up from my desk and everyone's gone. They just up and left for the weekend. It's noon for crying out loud... :rolleyes: :D

They've got the right idea ;) I might have another 30 minutes to give to this place, TOPS!

[Prudence]

Eagle Creek. It's the "guide bag". I found it at REI, and so far I love it.

And yet, somehow living here in REI central I haven't seen this one yet. Thanks! BT's "satchel" is starting to look a little the worse for wear and we haven't yet found a good replacement. That's a serious contender.

[Mousey Girl]

I had thought about a squirt bottle with water for some of his other behavioral issues, but not for the barking. He doesn't bark much. Last night (at 1am) the care workers next door were outside, and he freaked and wouldn't shut up. I chained him, which stopped his barking. He then knocked over some of David's car parts and it scared him to the point that he was yelping. I unchained him and calmed him down and he didn't bark again until 8am, when he woke both Nick & I up. This time he was barking at someone moving around in the yard behind us. I think he is becoming more aware of "his" yard. Pooh will do the same thing, but when I say, "Poohdog, hush!" he does. Sox will learn, in time.

I will try the listerine & water. I would only use a collar as a last resort. I would never even consider surgery.

Luckily, they have both gotten tired fomr the heat and they let me take a nap. Now I get to spend the next few hours in the kitchen getting stuff fixed for David's b-day party tomorrow.

[Prudence]

I wish my new neighbors would consider something. They let their dog yap for hours on end. How do they deal with him? Shut him outside so the rest of us can enjoy. They make no attempt whatsoever to quiet their dog.

[Gemini Cricket]

Wow. I'm completely in love with the Gnarls Barkley CD. Love it, love it. :)

[Mousey Girl]

I wish my new neighbors would consider something. They let their dog yap for hours on end. How do they deal with him? Shut him outside so the rest of us can enjoy. They make no attempt whatsoever to quiet their dog.

Sounds like my parent's neighbors. They put the dog outside, and they can't hear it bark, so in their minds it isn't barking.

It drives me nuts when my dog(s) bark. I will do everything in my power to get them to stop. I have even considered diffenbacia (dumb cane) oil. It paralizes their vocal chords, but I'm not sure how to go about it without stuffing the plant down their throat ;) .

[Ghoulish Delight]

So, Munchkin's home from the vet, and she's doing okay, though a bid groggy and nervous.

Yes, that's right, she. And not "she" as in "haha, he lost his balls." "She" as in Munchkin is female. As is the case with many rabbits, their outside bits are a tad ambiguous. Doctors can make educated guesses, but aren't always right, especially when they're young. When we had him checked at 6 weeks, the doctor said she was guessing that she was a he. And even the surgeon today said he was pretty sure too, until he got inside and found no testes :eek:

I'll probably still say "he", 'cause it doesn't matter and it's what I've grown accustomed to.

[Not Afraid]

Try a citronella collar for Socks. It is sound activated and will spray a citronella scent when he barks, which dogs don't like. I watched several dogs that have used them in training with great results and no harm to the dogs.

[Kevy Baby]

I agree, but sometimes perhaps it is the best option. There is a dog that barks a lot. Neighbors complain. Moving isn't an option. Dog doesn't ever shut up. Should that dog be sent to a shelter because it won't shut up or should it remain in the family with the surgical option?I tried to ignore this, but I can't. The thought of surgically maiming an animal for no other reason than a human's selfish desire is just disgusting and quite honestly infuriates me. There are far too many options rather then needlessly ripping out a needed part of the body.

Sorry, but this is an unforgiveable act given the reasons stated.

[Mousey Girl]

Try a citronella collar for Socks. It is sound activated and will spray a citronella scent when he barks, which dogs don't like. I watched several dogs that have used them in training with great results and no harm to the dogs.

I have never heard of that before. It is definatly worth a shot.

I did talk to a firend who trains dogs. I am totally bummed. She just started her last class of the year. There is no way I am going to be outside for 2 hours when it is 110. In the meantime we (meaning Nickolas & I) will keep working with him to keep him socialized so that he doesn't get like Pooh.

[CoasterMatt]

Get back to me when they have mute buttons for kids... :)

[scaeagles]

I tried to ignore this, but I can't. The thought of surgically maiming an animal for no other reason than a human's selfish desire is just disgusting and quite honestly infuriates me. There are far too many options rather then needlessly ripping out a needed part of the body.

Sorry, but this is an unforgiveable act given the reasons stated.

Could not someone says this about fixing an animal as well?

I'm not pro-voice box removal. I just brought up the option. But is it any different, really? Fixing an animal has to do with easier pet maintenance and not having to take care of offspring or keeping it away from members of the opposite sex, in effect surgically maiming an animal to make life easier for the human.

Which would you rather lose - your balls or you voice? Neither is a good choice.

[Mousey Girl]

Get back to me when they have mute buttons for kids... :)

If I say something that Nickolas doesn't want to hear, or if I sing, he says mute and acts like he is clicking a remote. If a commercial comes on that he doesn't like he says mute. It is sort of cute.

After today's wake up bark I am ready to shell out the $100 for the citronella collar.

[Kevy Baby]

Could not someone says this about fixing an animal as well?No. These are two very different issues.

There IS a HUGE pet overpopulation issue in this country. I am very pro-spay/neuter. Every cat we have ever owned is fixed (if we had dogs, the same would be true). Every cat we have ever owned has been a rescue off the streets (because not enough people spay and neuter!). We don't spay or neuter our Dragons because it is too expensive, so we keep them separate where necessary and are careful about not overbreeding.

IF Susan and I had all the children we wanted (unfortunately for us, the opposite is true: we WANT children, but thus far have not been successful), I would not hesitate to get a vasectomy.

Communication abilities and reproduction capabilities are not equivalent!

And as someone said to me in a private comment, declawing a cat is also a bad thing. Declawing/debarking are two "convenient" (for the human) ways of taking care of an inconvenience (to the humans) that the human is too lazy/unwilling to look at at/make the extra effort to resolve the issue in more humane ways. The same cannot reasonably be said about spay/neuter of an animal.

[scaeagles]

Good explanation, but I would still argue that fixing a dog that typically doesn't roam around without the owner isn't necessary. Isn't the instinctual desire to procreate within most living things?

However, I am truly just playing devil's advocate. Fixing animals is a good thing, of course.

I will point out that I do not own a pet and I would not be a good pet owner.

[katiesue]

The problem is the dog or cat that "typically doesn't roam around" always seems to escape into the neighborhood at the exact wrong time. This is how we ended up with our dog as a kid, her mother who never roamed around, apparently did.

Fixing a pet doesn't harm anything other than their ability to reproduce. And I think that unless you are a breeder, there is no reason not to have your pet fixed. There are so many unwanted pets out there already. One of our cats was rescued from out in the woods where someone had left her.

[scaeagles]

Fixing a pet doesn't harm anything other than their ability to reproduce.

I'm no vet, but doesn't it do something to hormore production, particularly in males?

That's also kind of like saying all it does is stop a dog from barking if you surgically remove their ability to bark.

[Mousey Girl]

Poohdog isn't fixed. I can honestly say he doesn't EVER leave the yard. He has had plenty of opportunity, but he won't, just like he won't come in the house if the door is open for hours. The main reason he isn't fixed is because the only way for him to get to the vet is for me to take him. He won't walk on a leash, and he is too heavy for me to carry. I also need to get him a muzzle.

Sox will be fixed ASAP. With his personality it is the "right" thing to do.

[Kevy Baby]

IT'S TOO F'N HOT!!!!!!

[BarTopDancer]

IT'S TOO F'N HOT!!!!!!

And humid! It was 109 for criminies sake!

[CoasterMatt]

The thingy on the wall says 80... and the display on the front of my computer say 40... What ya talkin' bout, too f'in hot? :p

[Mousey Girl]

It hit 115 here, then the winds and some rain drops. Now it is down to 100 and feels almost good.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Sooo,

Today, I will be purchasing at least of two the most powerful box fans that I can find. That is, if the stores aren't sold out.

This is supposed to be a beach town. It isn't supposed to go above 90. You aren't supposed to need air conditioning. These are the thing I was repeating to myself at 4 AM when the inside of our place was still in the high 80's. Oh, there was cool air to be had. It was probably 74 outside. It's just that we couldn't coax any of that cool air into the apartment. I almost slept on the patio. If I could have fit in the refrigerator, I would have considered it.

The friggin box fans had better improve this situation or I'm going to start looking into weekly motel rates until this heat wave passes. Grrrr.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Allow me to save anyone who might be looking for a fan from wasting their time.

There are none.

Costco (x2)
Target
Wal-Mart (x2)
Rite Aid Drug
Long's Drug (x2)
Staples (x2)
Home Depot
Ace Hardware
Ralph's (yeah, I know. I was desperate)

All there are at any of the above stores are racks of empty shelves where the fans used to be.

I give up. I'm taking a cold shower.

[Ghoulish Delight]

According to my parents, it was 119 in Woodland Hills yesterday, the hottest recorded temperature in LA County ever.

[CoasterMatt]

It felt even worse than that, due to the humidity.

[wendybeth]

It's anywhere from 105-111 here, depending on where you are at. Luckily, it really is a dry heat, and what a difference that makes! I can't imagine how hot it is in LA right now..... :eek:

[CoasterMatt]

I'm going to get the monkey from LAX - oh how I've missed her this week.

[scaeagles]

Phoenix had the 4th hottest day on record yesterday (or perhaps the day before?). 118. ONly hotter days ever were 122, 120 and a 119.

But it's a dry heat. :rolleyes: I hate it when people say that.:)

[katiesue]

It's been hot and gross here. Humidity is curenntly at 59% - bleh. I just love having a car with no air.

[BarTopDancer]

It's now about 79 out, with a breeze. I have two fans going and the inside is cooling off nicely.

I still have a 4 page paper to write that is due on Tuesday. It's been too hot to do anything/

[Motorboat Cruiser]

I have two fans going and the inside is cooling off nicely.


Did we really have to mention this part? ;)

[BarTopDancer]

Did we really have to mention this part? ;)

Did you check the Target and Home Depot by me?

[Ghoulish Delight]

It's been abnomrally humid here in SoCal too. Obviously still nothing compared to real humidity, but definitely more than we're used to. And thunderstorms. A bunch of thunderstorms. Really out of the ordinary.

We just got our electric bill. I thought I must have forgotten to pay last month's...but no such luck. With the bunny, we've been having to run the air a lot more and we're paying the price.

[scaeagles]

So....I type a note to a friend and try to type the word "moron". I mistype and type "mofron". She responded and asked if a mofron was a mother f'in moron.

While unintentional on my part, I liked her definition. I think mofron should be a new word.

[BarTopDancer]

WOOHOO! A new word.

Hi, my name is BTD and for reasons to remain unknown to the bar, I am a mofron.


Hi BTD...

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Did you check the Target and Home Depot by me?

I didn't even know you had a Home Depot near you. ???? I went to the one near Saddleback College. Is that the same one?

I did try Target, however. No dice.

Luckily, it's a little better than last night. Might even get a couple of hours of sleep. :)

[Prudence]

It's too hot to study. And I have to go to special collections tomorrow because the mofo author just HAD to cite to an 1828 version of Webster. Or, rather, she cited to a source that cited the 1828 Webster, so I have to go to special collections. I'd fake it with the cite from the other source, but that didn't mention the page number, and I'm not going to make it up. And she still hasn't gotten back to me on her other cites that needed checking, which she will probably do when I'm trying to study for my Saturday final and I'll of course be expected to turn it around immediately. I hope she never ever needs anything from me. Or, rather, she'd better hope that. Mucking Runt.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Sooo...I may be able to catch up on conversations elsewhere but the Sooo thread is too daunting.

[Mousey Girl]

I finally started looking for a hotel for Walnut Creek. I found one 5 miles from where the wedding is going to be held. I really don't want to go. *sigh*

I dislike formal events. *sigh*

[BarTopDancer]

I didn't even know you had a Home Depot near you. ???? I went to the one near Saddleback College. Is that the same one?


There is one on La Paz and Aliva/Pacific Park (in the shopping center with Longs and Henrys, down at the other end).

[BarTopDancer]

It is 7:20am and 78 degrees.

I have never been happier to have to go to work.

[Gemini Cricket]

A lady fainted on the subway this morning. A couple of people went to get her help and she told them not to. Someone next to her gave her their water bottle. She ended up being fine. Just overheated and possibly dehydrated.

I was just thinking that people can be so cool sometimes when bad sh!t happens. :)




Grrrr. Smoky Beefy Goodness was walking to the subway hand in hand with a whore in scrubs this morning. I hate Beefy Goodness now. He's such a tease.
:D

[MouseWife]

It is hot already here as well. I woke up with a head that feels like it is bruised on the inside. Hmm. What ever have I been doing to myself???

I am now afraid to open our electric bill. It's always high with all of the crap we have.

GC~ I am so jealous. I have no Beef Goodness of any kind to admire on my way to work or at work.

Oh well. When my lean beef comes home I'll be alright. :blush:

Anyone read 'Bush On The Couch'? I was recommended it by someone this weekend.....

Back to work.....

[scaeagles]

So.....I'm doing this conversion from one account structure to another account structure. Throughout about 500K lines of code, there are various hard coded literals and account formats related to their current account structure.

They are changing about 800 account numbers.

I have to search through 500K lines of code for those 800 account numbers and formats related to them to find where I must change the code.

Each search takes about 3 minutes. Long enough to make it really boring, short enough so that I can't do anything else productive while waiting for each search to complete.

Sigh.

[MouseWife]

And I thought cleaning up my Outlook was tedious....


I guess the jack hammering starts at 8:30 a.m........I know it goes on all f'ing day long. As does the dog barking at the workers.

It all sounds like it is in my living room.

Oh, joy joy.

[Mousey Girl]

I have been up since 5. No good reason, just up.

I found the registration for one of David's cars. I think that was why I was up, it was bugging me that I couldn't find it and I knew it was due.

I got a local number for Efax to help with sending out resumes. I had been passing the numbers to Dawn and having her fax them for me, but since she is alos looking for work, and after stuff that happened this weekend, I just don't want to deal with her. It is worth the $12.95/month to just do it myself.

I just got done cleaning the girls' cages. At least that is done. Now I am going to get dressed and take Nickolas out to breakfast.

So far I feel like I have been semi-productive this morning.

It is going to be too hot to do much else today, so I will keep puttering around the house.

[Gemini Cricket]

Sooo...I may be able to catch up on conversations elsewhere but the Sooo thread is too daunting.
Maybe we need a "Soooo.... Part 2"?

[Mousey Girl]

111 right now, and muggy. I will be staying in for the rest of the day.

[scaeagles]

Maybe we need a "Soooo.... Part 2"?

Perhaps there is wisdom in the policy of other boards to close threads when they reach a certain size. 3000 post threads can be quite daunting when one falls behind or is new.

[Matterhorn Fan]

The number of posts is still the same.

Just don't read them all. Click on "first new post" in the thread and go from there. I haven't read all the posts in this thread.

[BarTopDancer]

It's hot and ikky out still. My house is going to be a sauna too.

MBC - I went to Target in RSM, they only have table fans, and 2 air conditioning units for $180 each. They don't look easy to set up either.

[Matterhorn Fan]

Have you guys considered ordering something online and paying a little extra for speed shipping?

I used to be in an apartment with one of those window-unit AC's. They don't look like they could do much, but the one I had worked very well, and didn't take up much room in the closet in the winter.

[BarTopDancer]

MF - the problem with window units here is the windows slide from side to side, so you have to do a lot of prep work before it can be installed.

[katiesue]

There do exist stand alone air conditioners that you can put out in a room, no attachment to a window. My Great-Aunt has one. It's fairly large though and I'm guessing more of a swamp cooler than an airconditioner. Not sure it would be worth the costs but it does work for cooling one room at least.

[wendybeth]

I guess our power co is running at peak capacity and is requesting people turn off as many appliances and such as they can until tonight. Looking at the news, it seems likely that California is going to have some real problems soon as well. Hope no one out there loses power- maybe it might be a good idea for those who can to stock up on ice, batteries and stuff.

[BarTopDancer]

I guess our power co is running at peak capacity and is requesting people turn off as many appliances and such as they can until tonight. Looking at the news, it seems likely that California is going to have some real problems soon as well. Hope no one out there loses power- maybe it might be a good idea for those who can to stock up on ice, batteries and stuff.

Parts of LA have been losing power. The MySpace Data Center keeps having power failures. There are strong power warnings in effect. The prez of our company wants the thermostat at 72 and everyone is in sweaters. It could easily go up to 74 and no one would notice.

That reminds me though to stock up on ice and batteries. And water. Mainly because I am out of water bottles anyways. Thanks WB.

[katiesue]

Also make sure you have one non-portible phone. If the power goes out for a while and your cell dies at least you'll have one phone for emergencies.

[wendybeth]

It's like a thousand degrees outside, and I'm on a cleaning tear. I've cleaned out the pantry, which has needed a really thorough hosing since 1999, and then ventured into truly frightening territory: the top of the refrig.:eek:

Tomorrow we get our new dishwasher installed- yeah!

[Capt Jack]

dish hiders are the greatest invention ever!!

that and air conditioners

[Mousey Girl]

I need to remind David to service the generator in the motorhome. If there is an outage I will need somewhere to head. ...if he ever gets home...

[Ghoulish Delight]

Gah!!! Just lost power for almost 2.5 hours. Just as the Vicodin, which already makes me feel nauseated, was taking effect. Ugh. Thought I was gonna lose it at one point. But I cooled off with a cold shower, and crashed in the bedroom (which was slightly cooler). Then my mom called (I had called her just after it went out to let it go)...and as soon as I answered the phone, the power came back on (thanks mom!).

[scaeagles]

So....why the hell can't politicians stand up to radical environmentalists and get some nuclear power plants built? It's flippin' insane and America should not have to deal with rolling black and/or brown outs!

[BarTopDancer]

I didn't buy ice or batteries, I have both. I did buy food. Of course it's perishable so if the power goes out I'm screwed. Shiny is on the charger but if the power goes I'll lose the wifi.

[Ponine]

Soooo..... did anyone else see this on the news page of IMDB?

Lohan Slams Bad Birthday Behavior Reports

Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan has hit back over claims she was rude to staff at her private birthday bash at Disneyland in California earlier this month. One blogger on Miceage.com, a website dedicated to the Anaheim theme park writes, "Between the rude behavior and the snotty attitude the entire party displayed, there were very few Lindsay Lohan fans working at Disneyland by the end of that night." But a spokesperson for the Mean Girls star - who was celebrating her 20th birthday - slams the accusations. The spokesperson says: "Lindsay was very happy that Disney let her have her birthday there. She had the best time. The rest of the story was complete bull."

So who said it? :rolleyes:

p.s. Notice the post #for me?

[Capt Jack]

p.s. Notice the post #for me?


that I did my friend....that I did. conga rats
:D

I think I have a ways to go...which is amazing considering how much I babble on and on and on and on and...:blush:

edit: 491...more than I thought but yeah, got a ways to go

[€uroMeinke]

So....why the hell can't politicians stand up to radical environmentalists and get some nuclear power plants built? It's flippin' insane and America should not have to deal with rolling black and/or brown outs!

Thank the deregulation/reregulation politics on that one - price of electricity needs to go much higher before anyone wants to plunk down a half billion for even a natural gas facility - but don't worry, eventually competition will lower the prices in the long run .

[Not Afraid]

We left SF just at the first fog in days was rolling in. DAMN! It was heinously hot up there and it's the same here. WTF?

I'm sorry we're not doing much to helpt the blaco out situation at the moment. The AC unit is on as well as all of the fans. Poor melted cats!

[wendybeth]

It's still hotter than hell in our house, but then I'm running around cleaning so some of it may be from exertion. We have very big house that cools downstairs wonderfully but rarely achieves the target temp upstairs, in winter or summer. Next time they ask us to conserve, I'll turn off everything but the air conditioner.

[Mousey Girl]

It is 1:30am and I am doing laundry, not because of the threats of blackouts, but because it is too freakin' hot in the garage to do it during the day!!

[DreadPirateRoberts]

We have very big house that cools downstairs wonderfully but rarely achieves the target temp upstairs, in winter or summer.

How well is your attic insulated? I just added a bunch of extra insulation and it made a big difference. The upstairs/downstairs temps are much closer. It was easy to do and didn't cost too much.

[wendybeth]

DPR- Our attic is only over the garage part of the house, so I don't think that would be of help. (But ty!) I have always thought that perhaps it was because of the fact that nearly every air outlet has an animal draped across it.:rolleyes: We were told that we should have two conditioners, but I already pay the utility company too much money as it is.

[JWBear]

The AC is out at my work today. After lunch, I said "F*** this" (quietly, to myself - don't need to get fired) and came home. It's much cooler here, and I can play on my new pretty shiny.