Soooo....

[Scrooge McSam]

am anxious about a new job I'm starting on Monday.

Way to go, my man!

Last I talked to you the job search was beginning to get you down. I hope it all works out for you.

[Scrooge McSam]

Wondering how many boxes of girl scout cookies will fit in my pantry.

It's a good thing they come in those handy single-serving boxes, huh?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

It's a good thing they come in those handy single-serving boxes, huh?Heehee! :snap: Especially those tagalongs, I could eat them all in one sitting.

Wishing I could get at those cookies now...

[BarTopDancer]

It's so nice of the Girl Scouts to package the Thin Mints in handy dandy single serving tubes. It's so nice knowing just how many to eat. :D

[Not Afraid]

Why can't I have Samoas for breakfast NOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW?

[BarTopDancer]

Why can't I have Samoas for breakfast NOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW?

Because you ate all your Samoas from last year. Now you just haveta wait until the cookies are delivered. I think Samoa ice cream is out in the stores now though....

May I present to you...

GIRL SCOUT COOKIE ICE CREAM!!!! (http://www.dreyers.com/brand/grand/flavorlisting.asp?le=1&b=133) Available in Thin Mint, Samoa and Tagalong.

[belleh5]

What? They make Girl Scout Cookie ice cream? Yum!!!

[blueerica]

Listening to some kick back music... Pondering a voyage into slumber so sweet...

[Kevy Baby]

Holding a sick dragon

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Holding a sick dragon :(

Thinking about how many dragons Kevy has cared for

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Am working. Slacking. Working. Slacking. Thinking about Gounod's Faust. Wondering if I'll want to vampire away the youths that surround me when I'm old and full of regret.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Muttering under my breath at some mystery scsi command error that's preventing me from getting anything done.

[Scrooge McSam]

Doing an analysis of procurements over the last quarter for 4 of our offices.

(You want to be me, don't you? I get that a lot)

Wondering if I were to gather the proper ingredients, would I be able to make my own Tref Oil.

[Angie]

Absolutely nothing.

NOTHING!

That is my plan for today. I even had to call people this morning just to exclaim with pure joy that today is the day of NOTHING! Ry was a little, um, well, let's just say he wasn't as ecstatic as I when he woke up to laughter and me exclaiming "I HAVE NOTHING TO DO TODAY!" as he came to the realization he had a ton of crap to do and was already late to a photo shoot all the way in LA.

I declare today a holiday for myself. The Nothing Holiday. Kind of like Festivus and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Think of it like a birthday. Tonight I'll even have cake AND eat it too! But until then, NOTHING!

Well, wait, I do plan to meet Mamabot for lunch at Bakers. Other than that, until later tonight, nothing. Sitting at the PC, listening to music or watching Usher's Rhythm City on Tivo over and over and over, maybe watch a movie, possibly Tombstone, maybe take a nap... NOTHING.

Nothing.

[Gemini Cricket]

Ever have random thoughts or songs hit you for no reason? The other day, when there was a space in conversation at the park, I kept singing a rift from Astrud Gilberto's "So Nice".

Today, I don't know why, but I have the urge to sing 'clouds in my coffee, clouds in my coffee' when I walk around the house. I must have Carly on the brain or that I'm just vain...
:)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

You're so vain, you think this song is about you.

I'm wondering whether Tref's sig is another gravestone from TSI or if he made it up. And either way, whether he likes Eliza and is hitting on her via sig line.

Tref and Eliza sitting in a tree....

[Gemini Cricket]

Way to go, my man!

Last I talked to you the job search was beginning to get you down. I hope it all works out for you.
Thanks. I hope it'll be a cool job. I gotta be making money so I can get me a Tivo and a desktop PC.
:D

[Not Afraid]

H.I.S.S.I.N.G.

UGH! Worst JC joke ever!

I am doing all sort of menial crap today. Insurance quotes, replacing shower curtain, cleaning fish tank, organizing my jumble of shoes, cleaning floors, organizing the bathroom cupboard, loooking for estimates for new water heater..........

I'd rather be in someone procurement department. ;)

[Gemini Cricket]

H.I.S.S.I.N.G.

UGH! Worst JC joke ever!

Yep.
:D
It was so bad, it made me laugh.

[Scrooge McSam]

JC Joke?

[Gemini Cricket]

JC Joke?
Jungle Cruise joke.
Boa Constrictor sitting in a tree H.I.S.S.I.N.G.
:eek: Really, really bad joke...

[MickeyD]

Sitting at work, not working. Sipping a white mocha. Wondering why the rest of my office never came back from their lunch break. :confused: Preparing to look busy for when they do.

[lizziebith]

Best intentions department:

Got up early and got out my tennies in preparation for hitting the treadmill, when Mr. Evil Flu-ey Aches and Fever hit me out of nowhere! :mad:

It's all because Saturday is quitting-smoking-again day...my body has apparently decided to start battling toxins early...

[Claire]

Let's see.....I cleaned up barf at 6:30 am and went back to bed, cuddling Chloe while my husband got the girls ready and off to school. I got up around 9:30, let my sick baby sleep and watched Strangers With Candy Season 2 until I went to wake her up to give her some water.

She got up for an hour and we watched Silly Symphonies while she ate dry cheerios and drank more water, then she went back to sleep. We both have a fever, and I have a major headache. I even turned down the offer of a delivered latte. I must be sick!!! :(

[€uroMeinke]

Telecommuting - sort of. Going to a meeting in the OC but missing the offramp while I daydream. Cruise neighborhoods I never knew existed, labyrinths without minotaurs. Get there late, but the speaker's just above me in the sign in - looks like perfect timing to me. Finish my coffee, still feel like snoozing. My brain travels to other places, chatting with other people who I wish were there. Box lunch and dodge a committee assignment. Nice ride home were fuzzy water rewards.

[Not Afraid]

I have reorganized the bathroom cabinets. I feel victorious! I wish € cared. He doesn't. This is my own little obsession. But, it's the bad part of being The Housewife in this situation. He is not an organized person. I'm not much better, but when I try, I expect a parade - or at least a shopping reward at BR. :wheres my evil smilie?: hehehehe. I must be PMSing. I actually WANT to clean!

[belleh5]

Today I took my sis to the dentist to get her wisdom teeth taken out. Her mouth is all puffy, and my mom has the flu.

[Gemini Cricket]

Today I took my sis to the dentist to get her wisdom teeth taken out. Her mouth is all puffy, and my mom has the flu.
Ugh. Not fun. I have to do the same thing soon. Bleh.
Tell her to hang in there...
:) :cheers:

[Prudence]

Today I took my sis to the dentist to get her wisdom teeth taken out. Her mouth is all puffy, and my mom has the flu.

Frozen peas (in the package) make the best ice packs for after having wisdom teeth out. Seriously.

I'm currently sitting in civil procedure class. I should be paying attention because we're talking about motions for new trial and I don't really get it, but I got called on last week so I know I'm safe for awhile and I'm slacking off. (The case in the book involves a member of the band Boston, which is insufficient to gain my enthusiasm.)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Discovering ancient secrets as I tidy up my bedroom closet.

[Not Afraid]

Ancient Chinese secret, huh?

[belleh5]

It totally sucks, I got 4 wisdom teeth and 2 other teeth taken out 10 years. And 2 weeks later I got Braces.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Ancient Chinese secret, huh?Is that what language it is? All I know is I found some strange coded message.

[Not Afraid]

STFU

[Angie]

I have correctly celebrated the Holiday of Nothing in all of it's majesty and glory. Right down to having a microwaved dinner... which I think I will go eat.... NOW!

Life is guuuuud.

[Gemini Cricket]

STFU
Run for cover!
:eek:

[BarTopDancer]

I think I did everything I was supposed to do today....

Oh wait, that was at work. I don't think I posted today, if I did I don't remember. If I'm on at work I am avoiding the project that was postponed to Monday. QA testing is oh so yippee fun. 2 million peices of data went in today and the hopes none of them messed up what was already fixed have been crushed within the first 20 minutes.

Tomorrow night will be filled with the excitement of rearranging my living room and bedroom for my new arrival.... a full size couch. YAY couch! I may read a chapter or two in my Oceanography book... eh who am I kidding. Rearranging and bumming... Oh and probably dinner with the elusive J. I bet I can get him to help me rearrange the furnature... oooo look, random thoughts in type. Probably so I will remember them tomororw.



Saturday is filled with Chipotle dreams.

[Kevy Baby]

Muttering under my breath at some mystery scsi command error that's preventing me from getting anything done.SCSI is still in use? I thought that was long gone.

SCSI termination can drive you crazy.

[belleh5]

Sooo... Did anyone watch the Ashlee Simpson show last night on MTV? or was I the only one? :rolleyes:

[Ghoulish Delight]

SCSI is still in use? I thought that was long gone.

SCSI termination can drive you crazy.SCSI is very much in use in the mainframe/open systems server world. It's still the standard of data movement, and natively, that's what OS's still speak. I deal, however, in fibre channel which is a high speed porting of SCSI commands across optical (or copper in some older versions) cable.

[FEJ]

Wondering how many boxes of girl scout cookies will fit in my pantry.

dont forget to clear out the freezer to make room for thin mints

[belleh5]

dont forget to clear out the freezer to make room for thin mints

Yum, frozen thin mints :drool:

[Angie]

Well, now that the Holiday of Nothing is nearly over.... the boyfriend will be home soon.

That means I have approx. one hour to make it look like I did something today, only to have him say "Sweetlin, you should have taken it easy today. C'mon babelin, get rest." for me to say "Oh, it's not too much. I didn't let myself strain."

:Insert evil laugh:

Ok, off to shower, straighten, throw a load in the wash, put dishes in the sink (but not wash) all in an hour! Woohoo! I love procrastination. Nothing motivates me quite like it!

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Went to Disneyland.
Saw the Incredibles.
Had a Corndog.

Yum...

[blueerica]

I am currently spinning my wheels after far too little sleep.

I was shocked out of slumber by a phone call, and am exhausted and worked up at the same time.

I have too much to take care of today. Where's that crazed looking exhausted smiley? OK -- he wouldn't be too swank, and neither am I.

Soooo.... I guess what I'm doing right now, is heading back to bed. To give it another try.

[Kevy Baby]

I was shocked out of slumber by a phone call, and am exhausted and worked up at the same time.Hmmm...

Now I'm curious what the phone call was about. :D

[Not Afraid]

I was awakened out of my slumber by the exterminators who are tenting the house next door and our shared garage. I was hoping that, from the backyard, they couldn't see the lump in the bed who was trying to ignore them. Sadly, they needed my help, the doorbell rang, and I was forced to face the cold reality of morning.

What? 10:00 isn't morning? When you go to sleep at 3:00, it is morning - in a big way. Vampires don't like mornings.

Today, I'm going to clean my closet - namely my shoes. Emelda would be proud. But first, coffee. Mmmmmmm.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Friday friday friday
my mind so isn't at work
I'm already home and cleaning
or dropping donations at Goodwill
or stopping at the market
today's a busy one
but not here at work
my day starts at noon
until then I'm asleep.

[Angie]

Today is all about getting ready for my kids to arrive tomorrow! :D Just getting all their toys out of the closet, beds ready, stuff like that.

I think tonight the boyfriend and I are going out. Don't know the details though. I just nod my head and say "uh huh" and pretend I'm paying attention. Stupid A.D.H.D.!

[€uroMeinke]

Today, dark, rainy, cold.
The one consolation was an offsite meeting
But then the fires came - angry managers, defensive clerks
Everyone taking things personal when they didn't have to
Phone calls, status updates, and an annoying cough that isn't yet a real cold
Tonight though, UCLA and Random Dance
And after that, Le Weekend...

[Not Afraid]

2 more shelves of shoes to put away, but I HAD to stop and make cookies. Now, Dexter is on my lap and I can't get up. PRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Almost done with this project.

[BarTopDancer]

QAing data for the rool out on Monday. Am I doing it? Sorta... Not really...

But the Ortega Highway is now open...

[Scrooge McSam]

Waiting for the TheraFlu to kick in

[Gemini Cricket]

Waiting for the TheraFlu to kick in
It sounds like you got past the hardest part, tough. The taste. Bleh.
Get better, Sick Sam.



I just vacuumed with a bagless vacuum cleaner and I am amazed at how much hair my dog sheds. We just vacuumed four days ago...

Wow.

[BarTopDancer]

Is it enough hair for a puppy?

I'm trying to convince my parents to get a Dyson... They claim their 20 y/o bagged vacuum is still the best thing on the planet, still top of the line, still industrial strength. I think I need to find one to borrow to show them the amount of kittens that could be formed from the cat hair in the carpet. Oh that sounds gross. But with 3 cats who shed and a vacuum thats 20 years old...

[Gemini Cricket]

Is it enough hair for a puppy?

Dunno. I hear Corgies (Corgis?) shed a lot.
But it's cold right now, you'd think he'd want to keep a few thousand hairs to keep warm outside...
:D

[belleh5]

I am sooo mad. Instead of taking the normal way to LA(I-5 south). My bf wants to take this route--

I-5 South- 46 East- 99 South- 58 east- 14 South!!!

I think it will take longer to get down there than the normal 6 hours on I-5.

Has anybody here who lives in NorCal taken this route before?

[Ghoulish Delight]

BTD, your parents are probably right. The last time my mom brought her relic of a vacuum in for service, she mumbled about ditching it for an upright or something. The repair guy told her that she was crazy and would never find anything today that matched the power of the beast she has.

Right now, I'm basking in my first successful test setup this freaking week. It's just been one of those weeks, nothing went right. Today's been a little better. For the first half, nothing went right, but in the good, "I'm testing for problems and found one" sort of way, not the bad, "Things are going wrong even before I get to the point where I'm supposed to see if things go wrong" kind of way. And now things are finally starting to work as planned. I guess the gremlins called it an early day, this being Friday.

[Gemini Cricket]

Has anybody here who lives in NorCal taken this route before?
Never ever. 101 to the 46 to the 5, but never the way described.
Take the wheel b5!
:D

[€uroMeinke]

...but I HAD to stop and make cookies.

Cookies?

I'm heading home!

[Not Afraid]

Whew! All of the shoes are put away and I took out 6 pair to get rid of. Tada! I wish I knew someone with a size 7 1/2-8 foot that needed shoes.

Now, I'd better make more cookies before Chris gets home.

[belleh5]

Whew! All of the shoes are put away and I took out 6 pair to get rid of. Tada! I wish I knew someone with a size 7 1/2-8 foot that needed shoes.

Now, I'd better make more cookies before Chris gets home.


I wear a size 7 1/2 shoe, but I don't need anymore shoes(I have tons). I should get rid of some too!

[Gemini Cricket]

Frodo's GodDogmother is coming over tonight. She turned us on to the idea of getting a Welsh Corgi. (And this will tie in nicely to our vacuum discussion.) Judy owned three Corgies: Kirby, Regina and Hoover. You gotta love those names. Corgies do walk around and eat things off of the floor quickly like a little vacuum.
:D

[blueerica]

Ugh -- That's my size shoe... And I need to get rid of a bunch, like Belleh5. Curses!

[blueerica]

Oh, yeah.. I'm clearing out my closet for a new shoe organizer that's going in tonight!!!!

[belleh5]

Oh, yeah.. I'm clearing out my closet for a new shoe organizer that's going in tonight!!!!

I wish I had time to clean out my closet. There's so much junk in there. I have so many old clothes, shoes and purses. When I get back on Sunday, I will clean it out. The more room I have in my closet, the more new stuff I can buy. :D

[Sheila]

Whew! All of the shoes are put away and I took out 6 pair to get rid of. Tada! I wish I knew someone with a size 7 1/2-8 foot that needed shoes.

Gosh, this doesn't mean the end of the official Look At My New Shoes double hand wave, does it? ;)

Right now, I'm madly imputting software issues into the database system so I can leave work early with a somewhat clean conscience. Only 14 more to go... :groan:

[€uroMeinke]

Mmmmmmmmmm

Cookies....

[Not Afraid]

Gosh, this doesn't mean the end of the official Look At My New Shoes double hand wave, does it? ;)



There's always room fro shoes. S.H.O.E.S!:p

[Baileykat]

Thinking I should really start posting more...you guys always make me smile! :snap:

Actually just fixed homemade pizza for the kids with pre-made pizza dough and sauce from Trader Joes...just sauce and parmesean and fontina (cause I forgot to buy mozzarella! :rolleyes: )..listening to them watch Mummy part 2 - trying not to drool on my pizza at Arnold Vosloo (I'd raise him from the dead anyday! :cheers: ).

[UvaGirl]

Drinking a trim latte and looking back on the weekend. I hate Mondays:rolleyes:

[BarTopDancer]

debating wether or not I should take a nap.

[blueerica]

Just coming in for a bit, doing a little stress testing on the boards, about to do some destressing on the couch... OH YEAH!

[Kevy Baby]

Fighting a headache and holding Eileen (or Legoless)

[BarTopDancer]

debating wether or not I should take a nap.

So a nap would be good and probably help my massive headache... if my "quiet"* neighbors quit blasting their opera music or whatever crap it is their blasting. (And no, asking them to turn it down isn't an option).

*according to the guy who owns this place I shouldn't even know they are home. :(

[Baileykat]

Waiting on the enchiladas to get done...(Yummm!), watching The Village again with Kat...trying to find the mailbox key! :rolleyes:

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Finally saw "Bourne Identity", very cool.

In super-relaxed mode. I love normal weekends that feel like long weekends. It's all about the right planning mixed with the right spontenaity.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Just finished slaughtering some folks on Halo 2 and ate a baclava that POP brought over.... now im posting on lounge of tomorrow and i just realized that that hum in the room is coming from my tv which is on but because my xbox is not on its got no feed so its making that noise....should i be more specific?

[€uroMeinke]

Wondering why and how I got sick again. Hoping Lisa doesn't worse and I didn't spread this thing any further. Thinking that ice cream still sounds good even if nothing else does. Contemplating future movies nights - 60's spy features - alternate realities - swank. Maybe we'll watch some tonight before going to bed where hopefully our health will be restored by daybreak.

[wendybeth]

Feel better, €uro and NA!


Slowish day around here- did a hilight this morning, and then grocery shopping this afternoon. Now I'm cooking a roast for dinner, and wishing it would hurry up because I am hungry....

[MerryPrankster]

Yikes...trying to do numerous household tasks and pack at the same time. I always get the urge to clean and organize right before I leave on a trip. I'm being pulled in many different directions so now I'm taking a little break here!

The shuttle for SFO is picking us up at 8 am tomorrow. Our plane leaves at 11.30 am, 11 hours nonstop to Japan. Why do I always need one more day to get ready for things? :rolleyes:

[Gemini Cricket]

Finally saw "Bourne Identity", very cool.

I thought 'Bourne Supremacy' was just as good.


Going to watch 'Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow' tonight. (Ralphie's pick... not to be confused with Ralph Wiggum's pic which is picking his nose...)
:D

[Ghoulish Delight]

Which reminds me, better bump "Supremecy" up on the Netflix queue now.

Right now, I'm settling in to watch my brand new Jackie Brown DVD. Yay. We'd watch the new Peter Pan that we watched yesterday, but I left it in the car...that would mean having to get dressed, so forget it :p

[Not Afraid]

I just "woke up" after having a sort of nap in which I was more in a dazed state than a sleep state, peppered byt bits of coughing. Why must coughing be a part of every cold?

I'm ready for ice cream and chocolate and bad food. Nothing healthy for my unhealthy body. I feel like a car wreck but, boy are those tabbies who napped with me cute!

[Baileykat]

Yikes...trying to do numerous household tasks and pack at the same time. I always get the urge to clean and organize right before I leave on a trip. I'm being pulled in many different directions so now I'm taking a little break here!




I'm the same way...I call it "Deadly Clean"..meaning...if I'm away on a trip and something happens to me and my mother has to come to my house, it better be clean! :eek:


Just sitting here..surfing the lounge...watching hubby help Kat make her Valentines Day box for school. (What happened to making those together in class?) Of course, she goes all out...wants her in the shape of an actual mailbox.. :rolleyes:

[Kevy Baby]

So why am I sitting here reading LoT when I should be doing my homework?!?






Oh yeah... procrastination

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Right now, I'm settling in to watch my brand new Jackie Brown DVD. Y

Make sure you watch for me in the movie!!
:cool:

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Make sure you watch for me in the movie!!
:cool:
Are you really in it? When? We own the DVD. :)

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Im in the Mall. I'm in the scene where Robert Forester is watching the JB transaction and figures out the swith. You see him walk through the tables and such. I'm right behind him with my arm on the railing in a blue shirt. When he walks up to that spot and when he walks away to follow the "other" lady out, is the best place to spot me.

I wish I knew how to get a jpg of that! ;)

[Prudence]

Eating the lunch that my husband prepared for me. (Complete with fruit and calcium chews so I don't get all hunchbacked!) Wondering when the monotony will end.

[UvaGirl]

Wondering why time seems to be crawling today:rolleyes:

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Im in the Mall. I'm in the scene where Robert Forester is watching the JB transaction and figures out the swith. You see him walk through the tables and such. I'm right behind him with my arm on the railing in a blue shirt. When he walks up to that spot and when he walks away to follow the "other" lady out, is the best place to spot me.

I wish I knew how to get a jpg of that! ;)I'm pretty sure we could get a screen capture of that for you...GD can play DVDs in his laptop....hmm. I'll play with that today...

[wendybeth]

Wondering why time seems to be crawling today:rolleyes:

Lol- at work again?

[lizziebith]

Besides being scared that there were 306 posts made on THESE BOARDS ALONE (and I frequent several others) in the last 22 hours since I visited...

Um, I have a small hangover from a birthday dinner last night (I rarely drink wine, and the host was Mr. top-off-your-glass-so-HOW-much-have-we-had???-guy), and I quit smoking a couple of days ago...so it's just me, raw nerves, coffee, and the internet.

Be afraid...be very afraid... :eek:

[wendybeth]

Besides being scared that there were 306 posts made on THESE BOARDS ALONE (and I frequent several others) in the last 22 hours since I visited...

Um, I have a small hangover from a birthday dinner last night (I rarely drink wine, and the host was Mr. top-off-your-glass-so-HOW-much-have-we-had???-guy), and I quit smoking a couple of days ago...so it's just me, raw nerves, coffee, and the internet.

Be afraid...be very afraid... :eek:

Hey, I quit smoking last August, after smoking for decades...(Not saying how many). I'm now addicted to the damn Nicorette gum, though. I feel for you- hang in there!

[UvaGirl]

Lol- at work again?

How did you guess?:D Nearly lunchtime now...mmmmmmmmm...lunchtime....:coffee:

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Due to humongous pics to get the best quality possible, I'm not doing inline images. Click below to see Bornieo in Jackie Brown! :cheers:

First (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/codexjen/bornieo1.jpg)
Second, rubbing his eyes (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/codexjen/bornieo2.jpg)
Third, best shot of his face (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/codexjen/bornieo3.jpg)

How freakin' awesome is that?!! :cheers: :snap:

[€uroMeinke]

Just out of Bed
with a resonent head
Chest tight from coughing
My brains just stopping

Talking to Puerto Rican girls about green eyeshadow that they picked up from a theatrical shop.
Goths a long way fron Disneyland.

when will this end?

[wendybeth]

Due to humongous pics to get the best quality possible, I'm not doing inline images. Click below to see Bornieo in Jackie Brown! :cheers:

First (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/codexjen/bornieo1.jpg)
Second, rubbing his eyes (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/codexjen/bornieo2.jpg)
Third, best shot of his face (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/codexjen/bornieo3.jpg)

How freakin' awesome is that?!! :cheers: :snap:

Very cool, Borneo!
Thanks, CP!:snap:

[Prudence]

Sitting in contracts. Hoping my cone of invisibility is working.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Watching and episode of the Simpons I've seen a hundred times, yet still laughing at all the jokes. That's good writing.

[Matterhorn Fan]

Not watching 24.

I also heard a commercial from the next room, and am appalled that "Munuh munuh" (sp.?) is being used on a Diet Cherry Soda something-er-other ad.

[UvaGirl]

Anticipating the scalp massage at my hair appointment tonight:)

[blueerica]

I'm in class, sneaking onto the boards...

Oh, I'm evil.. Hehehehe.. Where's my devil smiley? :D

We needs a devil smiley!

[belleh5]

I'm catching up on the LoT boards, It's been a whole 2 days since I was on last. And there is 615 new posts since my last visit.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I also heard a commercial from the next room, and am appalled that "Munuh munuh" (sp.?) is being used on a Diet Cherry Soda something-er-other ad.
Smiling at the fact that I know what "munuh munuh" is. I don't know how to spell it either. I'm rather sad to hear that news, MF.

[Not Afraid]

WAIT! BIZARO WORLD HERE!!!

Munah munah (do do de do do) is a Muppets thing that Animal sings.

Now, What's wrong with this picture?

EVERYTHING!

[blueerica]

:coffee:

(Actually, I'd like to replace that with a water bottle. I'm dehydrated from all the coffee I've been downing!!)

[MickeyD]

I'm having a staring contest with my cat and trying to ignore the book in front of me for the paper I should be writing right now.

[wendybeth]

I'm having a staring contest with my cat and trying to ignore the book in front of me for the paper I should be writing right now.

You will lose.
;)

[Ghoulish Delight]

WAIT! BIZARO WORLD HERE!!!

Munah munah (do do de do do) is a Muppets thing that Animal sings.

Now, What's wrong with this picture?

EVERYTHING!Close. Animal doesn't sing it. I'm not sure whether the character that sings it has a name, but his voice is similar to Rowlf's (which is actually pretty close to Henson's natural voice).

[Gemini Cricket]

Back to the grind with me. Go to bed early, get up early, go to work, work, lunch, work, punch out, drive home, watch Antiques Roadshow, surf net, go to bed...

Munah Munah indeed.
;)

[wendybeth]

I just spent the last half-hour excavating our desk, and I even filed crap away! Now, I'm enjoying a glass of white wine and wondering how long before entropy takes over again.

[blueerica]

Gemini Cricket = Chernabog?

Hehehehe...

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Pissed that I forgot to exercise today. Gotta start building up my endurance for MA.

[belleh5]

I'm in the middle of baking cookies for my bf.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Due to humongous pics to get the best quality possible, I'm not doing inline images. Click below to see Bornieo in Jackie Brown! :cheers:
How freakin' awesome is that?!! :cheers: :snap:

Very, very cool. Thanks for doing that!

Oh, I remember that day well. Nothing burns into ones memory like bad food!

:snap: :snap:

[€uroMeinke]

Almost 2:00 and just finished my first coffee of the day. Sleeping, coughing, wheezing, and still wondering when it will end.

[wendybeth]

Lol- just got this e-mail from my sis:

"A college class was told they had to write a short story in as few words
as possible.
The instructions were, the short story had to contain the following three elements:

(1) Religion
(2) Sexuality
(3) Mystery.

There was only one A+ paper in the entire class. Below is the story.


Good God, I'm pregnant, I wonder who did it!"

[BarTopDancer]

Our project went live last night. I should be preparing more stuff to go live. Am I?

[Ghoulish Delight]

I'm flirting with danger as I browse the board with my manager's manager sitting right next to me. :D He's wrapped up in what he's doing, my job is to sit here and stare at this monitor anyway, so he has no idea. Plus he's a laid back guy who really wouldn't care too much. But still...

[MickeyD]

I'm flirting with danger as I browse the board with my manager's manager sitting right next to me. :D He's wrapped up in what he's doing, my job is to sit here and stare at this monitor anyway, so he has no idea. Plus he's a laid back guy who really wouldn't care too much. But still...

Today I had not only one of our tech support guys, but also one of my higher ups sat at my computer to do some stuff, and I had not only LoT open, but also the bubble popping site.... I love my level of apathy this time of year. :D

[UvaGirl]

I'm currently sipping a trim latte and flicking through the new Naked Chef recipe book (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1401301940/qid=1107306851/sr=2-1/ref=pd_ka_b_2_1/002-2011332-6442443) I just bought:cool:

[Prudence]

Y'ever have one of those days when you're convinced that humanity is essentially evil? That every single person around you would, given the opportunity, gladly stab you in the back and trample your still-warm corpse underfoot if it meant they'd progress even a millimeter up the socio-economic ladder? That life is nasty, brutish, and short and nothing more? That life is one big Sisyphean struggle with any progress promptly stomped down -- even punished?

Some days I just want to live in a self-sustaining bunker in the wilderness.

[wendybeth]

Y'ever have one of those days when you're convinced that humanity is essentially evil? That every single person around you would, given the opportunity, gladly stab you in the back and trample your still-warm corpse underfoot if it meant they'd progress even a millimeter up the socio-economic ladder? That life is nasty, brutish, and short and nothing more? That life is one big Sisyphean struggle with any progress promptly stomped down -- even punished?

Some days I just want to live in a self-sustaining bunker in the wilderness.

I hate Mondays, too.

It's Tuesday, though- isn't it? Lol.

[Baileykat]

I'm the only one awake in my house...which is weird for this time of night.
The kids acutally went to bed on time tonight with no hassle..and hubby has to be in Phoenix early tomorrow so he went to bed early. I'm not sure what I'm doing up... :rolleyes:

[Kevy Baby]

It was a long week at work today

[wendybeth]

It was a long week at work today

Man, it really was Monday for some, wasn't it?

How ya doing, KB? Did you hear- I'm going to be down for the Birthday! I'm only saying this because odds are I'm hitting you and Gus up for a ride or something...:D

[Kevy Baby]

How ya doing, KB? Did you hear- I'm going to be down for the Birthday! I'm only saying this because odds are I'm hitting you and Gus up for a ride or something...:DHit away. We are at your disposal.

(Keeping messages short tonight. I have a dragon asleep on one hand, so I can only type with one hand.)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Y'ever have one of those days when you're convinced that humanity is essentially evil? That every single person around you would, given the opportunity, gladly stab you in the back and trample your still-warm corpse underfoot if it meant they'd progress even a millimeter up the socio-economic ladder? That life is nasty, brutish, and short and nothing more? That life is one big Sisyphean struggle with any progress promptly stomped down -- even punished?

Some days I just want to live in a self-sustaining bunker in the wilderness.Babe, you have got to get some art! Watch a really high quality film, read an enthralling novel, listen to music that moves you, or just look at paintings that impress you. I love good architecture too - if there isn't any in the area, get architecture books from the library's oversize section and plop them on your coffee table for a while. Or even better, get historical art/writings/music/architecture. Experiencing something beautiful that was created hundreds of years ago will teach you that life may be short, but it is also filled with joy and light and intelligence and wonder. :)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Hit away. We are at your disposal.

(Keeping messages short tonight. I have a dragon asleep on one hand, so I can only type with one hand.)Yeah, sure...sleeping dragon. We'll buy that.

[wendybeth]

Hit away. We are at your disposal.

(Keeping messages short tonight. I have a dragon asleep on one hand, so I can only type with one hand.)

Which one? I really would love to meet your dragons- I have to admit I have an entirely new appreciation of them since I've met you. If the Girl wanted one, I think I'd say yes, but don't tell her!

[Kevy Baby]

Yeah, sure...sleeping dragon. We'll buy that.If I was doing *that*, I wouldn't be on LoT!

http://home.mindspring.com/~kevin_elder/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/pig.gif

[Kevy Baby]

Which one? I really would love to meet your dragons- I have to admit I have an entirely new appreciation of them since I've met you. If the Girl wanted one, I think I'd say yes, but don't tell her!I've thought about sneaking one to the park for everyone (from here) to see, but I have this paranoia of getting discovered and them taking him away from me. http://home.mindspring.com/~kevin_elder/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/cry.gif

[Baileykat]

Pondering where 10 years went!

Bailey turns 10 today! Double digits....OUCH!

Where did the time go...it was just yesterday that I spent the most painful 36 hours of my life in labor with him, pushing for 4 hours, no epidural, Evil Demerol for pain, Nazi labor and delivery nurse who yelled at me the whole time.....

all for the most precious little baby boy in the world!

Wahhhh! :( :)

[wendybeth]

Pondering where 10 years went!

Bailey turns 10 today! Double digits....OUCH!

Where did the time go...it was just yesterday that I spent the most painful 36 hours of my life in labor with him, pushing for 4 hours, no epidural, Evil Demerol for pain, Nazi labor and delivery nurse who yelled at me the whole time.....

all for the most precious little baby boy in the world!

Wahhhh! :( :)

Happy Birthday to the Boy!

We have the double digits looming as well- Tori turns 10 in late June.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Eating an apple. I had oatmeal for breakfast. Let's see if I can actually pick up a healthy lunch too. That'd be one hell of a health-food streak for me. :eek:

[Flubber]

Listening to Bobby Darin and drawing plans for a huge industrial park.

Planning the "What's for lunch?" daily routine.

[Not Afraid]

Checking my pulse, seeing if I still have one.

[€uroMeinke]

Sipping coffee. making the tetative assessment of my health. Am I feeling better? Still emerging from the cold med haze. Crap, I've got so much to do. Time for another cup.

[blueerica]

Sipping coffee. making the tetative assessment of my health. Am I feeling better? Still emerging from the cold med haze. Crap, I've got so much to do. Time for another cup.

I'm thinking that the last few entries from (I'm on a PC, and don't know the code for it, so...) EuroMonkey start with some form of "sipping coffee"

I think I might go on the coffee today, because I had to take a day off yesterday. I really have no clue how much I drank but I was loopy as all get out, and that night.. or should I say, next morning... I woke up with one charley horse, and ended up getting a second one in the other leg that was FAR worse than the first. I'm still feeling it today! Wow, was I ever dehydrated!

Anyhow, right now, I'm at school, catching up on some internet, doing some "necessary research" (or at least that's what I've told the Lab Assistant)... Trying to get myself to go to the Exercise Science Lab. Must exercise.. must exercise...

OY!

[MickeyD]

I'm enjoying the lunchtime quiet in my office, listening to my iPod, sipping coffee, ignoring the pile of paperwork on my desk that I have to wade through....

[Prudence]

Babe, you have got to get some art! Watch a really high quality film, read an enthralling novel, listen to music that moves you, or just look at paintings that impress you. I love good architecture too - if there isn't any in the area, get architecture books from the library's oversize section and plop them on your coffee table for a while. Or even better, get historical art/writings/music/architecture. Experiencing something beautiful that was created hundreds of years ago will teach you that life may be short, but it is also filled with joy and light and intelligence and wonder. :)

Three days without sleep and even the Mona Lisa looks like a devious slut.

However, I decided to stay home from work today and take a sleeping pill so, now that I've had some sleep the world looks slightly more humane. I just have to make it to Friday when our singing group meets again. This (http://wso.williams.edu/cpdl/sheet/banc-ros.pdf) is what we're currently working on and this (http://wso.williams.edu/cpdl/sound/banc-ros.mid) is what it might sort of sound like someday.

And now today's debate -- do I go into work this afternoon? Do I go to class this evening? Or do I just stay home and enjoy the small pleasures of getting housework done?

[blueerica]

OK -- I'm heading to the "Excercise Science" place.

Wish me well.

[BarTopDancer]

Trying to get myself to go to the Exercise Science Lab. Must exercise.. must exercise...

Did you know there's a way (or at least used to be a way) that if you have a gym membership going to that gym would count towards your exercise science class?

::::running away fast for not telling you that earlier::::::::

[Ghoulish Delight]

Checking in on the board, then taking a nap since everyone was sent home after the power in all 3 buildings stayed out for 90 minutes. Yay (but damn I'm not looking forward to the recovery effort it's going to take to get a 50,000 sq. foot test lab back up and running after a full, unplanned shutdown).

[Mousey Girl]

I am home from work (2nd day) with major headache and tummy trauma. Twitch and I just picked up The Boy from school. It is hard to drive with a rat on your shoulder (even harder to type with a rat on the keyboard). Right now she is trying to scam me out of peanuts and a Nutrigrain bar.

*sigh* I just wish my head would stpo throbbing.

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

I am planning on accomplishing at least some of my after work to-do list.

I've actually gotten a lot of work done at the workplace, today. So maybe my motivation is increasing.

[BarTopDancer]

Checking in on the board, then taking a nap since everyone was sent home after the power in all 3 buildings stayed out for 90 minutes. Yay (but damn I'm not looking forward to the recovery effort it's going to take to get a 50,000 sq. foot test lab back up and running after a full, unplanned shutdown).

Oy! May the computer gods be with you.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Netflix = Kill Bill Vol. 1
Pondering whether or not to go to DL tomorrow...

[MickeyD]

Welllll.....technically I'm working on a paper.....but it's going something like this:

Step 1: read a page from a book

Step 2: write a sentence, or a fragment of a sentence

Step 3: order CD's from BMG

Step 4: check LoT

Step 5: read another page in a book

Step 6: start to write a sentence

Step 7: look something up in MLA handbook

Step 8: stare at computer & try to remember what I was doing

Step 9: check LoT again

Step 10: download MicrosoftAntiSpyware

Step 11: check LoT again

Repeat.


Whew. a paragraph and a half done......4 & 7/8ths pages to go.

[winniepooh]

Work.
I have a job right now as a switchboard coordinator, I answer about 700 calls a day. When the phone is not ringing I surf the net.

[blueerica]

Soooo.....

I'm getting ready for work.

:rolleyes:

[Ghoulish Delight]

Lamenting the fact that they got the power back on over night. Powering all my equipment back on. And then waiting until all the rest of the equipment that I need to resume working to be powered on an reconfigured. That should kill a morning nicely.

[Prudence]

I have a drinking song stuck in my head. A French drinking song. From the 1500s (first half). Let us sing and drink and make war on this bottle!

[Matterhorn Fan]

Grading papers.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I have a drinking song stuck in my head. A French drinking song. From the 1500s (first half). Let us sing and drink and make war on this bottle!
Yes, but be careful which end you're drinking it from, eh?

[Not Afraid]

I'm trying to try to figure out what things off my to-do list need to be done. So, it's To Do list triage, first, then it's figuring out if I have the energy to do any of it.

I may just go back to bed and read about hermaphrodites.

It HURTS to breath through my nose. Abused nasal passages + dry winds = PAIN.

[Baileykat]

Ahhh...To Doing the To Do List! One of my favorite hobbies!

I'm trying to decide if I want to do the two loads of laundry sitting in the hall..or wait til they multiple! Hmmm...the ultimate dilemma!

I'm also snacking on prunes..I sadly like them! I know, they're an old people food...Blame my Granny! She got me started when I was little! Is it good to eat like 20 of them in a sitting...isn't that basically like eating 20 plums...I would never eat 20 plums! Weird huh? :eek:

[Not Afraid]

Habe you noticed that prunes are not called prunes any longer, but "Dried Plums"? I prunes has a bad connotation. (I like them too.)

[UvaGirl]

I think Dried Plums sound less appetising than Prunes...

NA, I hope you're feeling better soon.

I'm at work, marvelling at how quickly Friday has come around again. Miraculous, really. I love Fridays:)

[Gn2Dlnd]

We get raisins and prunes, but no cute name for dried apricots or apples? Where's the justice?

[Baileykat]

Dried Plums does sound a bit swankier than Prunes ...but your right...why is a "Dried Plum" a "Prune" and a "Dried Grape" a "Raisin"...but a "Dried Apricot" is still just a "Dried Apricot"..hmm...

Maybe we can come up with swanky names for dried fruits...we could start a Dried Fruit Revolution....

Power to the Fruit! :cool:

[Motorboat Cruiser]

we could start a Dried Fruit Revolution....



To the delight of the toilet paper industry. ;)

[Baileykat]

To the delight of the toilet paper industry. ;)


"snork" :D

[Gemini Cricket]

"Ultimate Kylie" the Kylie Minogue greatest hits album came out this week! Awesome. Can't wait to get it.
:)

[BarTopDancer]

can't get you out of my head blah blah blah blah blah blah think about blah blah blah can't get you out of my head blah blah blah I think about...

Is now stuck in my head. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[Gemini Cricket]

can't get you out of my head blah blah blah blah blah blah think about blah blah blah can't get you out of my head blah blah blah I think about...

Is now stuck in my head. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
There's a special live version of this song I have that she mixes 'Can't Get You Out of My Head' with 'Blue Monday'. It's terrific.
:)

[libraryvixen]

I need an iPod. Just to put all my swanky new music on it.

[Gemini Cricket]

I need an iPod. Just to put all my swanky new music on it.
They're so much fun to play with. :)

I'm loading mine with Kylie, JJ Fad, Leslie Gore, Kriss Kross, Martika, Tiffany, Debbie Gison and Mott the Hoople right now.

Fun times! :birdy:

[BarTopDancer]

There's a special live version of this song I have that she mixes 'Can't Get You Out of My Head' with 'Blue Monday'. It's terrific.
:)

Can't get you out of my how does it feel blah blah blah to treat me like you do all I do is think about to lay your hands upon me can't get you out of my head and tell me who you are...

[Gn2Dlnd]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/gn2dlnd/ByMennen.jpg Earworm remover.

[€uroMeinke]

So.... avoiding dried fruit and songs that get stuck in your head - I actually went to work again today. Of course, my boss was out, but I managed to get caught up on a few things, avoid a few others, and prep for next weeks Chicago trip. Still a bit wonky, but otherwise feeling okay.

[Gemini Cricket]

I had the day off today. Back to work tomorrow and then off Sat, Sun and Mon. Not too bad, I guess.
I was supposed to do a thousand things today, but I played on LoT and MC all day. I watched 'Ray' and that's it. Lazy lazy lazy.


But there was good news today, my sweet baboo donated $1 million smackers to charity today (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=495&e=1&u=/ap/people_dave_matthews).

We need a smilie with hearts surrounding it, like Sally from Charlie Brown when she talks about Linus.
:)

[Not Afraid]

I'm loading mine with ........ and Mott the Hoople right now.



Have I told you lately that I love you.....?;)

[Gemini Cricket]

Have I told you lately that I love you.....?;) :blush: :blush: :blush: :)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

They're so much fun to play with. :)

I'm loading mine with Kylie, JJ Fad, Leslie Gore, Kriss Kross, Martika, Tiffany, Debbie Gison and Mott the Hoople right now.
Jump, jump!
The Mac Dad'll make ya
Jump, jump!
The Daddy Mac'll make ya
Jump, jump!
Kriss Kross'll make ya
Jump, jump!
Uh-huh, Uh-huh...

That's already on my iPod. :blush:

[Baileykat]

Just finished watching the Happy Days Reunion with Kat...She's into whatever I was into when I was her age right now...(Grease, Gymnastics, Smurfs, Old Movies) It's kinda fun!

So she watched the reunion show with me and giggled when I told her that I used to have the largest crush on Fonzie! Sadly, I rememberd every episode they showed...I had forgotten how much I loved that show!


Sit On It! :D

[belleh5]

I just watched part of the Happy Day's reunion and I tried to clean my room. Everytime my bf comes over he throws everything on the floor or on my bed!

[BarTopDancer]

I forgot about the Happy Days reunion! And I should be sleeping.

[Not Afraid]

I'm petting Jack after taking more drugs. I still feel like crap and my lungs are filled with phlegm. Wheeee!

[belleh5]

I'm petting Jack after taking more drugs. I still feel like crap and my lungs are filled with phlegm. Wheeee!

:( I hope you feel better soon!!!

[Baileykat]

I'm petting Jack after taking more drugs. I still feel like crap and my lungs are filled with phlegm. Wheeee!


Blech! NA...that sucks! I hate having phlegm...as I can never cough it up...I'm just not a good cougher...I puke when coughing too much...It's lovely! :(

Have you tried that new Musinex (which I think is a horrid sounding name for a medicine! It just sounds icky!)

:coffee: have some Hot Tea and get lots of rest!





On a side note...I thought the coffee smilie was a piece of birthday cake for the past couple of weeks....just today I figure out it's coffee when I scrolled over it and it said "COFFEE"...I was like..Why does the cake smilie say coffee?

I think I need to start wearing my glasses when posting! :rolleyes:

[Not Afraid]

OMG Baileykat! I remember seeing an ad for that stuff and saying "I should remember this". Obviously, I didn't. It is OTC, isn't it?

I'm just taking Delsym (the scrubbing bubbles of cough meds) and Nyquil/Dayquil caps. But, I could use more help. Thanks for the reminder!

[Scrooge McSam]

Trying to get some work done, while not daydreaming (Well... not very much anyway) about heading to New Orleans for the last weekend of Mardi Gras

Listening to Alison Moyet's "Voice" :snap: :snap:

[MickeyD]

...I puke when coughing too much...It's lovely! :(



That started happening to me the last time I was sick. So not fun.



Right now I'm focusing all my energy into not making the 60 or so phone calls I need to make right now. :rolleyes:

[Ghoulish Delight]

Trying to figure out how to look busy for another 2 hours until I get out of here.

[blueerica]

I'm pondering how I can invent a way to reach through phones and strangle the entirety that is my insurance company. Hmmm...

Well, first I'll need...

[blueerica]

.... Realizing "Now back to your regularly scheduled ____" and "_____ amuses me" is becoming a regular part of our lexicon.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I'm suddenly seeing dirt residues everywhere. I'm cleaning keyboards, phone cords, doorways...it's weird. It's happened to me before, a kind of an Extra Sensory Dirt Perception, and it sticks around until everything's clean and then goes away again. My spidey sense is tingling! Get the 409! My God, have you seen the crap in the keyboard?! I'm touching this?? :eek:

[Baileykat]

OMG Baileykat! I remember seeing an ad for that stuff and saying "I should remember this". Obviously, I didn't. It is OTC, isn't it?

I'm just taking Delsym (the scrubbing bubbles of cough meds) and Nyquil/Dayquil caps. But, I could use more help. Thanks for the reminder!

Yes it's OTC! You can be our test subject~ :D I've seen it at Walgreens and such...haven't heard of anyone who's tried it though!

Again...phlegm sucks!

[wendybeth]

Finally got online- my stupid computer locked up while trying to open stupid MSN Messenger (Which I hate and always turn off) and I finally just had to turn the whole damn stupid thing off and re-boot. Stupid computers. (Certainly couldn't be operator error).

Was up too late last night feeding the livestock and thinking that perhaps we have too many critters. Came home tonight to two more!!!:rolleyes: Eric picked up a couple more Zebra finchies and now all four of them are having a party. Well, they're probably arguing about who is sleeping where and with whom, but I can't tell for sure. Their names are Harry and Ginny, and the old ones are Ron and Oliver. I tried to point out that we already have a Beta fish named Harry, and Eric said it's unlikely we'll get them confused. Allright, but the first time I find birdseed floating in the fish tank....

[CoasterMatt]

I'm drilling holes for putting up a few more pictures, trying to figure out a different place to hang my giant decorative spiders, and measuring for new draperies.

[wendybeth]

Hey, CM! About bloody time you got your ass posting in here. Good to see you! The spiders, however, have to go.....(Decorative?)

[Kevy Baby]

Trying to muster up the energy to get of my lazy butt and start the day.

Heading out to my college roomate's birthday party which starts here (http://www.k1speed.com) (which I am really glad is far away as I would probably spend WAY too much money there).

[CoasterMatt]

Yes, does every rock and roll love shack have at least two giant plush mutant spiders hanging from the ceiling?

They look marvy as a sort of frame to Mr. Spooky Head screaming his way out of my workspace wall...

I am making all these statements without any alcohol (unless somebody tampered with my enema)

[Baileykat]

Doing laundry...trying to get the smell of incense out of everything...

We took the kids to the Ren Fest in Phoenix yesterday...It was a blast!

I had never been to one and I think my husband was kinda just going along cause the kids were excited...til we got there..He loved it too!

The kids had a wonderful time...I had lots of mead! (I love mead!)

[Kevy Baby]

We took the kids to the Ren Fest in Phoenix yesterday...It was a blast!

I had never been to one and I think my husband was kinda just going along cause the kids were excited...til we got there..He loved it too!I don't know...

http://www.unc.edu/~emuller/isthatlegal/renfair6.jpg

...what...

http://www.unc.edu/~emuller/isthatlegal/renfair3.jpg

...might...

http://www.philadelphiatribalbellydance.com/images/Photo%20Gallery%20Images/ren%20faire%20vik%20and%20kristin%202.jpg

...have...

http://www.library.okstate.edu/dls/reiten/wds_training/images/clapping.jpg

...caught...

http://www.autographedcat.com/albums/renfaire_june2004/DCP02223.sized.jpg

...his attention

http://www.autographedcat.com/albums/renfaire_june2004/DCP02239.sized.jpg

(And those were the safe ones!)

[blueerica]

I'm in my long boring programming class... zzzzz

[Baileykat]

Kevy...

Yep...there were some very scary people there...My husband remarked that it had to be the only place that if you dressed weird normally, you fit right in there!

Several women we saw put those women to shame! I seriously didn't know how many of them kept themselves "intact". It left little to the imagination! :rolleyes: :eek:

[Mousey Girl]

So... I am finally getting some "me" time after spending the day with 3 boys (2 are 8, 1 is 9).

Why must Edwards Theaters not update their times? We went to go see the 11:45 showing of Racing Stripes. We got there and the first showing wasn't until 2:15. We went out to lunch instead and then caught it at a different theater at 1:20. After they came over here and I had to finally evict them @ 5.

[Sheila]

Just finished the very satisfying task of throwing out two bags of clothes into the trash can for tomorrow's trash pick-up. I finally realized I'll never swing by a Goodwill so out they go now.

Tonight's decluttering project was supposed to be cleaning out the kitchen "junk" drawer, but I found I couldn't put my laundry away in the closet because it was too full! :eek: How did this happen? So, in the course of 20 minutes (woo-hoo!), I threw out almost 40 pieces of clothing. That's kind of scary that it was so easy for me to identify the stuff that had to go....

Okay, onto the junk drawer which contains at least seven pairs of sunglasses, extra key chains, trinkets and other useless stuff that I can't bear to part with. I both love and hate decluttering, but my acquisitive ways have forced me to it.... :sigh:

[Prudence]

Using work time to look for new jobs. Writing emails about how much I hate my current job. Posting this note about how much I hate my current job. (Although this posting is technically on my lunch break and therefore permitted.)

[UvaGirl]

Drinking water, thinking about breakfast. The move to London is looking more and more likely, so I really should be thinking about things like job searching and applying for a visa, but it's all a bit too much work, really...:rolleyes:

[€uroMeinke]

Sitting in my Hotel room, should be working - but hey LoT is up and I've missed out the past couple days. Supposed to get an inch or three of snow tonight, you know it's bad when the locals are complaining about the cold. Gotta find a swank dinning spot in walking distance - scoping out spots for future springtime swankings.

[Baileykat]

Putting Kat's hair in a ponytail...getting her dressed...then driving her to cheerleading practice...where I will sit for 2 hours watching her be thrown around in the air by other girls her age! These girls can't lift a peanut..but they manage to hurl my daughter above their heads with ease.... :eek: this is usually what I look like during most of the practice!

[Chernabog]

I am procrastinating getting this goddamn legal project done for this attorney who made me do hours and hours of writing and research, only to get mad at me when I presented it to him because it wasn't what he wanted. THEN he goes... oh wait, I guess I didn't tell you about this VERY IMPORTANT FACT that completely changes the nature of the project. Oopsie! GRRRRRRR. OK nuff bitchin.

[wendybeth]

Sitting in my Hotel room, should be working - but hey LoT is up and I've missed out the past couple days. Supposed to get an inch or three of snow tonight, you know it's bad when the locals are complaining about the cold. Gotta find a swank dinning spot in walking distance - scoping out spots for future springtime swankings.

Tori suggests this place (http://www.americangirlplace.com/agp_chi_cafe.php) .:D

(The Tic-Tac-Toe pizza sounds intriguing).

[€uroMeinke]

Oh yeah, 43 year-old man alone dinning in a restaurant full of mom's and duaghters having tea with their dolls. You know everyone there would peg me for a pederast - I think I'll hit the French place at the Sofietel...;)

[blueerica]

Sounds like you might have a swanky solo time.

I do like the solo swank. A half-carafe of wine and thoughts are always good company.

Here's to hoping you find something fun!

-erica

[€uroMeinke]

Here's to hoping you find something fun!

-erica

Heh heh - Cafe des Architectes where I was fawned over by my french wait staff who brought me compliamentary chocolates and mini-cremebrule as I "worked on my novel" and sucked down a delightful french press full of real french coffee. I love this town.
:cool:

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Heh heh - Cafe des Architectes where I was fawned over by my french wait staff who brought me compliamentary chocolates and mini-cremebrule as I "worked on my novel" and sucked down a delightful french press full of real french coffee. I love this town.
:cool:You cheater! :p

[Prudence]

Urg. Pennoyer v. Neff. Ask your favorite attorney and they'll tell you just how much fun I'm having. I really should be paying attention. I *know* this will be on the exam.

[Gemini Cricket]

Urg. Pennoyer v. Neff. Ask your favorite attorney and they'll tell you just how much fun I'm having. I really should be paying attention. I *know* this will be on the exam.
Hang in there, Prudence!
:cheers:

[blueerica]

You cheater! :p

HAHAHA! Totally!

But I like your methods, sir.. I like your methods...

:D

[Ghoulish Delight]

Planning a trip to Paris and Amsterdam, deriving the unified theory of gravity, and brokering a peace accord with North Korea.

Either that or jeopardizing my fertility by sitting on a futon with a warm laptop in my lap. I get those confused.

[Gemini Cricket]

with a warm laptop in my lap.
You actually put your laptop on top of your lap! lol!

Where's...the...geek...smilie?!

:D

[Gn2Dlnd]

Laughing at GC's new avatar!

[Gemini Cricket]

Laughing at GC's new avatar!
I thought my fellow Disney Geeks would get a kick out of that.



As I was telling CP, some fiber of me thinks he's cute. He's the leader of the underworld, but a cute leader of the underworld.
:eek:

[MerryPrankster]

My circadian rhythm is all screwed up. I'm trying to wake up, yet I want to go back to sleep. Japan is 17 hours ahead of PST so I guess my body thinks it's 1 am.

GC's Paul Pressler gives me the creeps. He looks like he belongs in a Wax Museum. He also reminds me of "Mr. Bean". Yeah, I'm kind of out of it.

http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:j-4WVGuCQOIJ:www.remalia.com/mrbean/images/mr-bean.jpg (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.remalia.com/mrbean/images/mr-bean.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.remalia.com/mrbean/photo.htm&h=800&w=528&sz=66&tbnid=j-4WVGuCQOIJ:&tbnh=140&tbnw=93&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmr%2Bbean%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D&oi=imagesr&start=1)

[Morrigoon]

Mmmmm.... omlette with salsa (mild, of course, and only because I can't find a tub of pico de gallo at the market)

[Not Afraid]

Drinking coffee, realizing I forgot tomove Chris' car for the street sweepers (sorry honey), and trying to assess how I feel today.

[Gn2Dlnd]

As I was telling CP, some fiber of me thinks he's cute. He's the leader of the underworld, but a cute leader of the underworld.
:eek:

Yeah, kinda cute, but hardly the leader of the underworld, more like a really efficient functionary. "More beanie babies, I said MORE BEANIE BABIES, MACH SCHNELL!!! How's my hair?"

[Gemini Cricket]

Psst. Surfing Lot and MC at work at my new job. Hee hee hee.

[Baileykat]

Grabbing a bite of lunch (spaghetti/marinara), watching As The World Turns...thinking I should be doing something more substantial...

Trying to not be upset...while I was serving lunch at school...Bailey was crying. He said he got a "referral" which means detention while on the playground..for throwing a rock. Not at anyone...just throwing it. Now..I've met and been around the playground monitors...and they are wenches with a capital B! :mad: Horrid women who delite in the pain and suffering of little children.

And I know Bailey...I know the tears of a "oops I got caught" face and the tears of a "I didn't do anything wrong"face...and he was for sure sporting the later...I reassured him with a hug and a promise he wouldn't get in trouble at home for this...he was still upset which means...he didn't do anything wrong!

Should I stand up for him, make a fuss, or let it be? Hmmm!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Yeah, kinda cute, but hardly the leader of the underworld, more like a really efficient functionary. "More beanie babies, I said MORE BEANIE BABIES, MACH SCHNELL!!! How's my hair?"Imagining Pressler in a Nazi uniform. Feeling badly for it. I mean, the guy wasn't a part of a merciless killing machine. He just screwed up a company. You could stretch it a bit and say he almost wrecked an American institution...but still.

I still hate him though. :) <--innocent smiley

I'm cooking a TJ's pizza for lunch....can't wait!

Gotta dig up that to do list...

[Ghoulish Delight]

Gotta dig up that to do list...
1) Finish going through the computer looking for files to backup so I can get that done tonight.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

1) Finish going through the computer looking for files to backup so I can get that done tonight.Ok, ok. What's been slowing me down is that I'm always using the programs I want to save. I'll do that first (and use the laptop for other stuff instead). Disregard my post in the to do list thread. :p

[blueerica]

I stand up for him, make a fuss, or let it be? Hmmm!

Oh, how I feel for Bailey!! I honestly don't know what to say. Things can go either way for kids and school. If you don't stick up for him, he'll receive the brunt of unwarranted punishment. If you do, it could be a pattern of "Mom Saves the Day." So many times I was blamed, or punished for things I had little or no part of, while the true criminals got off scott free. The worst of all for me was kindergarten year, when the teacher was singling me out. I was only 4, and she just didn't like me. If they had allowed detention, I would have had it, but I spent a lot of time in trouble when I was doing nothing wrong at all. The teacher even had the school run a battery of tests on me to see if I was capable of being a kindergarten student. I was, and after 5 days of solid testing (That, honestly, I'll never forget...) I passed. It was soon to be Winter Break. My mom & step-dad were already thinking about moving, and the schools unwillingness to transfer me to another kindergarten class solidified the decision to move. We looked for a new house and within those two weeks of vacation, we moved. I had a great new school, with a wonderful kindergarten teacher, Mrs B. She changed it from me, and I really started to excel in my classes.

4th grade was a bizarre year for me. I had a teacher who insisted on nicknaming me Airhead. I would get an A on my spelling test, and on a number of tests, she'd write A is for Airhead, and once, she even drew a hot air balloon. She made me so mad...

Anyhow, the story I'm trying to get to... a girl that used to be my friend, Jessica, decided to tell the music teacher that I'd stolen some equipment from her; two tiny cymbals. Over the summer before, a friend of the family that was a belly dancer gave me a set of tiny cymbals for my birthday. And how Jessica did covet them. At lunch that day, my friend Michelle (who ended up being one of the most tried and true people in my entire life) gave me the scoop. I didn't have music class until the next day, so I had time to contemplate what had happened. I didn't know what to say or do. I told my mom, and she was ready to storm down and proclaim my innocence to the world. Later that night, after thinking about it over dinner, I told my mom she didn't have to do anything. That I would find a way to handle this myself.

My mom tells me that she was so proud of me that I said this, but that she was nervous as to what I would do. I never noticed any of it, as I was strategizing over how I was going to tell Mrs. Quist at the beginning of class the next day. How would I say it. I went to bed with a knot in my stomach. Jessica said she could prove that I had stole them! Mrs Quist, according to Michelle, looked like she was believing Jessica (after all, Jessica's mom was well-connected in the school)!

Much to my surprise the next day, I ran into Mrs Quist in the bathroom. Through the cracks of the stalls, I could see her go into the next one, and my pulse ran hard. I finished what I was doing, went to the sink, washed my hands, tried to calm down, realizing that this was my moment.

A moment later, Mrs. Quist stepped out from the stall. I started with, "Mrs. Quist?" and ended with, "but if you like, if you have a concert you need to use them for, I would be glad to lend you mine..." Mrs. Quist politely said "Oh... It'll be fine without it. I'm sorry I doubted you." and quietly left the bathroom.

It was never brought up again.

Just as a note: Jessica continued trying to be Miss Popular, but by the time we were halfway through middle school, her conniving ways had gotten the better of her, and she really didn't have many friends. I still wonder what happened to my friend that she would turn on me like that.

So, I guess what I'm trying to say is to feel this one out. Ask Bailey what he would like to do about it, if possible. Running interference is a tricky game. Of course, none of this matters if his at-school punishments begins and ends with today, but I'm a firm believer that kids need to be given the tools to handle their problems, and the willingness to do something about them. Nurture it!

There are times in my life today where I see myself not doing something about bad situations, sometimes waiting until things are way too late. I'm trying to recover the finesse and bravado I seemed to have as a 4th grader. Hehe. :D

Anyhow, after that long ramble --- Here's what I'm doing.

Typing away aimlessly on the LoT trying to pass a little time while taking a breather in the computer lab at school!

[Ghoulish Delight]

And I know Bailey...I know the tears of a "oops I got caught" face and the tears of a "I didn't do anything wrong"face...and he was for sure sporting the later...I reassured him with a hug and a promise he wouldn't get in trouble at home for this...!That's a dangerous road to go, because you run the risk of undermining the school's authority. Even both you and he think harmlessly chucking a rock is a stupid offense, if the school deems it an offense, it is. It's important for him to learn that while certain things are alright elsewhere, certain places have their own rules that you have to abide by. Unless he's being falsely accused, or repeatedly singled out, you should probably have him take his lumps with the school, and maybe let him know that while you don't think he did anything horrible, that it's important to follow the rules the school has. I know I got in trouble many times at school for doing things that weren't necessarily attrocious, but inappropriate at a school none the less. And my parents never intervened if it was something I was indeed doing, no matter how innocent I felt it was.

Erica, your "A is for Airhead" story reminds me of a teach my sister had in elementary. That teacher had it out for her. Always singled her out, sent her out of the classroom for nothing. If anyone in the room was talking, the teacher would punish my sister. If I remember correctly she even called her names the way your teacher did. A couple years later in Jr. High, my sister gets put into a remedial math class (this is a girl who qualifies for gifted programs). My parents asked that she be moved, and the school refused. Being teachers in the district and knowing their rights, they demanded to see her cumulative record. Seems that elementary school teacher had slapped a "remedial" note in her record for no reason! Now THAT'S when a parent needs to get involved, and that's the kind of thing a parent really needs to keep an eye out for.

[Baileykat]

Ahh...Erica..your too much!

And 4th grade drama...I remember it well! I should have been in waaayyy more trouble than I ever was!

I seriously just wanted to attack Ms. 200+ pound grouchy faced, never had a man, beg for leftover lunches everyday wench! I felt for him...broke my heart! Our tried and true rule is "If you get in trouble at school, your gonna get in trouble at home!" and in most cases, I know when my kids are in the wrong...

Bailey's quite the socializer and has been known to get in trouble for excersing his freedom of speech....meaning...he thinks he's free to speak any time, all the time! But he's been really great this year!

Argh! Parenting sucks sometimes...makes you want to seal them up in a bubble and hide them away til they are 40! :rolleyes:

So I'm off to pick them up at school and find out what a "referral" really means...

[Baileykat]

Thanks GD!

I'm on the same boat that things are going to happen at school, he's going to get in trouble, he's going to have to suffer the consequences!

I'm sure this is going to be one of those.."You've got to learn from your mistakes!"

[blueerica]

:le sigh:

Things will work, Baileykat.

GD is quite right though. I think parents have to tread a fine line when it comes to involvement in their kids' lives. I'm sure you'll make the right decision.

Honestly, based on what I hear GD & CP talk about on the boards and RL, I can't wait for them to have kids. They'll be awesome parents!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Honestly, based on what I hear GD & CP talk about on the boards and RL, I can't wait for them to have kids. They'll be awesome parents!:mad: I'm this close to editing that out of your post...and here I was starting to like you. ;) :p

[Mousey Girl]

...I am sitting here, waiting for "The Call" telling me my Blazer is ready to be picked up, wondering what sort of mischief I can get into with the rental (a zipping Grand Am).


Bk, I know that face very well. When The Boy gets in trouble at school he won't cry until I tell him that I am very disappointed in his behavior (not him, but his behavior). When he has gotten in trouble for something he didn't do he is already in tears when I get there.

[blueerica]

:mad: I'm this close to editing that out of your post...and here I was starting to like you. ;) :p


HAHAHA!! I am also under the firm belief that those that know what's up, also tend to wait to have kids. I'm not trying to pressure anyone here, man... :) I think I was just pointing out the obvious. Hehehe...

Some of the best parents I know never even had a kid...

[Baileykat]

HAHAHA!! I am also under the firm belief that those that know what's up, also tend to wait to have kids. I'm not trying to pressure anyone here, man... :) I think I was just pointing out the obvious. Hehehe...

Some of the best parents I know never even had a kid...


What CP and GD are gonna have kids? Little Loungers in Training?


You know this is how rumors get started!!!!!
:D

[lashbear]

based on what I hear GD & CP talk about on the boards and RL, I can't wait for them to have kids. They'll be awesome parents!

I hear their first child will be named "Dismaying Observation" :D

[Ghoulish Delight]

I hear their first child will be named "Dismaying Observation" :DOkay, now that's just silly....it's "Disquieting Metomorphosis", duh.

[Sheila]

I hear their first child will be named "Dismaying Observation" :D

If it's twins, will they name them "No Windows" and "No Doors"?? Heeheehee. :D

Sheila

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Leota and Gracey, of course. ;)

[blueerica]

:mad: I'm this close to editing that out of your post...and here I was starting to like you. ;) :p

I just realized that instead of letting the comment sit idly by, you actually chose to duplicate it, which propagated the ensuing converstion...

You're a genius... :D :snap:

[Ghoulish Delight]

I just realized that instead of letting the comment sit idly by, you actually chose to duplicate it, which propagated the ensuing converstion...

You're a genius... :D :snap:Hey..but...I...that's.....aw, crap.

[Matterhorn Fan]

I'm waiting for American Idol to come on. I know, I oughta be ashamed of myself.

I think the kid should be called "Aura of Foreboding."

[Sheila]

I'm waiting for American Idol to come on. I know, I oughta be ashamed of myself.

I'm waiting for my work day to end so I can go home and watch American Idol. I used to feel guilty about watching this stuff but now I really don't care anymore. :p

I'm contentedly wallowing in my pit of reality tv mediocrity. Oink! ;)

[lashbear]

.......but are GD and CP willing to take up the "Chilling Challenge" ?

[blueerica]

Tee hee heee

I need a smiley with a halo, dammit!

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

My name is Mark and I'm an American Idol watcher...

[Gn2Dlnd]

.......but are GD and CP willing to take up the "Chilling Challenge" ?

Of course, there's always my way.

But, then again, my way involves a turkey baster and a lesbian couple.

[blueerica]

Having my first coffee of the day, looking up bed information for my boss.. Hehe..