Soooo....

[Ponine]

Im not Disney "informed" enough to have a place in any thread, podcast or other activity ACTUALLY relating to something Disney.

Except that as previously stated, you are the ONLY person I know at this moment, or ever, so far, who actually SAW the Donkeys.

e.t.a. Begging your collective pardons. Mules. Not donkeys, mules.

[Snowflake]

Except that as previously stated, you are the ONLY person I know at this moment, or ever, so far, who actually SAW the Donkeys.

I remember riding the mules, my sister prolly has a photo somewhere (right next to the obligatory Tiajuana photo op)

[Capt Jack]

yeah, those were...so very un-disney to me. weird, fly covered pudgey sucker tried for a half hour to scrape my 5 year old butt off on a rock.

[Kevy Baby]

As good of a time as any to post a picture of my Mom's little ass

http://homepage.mac.com/kelder/.Pictures/LA%20Country%20Fair%20September%2030%202006/DSC01054.JPG

[DreadPirateRoberts]

As good of a time as any to post a picture of my Mom's little ass

http://homepage.mac.com/kelder/.Pictures/LA%20Country%20Fair%20September%2030%202006/DSC01054.JPG

Your mom has a nice ass.

[blueerica]

You know, and I know this is petty and stupid, but sometimes I just want to buy things for myself, so that I can get exactly not what I want and not have someone else possibly waste money on stuff that's not wanted. Usually, I just grin and bear it, but today, I wanted to go out and get the rest of what I wanted for a salsa recipe. I asked my grandma not to go get it (she wants to go to some cheap-assed grocery store that's about 10+ minutes away so she can save what will probably amount to $1), but she left anyway.

GAH!

That, and I wanted to get out of the house to do more than go to the post office. You know, like... the grocery store is fun and stuff. :(

I think I'm just in a mood. Someone help me.

PFFFFT!

[blueerica]

On second thought, it'll be fine. It'll be tasty, and I need to not be so pissy.

[innerSpaceman]

I officially hate the Soooo thread.


Best wishes to you and Barnum, Morrigoon.

Ah, fukit, take more painkillers than they recommend, MBC.


but, yeah, on two better notes:

Awesome score on the uberextended warranty, mousepod.

And, sorry, but I'm glad the boob-biting dog is dead. Ding, dong.

[RStar]

Well, How's this.

I'm going to a Harry Potter book party at DtD, after dinner at RainForest, and Ratatouille. Fun night!

[Capt Jack]

e.t.a. Begging your collective pardons. Mules. Not donkeys, mules.

actually I think they were indeed donkeys/burros....no?


mule = burro + horse. bigger, meaner, louder, faster, 10x attitude

burro. wee lil horse-like critters. (like zeedonks :p )


no? (it was a loooooong time ago)

[Ghoulish Delight]

They were mules.

[Kevy Baby]

mule = burro + horse. bigger, meaner, louder, faster, 10x attitude

burro. wee lil horse-like critters. (like zeedonks :p )Male donkey + female horse = mule
Male horse + female donkey = hinney

Mules & hinney's are almost always sterile.

"Burro" is just the "Donkey" in Spanish

[Capt Jack]

hmm....ok.
learned something today. Im off the hook. :D

[Kevy Baby]

I am SOOOOOO freaking tired today.

[Morrigoon]

Well, for some good news, I picked up Alex's and my wristbands for HP at Borders, and we're in the second group!

I have other bad news, but the thread's dreary enough. I'm gonna go play on LJ for a while.

[blueerica]

I wanna know how Susan's holding up.

And why it's so cloudy out right now. Super gray. Must be in honor of the HP book... yeah.

[Kevy Baby]

I wanna know how Susan's holding up.Groggy and a bit sore. Limited voice as the anesthesia played havoc on her throat. But overall, doing fine.

[Betty]

I ran out of gas today. While waiting in line at the gas station. It was hot. I was there waiting... and waiting... and COME ON NOW HURRY UP! Finally the guy in front of me moved and sputter sputter. Out of gas. Luckily a few guys ran over and helped push the van the few feet up to the tank. Well - now I know just how low it will go don't I.

Can I ask a sensitive question? I think I can. We can all talk openly right? If I hurt anyone's feelings by asking, I'm truly sorry. Having said that - here goes. At what point does the health care of your pet become too expensive to pay for? That is - that you decide to let nature take it's course or put your beloved pet down due to a lack of money?

I don't have pets due to my husbands allergies and never really did growing up. But always loved cats and made friends with many in our neighborhood growing up or at relatives houses. I can see the attachment. It's a member of the family.

But it's not like health care for humans where - if you're seriously ill and in the emergency room - they'll give you medical care and ask you for payment after the fact. And as you were saying - they want a good chunk of the money upfront. Although I guess you could make payments and all that. And I've heard of animal health insurance -

so barring that from the equation - at what price is it too much money?

[Alex]

I think it is a fair question and easily discussed in the abstract, but previous experience on other boards suggests that it is a discussion that generally doesn't go well in the midst of someone actually dealing with the question.

Short answer: it varies quite a bit from person to person and possibly even from pet to pet with the same person.

[Morrigoon]

I'll let you know when it happens. No idea.

I don't know that there's an absolute point... I think it's a balance of likelihood of success, quality of life afterward, and cost of care.

For Barnum, who has a strong likelihood of recovery, even if he won't be quite 100%, it's totally worth it.

[Mousey Girl]

*sigh*

It's going to be a long weekend, very quiet.

[Not Afraid]

Can I ask a sensitive question? I think I can. We can all talk openly right? If I hurt anyone's feelings by asking, I'm truly sorry. Having said that - here goes. At what point does the health care of your pet become too expensive to pay for? That is - that you decide to let nature take it's course or put your beloved pet down due to a lack of money?

I don't have pets due to my husbands allergies and never really did growing up. But always loved cats and made friends with many in our neighborhood growing up or at relatives houses. I can see the attachment. It's a member of the family.

But it's not like health care for humans where - if you're seriously ill and in the emergency room - they'll give you medical care and ask you for payment after the fact. And as you were saying - they want a good chunk of the money upfront. Although I guess you could make payments and all that. And I've heard of animal health insurance -

so barring that from the equation - at what price is it too much money?

It's never been about price for me but about quality of life for my pet. "Owning" a pet requires a certain amount of responsibility to care for that pet. You need to realize that from the get go (not all people do). There are many surgeries or medications that allow a pet to live a healthy and quality life. If these can be applied, then my opinion is to do them. If a situation is not fixable, then you get to a point where you have to make a decision. i am always grateful that difficult decision CAN be made for a pet. We certainly don't have that luxury with our human loved ones.

[CoasterMatt]

I have some happy news. I got my problem at work fixed. WOOHOO! :D

[BarTopDancer]

For me it's quality of life. If medication or surgery will fix it then it should be done. My kitty Tiger had cancer. They removed the tumor and he had another few years of a great quality of life. The tumor grew back and when the vet said he was in pain we chose to send him to kitty heaven. When Springer was sick and the vet said that he had a very slim chance to be healthy and pain free we took him home (after saying our goodbyes and a $5,000 bill) to see what would happen. He's better than ever.

[Morrigoon]

Just watched an old Ester Williams film with Kathryn Beaumont in it.

[Stan4dSteph]

Does anyone with a pet have pet insurance? That would seem like prudent investment, but it's only an abstract concept to me, not being able to own any pets.

[CoasterMatt]

My wife and I both have a weak heart for needy pets, insuring we'll always have pets; but I don't think that's what you meant :)

[Morrigoon]

In retrospect, woulda been a good investment for a long-backed pet.

[Not Afraid]

Pet insurance only covers a few things. When Gus ate chocolate, his vet bill qualified for coverage by his insurance and, eventually, reimbursed after a tons of running around and lots of paperwork.

None of my cats have insurance. I doubt they would cover Charles. Also, they usually require cats to get vaccinations annually and I (and my vet) that that is too much and can actually be damaging.

It's a concept that really hasn't caught on yet.

[lashbear]

I want you all to know that I have already started reading Deathly Hallows from the copy i picked up today.

That is all.

Neener.

[BarTopDancer]

Get off the internets before I hurt you Rob! :p

[Mousey Girl]

Imagine having a pet with a life span that is only 18 mnths - 2 years. We have 2 old ladies, that turned 2 on April 1st. Both have their own unique health issues that are popping up, so it is just a matter of time before I have to make a heartbreaking decision.


On the other side of things, Boy is on his first weekend visitation. It just so happens that I got the rebuttal to the divorce papers. Now I get to write a response and send it to my lawyer. my goodness the soon to be ex sure has a messed up view of the world, at least as it pertains to me.

[AllyOops!]

It's a lovely 8 trillion degrees in Valencia. Aside from the fireworks at Magic Mountain, the only sound is my anguished cries for ice water.

Ooh! My boyfriend just brought me a glass! I love you, Honey. Your'e my lover and my Gunga Din. :p ;)

[€uroMeinke]

Your'e my lover and my Gunga Din. :p ;)

Blowing his horn is he?

[Mousey Girl]

I went outside at 8:15 and butchered some roses and started ripping out one of David's bigger landscaping mistakes. Don't ever put down netting, thinking it will keep weeds from growing...all it does is make the weeds impossible to pull out.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Your'e my lover and my Gunga Din. :p ;)

He's a better man that I am.

[Prudence]

If I ever, I mean EVER, say that I'm doing another moot court project, I want someone to locate me IMMEDIATELY and apply whatever force is necessary to prevent me from signing up.

In fact, if I mention that I'm volunteering for ANY project for which I am not being either paid or graded, I must be stopped at all cost.

[alphabassettgrrl]

At what point does the health care of your pet become too expensive to pay for?

We've talked about that. Our decision was easier, because my boy didn't really qualify for back surgery. He has a steroid that I give him sometimes, thyroid pills, and pain pills. He also has a wheelchair. He's been to the vet quite a bit this week; he spent all Wednesday there for a swelling on his face, likely a foxtail lodged somewhere causing trouble.

My tolerance for vet bills is apparently quite high; whatever will help him, I've been willing to do.


I don't know that there's an absolute point... I think it's a balance of likelihood of success, quality of life afterward, and cost of care.

For Barnum, who has a strong likelihood of recovery, even if he won't be quite 100%, it's totally worth it.

I'm glad Barnum has a good chance of recovery; having a gimp dog is not exactly a picnic. It's a risk, when having a long-backed pet, but still, if he could be fixed, it's good. Ottis can't be fixed.

Hopefully the vet can help him and at least give you some time to make your decisions and do some research.

I hope the little guy feelsl better soon.

Thank you for the good news of paying off a credit card and the good car news of being covered by a surprise warranty. I think we could all use the good news this week. I know I need it.

[RStar]

"Burro" is just the "Donkey" in SpanishA burro is used to carry a load. "Burrito" is "Little Burro". In a burrito, a tortilla carries food. Just in case you wondered where burrito came from, this is my theory (no proof mind you. I'm not a nutritional anthripologist- I just play one on the internets).

[SacTown Chronic]

The burrito gets you both coming and going, load wise. A versatile burro, if you will.

[Matterhorn Fan]

If I ever, I mean EVER, say that I'm doing another moot court project, I want someone to locate me IMMEDIATELY and apply whatever force is necessary to prevent me from signing up.

In fact, if I mention that I'm volunteering for ANY project for which I am not being either paid or graded, I must be stopped at all cost.Noted.

[CoasterMatt]

I need some plexiglas, a plexi knife, and about 30" of AWG9 - NOW!

[Kevy Baby]

I need some plexiglas, a plexi knife, and about 30" of AWG9 - NOW!So go get it!

[JWBear]

I'm feeling impish today.

[CoasterMatt]

I'm feeling impish today.
As long as impish is okay with that...

[Alex]

So I'm engaged in an exercise in futility. I may have reason to be in Stockton this evening and so thought maybe we'd go out there this morning and find some way to spend the day.

So I'm tryign to find something to do there with zero luck. One Web site lists "their 10 favorite things" in Stockton and the UPS Store is on the list (I suspect it is an automatically generated list but that still seems indicatove).

[mousepod]

So I'm engaged in an exercise in futility. I may have reason to be in Stockton this evening and so thought maybe we'd go out there this morning and find some way to spend the day.

So I'm tryign to find something to do there with zero luck. One Web site lists "their 10 favorite things" in Stockton and the UPS Store is on the list (I suspect it is an automatically generated list but that still seems indicatove).

Pixie Woods (http://www.stocktongov.com/pixiewoods/) looks disturbing.

[lindyhop]

I drove back from Palm Springs yesterday and back to real life. Sigh. I made sure that I had internet access while I was there and then ended up using the laptop as a big paperweight. All I really needed was some shade, a bunch of yarn, and some books.

I had a lovely dinner at my absolute favorite restaurant, Zin American Bistro (http://www.zinamericanbistro.com). I had salmon and mashed potatoes and asparagus and some wonderful sauce that made me want to lick the plate clean but I settled for ordering dessert instead.

Matchbox is another good restaurant (vintage pizza bistro, whatever that means) but this time the service was incredibly slow and it felt like days before my pizza arrived. But the food is good and the leftover thin-crust sausage and onion pizza was great reheated the next day for lunch.

Now if someone can just explain why I have to go back to work on Monday...

[Alex]

I considered Pixie Woods for a bit just for some kitsch value to the day but in the end my ongoing amusement/them park hiatus won out.

We're going to go hiking at Black Diamond instead and then get to Stockton in the evening.

[CoasterMatt]

I've BEEN to Pixie Woods!

[blueerica]

I can't wait for the day I get to not work from my home.

It seems that no matter when it is that I decide to start working, or studying, or whatever requires focus, phone conversations commence outside the computer room door, jackhammers start up for the neighbor's pool repair project, BBQs and family reunions commence and just then when things get quiet, the neighbor behind us lights up his doobie, the scent of which wafts up to my window.

Not that any of it is particularly bad (with the exception of the jackhammer, I can't wait until they're finished!), it's just distracting. It's why I have my headphones on, cranked up. Right now, I'm listening to Duke Ellington and Count Basie.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Heading to the Park today, anyone else? Looking to have a nice dinner later.

It's rare that I get to the Park when it's still light out.

[MouseWife]

Just in case anyone didn't pre-order the new Potter book, they have them at Target for $17.99. Might be just for today...

[lashbear]

I'm feeling impish today.
Sooo, you're not feeling youself, then?

...or is that Bill's job?

[RStar]

It's rare that I get to the Park when it's still light out.

I have always liked the park better at night. :snap:

[JWBear]

Sooo, you're not feeling youself, then?

...or is that Bill's job?

Usually....

[JWBear]

Dear Ally,

I saw this in this month's issue of Out Magazine, and for some reason I thought of you.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c60/JWBear61/FooRemote.jpg

[Kevy Baby]

Just in case anyone didn't pre-order the new Potter book, they have them at Target for $17.99. Might be just for today...I saw that while I was at Target yesterday and then went to Borders to pick up our pre-ordered copy for $20.99. :confused:

[MouseWife]

I couldn't believe it, either. Especially after I had kicked myself over not pre-ordering it for my son at Barnes & Noble.

I swear I rang up sooooo many copies. They had 60 boxes in the morning and when I left at 4, they only had 6 left. {I think maybe 3 were aside for preorders}.

What is killing me now is that I can't seem to find all of the other books. We bought all hardcovers to keep forever {LOL} and now where the hell are they? I also just realized I put a bunch of cds' in a box after I uploaded them and now the same fate!!! I bet you they are together, somewhere....

[Mousey Girl]

Boy is home from his weekend. Right now my recliner is doing some serious snoring.

[Kevy Baby]

Boy is home from his weekend. Right now my recliner is doing some serious snoring.Yes, but how is the boy doing?

[AllyOops!]

Dear Ally,

I saw this in this month's issue of Out Magazine, and for some reason I thought of you.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c60/JWBear61/FooRemote.jpg

I ♥ you!!!! I want that!!!! :)

You totally made my morning! I'm skimming the Board, depressed, because I don't know a Harry Potter from a Beatrix Potter (that's not true. I know who they are, I just don't know anything about Harry Potter except for what Entertainment Weekly tells me). I'll just sit here and pout, unless somebody starts a Sweet Valley High Thread. I'll govern that bad boy.

Everybody knows that the best Sweet Valley High book was the one where Elizabeth was in the motorcycle accident and when she came out of her coma, she thought she was her sexy, mischievous twin sister Jessica. That was awesome. :snap:

[Mousey Girl]

Yes, but how is the boy doing?

He was/is very happy to be home. Man, do I ever feel empty when he isn't around. For the first weekend I think it went ok. He called me 3 times Friday night, only once on Saturday night (to tell me good night). We had some serious snuggle time when he finally woke up.

Part of me just wanted to pump him for information, while the mother in me knew that was the wrong thing to do. He did say that he doesn't really like it over there, that the kids are treated better than he is (he is 10, everything is unfair).

[Kevy Baby]

You totally made my morning! I'm skimming the Board, depressed, because I don't know a Harry Potter from a Beatrix Potter (that's not true. I know who they are, I just don't know anything about Harry Potter except for what Entertainment Weekly tells me).FWIW, I have been avoiding all of the HP threads, but my reason is that I do NOT want to read anything about the book or movie before I experience them (no, I have not seen the 5th movie yet - although Susan and I watched 3 & 4 again last night).

[JWBear]

There are 4 whole threads devoted to the new Harry Potter book. They seem to be the only threads with traffic, and I’m not reading them. I feel left out. :(

[Morrigoon]

Barnum update:

He had the surgery Friday night. As of yesterday morning he was already able to walk on his own (if a bit wobbly) and control his bladder. She thinks he can come home tomorrow!

[MouseWife]

MG~ that is sooo hard not to ask any questions! Especially good not to add to the feeling of things not being fair for him {to him} but to make sure that it isn't true!! Dumb woman, she'd better be treating him really well.

Ally~ LOL that does sound like a pretty good story....almost makes me want to hit my head and come out someone else....;)

Kevy, how is Susan?

I did find my HP books. On the bookshelf where you might find a book. :rolleyes: Behind a picture. Seems we don't have one although I could have sworn we had them all.

Still haven't found the cds, though. :(

I'm off today. Fighting the urge to eat a piece of cake. Mmmm. Why did I make a cake? Because I wanted to!!!

{my butt may not like it nor this muffin top that is growing quite comfortable but it was chocolate and thick chocolate frosting...damnit, I think it is calling me.....}

[Ghoulish Delight]

I've learned that my dad has taken it upon himself to record as many family stories in book form as he can. No doubt spurred by his brush with death last year.

Fortunately, he has an invaluable resource to assist him, his 102 year old aunt. Other than being frustrated at her mounting physical limitations, she's still doing great. Sharp as a tack at 102. She's the youngest, and last surviving, of 5 sisters. The others made it into their 90s, save for my grandmother, the smoker, who died of emphyzema, I believe in her 80s. So my dad spent hours visiting her in Seattle this weekend (on the way to and from a trip through the Canadian rockies) and got some details on some 100 year old stories.

I can't wait to read them.

[BarTopDancer]

Everybody knows that the best Sweet Valley High book was the one where Elizabeth was in the motorcycle accident and when she came out of her coma, she thought she was her sexy, mischievous twin sister Jessica. That was awesome. :snap:

That was a great book. What about the one where Enid was paralyzed?

Did you see that episode of Hunter where McCall was in serious danger and Hunter had to come rescue her? That was a great episode.

[Morrigoon]

Just heard from the vet: Barnum can come home today!!!! :)

[Kevy Baby]

Just heard from the vet: Barnum can come home today!!!! :)Yeah!

[Prudence]

Yay Barnum!!!

[Not Afraid]

YAY BARNUM the WonderDog!

[Morrigoon]

AND my boss has given the okay to take him back here to the office, so I don't have to dump him at home.

[katiesue]

Great news Morrigoon!!

[DreadPirateRoberts]

AND my boss has given the okay to take him back here to the office, so I don't have to dump him at home.

great news!

[wendybeth]

That's awesome, Morri! Give Barnum a big ol' kiss from us, but it would probably be wise to save the hug until after he heals up.

[madmonkeygirl]

yay Cindy. Great news for Barnum. Give him a nice kiss from me and my girls tehehehehe. Glad to hear you can bring him with you to work. :) May he have a speedy recovery and back to his old self. :)

[JWBear]

Yay, Barnum!

[AllyOops!]

That was a great book. What about the one where Enid was paralyzed?

Did you see that episode of Hunter where McCall was in serious danger and Hunter had to come rescue her? That was a great episode.

Wait, wait, WAIT a second! McCall in danger?!?!? I think I might have possibly seen that one. Was she also undercover as a hooker, too? Have you seen that episode?

:D

I forgot about Enid being paralyzed! Which book was that?? I know somewhere inside my Mom's garage, packed away and gathering dust, is my Sweet Valley High series. Unless my stepdad trashed them to make room for his Porsche, which I'm sure he did. Hopefully my Barbies are entertained by them while they both reside in that same landfill. :( Not that I can blame him. I also took over my Grandma's garage and I have a storage unit. I come with a lot of baggage- literally. If I had them, I would so send them MouseWife's way. :)

Didn't Elizabeth make-out with Bruce Patman after Todd's motorcycle accident after the coma when she thought she was Jessica?? Those twins were the grooviest. So much so that I actually watched the TV show, Saturday mornings while working at the Tanning Salon, even though I was in my early 20's and maybe a tad too old. :D

[MouseWife]

If I had them, I would so send them MouseWife's way. :)


Oh gosh, you know I would so become one of the characters!! I pick up accents {gets me into so much trouble, I get so busted by people whom I've imitated!!} like that!:snap:

[cirquelover]

My friends have a Sweet Valley High board game they bring out at parties. It's lots of fun seeing drunk men playing it and arguing over who has the best boyfriend!!

[BarTopDancer]

Wait, wait, WAIT a second! McCall in danger?!?!? I think I might have possibly seen that one. Was she also undercover as a hooker, too? Have you seen that episode?

Yup. She was a hooker! Did you see the one where she was a stripper and had to be rescued from the crazy pimp? :p

I forgot about Enid being paralyzed! Which book was that?

Sometimes the internets scare me. Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enid_Rollins) has an entry

[Ponine]

see, you two scare me. One of you is saying "watched" and the other is says "read" but you still know what you are talking about.

[BarTopDancer]

see, you two scare me. One of you is saying "watched" and the other is says "read" but you still know what you are talking about.

Sweet Valley High was also a TV series - both are intertwined in this convo.

And Hunter is a whole other derail.

[blueerica]

Didn't they have a Sweet Valley TV show, or series, or movie? I vaguely remember, but wasn't super into the genre. I did read a book here and there and someone once gave me a Sweet Valley board game, which got me to read a few, just so I could figure out who the characters in the game were. I think I always liked Enid, but thought it was a strange name at the time.

[JWBear]

My friends have a Sweet Valley High board game they bring out at parties. It's lots of fun seeing drunk men playing it and arguing over who has the best boyfriend!!

Sounds like a normal night at several gay bars I know....

[blueerica]

I'm so farking sleepy. Just. So. Sleepy. I don't really know why. I didn't just eat. I think I'm just bored, and it's dark in here, and (YAWN)... Can it be nap time now?

[blueerica]

In previous classes, my teacher has talked about how she's trying to be more healthy, etc. Then in the process of talking about brand loyalty today, she mentioned that she will only drink Coca-Cola, followed up with, "When I wake up in the morning, I put two in the freezer to drink before I go to the gym. Then, when I come back, I put two more in while I take a shower and drink them before I start off with my day."

No offense to anyone here, but she's not light. She's talked about a desire to be healthier. And yet... isn't addressing the problem with slamming down 4 in the morning, every morning - not to mention any others she might drink throughout the day.

At least cutting back could help.

Plus, what all that cola does to teeth. Yikes! I've seen it!

She'd be cutting - what - 800 calories out of her day without the Coca-cola? At the end of the week, thats 5,600 calories... She'd be a lot healthier.

Not that I have a problem with drinking cola here and there, and I'm certainly no angel, but... yikes.

[BarTopDancer]

My friend must love to tortue me.

Here is a transcript of a call about a half hour ago:

"hey"
"hey. I was just calling to tell you I found a new mall"
"you're mean"
"but it's a super huge mall. I found it while waiting for my training."

Usually it's picture messages of his work set up on his patio table.

Meanie.

[AllyOops!]

Since summer began, I can't drink hot coffee in the morning, so I found myself grabbing Diet Coke (the brand new one in the blue can with vitamins & minerals, even though I'm sure they just grind up one Flintstones chewable and mix it in to the entire vat. :p ) then, I began grabbing Coke when Diet Coke wasn't available. This lasted for about 3 weeks until I was so disgusted with myself for knocking back too much soda pop. I just felt guilty and gross. :( I know lots of people who drink scads and they look and feel great! More so then I could ever hope to! Soda just isn't my personal bag.

So, I switched back to ice tea and ice water. I love apple juice, too.

Coke at the movies or with a Bob's Big Boy combo? Mmm..nothin' better! But waking up and practically gargling with it is kinda grody. :(

[Not Afraid]

I don't drink 4 cokes (or any sodas) in a month!

[JWBear]

I used to drink a lot of regular Coke (and like Erica’s teacher, it was only Coca Cola). I tried quitting for a long time. I can’t stand aspartame (makes everything taste like aspirin), so Diet Coke wasn’t an option. I tried going cold turkey, and just drink lots of water; but it never satisfied me. I craved Coke horribly. Then I started drinking flavored Arrowhead sparkling water. That did the trick! I discovered that it was the carbonation I craved! I drink 2-3 big bottles of it every day. Now, when I’m at work, I’ll buy a can of Coke from the vending machine in the morning and only take a couple of sips. The rest stays on my desk, untouched, for the rest of the day. I’ll also sometimes order a Coke to drink when out at a restaurant. That’s it, I never drink Coke at home.

[cirquelover]

Sounds like a normal night at several gay bars I know....

You just made me spit flour tortilla chips on my monitor:p

[BarTopDancer]

I used to live on Mt. Dew in high school. Probably a 6pk a day. Good thing I was a swimmer.

Look Ma! No cavities :p

[Kevy Baby]

In the last couple of years, I have just lost my appetite for Coke. Even taking a sip is "bleh". I drink gallons of iced tea, especially at lunch (a couple of my regular places used to automatically bring me my own pitcher - they were initially surprised that I would drink the whole thing solo).

If I do have a carbonated beverage, it is usually root beer. Some things are just better with root beer (pizza for example, MUST come with root beer).

[JWBear]

You just made me spit flour tortilla chips on my monitor:p

My work here is done.

[JWBear]

....Some things are just better with rot beer ....

That anything like rot-gut?

[Kevy Baby]

That anything like rot-gut?How dare you misquote me like that!

[Ponine]

She'd be cutting - what - 800 calories out of her day without the Coca-cola? At the end of the week, thats 5,600 calories... She'd be a lot healthier.

Just to validate you, and truly put this into perspective, being a largish person, with a fancy for cherry coke...

Regular Coca-cola is 97 calories per 8 oz
A can is 12 oz.
(for cherry the way it works is 104 for 8oz, and a can is 150 calories.)


So lets assume that regular is 140 a can...
Thats 582 calories in that four cans.

your 800 calories a day is actually low.
:coffee: Black coffee is actually better.

[Ponine]

If I do have a carbonated beverage, it is usually root beer. Some things are just better with root beer (pizza for example, MUST come with root beer).
And in my opinion, also Mexican food if I am unable to have a margatia, or safe water.

[blueerica]

I used to drink a lot of regular Coke (and like Erica’s teacher, it was only Coca Cola). I tried quitting for a long time. I can’t stand aspartame (makes everything taste like aspirin), so Diet Coke wasn’t an option. I tried going cold turkey, and just drink lots of water; but it never satisfied me. I craved Coke horribly. Then I started drinking flavored Arrowhead sparkling water. That did the trick! I discovered that it was the carbonation I craved! I drink 2-3 big bottles of it every day. Now, when I’m at work, I’ll buy a can of Coke from the vending machine in the morning and only take a couple of sips. The rest stays on my desk, untouched, for the rest of the day. I’ll also sometimes order a Coke to drink when out at a restaurant. That’s it, I never drink Coke at home.

I think what bothered me the most was this self-professed desire to get healthy, and all this talk of working out, eating right, vitamins, and what's good for you when you get older, yada yada that she has been talking about this last week and a half. She talks about it every day. Then blam-O... four unrepentant Cokes to start the day with. I can see one... maybe two... but four!

I'm no innocent, but I don't go around telling people how interested I am in my health and being healthy while doing something as silly as pounding four Cokes - which I've found out are 155 calories. She'd (theoretically) lose close to a pound a week by just cutting out three of those cans.

Thinking about this has made me re-aware of my own dietary habits. I need to get back to thinking about portion control again. Being so stressed with school, work and finances, married with the fact that for my schoolwork and actual work I'm sitting so much more than I used to, hasn't done my figure well. Lucky for me I'm a fan of the gym...

[Alex]

Are you sure she meant regular Coke and not one of the other diet versions? I don't ever drink regular Coke but generally Coke Zero or Diet if that is all that is there but I still just say "Coke"

[MouseWife]

BE~ My son cut out Coke which led to cutting back on chips/Coke, fast food {as I am eating popcorn...closing bag now...} and he lost about 80lbs. So, yes, you are right about the losing weight. It took less than a year, but close to it maybe.

He just walked in for me to ask...he was eating cookies and cream ice cream out of the container. :rolleyes:

I need to get back to eating well to be a good example, eh?

[BarTopDancer]

he was eating cookies and cream ice cream out of the container. :rolleyes:

What's wrong with eating ice cream out of the container?!?! :p

I need to get back on track before hockey season starts. At work I'm usually pretty good and only go out to eat once a week. The last 2 weeks were bad.

The late night week nights and 3am Norm's trips have really slowed down and that has helped a bit. But it's so hard to motivate myself during the week when I know I am going to eat so poorly on the weekends. And these upcomming weekends consist of the Fair, Disney, late nights and Vegas. I should eat better during the week to make up for the weekends.

[MouseWife]

LOL Nothing really. He walked up and showed me the almost empty container and said 'We need more'. Need more? LOL No, you need more milk, more gas, etc. What have I done to him?

But, maybe he does 'need' more.

Ooo! You've been going to the fair? Were you there last night? Was QOTSA there? I wanted to see them. I think Chris Cornell is going to be there but I am probably wrong. LOL flip flop goes the brain....

[Mousey Girl]

I drink lots of diet sodas. It just depends on my mood.

Root Beer with a spicy Mexican dinner (not the swill from some chain, but authentic Mexican food) is the only way to go!!! Great, now I am back to craving La Colonia...bad neighborhood, great food.

[CoasterMatt]

Barnum update:

He had the surgery Friday night. As of yesterday morning he was already able to walk on his own (if a bit wobbly) and control his bladder. She thinks he can come home tomorrow!

He's already doing better than me! :eek:

[CoasterMatt]

I used to drink Turbo Jolt for breakfast (32 oz. bottle of Jolt Cola with a double shot of espresso)

[Morrigoon]

In previous classes, my teacher has talked about how she's trying to be more healthy, etc. Then in the process of talking about brand loyalty today, she mentioned that she will only drink Coca-Cola, followed up with, "When I wake up in the morning, I put two in the freezer to drink before I go to the gym. Then, when I come back, I put two more in while I take a shower and drink them before I start off with my day."

No offense to anyone here, but she's not light. She's talked about a desire to be healthier. And yet... isn't addressing the problem with slamming down 4 in the morning, every morning - not to mention any others she might drink throughout the day.

At least cutting back could help.

Plus, what all that cola does to teeth. Yikes! I've seen it!

She'd be cutting - what - 800 calories out of her day without the Coca-cola? At the end of the week, thats 5,600 calories... She'd be a lot healthier.

Not that I have a problem with drinking cola here and there, and I'm certainly no angel, but... yikes.
Tell her you have a friend whose stomach is being destroyed by Coca-Cola (my preciousssss) and that that friend had to stop drinking Coke entirely for a couple months after the stomach problem landed her in the ER, and in that time, lost like 10 or 15 pounds.

(You can leave out the part about being terrified to eat and avoiding anything greasy. Coke is delicious but bad bad stuff on the ol' tum tum.)

[Kevy Baby]

No, you need more milk, more gas, etc. Not a positive thing in a discussion about food and eating.

I used to drink Turbo Jolt for breakfast (32 oz. bottle of Jolt Cola with a double shot of espresso)Yikes! A former co-worker (who we nicknamed "911" - as in who you call in an emergency, not the date) used to drink a venti latte with SEVEN shots every morning! I wonder why he was always so wound up?

[blueerica]

Alex - she specifically said she can't stand Diet Coke.

Morri - Drinking that much Coke (or pretty much that much of anything so sugary) is almost always evident in the mouth after years of doing it, to which she professed. She mentions going to a doctor and her doctor is the one getting her to change a number of other things... so I'll assume the Coke thing was addressed there. Even if it wasn't, a lot of people are reluctant to even heed the advice of a doctor - I doubt I'd have any affect without becoming somewhat offensive.

Brings me back to our earlier conversation about people not wanting to hear advice.

[blueerica]

I feel the need to reiterate that I'm not advocating cola-abstinence, nor am I any sort of saint. Because I'm not. I'm evil... to the core. :evil:

[CoasterMatt]

I'm a Coke whore.

[Kevy Baby]

I just wanted to test out a couple of smilies that I found

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[Ghoulish Delight]

Are you sure she meant regular Coke and not one of the other diet versions? I don't ever drink regular Coke but generally Coke Zero or Diet if that is all that is there but I still just say "Coke"Apparently it might not particularly matter much.

Diet sodas correlate to similar health issues as sugary couterparts (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19918336/).

[Ghoulish Delight]

I just wanted to test out a couple of smilies that I foundObnoxious achieved, test successful.

[Not Afraid]

I'm going to have to turn off smilies soon. Next is signatures. Next, I give up the internet.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Turning off smilies won't do anything about the ones Kevy posted. You'd have to turn off images.

[BarTopDancer]

Ok, what fried goodness should I eat at the fair?

I did not like the "deep fried" snickers. It was more like a snickers bar dipped in sweet corn dog batter and fried. I was expecting a snickers bar dipped in a light coating and fried - more tempura style.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Ok, what fried goodness should I eat at the fair?

I did not like the "deep fried" snickers. It was more like a snickers bar dipped in sweet corn dog batter and fried. I was expecting a snickers bar dipped in a light coating and fried - more tempura style.The deep fried avocados were tempura style, but they weren't spectacular. We had some amazing onion rings if you want that crispiness. The PB & banana, as well as the oreos, were corn dog batter style (though I believe it's not corn based, you're right, it's a thick batter).

[blueerica]

Yucky.

[Stan4dSteph]

Apparently it might not particularly matter much.

Diet sodas correlate to similar health issues as sugary couterparts (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19918336/).But did you read what the study says? It was an observational study, not a causative one. It is more likely that people who drink diet soda are already inclined to be overweight etc.

[RStar]

The deep fried Twinkies made me want to take a shower!

[Kevy Baby]

Lindsay Lohan Arrested Again

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Five days after being booked in connection with a May drunk driving charge, actress Lindsay Lohan was arrested early Tuesday morning on five charges -- including drunk driving and possession of a controlled substance, Santa Monica police told CNN.

The whole story (http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/24/lohan.arrest/)

Now I am hearing that she was "chasing" the mother of her personal assistant who had just quite a few hours earlier (the personal assistant quit - not the mother). The "controlled substance" is allegedly cocaine.

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tmz.com/media/2007/07/0724_lohan_mugshot_01.jpg

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Funny, it's like "rehab" doesn't mean "rehabilitation" any more.

[Ghoulish Delight]

But did you read what the study says? It was an observational study, not a causative one. It is more likely that people who drink diet soda are already inclined to be overweight etc.
Yeah, thus my use of "correlate".

[BarTopDancer]

And these upcomming weekends consist of the Fair, Disney, late nights and Vegas. I should eat better during the week to make up for the weekends.

Ok, what fried goodness should I eat at the fair?

The above amuses me. Posted about 2 hours apart. Haha.

The deep fried avocados were tempura style, but they weren't spectacular. We had some amazing onion rings if you want that crispiness. The PB & banana, as well as the oreos, were corn dog batter style (though I believe it's not corn based, you're right, it's a thick batter).

Thank you! I may try the avocado and split some onion rings with my friend. Or eat them myself. I know I want a funnel cake too. Problem is, I can't eat all of it and the boys don't want to share. The Oreo may be good since the batter is cake like.

Yucky.

YUMMY!

Ooo! You've been going to the fair? Were you there last night? Was QOTSA there? I wanted to see them. I think Chris Cornell is going to be there but I am probably wrong. LOL flip flop goes the brain....

Nope, wasn't there last night. Went opening night and will be there Saturday for most of the day (and the Martina McBride concert) and hopefully once more before it leaves.

[Capt Jack]

A former co-worker (who we nicknamed "911" - as in who you call in an emergency, not the date) used to drink a venti latte with SEVEN shots every morning! I wonder why he was always so wound up?

pfft. amateurs. ;)


:coffee:

[blueerica]

BTD - Avocado doesn't sound bad, but I've tried the snickers one, and it was... I dunno, too much. But you know me, I'm on the fence when it comes to most "sweets" (with the exception of straight up awesomeness in the form of usually pure chocolate and the occasional Sees, a.k.a. not Snickers and not messed-with. ;) ). That and fried makes me feel bleh. Except bloomin' onions. Yeah.

Thinking of caaaaandy, I still have two Sky Bars sitting in my bedroom, with your name on them.

[BarTopDancer]

BTD - Avocado doesn't sound bad, but I've tried the snickers one, and it was... I dunno, too much. But you know me, I'm on the fence when it comes to most "sweets" (with the exception of straight up awesomeness in the form of usually pure chocolate and the occasional Sees, a.k.a. not Snickers and not messed-with. ;) ). That and fried makes me feel bleh. Except bloomin' onions. Yeah.

Thinking of caaaaandy, I still have two Sky Bars sitting in my bedroom, with your name on them.

The snickers bar - it wasn't super sweet - the batter was pretty flavorless and the snickers bar tasted like.. a snickers bar. It just wasn't what I was expecting.

mmm Skybar. I'll have to arrange a time to swing by - probably Sunday since I'll be at the 'rents cleaning out the garage (you can help [keep my sanity in line] if you want ;) ). Unless you want to drive to Stepford and meet me for lunch. :evil:

[Ghoulish Delight]

I loved the Snickers. I too expected more of a mozzarella or zucchini style batter, but I quickly got over that expectation. Delicious, melty, mmmmmm.

[blueerica]

I dunno, I tried the Snickers last year, just didn't dig it.

[BarTopDancer]

I loved the Snickers. I too expected more of a mozzarella or zucchini style batter, but I quickly got over that expectation. Delicious, melty, mmmmmm.

I may have to try it again - now that I know what I am expecting. Or convince someone else to buy it so I can have some. Then the calories don't count ;)

[Capt Jack]

never got into the 'deep fried oddball foods' thing. even at fairs and such. I just always find something 'else' Id rather have. the roasted ears of corn always end up calling my name.

still havent tried the deep fried twinky...and thats sooo last century now.

[Ghoulish Delight]

As for non-fried Fair choices, I'd highly recommend the pork butt sandwich found on the north walkway near that Ralph's-sponsored family zone or whatever it's called. Yummmmmm.

[alphabassettgrrl]

I'm looking forward to the fair here- we have some good names coming. I've got to look tonight and put those dates in my schedule.

I love fair food but not the oddball deepfried stuff. Roasted corn, minidonuts, fudge, bratwurst... that's my thing.

And the racing pigs.

[Snowflake]

So I am sitting here at my desk, I was out yesterday (to beautiful Yuba City) and should be working, but since my boss is not in yet, I'm reading Harry Potter, desperate to finish so I can post and read the Deathly hallows thread. I should have been done by now.....:(

[MouseWife]

Okay, Lohan~ How did she get away with drinking while wearing the monitor? I had read that if you try and put something between it and your skin that makes it go off?

So...most likely, those photos of her going in to the club earlier, she probably was drinking then, too?

[Capt Jack]

what a stupid b*tch. enjoy jail. I have a feeling youre to be the next 'example' made for the young and untouchable set.


at least I hope so.

[katiesue]

Okay, Lohan~ How did she get away with drinking while wearing the monitor? I had read that if you try and put something between it and your skin that makes it go off?

So...most likely, those photos of her going in to the club earlier, she probably was drinking then, too?

I thought she was wearing the monitor voluntarily so I'd guess she could take it off if she wanted to. Her publicist said she was wearing it so the press could "see" she wasn't drinking when she went out with her pals.

She's got another DUI now plus cocaine posession. Sad really.

[MouseWife]

Oh, I didn't realize it was voluntary. So, they did show it to make people think she was not drinking.

It is sad. I mean, she is a person. We all have people we know and love and this sort of destructive behaviour isn't good, no matter how much money they have. It just isn't good. It isn't a good place, mentally, either, you know? She can not be, really, well. Unless this is the thinking like they are above it all? I guess I am thinking like a normal person?

I don't know. All I know is when I go out with friends and we drink, we make sure first how everyone is getting home or else we enjoy the drink{s} first off and then spend the rest of the time doing things to let the buzz wear off.

[katiesue]

I'd also think, and this is just me personally, if I had just gotten out of a stint in re-hab I'd stay away from temptation. Clubs, parties and such I'd hold off on for a while. But then I'm not 21 and invincible anymore either.

[Ponine]

And the racing pigs.

Hooray for the Swifty Swine!!!!

[Not Afraid]

I'd also think, and this is just me personally, if I had just gotten out of a stint in re-hab I'd stay away from temptation. Clubs, parties and such I'd hold off on for a while. But then I'm not 21 and invincible anymore either.

We discussed this a bit in the Addiction thread. The disease of alcoholism/addiction is a double edged sword. You THINK you can do it on willpower alone, but thinking you can stay sober on willpower is one of the most cunning aspects of the disease. That's why admitting you are powerless over alcohol or drugs is one of the most important aspects of recovery. Lohan won't admit that she is powerless. But, she obviously is. She keeps doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.

[BarTopDancer]

As for non-fried Fair choices, I'd highly recommend the pork butt sandwich found on the north walkway near that Ralph's-sponsored family zone or whatever it's called. Yummmmmm.

I'll pass that on - not a big pork sandwich person. I'm really looking forward to the roasted corn. And sno cones.

[blueerica]

She keeps doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.

Isn't that the "definition of insanity" ?

[Not Afraid]

Isn't that the "definition of insanity" ?
Exactly!

[innerSpaceman]

And see, I don't think she's powerless at all. If believing in the power outside yourself is the trick that does it, it's still YOUR doing - i.e., your power that did the requisite belief system.

There may be other tricks or methods ... but they are still all your doing as the addict or alcoholic. Until that magic drug comes along to directly affect the dopamine system and the cognitive malady, the doing is all yours. Even when the pill comes along, it's up to your personal willpower to take the pill.





Oh, were we talking about Lohan? If she's got a soul, she can help herself. And if it's God that's going to help her, there's no artificial "invitation" needed.

[BarTopDancer]

Apparently Brittany is on the verge of another breakdown too.

[Morrigoon]

And this surprises... who?

[blueerica]

Today is kind of sucky, in that sucktastic sort of way.

But I'm going to look on the bright side and cross my fingers.

[Kevy Baby]

So, I really need to read the latest HP book and see the latest HP movie so that I can read the most heavily trafficed threads on the LoT.

I feel like life is passing me by.

[BarTopDancer]

I just found an awesome site (http://www.webwalking.com/googlemap.htm). It tells you how many miles you walk using google maps.

[Ghoulish Delight]

For the sake of having more options, I prefer the interface at this site (http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/) for similar functionality.

[Gemini Cricket]

"Ugh! Salisbury Soup, again?!"

[Kevy Baby]

I just found an awesome site (http://www.webwalking.com/googlemap.htm). It tells you how many miles you walk using google maps.

For the sake of having more options, I prefer the interface at this site (http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/) for similar functionality.How do I map the distance from my couch to my refrigerator?

[CoasterMatt]

Damnit, the carpet is incompatible with my desk chair, so I actually have to walk to the fridge...

[Kevy Baby]

Damnit, the carpet is incompatible with my desk chair, so I actually have to walk to the fridge...My sympathies

[BarTopDancer]

For the sake of having more options, I prefer the interface at this site (http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/) for similar functionality.

Thank you! I saw that one too. I'll check that out as well.

[MouseWife]

Wow, thanks you two for the links.

I just had fun realizing that my daughter and I walk further than we thought.

Not so much fun realizing the walk I thought was way further isn't.

Fun nonetheless!!

Thanks!

[lashbear]

I used to live on Mt. Dew in high school.

Mt Dew... is that in CA ? :confused:

[lashbear]

And in my opinion, also Mexican food if I am unable to have a margatia, or safe water.

I just pictured you eating that Jalapeno in Tijuana... :D :D :D

[lashbear]

I'm reading Harry Potter, desperate to finish so I can post and read the Deathly hallows thread. I should have been done by now.....:(

Me too.... and I started it !!! :blush:

[JWBear]

Bill bought something called "Krab Louie" for dinner tonight. I took one look and sniff of it and almost lost my lunch. God, it's vile! He's out there eating the crap, and I'm in here hiding from it. I don't know what I'm going to do for dinner now. :(

[blueerica]

Honestly, it shouldn't smell so bad you'd lose your lunch. I'd worry.

Does it just smell like stuff you don't like, or does it smell bad?????

[BarTopDancer]

Mt Dew... is that in CA ? :confused:

Mountain Dew (http://www.mountaindew.com/). Rumored to have more caffeine then Pepsi or Coke but not as much as Jolt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolt_Cola).

[Prudence]

Ever hate a job so much it makes you physically ill to go to work in the morning?

[katiesue]

So apparently I'm from Prision Town USA (http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2007/prisontown/index.html) :rolleyes:

It's not on here until Sunday but from the quotes on their site I'm already a little annoyed. If anyone else catches this I'd love to hear a neutral party opinon.

[JWBear]

Honestly, it shouldn't smell so bad you'd lose your lunch. I'd worry.

Does it just smell like stuff you don't like, or does it smell bad?????

Not rotten bad, just..... unpleasant. It was imitation "crab" meat, and looked like it.

[Gemini Cricket]

Ever hate a job so much it makes you physically ill to go to work in the morning?
Yes. (Not my current job or my previous one but all the ones before that...)
:)

Hang in there.

[BarTopDancer]

When did my body start catching up with my age? :(

[RStar]

Bill bought something called "Krab Louie" for dinner tonight.
It's actually a pretty good dish, done right. My mom use to make it for dinner for us once in a while, back before there was imitation crab.

[lizziebith]

Why is there a "WHICH Dumbledore is better" thread posted????...I'm not done yet (in the 500s) but I'm SUPREMELY annoyed at the LoT right now. :mad: Seriously, I'm PO'd. :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Sheesh. Yeah. Thanks.:mad:

[Ghoulish Delight]

Oh thank God, another Harry Potter thread. I was just thinking, "There aren't enough Harry Potter threads."

[BarTopDancer]

Why is there a "WHICH Dumbledore is better" thread posted????...I'm not done yet (in the 500s) but I'm SUPREMELY annoyed at the LoT right now. :mad: Seriously, I'm PO'd. :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Sheesh. Yeah. Thanks.:mad:

Ummmm. It's no secret that Harris died and was replaced by Gambon. There is a debate as to who is better. If that ruined things for you then I am sorry. But it's not a secret nor is it a spoiler.

And just so everyone knows - I started that thread because a few people were getting irritated that the books were being discussed in the movie thread. And that things that are not spoilers but may have referenced book 6 were being posted. New thread is to discuss anything without fear of tainting someone who has managed to avoid all major spoilers of 2 year old books.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Why is there a "WHICH Dumbledore is better" thread posted????...I'm not done yet (in the 500s) but I'm SUPREMELY annoyed at the LoT right now. :mad: Seriously, I'm PO'd.I'm not finished either. I presumed that was a reference to the change of actors in the movie series due to the death of Richard Harris.

[BarTopDancer]

Imitation krab is disgusting.

Real crab is amazing.

[BarTopDancer]

I'm not finished either. I presumed that was a reference to the change of actors in the movie series due to the death of Richard Harris.

Ding ding ding! We have a winner!

Deep fried fair food for you!

[lizziebith]

Moderation activity please? Thanks...:)

[Not Afraid]

How's that for a thread title?

[wendybeth]

The thread was started as a response to a few complaints in the OoTP film thread about others discussing what happened in the HBP. Some people are not reading the books and want to keep in the dark about what happens next, but others want to discuss certain aspects that necessitate such discussions. It's the ultimate HP free-for -all, so anyone who goes in does so knowing that it's spoilerific.

[lizziebith]

Sorry for the double-post, but I can't be second-guessing thread titles...and I'm with a lot of folk racing against being spoiled right now. I'm just saying that threads could be better-described...Sorry for flying off the handle.

[wendybeth]

Np- trying to be all things for all people often winds up kicking one in the ass.:D

[lizziebith]

Thanks...I'm relieved. Small as that is...250-some pages to go...:)

[Gemini Cricket]

Toilets are heavy.

[BarTopDancer]

It would have been nice if you had given me a bit more credit then to assume that I was posting a spoiler in a thread title.

This board was the only board I felt safe going on during the race to finish. I'm sorry that it seems you are concerned about the potential immaturity of someone purposely ruining book 7 for you on this board.

[lizziebith]

Well if it means anything...I didn't think it was intentional. I don't know where you are all in reading the book.

[Gemini Cricket]

They're replacing my haunted toilet as we 'speak'.
They seemed to be having a hard time carrying my old toilet away.
Oddly enough I didn't help.

[wendybeth]

I don't think I'm giving anything away by saying the thread title comes from an argument as to who is the better Dumbledore- Harris or Gambon? Not anything huge, but some of the evidence being offered was bordering on spoiler material.

[BarTopDancer]

Well if it means anything...I didn't think it was intentional. I don't know where you are all in reading the book.

I finished the book on Sunday. But what I say still stands. I think we all have more common sense to post a potential spoiler in a title regardless of where we are in the books.

[lizziebith]

Fine.

[Gemini Cricket]

Don't anyone except wenchybeth care about my haunted commode?




:D

[JWBear]

Imitation krab is disgusting.

Real crab is amazing.

Exactly. I love crab...real crab.

[CoasterMatt]

The Haunted Toilet is infinitely more interesting than who played Parry Hotters aunt's cousin's personal assistant with more panache...

[Kevy Baby]

Don't anyone except wenchybeth care about my haunted commode?No one really gives a shlt.

[Gemini Cricket]

The other night, I was sleeping soundly and my alarm went off. I went to hit it and my nightstand was replaced by my toilet. I have no idea how it got there.
I called the plumber and when I returned to my bedroom, the nightstand had returned. When I went to the bathroom, the bowl part of my toilet was smiling.

[AllyOops!]

It's way past my bedtime, but I'm desperate to find these towering blue plastic platform shoes Lindsay Lohan wore on her 21st Birthday. They're Louis Vuitton, insanely beautiful, and if I posted a picture you'd all gag (at the shoes, not Lindsay. I refuse to knock somebody struggling with addiction issues. That's far from cool.)

Hopefully your'e all setting your Harry Potter tomes (and differences) aside and saying "what the f*ck is that ding AllyOops! talking about?"

My job is done. Your'e welcome. :)

;) :p

[CoasterMatt]

Lilo's In Another Stitch! - best headline of the day

[JWBear]

The other night, I was sleeping soundly and my alarm went off. I went to hit it and my nightstand was replaced by my toilet. I have no idea how it got there.
I called the plumber and when I returned to my bedroom, the nightstand had returned. When I went to the bathroom, the bowl part of my toilet was smiling.

I want what you're smoking!

[JWBear]

Oh... And if anyone cares... I made myself some waffles for dinner.

[Kevy Baby]

HEY ALLYOOPS

In a recent search, I came across an emoticon that you and BTD can fight over:

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

[Kevy Baby]

Oh... And if anyone cares... I made myself some waffles for dinner.wrong thread

[Not Afraid]

GC got drunk and passed out in the bathroom again.

[JWBear]

wrong thread

Is not! :p

[JWBear]

GC got drunk and passed out in the bathroom again.

Ah.... Explains a lot.....

[AllyOops!]

PINK BUNNY EMOTICON!!!!!

minemineminemineminemine! :D

That is so cute, Kevy!!

JW~ my Grandma asked me if I wanted waffles for dinner tonight! I'm sick with a sore throat and earache and I didn't think I'd be able to swallow.

I told my boss today, in my awful raspy voice "that I needed something hard to suck on" (meaning a cough drop or hard candy). You can imagine the response I received. Great pervy minds think alike I'm happy to say. :)

Edited to add: Only one more post 'til I reach official loser status (on the Board. I've already achieved it in other areas of my life. :p)

[JWBear]

I've got a pink bunny for you, Ally!

http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/2915400/2/istockphoto_2915400_pink_bunny.jpg

[AllyOops!]

YAY!!!! I'm using my 1,000th post to say thank you for pink bunny love, Kevy & JW!!! :snap: :snap:

(I secretely wish a siren sounded when you reached your 1,000th post. And balloons fell out of the ceiling. And confetti shot out of cannons. And a man in a tuxedo appeared to place a crown on my head and a velvet cape on my shoulders while presenting me with a big, glittery sceptor. Can you guys arrange that?)

I'm skipping off to bed all super happy and full of pink fluffy bunny love (and I'm not even on the sauce!) :D

Goodnight, loves!

[CoasterMatt]

(I secretely wish a siren sounded when you reached your 1,000th post. And balloons fell out of the ceiling. And confetti shot out of cannons. And a man in a tuxedo appeared to place a crown on my head and a velvet cape on my shoulders while presenting me with a big, glittery sceptor. Can you guys arrange that?)


It happened SOMEWHERE IN THE UNIVERSE...

[Gemini Cricket]

GC got drunk and passed out in the bathroom again.
The plumbers were largely un-cute.
Sad, really.

I have a new toilet.
:)

Y'all should come over and flush it sometime.

[Gemini Cricket]

Here, Ally:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/braddoc310/cute_bunny.jpg

[CoasterMatt]

I had a loaded baked potato and steak in red wine sauce for dinner, I would love to inaugurate the new facilities, but I don't want to haunt them :D

[JWBear]

YAY!!!! I'm using my 1,000th post to say thank you for pink bunny love, Kevy & JW!!! :snap: :snap:

(I secretely wish a siren sounded when you reached your 1,000th post. And balloons fell out of the ceiling. And confetti shot out of cannons. And a man in a tuxedo appeared to place a crown on my head and a velvet cape on my shoulders while presenting me with a big, glittery sceptor. Can you guys arrange that?)

I'm skipping off to bed all super happy and full of pink fluffy bunny love (and I'm not even on the sauce!) :D

Goodnight, loves!

I got that when I hit 1000... Didn't you you get that? I'd complain to the management.

Oh, and congratulations Ally! You're a loser now!!! :snap:

[Prudence]

Oh, Ally, you've always been a loser to me.

:p

[MouseWife]

They're replacing my haunted toilet as we 'speak'.
They seemed to be having a hard time carrying my old toilet away.
Oddly enough I didn't help.


GC~ I also wonder what you are smoking or if you have been having some insanely high fevers....

If none of the above, what a fascinating story!! Where the heck are you living now? There are a lot of old haunted places around, ya know. :eek:

Ally~ Aw, I feel so badly for you being sick! A girl at work was sick, like you, {are you on antibiotics, by the way???} and when the kids would scream {as they will} or the babies cry {as they do} I felt her pain. I hope you have a nice, calm and quiet place.

Oh, did you ever find something hard to suck on? Just make sure it's sugar free. ;)

[blueerica]

<raises coffee mug>

Here's to a better day!
:coffee:


*clunk*

[Kevy Baby]

(I secretely wish a siren sounded when you reached your 1,000th post. And balloons fell out of the ceiling. And confetti shot out of cannons. And a man in a tuxedo appeared to place a crown on my head and a velvet cape on my shoulders while presenting me with a big, glittery sceptor. Can you guys arrange that?)I always thought you were pretty loose Ally.

Oh, did you ever find something hard to suck on? Just make sure it's sugar free. ;)And full of protein

[Snowflake]

I've awakened from my post Potter stupor. Sometimes the real world is no fun, but then neither were part of Potterland.

Anyway, back to the grind and it's mid-week, yay.

[Snowflake]

Do spammers really only think I'm interested in penises, girthwise and viagra wise? It's kind of funny, that's all that ends up in my spam folder. I guess anything else gets filtered? I dunno, maybe sbcglobal thinks I might be interested.

[BarTopDancer]

It's way past my bedtime, but I'm desperate to find these towering blue plastic platform shoes Lindsay Lohan wore on her 21st Birthday. They're Louis Vuitton, insanely beautiful, and if I posted a picture you'd all gag (at the shoes, not Lindsay. I refuse to knock somebody struggling with addiction issues. That's far from cool.

Sweetie,

If you want to imitate McCall being a hooker you can't buy Louis Vuitton boots on a cops salary. Especially a cops salary in the 80s. ;) :p

[MouseWife]

I did see those shoes...very cool looking but not the way she wore them. I am assuming she had a dress on over her bathing suit that matched? I did go to that site {omg?} and read some of the comments. One was pretty dead on; the reason the cops were called was because she had just fired someone. That person felt no obligation to her. I think celebrities have people around them who keep mum about what they are doing out of loyalty to their bosses {and a desire to keep that life and a paycheck}.

raises glass *clink* Yes, may today be a better day.....

I would wonder if they word those spams just under the radar sort of thing? First few words, that sort of thing? I don't get those. I get tons of school ones since my son signed up for Devry {not the school, the website}.

Protein, yes, everyone needs protein. :snap:

[Mousey Girl]

Why do lawyers go on vacation? This should not be allowed.

*sigh*

Not looking forward to Monday...

[AllyOops!]

I really do love you guys! You always start my day with such a smile! XOXOXOX!! :)

Heehee! Thank you for sending loser congrats my way!

CM~ Oh, but it needs to occur in my universe.. :p

GC~ Aww!!!! That adorable bunny elicited high-pitched, glass shattering shrieks from me. He/she is so cute that I want to kiss my monitor!!! Thank you!

Pru~ You betcha by golly wow I'm a loser. Did you save those instant messages from over a year ago? That's all the proof you need, girlfriend. :p

JW~ Can I please borrow your LoT crown and sceptor? Please say that both are pink and super glittery! I'll borrow them until management sends me my own set. And how's about the 1,000th post gift package I've heard so much about?!?! Is it a bow-wrapped sports car, lifetime pass to Disneyland and prize money?!?! I'll be really sad if it's like, a freezer-sized Ziploc with a muffin (half-eaten), a Pall Mall cigarette butt, a Disneyland map from 1992, a copy of Juggs & a few loosely packed Shieks. Actually, that sounds like a good time. :p

MouseWife~ Aww! Thank you!! :) I am feeling a bit better today. I haven't been to my Doctor so I'm not taking anything but Sudafed. I'm all alone in my office, completely unmotivated, & I look just like a whiney reaper with unresolved sinus issues. I might just crawl on my sofa and nap! Oh, and I never did suck on anything hard, but the day has just begun.. ;)

Kevy~ (in my tragically attempted husky Jessica Rabbit voice) I'm not loose, I just post that way. ;)

BTD~ Hahaha! Your'e absolutely right! I need McCall's real-life salary during the Hunter days in order to keep myself afloat in obnoxiously pricey shoes. Until then, I can only hope Zody's will offer a knock-off.. :p

[Matterhorn Fan]

I'm going to have to turn off smilies soon. Next is signatures. Next, I give up the internet.I've had signatures off for...a long while now. Maybe since the beginning. I hate signatures on posts.

Avatars may go soon. Or maybe my ignore list will grow. Or maybe something else.

[BarTopDancer]

Is it Friday yet?

[AllyOops!]

Oh Lordy! If you guys disabled smilies, I'd have an anxiety attack. You know I need 10,000 smilies in a 10 word post to convey my feelings!!!! AAGGHH!!!!

:eek: <-- panic attackin'
:) <--- I've taken a Lorazepam & have convinced myself smilies are here to stay.

My sig is a link that will take you on a trip to the grooviest page on earth where you can befriend one happenin' chickadee. My signature beckons you..hypnotizes you...click me, click me hard..

Okay, so it's my myspace page & it ain't that happenin' at all (considering I never blog or change the wallpaper n' stuff). It's just a desperate attempt to be loved, okay??

LOVE ME!! ;) :p

[Capt Jack]

It's just a desperate attempt to be loved, okay??

LOVE ME!! ;) :p

consider it done. :D

and Im of the mind we need more smilies, not less.

about 2 dozen like THIS and I'll be set

http://bohicagaming.com/images/owned/giantbrow.gif

[Kevy Baby]

And that looks surprisingly like you - well at least how you looked the last time I saw you.

[RStar]

And here I thought it was GD before the shaving accident....:D

[Morrigoon]

Yeah, I'm still waiting for the bacon smiley to be added ;)

[innerSpaceman]

Soooo, I went to the ATM today to deposit a check for the first time in a long time. There’s a new way of doing it that’s pretty cool, and I don’t know how long it’s been around (but it seems brand new to me).

You simply shove a check in a slot, and the ATM scans it ... then tells you how much the check is for ... and gives you a receipt with an image of the check printed on it.

That’s pretty slick.





If I deposited checks, that is.

[Kevy Baby]

Soooo, I went to the ATM today to deposit a check for the first time in a long time. There’s a new way of doing it that’s pretty cool, and I don’t know how long it’s been around (but it seems brand new to me).

You simply shove a check in a slot, and the ATM scans it ... then tells you how much the check is for ... and gives you a receipt with an image of the check printed on it.

That’s pretty slick.Yeah - I found a BofA machine near DL (on Katella just West of State College) that does that - I was tripping over that. It got the amount correct on two out of three checks (there were two hand-written checks and the handwriting on one was just outside the OCR's capability).

Since I have to deposit a check EVERY WEEK, I wish the machines that I regularly use were like that. I've even thought about stopping by the Katella one on the way to use that ATM, but it is just a wee bit to far out of my way.

[Capt Jack]

And that looks surprisingly like you - well at least how you looked the last time I saw you.

I think it will again. this is too weird

[Capt Jack]

And that looks surprisingly like you - well at least how you looked the last time I saw you.

I think it will again. this is too weird

the ATM thing is cool. I'll have to check that out (no pun intended)

[Alex]

It is spreading quickly through the industry but it is about 5-6 years old now (I beta tested some of the first ones Wells had back then). But don't think it is primarily about customer ease. The big selling point is that it drastically cuts down on certain types of fraud.

[Kevy Baby]

It is spreading quickly through the industry but it is about 5-6 years old now (I beta tested some of the first ones Wells had back then). But don't think it is primarily about customer ease. The big selling point is that it drastically cuts down on certain types of fraud.I would think it would also cut down on data entry errors (on the part of the user) which would help reduce costs for the bank.

[Alex]

Not really, the checks were always processed with an automated system (98% or so of all checks are processed without ever being seen by human eyes), the information on the deposit slip was only of limited significance.

It is, of course, an issue but just not a very big one. Empty envelope fraud and Check 21 are the primary drivers.

Empty envelope fraud - People would take advantage of the cash back feature of ATM deposits by depositing empty envelopes taking back the $100 and doing this for the 1-3 days before it is caught and the account closed (fraudulently opened accounts, of course). One successful instance of this ($100) is the same cost as about 1,300 data entry errors that fail out to the manual process (about $0.075 each).

Check 21 - Allows check images to be processed as if they were the source paper. If the ATM images the check it can be put into the processing pipeline immediately cutting down by a couple days the processing time to almost immediate (floating checks hoping to deposit before it clears is an increasingly bad idea). This saves banks a lot of money because such ATMs need only be maintained for money and mechanical issues rather than daily to retrieve deposits for processing. The expense here (hiring the armored trucks to do it is very expensive) again far outweighs the costs of user error.

[JWBear]

I had a horrendously busy day at work today; 4 scheduled meetings and 2 unscheduled meetings. I got absolutely no regular work done (and of course, it kept piling up all day).

On top of it all, I slipped and fell on the linoleum floor in the Lunchroom. There was a puddle of water I didn't see. My manager and I had to fill out a heap of paperwork (even though I wasn't injured, we still had to do all the workers comp stuff).

[Morrigoon]

You would think, in this day of advanced computing technology, that a phone company as big and well-capitalized as AT&T could forward a ****ing business phone line without taking 5 days to do it.

I believe I actually heard the word "typist" mentioned in the explanation of why it would take so long.

[Prudence]

On top of it all, I slipped and fell on the linoleum floor in the Lunchroom. There was a puddle of water I didn't see. My manager and I had to fill out a heap of paperwork (even though I wasn't injured, we still had to do all the workers comp stuff).

A story to make you feel better:

This past weekend my brother fell out of a hotel van while on a business trip in Knoxville. Got tangled in the seatbelts or somesuch. Hit his head, shoulder, and hip on the way down, and nearly broke his finger. Got to visit the Knoxville ER and now has to see a hand specialist due to potential ligament damage in his ring finger.

Not only does he have paperwork to fill out, but all his coworkers heard about it before he got back, and he's received quite the razzing.

[Kevy Baby]

Not really, the checks were always processed with an automated system (98% or so of all checks are processed without ever being seen by human eyes), the information on the deposit slip was only of limited significance.Cool info Alex - thank you for sharing. I always enjoy learning new things!



This message is the closest I can get to mojo'ing Alex

[CoasterMatt]

I get to have lunch with the general manager tomorrow :D

[Alex]

Cool info Alex - thank you for sharing. I always enjoy learning new things!

No problem, I've been messing in this area recently. I have a new product idea that has a lot of heat behind it (yay me) but has been running into a big wall because of some idiosyncrasies with how checks are processed. Over the last three weeks I've learned way more than I would ever want to know.

[Kevy Baby]

I get to have lunch with the general manager tomorrow :DIs this considered an honor or congratulatory effort of some sort?

Is it you and 400 other employees enjoying an "intimate" meeting with the boss or is it just a couple of youse?

[Morrigoon]

Well, we appreciate you sharing your hard-earned knowledge with us humble pirates.

[BarTopDancer]

I am about to eat a yummy chocolate cupcake with white buttercream icing from Cinnamon Productions.

[lashbear]

Well if it means anything...I didn't think it was intentional. I don't know where you are all in reading the book.

I'm up to the bit where Voldemort gets GWB to set off the Nukelar war and every character dies.

:p

[lashbear]

Exactly. I love crab...real crab.

We went to Joe's Crab Shack in SFO and I had me a big ole messy Dungemess (typo intentional) Crab with butter on our last day there.

MMMMMMM mm. I still have the Crab Cracker (they let you keep it)

[JWBear]

I am about to eat a yummy chocolate cupcake with white buttercream icing from Cinnamon Productions.

I hate you.