Soooo....

[Morrigoon]

As an aside... apparently there's a documentary called Helvetica. Yes, it's about the font. Now available on Netflix.

[Kevy Baby]

As an aside... apparently there's a documentary called Helvetica. Yes, it's about the font. Now available on Netflix.While it certainly has its place in history, this has to be the most boring font! Max Miedinger should be shot (if it weren't for the fact that he is already dead).

[Not Afraid]

I actually like The Doors as a film. Top Gun, oh so uninteresting.

[Gemini Cricket]

Nonono. Most interesting volleyball game ever!

[LSPoorEeyorick]

While it certainly has its place in history, this has to be the most boring font! Max Miedinger should be shot (if it weren't for the fact that he is already dead).

I am not sure you'd say that if you saw the documentary (which, to be fair, I have not seen - but I read an excellent article [on Slate, maybe?] that thrilled me without any video footage.) Though I know your area of expertise, so perhaps the documentary would leave you cold.

[Prudence]

You're all wrong - best/hottest Val Kilmer movie is "Top Secret!"

[Cadaverous Pallor]

You're all wrong - best/hottest Val Kilmer movie is "Top Secret!"He is rather cute in that...except when he "sings" and dances. ;)

[Kevy Baby]

I am not sure you'd say that if you saw the documentary (which, to be fair, I have not seen - but I read an excellent article [on Slate, maybe?] that thrilled me without any video footage.) Though I know your area of expertise, so perhaps the documentary would leave you cold.My comments are borne from my experience with bad typography. I might still be interested in the documentary, but I think the font is deadly fugly.

[MmeLytyeer]

cough syrup with codeine puts me in a lovely stoned fog

[Kevy Baby]

cough syrup with codeine puts me in a lovely stoned fog:snap: :snap: for lovely stoned fogs!

[Kevy Baby]

If a girl named Cassidy was a lesbian, would she be a Butch Cassidy?

[cirquelover]

Kevy, your mind must be a very interesting place to live!! Where do you come up with this stuff?!

[JWBear]

If a girl named Cassidy was a lesbian, would she be a Butch Cassidy?

Not if she were a lipstick lesbian!

[Kevy Baby]

Kevy, your mind must be a very interesting place to live!! Please have sympathies for poor GusGus - she has to live with it.

[cirquelover]

My sympathies to GusGus but I understand what she goes through. Sadly my husband is the same way. I just don't know where you guys come up with this stuff!!

[wendybeth]

I'm snowed in for the second day- we got about 5 more inches of snow last night, and I can't even get out of the driveway without getting high centered.:rolleyes:

We probably won't get snowplows up here until late Thursday, and if we get hit again it's not going to happen until Saturday. I really hate snow.

[Snowflake]

I'm snowed in for the second day- we got about 5 more inches of snow last night, and I can't even get out of the driveway without getting high centered.:rolleyes:

We probably won't get snowplows up here until late Thursday, and if we get hit again it's not going to happen until Saturday. I really hate snow.

See? When I was in VA, I dreamed of snow like this (like a kid wanting a snow day from school) and never got it. :(

I hated driving in the ice and sleet, so I can sympathize. But so long as you don't lose power, you can Wii with Tori!

[katiesue]

But snow is pretty ;)

[Ponine]

And being snowed in is a damn good reason to not go to work when you desperatley wanted to take a sick day and just couldnt bring yourself to call in well.

I love.... looking out the front window at 10pm after a snowfall and seeing it look almost like ten am. :blush:

[blueerica]

I'm snowed in for the second day- we got about 5 more inches of snow last night, and I can't even get out of the driveway without getting high centered.:rolleyes:

We probably won't get snowplows up here until late Thursday, and if we get hit again it's not going to happen until Saturday. I really hate snow.

It's days like today when I have to question my choices. I know I've done the right thing by moving over here, but I'm so f#@$ing over snow right now, it's unreal. After spending about an hour getting my car out on Monday (due to my forgetting how to manage snow that's been plowed up behind my car), I've decided to forget about doing anything today. I'm not in the mood to dig, though I suspect it will take half the time, now that I remember how to deal with it.

I guess last night to this morning, my town saw something like 7 or 8 inches. I'm guessing we've seen a bunch throughout the day, and tonight is supposed to give us a couple more inches. The snow outside is just around knee-deep.

My walk to the exercise room at the complex became futile after I kept dead-ending into snow plow walls. I gave up and turned back to the apartment. I feel pretty useless today.

Bleh.

Worst of all... it isn't even good snowball snow. :(

Sorry about all your snow issues. Do you live in a more secluded area? I know we're supposed to have another day of snow, then... ?

[Kevy Baby]

Worst of all... it isn't even good snowball snow. :(That's the worst news of all!

[BarTopDancer]

Hey E! I thought it didn't snow where you lived! :p

[blueerica]

Hey E! I thought it didn't snow where you lived! :p

Hey, I never said it didn't snow!

On the other hand, it usually doesn't snow quite like this in the basin/valley/whatever. It generally sticks to the higher elevations.

Too much snow!

Bleh.

I am thinking of figuring out how I can ambush J with snowballs... but then I remember this is sucky snow.

[Morrigoon]

Wow, I didn't expect I'd be flying to NY this month...

[Moonliner]

I didn't expect I'd be helping write a pamphlet on HIV awareness today.

[Morrigoon]

What a very strange day it has been :)

[CoasterMatt]

I hate taggers... Why can't we just put a bounty on any and all of the useless bags of skin, dead or alive (point bonus for dead)?

[Kevy Baby]

Looks like I picked a bad day top stop sniffing glue.

[cirquelover]

Visible mojo Kevy, the man says I must spread the love around first.

[wendybeth]

It's days like today when I have to question my choices. I know I've done the right thing by moving over here, but I'm so f#@$ing over snow right now, it's unreal. After spending about an hour getting my car out on Monday (due to my forgetting how to manage snow that's been plowed up behind my car), I've decided to forget about doing anything today. I'm not in the mood to dig, though I suspect it will take half the time, now that I remember how to deal with it.

I guess last night to this morning, my town saw something like 7 or 8 inches. I'm guessing we've seen a bunch throughout the day, and tonight is supposed to give us a couple more inches. The snow outside is just around knee-deep.

My walk to the exercise room at the complex became futile after I kept dead-ending into snow plow walls. I gave up and turned back to the apartment. I feel pretty useless today.

Bleh.

Worst of all... it isn't even good snowball snow. :(

Sorry about all your snow issues. Do you live in a more secluded area? I know we're supposed to have another day of snow, then... ?

I live in Eastern Washington, just across the Idaho border and close to Canada. (I think it's just over 100 miles, but I never go there). Anyway, it's mountainous and forested and I live in the burbs of a smallish city. I know I'm rambling, but I think I am going stir-crazy. I may have to drink tonight.:D

Doesn't the whole driving dynamic just suck rocks in the snow? We're on a steep hill, and in the middle of a snow belt, so it gets kind of crazy in the winter. I'm sorry you are being subjected to it, but look at the bright side: new kitteh!

[blueerica]

WB -

Jeebuz, I'm glad I don't live in the hill action. I'm just feeling retarded because I haven't had to deal with this for such a long time. Living in Southern Cal can really spoil a girl.

On the plus side, when J & I came back from dinner tonight, we saw a snow plow going through our complex. On the downside, the plowed some more snow behind my Explorer, meaning that there's a bunch of work to do tomorrow.

Which brings up my next troubling subject:

I'm not so sure what's up with kitteh. I know he's been a little more nervous in this new setting after over a year of being in shelters, but he's been snippy and loving, which is a strange combination. I've attributed it to being nervous, but then today he started shaking his head. I noticed yesterday that something seemed up, but didn't give it any thought and figured it might be dirt from our shoes since he sometimes rolls on the mat just inside the door.

This evening when we came home, I realized he had a blob of old blood at the bottom of his outer ear. I'm not sure what's up, but the way he's acting, I'm calling the vet's office we adopted him out of. Hopefully they'll give us a break if its an infection since it's been only a day since we got him, but in either case, I'm not looking forward to driving in this snow. The morning news shows featured all the cars that had gone off the road due to the slippery conditions.

Oh, and last night I busted my ass while I was just trying to look at my car. I'm so sore tonight!

So yeah, I've got a drink in hand.

*sigh*

[wendybeth]

I'll be joining you in the drinkies department here in a sec.:cheers:

Eric is optimistically putting the garbage out. I hope they do come to get it- they will create a path for escape. It would be funny if one of those big rigs got stuck, though. The city would have to send plows to the rescue.


(Forgot to add that I hope kitty is doing alright! It could be allergies- he might be digging at his ears because the skin itches or something. Samwise is sweet/evil all the time, btw- he'll be gnawing your arm off one second and the next giving you a bath.)

[CoasterMatt]

I think Rose is gonna be really happy when she gets home.

[wendybeth]

I think Rose is gonna be really happy when she gets home.

You remembered to close the toilet cover, didn't you? Good Matt!;)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Ugh. Today I earned my paycheck, for sure. No drink needed, just a quiet home and a LoT check.

[alphabassettgrrl]

My volunteer group met tonight at the police department (we meet monthly) but only a few of us showed. The captain is out of town, and nobody else came. It's not our usual night, so maybe people forgot. Whatever. I need to email the captain and give him the run-down; we talked about a few things but we don't have a quorum so we can't have a real meeting. We shot the **** for an hour and a half. I leave the meeting room, and a woman pulls up in a car, kid in the front seat wearing a sullen expression. She asks if I work here (no) but she wants a deputy. I know there's a phone at the door that goes to dispatch, so I offer to walk her over. Another of the guys comes out of our meeting room, and he has sheriff dispatch on speed dial so he calls them himself. Mom's still trying to talk sense to the kid (not working). Deputy comes from the station to talk to him until the guys dispatched get there.

Kid's dad is here; parents are divorced, dad wants them to arrest him, mom wants them not to arrest him. It's not gonna happen, anyway. They don't arrest kids for simply being under the influence and underage. Mom left with him in the end.

We don't usually get this stuff happening. The four of us from the meeting stood around talking in the parking lot for a while. One of the guys had left his car door open so I waited to see if his car started before I left. It was definitely an odd night.

[€uroMeinke]

So...

For some reason our hardwood floors are becoming more and more slippery and we have no idea why. I think I may need to read some Murakami.

[Alex]

Well, if that's what keeps you from walking on them that just may work.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

So...

For some reason our hardwood floors are becoming more and more slippery and we have no idea why. I think I may need to read some Murakami.Hehe, there was one spot I kept slipping in on NYE, and it wasn't wet. Someone else confirmed for me that it was super slippery for seemingly no reason, so it wasn't just because the Tang punch was so good.

[Not Afraid]

No, they are slippery in the living room by the dining room arch. But, they have started getting slippery in other parts of the house. It's odd. Thurston is having problems walking around.

[Kevy Baby]

Hehe, there was one spot I kept slipping in on NYE, and it wasn't wet. Someone else confirmed for me that it was super slippery for seemingly no reason, so it wasn't just because the Tang punch was so good.Apparently, it was very slippery for Susan on NYE.

[€uroMeinke]

If it keeps spreading we'll have a slip and slide themed New Years

[JWBear]

Maybe someone is sneaking into your house and secretly buffing your floors.

[BarTopDancer]

WE WON! A shutout!

The other team is in last place in their division but with the way we've been playing.... WE WON! WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!

[Ghoulish Delight]

I'm not looking forward to driving in this snow. The morning news shows featured all the cars that had gone off the road due to the slippery conditions.Bring a video camera and stick it on your dashboard. At least if something goes wrong you'll get some good YouTube fodder out of it.

[blueerica]

Maybe your floors are sympathetically slippery to those of us stuck in the snow?

In the meanwhile, I'm hoping to call and get a chance to talk to the vet. My cat has a HUGE number of allergies that show up on his skin. I also have discovered that he is a bread thief. :) He's not exactly interested in his duck and green peas fancy-pants food he gets because of his allergies... he wants bread. So, I partly wonder if this could be a symptom of his allergies...

[Cadaverous Pallor]

No, they are slippery in the living room by the dining room arch. That's the spot! If you're walking into the dining room, it's the right side of the arch, right?

[Nephythys]

Johny Depp is the most beautiful man alive- that is all.

Thank you.

[wendybeth]

Johny Depp is the most beautiful man alive- that is all.

Thank you.
No arguments here.:D

[Nephythys]

No arguments here.:D

My oldest son looked at the Sweeney Todd pics and said "that man is ridiculously pretty- even when they put him in crazy hair and makeup he is still good looking!"

I could wallpaper my visual world in Johnny Depp pics. :)

[Kevy Baby]

I thought I was the most beautiful man alive?

I'm hurt http://home.mindspring.com/%7Ekevin_elder/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/bigcry.gif

[Nephythys]

I thought I was the most beautiful man alive?

I'm hurt http://home.mindspring.com/%7Ekevin_elder/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/bigcry.gif

You just wanted an excuse for that smiley. :)

[Capt Jack]

My oldest son looked at the Sweeney Todd pics and said "that man is ridiculously pretty- even when they put him in crazy hair and makeup he is still good looking!"



then I'm guessing he hasnt seen him in 'The Libertine'

[Nephythys]

then I'm guessing he hasnt seen him in 'The Libertine'

heh- true that.

[JWBear]

I'm sorry, I don't agree. I don't find Depp attractive at all!

[Morrigoon]

More Johnny for the rest of us, then :)

[JWBear]

And you can have him!

[BarTopDancer]

Thank you!

[Alex]

Yeah, I've been saying that about Depp since the 21 Jump Street days. In recent years he's taken an acting turn where I've begun to find him enjoyable but I still don't really see what all the brouhaha about his physical attractiveness is. But then I didn't see it for Winona Ryder either so I guess I just don't swing in that direction.

[Snowflake]

Blue Diamond Lime & Chili almonds are really g-o-o-d

[Ponine]

I like the Wasabi Almonds

[Snowflake]

I like the Wasabi Almonds

I was torn, believe me. Next time! I also need to check out Trader Joe's next week to see if there are any yummy varieties to choose from there.

[Betty]

TJ's has some great carcked black pepper cashews! Mmmmmm.

[Alex]

I don't know if it is generally available in stores but we stopped by Tillamook Cheese Factory over Christmas and they had a black pepper cheddar that was really so very good.

I had to veer off since I can't figure out why anybody would eat almonds recreationally regardless of what is put on them.

[blueerica]

Recreational almond eating... nice.

So, uh... What hobbies do you have? Oh, I eat almonds.

I'm a fan of almonds, but not nearly as much as I am a fan of cheese. I didn't see any Tillamook black pepper cheddar in the stores, and would have picked some up if I had. That sounds fantastic.

[katiesue]

We went to the Blue Diamond plant in 8th grade for a field trip. Everyone ate a zillion of them. The 6 hour bus ride home wasn't fun.

[blueerica]

Back on the snow tip: Another textbook of mine sold on Amazon, so in order to get it to Georgia by Monday/Tuesday, I decided it was best to go to the post office today, and not wait for J to come home to dig me out of the 2-3 feet of snow behind my car. (It got plowed into my car... grr!) Took me around 40 minutes this time, which I consider an achievement given how this was so much worse than it was the last time. I ended up needing help on the last push since there was so much ice from the melted snow/ice from the last snowfall.

I am getting all-weather tires for next season.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I'm sorry, I don't agree. I don't find Depp attractive at all!Bears, go fig! ;) Many of the "hot guys" pics you've posted totally turn me off....each to his own, which means me to my Johnny Depp. :snap:


So. At work today I was told that my job is being shifted from circulation to the admin dept. I'll be doing an amalgam of jobs, including handling the Welcome Desk scheduling and procedure, community room reservations, including all the tech stuff that needs to be set up for people that come in to use it, and some small tech stuff for the tech dept who's losing one of the FOUR people that do ALL the tech stuff for our building.

So yeah, I'm now a little dutch boy set to stick my finger in the dike. These are new tasks for our new building that have overwhelmed staff in other depts. I'll also be an assistant to our Director, Manager, and Admin Assistant for all kinds of data wrangling etc. Guess I shouldn't have done so well on those Excel doc assignments 2 years ago.

I'm trying to see the upside, that this will be new and exciting and different, that I'll be learning new things and in on the Admin stuff, but it's still a blow. I'm losing all the comfort I have in the dept I know, and I won't deal with the public, at least at first. I'm also losing my window with the lovely tree across the street. Cube farm for me. :(

I'm sure it'll be fine. I just have to get through the rest of today.

[Snowflake]

Recreational almond eating... nice.

So, uh... What hobbies do you have? Oh, I eat almonds.

I'm a fan of almonds, but not nearly as much as I am a fan of cheese. I didn't see any Tillamook black pepper cheddar in the stores, and would have picked some up if I had. That sounds fantastic.

Well, in order of true preference:

Bacon
Cheese
Almonds

That said, I needed something to snack on (I'm stress eating) and almonds seemed to be the better option than a pound of bacon or a hunk of mozzarella with black truffles (no matter how totally delicious that is, in small doses) It is the lesser of many evils I could have reached for.

Of course, some home made cookies would be good too at this point!

[Morrigoon]

India has unveiled a $2500 car (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22575262/). So what is the name of the company who produces it? Tata Motors.

Here in the States, when you say "Tata," it's not a car we picture! ;)

[Ponine]

That said, I needed something to snack on (I'm stress eating) and almonds seemed to be the better option than a pound of bacon or a hunk of mozzarella with black truffles (no matter how totally delicious that is, in small doses) It is the lesser of many evils I could have reached for.

Of course, some home made cookies would be good too at this point!
OMG come on over to my house. We could be kin.
I have cheese and triscuts, popcorn and almonds.
I'm also stress eating, and I want cookies.

[blueerica]

Oh hey... whatever happened with the bleu cheese honey thing everyone was talking about. I never got my hands on any, and suspect I'll just have to make it on my own.

[katiesue]

Oh hey... whatever happened with the bleu cheese honey thing everyone was talking about. I never got my hands on any, and suspect I'll just have to make it on my own.

Blue cheese and truffle infused honey. Yum. Now I need to go to Bristol Farms.

[BarTopDancer]

I think you need to bring some of those to the parking lot in 3 weeks. No tailgating allowed. Ok, we won't use a tailgate! ;)

[katiesue]

I think you need to bring some of those to the parking lot in 3 weeks. No tailgating allowed. Ok, we won't use a tailgate! ;)

Tailgating does not imply blue cheese & honey so I think we'd be safe.

[BarTopDancer]

Tailgating does not imply blue cheese & honey so I think we'd be safe.

We're tailgating with class!

[katiesue]

We're tailgating with class!

Well that was a given anyway :D

[BarTopDancer]

Back on the snow tip: Another textbook of mine sold on Amazon, so in order to get it to Georgia by Monday/Tuesday, I decided it was best to go to the post office today, and not wait for J to come home to dig me out of the 2-3 feet of snow behind my car. (It got plowed into my car... grr!) Took me around 40 minutes this time, which I consider an achievement given how this was so much worse than it was the last time. I ended up needing help on the last push since there was so much ice from the melted snow/ice from the last snowfall.

I am getting all-weather tires for next season.

What you need to do is stock up on the "flat rate" envelopes and boxes. The envelopes are 60 cents more to mail then the standard shipping rate that Amazon gives you. You can print your shipping labels from home. No more going to the post office! I think you can even order the flat rate supplies to be delivered to your home for free.

[blueerica]

What you need to do is stock up on the "flat rate" envelopes and boxes. The envelopes are 60 cents more to mail then the standard shipping rate that Amazon gives you. You can print your shipping labels from home. No more going to the post office! I think you can even order the flat rate supplies to be delivered to your home for free.

I still wouldn't trust it - I'm not sure why, but sending something important out of an apartment complex mailbox in this weather doesn't seem wise, especially given the rinky dink operation that is this complex. Plus, I'd have to walk through said snow to get to the mailboxes, which is only slightly more appealing. My big issue is that if it wasn't the post office, it would be something else and I'd be digging my car out tomorrow. Plus, it was nice to force myself to drive in the skerry snow.. I guess.

But, yes, I do use the flat rate envelope, since it fits most books, gets there in 2-4 days and the price is right on it. It's actually the same amount of time that the "expedited" option is, and that's what the person chose, so I sent it the way I would have sent it, anyway. ;) Sneaky, sneaky! Profits!

[BarTopDancer]

I still wouldn't trust it - I'm not sure why, but sending something important out of an apartment complex mailbox in this weather doesn't seem wise, especially given the rinky dink operation that is this complex. Plus, I'd have to walk through said snow to get to the mailboxes, which is only slightly more appealing. My big issue is that if it wasn't the post office, it would be something else and I'd be digging my car out tomorrow. Plus, it was nice to force myself to drive in the skerry snow.. I guess.

You can schedule a carrier pick up on the website.

But, yes, I do use the flat rate envelope, since it fits most books, gets there in 2-4 days and the price is right on it. It's actually the same amount of time that the "expedited" option is, and that's what the person chose, so I sent it the way I would have sent it, anyway. ;) Sneaky, sneaky! Profits!

That's what I do. Easier all around (and by the time you buy an envelope, you're usually already over the difference in cost).

[JWBear]

India has unveiled a $2500 car (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22575262/). So what is the name of the company who produces it? Tata Motors.

Here in the States, when you say "Tata," it's not a car we picture! ;)

<Que Apu voice> "please do not scratch my Tatas!"

[Capt Jack]

Oh hey... whatever happened with the bleu cheese honey thing everyone was talking about. I never got my hands on any, and suspect I'll just have to make it on my own.

Blue cheese and truffle infused honey. Yum. Now I need to go to Bristol Farms.

Yeah, I do believe Katiesue brought some of that to camp swank. I can honestly say that it was so good words simply cannot describe it. :snap: :snap:

wow...I'd almost forgotten about that

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Soooo.. I scored at the Library today. Paid $3 and got :

- Ernest Hemingway Bio
- Winnie the Pooh
- The DiVinci Code
- Hemingway - By-lines
- Harry Potter#2
- Harry Potter #6

All in hardcover. :)

SCORE!!!

[Moonliner]

I scored at the Library today.

Quoted for posterity.

[Prudence]

Why is the phone not ringing? It's sitting here, on vibrate, pointed at the window so it gets one bar. Why is the person I need to call me back ASAP not calling?

RING, DAMMIT!

[Moonliner]

Why is the phone not ringing? It's sitting here, on vibrate, pointed at the window so it gets one bar. Why is the person I need to call me back ASAP not calling?

RING, DAMMIT!



I am sending phone ringing mojo into the ether for you.

[Moonliner]

Cool! I just heard a UFO while I was out walking the dogs...

It's an overcast drizzly night here and I was just heading out when I heard a sound something like a flock of owls hooting into an echo chamber filtered through a synthesizer. Obviously no earthly entity could make a sound like that.

[€uroMeinke]

That's the spot! If you're walking into the dining room, it's the right side of the arch, right?

Yes - and the other side as well - and about midway into the livingroom from the dining room - and the hallway outside the bedroom - and my side of the bed near the foot of the bed.

Elves are polishing our floors while we sleep - or it's Erica's sympathetic magic projecting her weather into our floorboards.

[CoasterMatt]

Cool! I just heard a UFO while I was out walking the dogs...

It's an overcast drizzly night here and I was just heading out when I heard a sound something like a flock of owls hooting into an echo chamber filtered through a synthesizer. Obviously no earthly entity could make a sound like that.

Are you sure you didn't wander by a Taco Bell?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Someone schedule a checkup for Moonie.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Quoted for posterity.

That and Hailey's Comet... there it goes...

[BarTopDancer]

I have acquired Wii Play.

[lindyhop]

Yes - and the other side as well - and about midway into the livingroom from the dining room - and the hallway outside the bedroom - and my side of the bed near the foot of the bed.

Elves are polishing our floors while we sleep - or it's Erica's sympathetic magic projecting her weather into our floorboards.

If it's Thurston who's slipping around, I blame the cats. Or sunspots.

[cirquelover]

I have acquired Wii Play.

I'm sure you are off having fun with it now! It has some great games and is one of the few I play.

[blueerica]

Yeah, I do believe Katiesue brought some of that to camp swank. I can honestly say that it was so good words simply cannot describe it. :snap: :snap:

wow...I'd almost forgotten about that

F***, I wasn't even there and I haven't forgotten about it!

I must figure out how I can get my hands on it. Bristol Farms? No Bristol Farms around here... or is there? I'll get back to you guys on that. I definitely know there's a Wild Oats in SLC somewhere.

[Not Afraid]

So, this is why you hire professionals to take care of your dogs while you're away....

I'm only doing walks and feeding for Leo at night. The neighbor lets him out of the house in the morning and gives him food and water outside. I get there tonight and not only is the dead bolt locked, but the door knob is locked as well. I don't have a key for the door knob. I go the the neighbors house to see if they have a key. They don't. Apparently the guy who knew the specifics about the door decided he didn't want to let Leo out this morning and sent someone else over instead. They, in turn, locked everyone out of the house. First we broke into the gate to get to the back yard to see if the key would work on any of the back doors. They don't. Then he decided that we could remove a pane of glass in the French doors and unlock that door through the opening. So, he starts chipping away at the wood door. This isn't just glazing putty that he's removing, but actual wood that is part of the door. He completely destroys one whole panel of wood but he gets the glass out without breaking it.

How much is glass now a days? Wouldn't it have been smarter to just break the glass and call a window guy?

Anyways, it's not my dime and I'm just glad this is between neighbors and doesn't involve our company. I'd be interested to know how much it is going to cost my client and if it is more than hiring us to do 2 visits a day.

[Prudence]

You can drive to Disneyland from Las Vegas, right? I mean, not like daily or anything, but you could realistically drive instead of fly?

[wendybeth]

It's like driving from Spokane to Seattle, only no Snoqualmie Pass. Gotta watch out for the bats, though.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

What the hell? It's 2:30am and there is an info-mercial for Colon Cleaning -"The Almighty Cleanser." Apparently the question is "Is a clean colon the secret to health and vitality?"

How these people can keep a straight face thru this is beyond me. I wanna go to sleep but I'm learning a whole new vocabrulary...

[Morrigoon]

You can drive to Disneyland from Las Vegas, right? I mean, not like daily or anything, but you could realistically drive instead of fly?
Totally. It's between 3 and 6 hours, depending on how you drive :evil:

(I really do have a friend who did it in 3 hours once. Don't wanna think about how many laws he broke doing it. Typically takes 4 1/2)

[BarTopDancer]

You can drive to Disneyland from Las Vegas, right? I mean, not like daily or anything, but you could realistically drive instead of fly?

Yup. Driving from OC to Vegas isn't horrible (if you don't leave on a Friday during rush hour). I do it a few times a year.

Though for anyone thinking of doing it, be aware that the CHP is upping their patrol on the flat, straight stretch of the 15 all the way out to State Line - looking for speeders, drunk drivers and people not wearing seat belts.

[Kevy Baby]

You can drive to Disneyland from Las Vegas, right? I mean, not like daily or anything, but you could realistically drive instead of fly?

It's like driving from Spokane to Seattle, only no Snoqualmie Pass. Gotta watch out for the bats, though.And a lot dryer, flatter and infinitely more boring. And if done during summer, a helluva lot hotter.

[katiesue]

F***, I wasn't even there and I haven't forgotten about it!

I must figure out how I can get my hands on it. Bristol Farms? No Bristol Farms around here... or is there? I'll get back to you guys on that. I definitely know there's a Wild Oats in SLC somewhere.

Amazon's got some Here (http://www.amazon.com/Gourmet-Goods-to-You-Truffle/dp/B0000UVR70). A bottle lasts a pretty long time. For Blue Cheese I usually get Shaft's brand but no reason any other wouldn't work.

[Morrigoon]

And how does the honey relate to the bleu cheese, I missed the connection there.

Is the honey any less expensive at Bristol Farms? (Hahah, yeah right, right?)

[katiesue]

No it's I think $15.99 at Bristol Farms (and a different brand than pictured but looks very similiar). You kind of mush up the blue cheese and drizzel the honey over it. So you don't use a ton of honey. I'd say I geat about 8-10 blocks of blue cheese per jar of honey.

The honey is sweet and the cheese is sharp somehow making a very yummy taste.

[Snowflake]

So it is going to be a totally non-productive day today. My good boss is leaving today for greener pastures. How much you wanna bet within 6 months I'll be moving along too? ;)

[katiesue]

Found a better link - here's the brand of honey I've been getting Link (http://www.valleyproducecompany.com/products/honeys/truffle.html)

Their crackerthins are also very yummy.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

You can drive to Disneyland from Las Vegas, right? I mean, not like daily or anything, but you could realistically drive instead of fly?

Or, for a hundred bucks round trip, you could do this (http://www.luxbusamerica.com/bus-schedule-pricing.php). :)

I did it and it was actually pretty cool. Free snacks and drinks, onboard bathroom and movies.

[Morrigoon]

Oh wow, that looks really good. Okay, so basically you put the whole thing on crackers then. Mmmm....

[Morrigoon]

Aw, neat! It snowed in Baghdad (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22608593/).

[Prudence]

I was just briefly puzzled by the thought of a bus on crackers.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

So it is going to be a totally non-productive day today. My good boss is leaving today for greener pastures. How much you wanna bet within 6 months I'll be moving along too? ;)

I hope it works out well for you, either way.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

You can drive to Disneyland from Las Vegas, right? I mean, not like daily or anything, but you could realistically drive instead of fly?

And a lot dryer, flatter and infinitely more boring. And if done during summer, a helluva lot hotter.There is some interesting scenery (http://www.jenniegreg.com/Gallery/main.php?cmd=album&var1=On+the+Road/&var2=0) along the way.

Or, for a hundred bucks round trip, you could do this (http://www.luxbusamerica.com/bus-schedule-pricing.php). :)

I did it and it was actually pretty cool. Free snacks and drinks, onboard bathroom and movies.Ooh. With the price of gas these days this isn't a bad deal! Perhaps when we plan a Vegas swanking...

[BarTopDancer]

And if done during summer, a helluva lot hotter.

Did it in August. I am very very VERY glad our car had tinted windows.

[Capt Jack]

...a Vegas swanking...

a dangerous...dangerous thought



I am soo in! :D

[Kevy Baby]

There is some interesting scenery (http://www.jenniegreg.com/Gallery/main.php?cmd=album&var1=On+the+Road/&var2=0) along the way.We might even see a Car-B-Que along the way too!

[Vegas Swanking] a dangerous...dangerous thought



I am soo in! :DI know NA is itching to go to Vegas.:evil:

[Morrigoon]

Okay, I so have to do this:
http://www.dreamcmo.com/

edit: dammit, why do they tell us about this on company intranet and then tell us we're not eligible! :mad:

[Not Afraid]

I know NA is itching to go to Vegas.:evil:

Let's see. 4 1/2 hours to Vegas or 4 1/2 hours to Yosemite. Hmmmm. Gee, that's a difficult decision.

[Ghoulish Delight]

3 1/2 hours to Vegas.

At least when I drive it.

[Snowflake]

So, I'm annoyed with Virgin America right now. I have a credit with them for my cancelled flight in October. I just booked a flight to LAX, they did not apply the credit, so now I call them, I'm on terminal hold, a really loud and awful ring in my ear to get to the agent, then I get a hang up, now back on terminal hold with really loud and annoying muzak again.......I hope the flight is better........

okay, all fixed. But the techno-pop was annoying.

[Morrigoon]

VA is in my happy book right now. It's with them that I got a $128 1-way ticket to JFK.

[Kevy Baby]

VA is in my happy book right now. It's with them that I got a $128 1-way ticket to JFK.Yeah, but how much is the return flight?

[Morrigoon]

Yeah, but how much is the return flight?

Would be the same price, but I'll be returning by car. The amazing part was getting the "deal" on a 1-way ticket. So often the sale prices are "each way, based on round-trip purchase".

[Moonliner]

Would be the same price, but I'll be returning by car. The amazing part was getting the "deal" on a 1-way ticket. So often the sale prices are "each way, based on round-trip purchase".

New York to LA by Car???


ROAD TRIP!!! :D

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

What the hell? It's 2:30am and there is an info-mercial for Colon Cleaning -"The Almighty Cleanser." Apparently the question is "Is a clean colon the secret to health and vitality?"

How these people can keep a straight face thru this is beyond me. I wanna go to sleep but I'm learning a whole new vocabrulary...

If anyone is bored at work and need a good laugh --- :)

http://www.itvventures.com/shows/almighty-cleanse.asp

[Chernabog]

If anyone is bored at work and need a good laugh --- :)

http://www.itvventures.com/shows/almighty-cleanse.asp

HAHAHAHAAAHAAAHAHHAHA OMG I'm laughing so hard I'm gonna sh*t!!!!

[BarTopDancer]

I have 7 classes left after this semester.

omg.

[Chernabog]

Oh how I wish I could go back to school. I loved living on loans :)

[Capt Jack]

HAHAHAHAAAHAAAHAHHAHA OMG I'm laughing so hard I'm gonna sh*t!!!!

ok. I stopped at "Nation of Constipation"

figured it couldnt get any worse..and surely wasnt going to get any better
:rolleyes:

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I wonder if Donald and Chloe are putting "Colon Cleansing Host" on their resume.

[Strangler Lewis]

I wonder if Donald and Chloe are putting "Colon Cleansing Host" on their resume.

"Act well your part; there all the honor lies."
Alexander Pope

"There are no small parts. Just small actors.'
Stanislavski

And for an opposing view . . .

"Kablam!!"
George Reeves

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

HAHAHAHAAAHAAAHAHHAHA OMG I'm laughing so hard I'm gonna sh*t!!!!

ok. I stopped at "Nation of Constipation"

figured it couldnt get any worse..and surely wasnt going to get any better
:rolleyes:

I just wish they'd quit dancing around the vocab and just call it what it is. :) Out with the Fecal Matter and in with the Sh!t!

[Kevy Baby]

Would be the same price, but I'll be returning by car. The amazing part was getting the "deal" on a 1-way ticket. So often the sale prices are "each way, based on round-trip purchase".The gas for the return trip is more expensive than the plane ticket.

2,775 miles / 25 MPG * $3.00/gallon = $333.00

Now I wish I hadn't done that math.

[Morrigoon]

well, she's moving, so the gas is being bought regardless.

[Kevy Baby]

well, she's moving, so the gas is being bought regardless.I did it for my own curiosity mainly.

[Mousey Girl]

I got a tour of the warehouse today. My nose froze. Our plant manager had us walking through one of the rooms that is kept at zero and another that is kept at -20. brrrr!

[RStar]

I got a tour of the warehouse today. My nose froze. Our plant manager had us walking through one of the rooms that is kept at zero and another that is kept at -20. brrrr!

Dang, and I thought our wherehouse was cold!

[figment1986]

I got a tour of the warehouse today. My nose froze. Our plant manager had us walking through one of the rooms that is kept at zero and another that is kept at -20. brrrr!

And i thought the stages were cold when we keep the lights off... I would not want to be there... at 59f im bundled up.... yet 60f im in t-shirt and shorts most of the time...

[Deebs]

I was driving by a Papa Murphy's Pizza yesterday and on their marquee:

LARGE COWBOY $8.99

Made me smile, wish I'd had my camera.

[Gn2Dlnd]

I still can't shake this hideous post-holiday congestion, Sinus, chest, the whole shebang.

Blecch :hack hack:

BUT! Finally the farmer's market customers are back. Three weeks of three day weekends, plus getting rained out of two markets and a third shut down from wind, it's nice to see some positive cash flow again. Although, lesson learned, it really is a good idea to have a prudent reserve set aside. Which I didn't. Tomorrow (Sunday) I'm set up in Larchmont Village, come on by! Today, I think I'll finally see "Enchanted" and go walk around the Park for a couple hours.

[Gn2Dlnd]

I was driving by a Papa Murphy's Pizza yesterday and on their marquee:

LARGE COWBOY $8.99

Made me smile, wish I'd had my camera.

Wonder if they have a Papa Murphy's in Hawaii? Yippee-ki-yay GC!

[3894]

My daughter is reading The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.

I am so happy. It's my book of books, my most favorite.

[JWBear]

We just had Hagen-Daz's dark chocolate covered pomegranate ice cream bars. They are to die for!

[Prudence]

I picked out new glasses today. Rhinestones!

[alphabassettgrrl]

I rode 22 miles today. Yay! And had sushi for dinner. What a grand day!

[Not Afraid]

YAY!!! I just signed up for farm-to-door weekly produce delivery. I'm so excited! It's been something I've wanted to do for quite a while now and finally did it today. Starting on Thursday, a box of seasonal fresh fruits and organic veggies will be delivered to our doorstep on a weekly basis. It also comes with recipe suggestions. I can't wait!

[BarTopDancer]

YAY!!! I just signed up for farm-to-door weekly produce delivery. I'm so excited! It's been something I've wanted to do for quite a while now and finally did it today. Starting on Thursday, a box of seasonal fresh fruits and organic veggies will be delivered to our doorstep on a weekly basis. It also comes with recipe suggestions. I can't wait!

Sounds interesting. Have a link or any other info?

[Not Afraid]

This is the website. (http://www.beachgreens.com/beachgreens-produce-farmers.php)

[Morrigoon]

I showed property yesterday and will probably be writing an offer in the next couple days! :)

[BarTopDancer]

This is the website. (http://www.beachgreens.com/beachgreens-produce-farmers.php)
Thanks!

Bummer. Just Long Beach for now.

[Prudence]

There are lots of those sorts of local produce subscription things. I did one for awhile before law school (best eggs ever). Probably one in your area as well. Google your area and "produce subscription" or "community sponsored agriculture".

Here's a web directory of CSA farms. (http://www.localharvest.org/csa/)

[Strangler Lewis]

We did one some years back in SF. I was disappointed in that it was overly heavy on melons and corn smut, or huitlacoche, if you prefer. They also only gave you enough "produce for two" to get through the week if you had a crack habit.

Our neighbors have produce delivered and seem pretty happy. At least with their produce. So one of these days we might give it another shot.

[Kevy Baby]

I showed property yesterday and will probably be writing an offer in the next couple days! :)Congrats!

[lashbear]

I'm a fan of almonds, but not nearly as much as I am a fan of cheese..
I disagree - I don't think that the phrase "Cutting the Almond" is as funny at parties.

Bears, go fig! ;) Many of the "hot guys" pics you've posted totally turn me off....each to his own.

Seems to me there was once a girthy guy with a goatee who looked pretty woofy to bears....

I showed property yesterday :)
Was that when you took me via laptop around your house ? :D

[Mousey Girl]

My sister belongs to a produce co-op in Tehachapi. She splits theirs with another family.

I have done absolutly nothing all weekend. Even The Boy seems to be enjoying our weekend of nothingness.
I did sleep a lot. Everyone around me is sick or has been sick. I am just wondering if my sleepiness comes from fighting the crud or if I using it as a defense mechanism.

[BarTopDancer]

There are lots of those sorts of local produce subscription things. I did one for awhile before law school (best eggs ever). Probably one in your area as well. Google your area and "produce subscription" or "community sponsored agriculture".

Here's a web directory of CSA farms. (http://www.localharvest.org/csa/)

Thank you!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Seems to me there was once a girthy guy with a goatee who looked pretty woofy to bears....Woofy indeed, though there is a limit to woofiness on my end. Happily, if he gets too woofy, he eats less and exercises ;)

Also, he doesn't wear those leather bondage outfits.

[RStar]

Go Woofies!! :D

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Go Woofies!! :DYou like leather bondage outfits? ;)

[€uroMeinke]

So just got a call from Verizon - they'll be here in 20 minutes, the next time I post I should be on FiOS!

(or dial up through T-Mobile - heh)

[JWBear]

Also, he doesn't wear those leather bondage outfits.

Pity...

[RStar]

You like leather bondage outfits? ;)

Oh, I thought they were a football team! ;)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Oh, I thought they were a football team! ;)Not a bad idea - that would get certain gays watching football. The San Francisco Woofies? That makes me think of BASEketball (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASEketball):

San Francisco Ferries
The players wear white and pastel pink uniforms, and have the only all-male cheerleader squad. Quite possibly, the word "Ferries" is meant to be a play on "fairies," a slang term sometimes used to refer to "homosexuals".

[wendybeth]

One of my friends has a daughter who is turning 25 in a few weeks. This very sweet girl is mentally handicapped, with a maturation and intellectual level of about 7-9 years old. She always comes to Tori's parties and has a blast, so when her mom called me to invite us to her party in February we were happy to accept the invite. Well, seems her mom (actually, she is her step mom but has raised her since she was an infant and loves her dearly) decided that she deserved to have a real Princess party, so she's going all out. She's sending a limo to everyone's homes, and then we are going to the Davenport Hotel (http://www.thedavenporthotel.com/) where about 25 of us will have a dinner party. Afterwards, my friend, her daughter, Tori and myself are planning on staying the night in the Safari Tower. All the girls are to dress up as princesses (we're getting them prom-style dresses, not the Disney kind- too big now!) and will have their hair and nails done. This is going to cost a small fortune, but my friend reasoned that her daughter never got to go to a Prom and will likely never get married, so she's going to do this up as Swankily as possible. The Davenport is a gorgeous hotel that recently went through a major refurbishment- we love to eat lunch there on special occasions. This is the first time we've stayed overnight since the remodel, though. At one time, it was considered the finest hotel in the U.S., and is still way up there on the list. Tori is beyond excited.:D

[Ponine]

I think that sounds like a wonderful plan!
And twenty five is a great age for it! She's have a blast, be able to be sparkly with all her friends, and the younger girls will be able to doll up and be cool.

That sounds so fun! What are YOU wearing?

[blueerica]

Very cool, WB! What a treat for everyone!

[BarTopDancer]

That sounds like a wonderful time WB!

[katiesue]

That sounds great WB - can't wait to see photos of the girls dressed in their finest.

[Gn2Dlnd]

That made me smile! :D

[Snowflake]

Well, if you can, we must have pics of everyone in their princess drag, this is a fabulous idea. Major snaps for the step Mom for doing this. Sounds like total swanky fun!

Will you be wearing your traditional black? ;)

[wendybeth]

Lol- do they make black princess dresses? I still doubt I'd wear it- not a dressy kind of girl here. I'll try and find something; if I can't find anything I'll pull an Ellen (albeit a straight one) and wear a suit. I really can't stand dresses, and I can't wear heels anymore so this oughta be interesting. I could go totally camp and dress up like an opera singer.......nah. (I did do that for a murder mystery years ago- rented the dress from the local theater group. Very fun!)

[BarTopDancer]

Jan 12th was the third anniversary of this thread.

[Moonliner]

Jan 12th was the third anniversary of this thread.

And how ironic it is... With that post you broke a tie with Kevy for most all time posts in this thread: 1,127.

It is also worthy of note that three people: BTD, Kevy and NA have all acheived looserdom status in just this thread alone.

Cooch has been mentioned in 1 post (ok, two now...).
Boobies in 6
Bacon in 101 posts
Drinking 103 (More than bacon!)
Disney 120 posts
Hair 122 posts
Cute 169


And in a flagrant disregard for Godwin's law, there has never been a mention of......

[JWBear]

Hitler

(Can't break a law, now can we?) ;)

[Kevy Baby]

And how ironic it is... With that post you broke a tie with Kevy for most all time posts in this thread: 1,127.

It is also worthy of note that three people: BTD, Kevy and NA have all acheived looserdom status in just this thread alone.

Cooch has been mentioned in 1 post (ok, two now...).
Boobies in 6
Bacon in 101 posts
Drinking 103 (More than bacon!)
Disney 120 posts
Hair 122 posts
Cute 169


And in a flagrant disregard for Godwin's law, there has never been a mention of......It is also worthy to note that Moonliner achieved loser status with just this post :D

[Moonliner]

Hitler

(Can't break a law, now can we?) ;)

You Nazi bastard!

[Moonliner]

It is also worthy to note that Moonliner achieved loser status with just this post :D

And Kevy ties it up!

[Kevy Baby]

Hitler

(Can't break a law, now can we?) ;)I bend them all the time, I just attempt to not break them.

And as I am fond of saying: it is not illegal if you don't get caught :D

[Ghoulish Delight]

And in a flagrant disregard for Godwin's law, there has never been a mention of......
"Nazi" in 4 posts

[Kevy Baby]

And Kevy ties it up!You're gonna have to work a heck of a lot harder to work yourself up from 24th place :p

[Moonliner]

I bend them all the time, I just attempt to not break them.

And as I am fond of saying: it is not illegal if you don't get caught :D

And we have the go ahead run!

[JWBear]

You Nazi bastard!

I've been called worse!

[Moonliner]

"Nazi" in 4 posts

Oh.

In that case: Damn you too Bailykat!




Drat. I'm still 12 behind Bornieo.

[JWBear]

I'm #15! WooHOO!!!

[JWBear]

Kevy is the post leader in the bacon thread also. Figures.

[Kevy Baby]

Kevy is the post leader in the bacon thread also. Figures.Obviously I have nothing of relevance to say.

[Moonliner]

I'm #15! WooHOO!!!

And at the other end of the spectrum the LoT'er with the most posts overall (799) but only ONE in Sooo.... Zap!

[Moonliner]

Obviously I have nothing of relevance to say.

Stop padding your lead you post whore.

[Kevy Baby]

And at the other end of the spectrum the LoT'er with the most posts overall (799) but only ONE in Sooo.... Zap!Ya know Moonie, there are a lot of very exciting and stimulating hobbies available today...

I'm just sayin'

[Morrigoon]

We not interrupt this competitive posting section to announce:

I'm writing an offer!!!!! :)

[Moonliner]

Ya know Moonie, there are a lot of very exciting and stimulating hobbies available today...

I'm just sayin'

But I have a hobby. I'm an amature statistician!

[Moonliner]

We not interrupt this competitive posting section to announce:

I'm writing an offer!!!!! :)

Woot Woot! That's great!



(but you are still in 6th place in the overall post count)

[JWBear]

And at the other end of the spectrum the LoT'er with the most posts overall (799) but only ONE in Sooo.... Zap!

Ummmm.... NA has the most posts overall with 11,155 (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/memberlist.php?&order=DESC&sort=posts&pp=30). There are a lot of us with more than 799 posts (including you).

[Ghoulish Delight]

Ummmm.... NA has the most posts overall with 11,155 (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/memberlist.php?&order=DESC&sort=posts&pp=30). There are a lot of us with more than 799 posts (including you).
What Moonliner meant was, of the people with only 1 post in So..., Zappp has the highest overall post total (Moonie, if you ever want to get out of "amateur" status, you have to get better at enumerating you statistical categories).

[Moonliner]

What Moonliner meant was, of the people with only 1 post in So..., Zappp has the highest overall post total (Moonie, if you ever want to get out of "amateur" status, you have to get better at enumerating you statistical categories).

Professional? *shudder* :eek:

And I cannot be held responsible for people that only read the first half of sentences.

[blueerica]

Professional? *shudder* :eek:

And I cannot be held responsible for people that only read the first half of sentences.

To be fair, I read the entire sentence a few times and wasn't sure what you were getting at until GD said something about it. ;)

How is it you are obtaining this information?

[JWBear]

Professional? *shudder* :eek:

And I cannot be held responsible for people that only read the first half of sentences.

I read the entire sentence, thankyousoverymuch! And I cannot be held responsible for people who write statements that can be interpreted incorrectly!

So there!

:p

[blueerica]

JW - that's misinterperated! ;)

[Moonliner]

To be fair, I read the entire sentence a few times and wasn't sure what you were getting at until GD said something about it. ;)

How is it you are obtaining this information?

Please reference post # 17,176 of this thread for a detailed response to your inquiry.

Thanks.

[katiesue]

Congratulatins Morri!

[JWBear]

JW - that's misinterperated! ;)

If you misinterpreted something incorrectly doesn’t it mean you got it right?

[Moonliner]

If you misinterpreted something incorrectly doesn’t it mean you got it right?

No.

Two wrongs don't make a right.


(I'm gaining on you Bornio!)

[Morrigoon]

DAMN.

Figures. My client finds a property he likes and before we can even put pen to paper, it's gone into escrow with someone else. Meaning, of course, that it was already in negotiation when we looked at it yesterday.

DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN

[Moonliner]

(Moonie, if you ever want to get out of "amateur" status, you have to get better at enumerating you statistical categories).

Ps...

Oh, and this from someone that needs to be told what their own picks where in the football pool. :p

[Moonliner]

DAMN.

Figures. My client finds a property he likes and before we can even put pen to paper, it's gone into escrow with someone else. Meaning, of course, that it was already in negotiation when we looked at it yesterday.

DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN

Bummer. But do keep an eye on it. In this market deals do fall apart.....

[JWBear]

No.

Two wrongs don't make a right.


(I'm gaining on you Bornio!)

But three rights make a left!

[ozron]

I feel so non-competitive....

[Not Afraid]

I'm late.

I'm trying to let you all get caught up with me in post count. ;)


WB, kudos to your friend! What a wonderful idea and it sounds like it will be a complete blast!!!! I'm excited for you. (But, I think you should wear a dress.)

Morri - that sucks! Keep looking.

Oh, and we have new Fios internet and I can't get my new email. hatehatehatehatehate. But, there's this cooking show on in HD and I want the kitchen.

[Kevy Baby]

How is it you are obtaining this information?Since Moonie didn't answer your question (typical!):

OUTSIDE of the thread (for example, looking at the list of threads in the "Lounge Lizard" category), click on the number of responses. That will give you a pop-up window with a list of al who have posted in that thread sorted by number of posts (most posts first).

[Kevy Baby]

Oh, and we have new Fios internet and I can't get my new email. hatehatehatehatehate.Do you have a new email address? If so; will you share please?
But, there's this cooking show on in HD and I want the kitchen.I knew as soon as they got HD that more TV watching would commence.

[CoasterMatt]

Funny, we got HD, and less tv watching commenced...

[Not Afraid]

I just have the TV on because it looks pretty and I can't figure out which remote will turn it off. ;)

For now, my linkline account still works but I think i might just migrate over to gmail (which is just mynamenospaces) The Verizon is firstMlast and it's dot net. M is the initial. It's working now, but the modem keeps needing to be reset.

I hate technology change. Which is odd because I generally love change.

[lashbear]

YAY!!! I just signed up for farm-to-door weekly produce delivery. I'm so excited! It's been something I've wanted to do for quite a while now and finally did it today. Starting on Thursday, a box of seasonal fresh fruits and organic veggies will be delivered to our doorstep on a weekly basis. It also comes with recipe suggestions. I can't wait!
So which preference are you?

All vegetables
All Fruit
More Vegetables than Fruit
More Fruit than Vegetables
50/50 vegetables and fruit

I will, of course, refrain from making any "All Fruit" jokes. :p

[katiesue]

I think WB needs a very over the top fairy godmother type dress :)

[wendybeth]

That's probably about the only thing I could pull off, KS.

[Kevy Baby]

Lol- do they make black princess dressesI knew it wouldn't take much effort...
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/41O6t792BjL._SS500_.jpg
There is this one too (http://images.buycostumes.com/mgen/merchandiser/20549.jpg), but it is too large to post.

[Morrigoon]

I've had a bad day.

I woke up vomiting (usual tummy issue), had my client ready to write a deal only to have it turn out to be off the market already, my boyfriend calls from work to complain that the chemicals are making him sick and wondering if he has to find a new line of work, and then while I'm on the phone with a friend helping them sort out all their life issues, my dad cals to apologize that he's not going to live long enough to see my children, or not much of them.

[Moonliner]

I've had a bad day.

I woke up vomiting (usual tummy issue), had my client ready to write a deal only to have it turn out to be off the market already, my boyfriend calls from work to complain that the chemicals are making him sick and wondering if he has to find a new line of work, and then while I'm on the phone with a friend helping them sort out all their life issues, my dad cals to apologize that he's not going to live long enough to see my children, or not much of them.

Well, I can't do much to help with the vomiting or chemicals but if you like I could send my kids out to visit your dad for a week. After that I can assure you that his desire to talk about grand kids will be greatly diminished.

[Snowflake]

Morrigoon, so sorry to hear of your compounded lousiness of a day. I hope you feel better (tummywise) and everything else sorts itself out, too. I'd opt for Moonie's suggestion about renting his kids. Could do wonders for everyone! ;)

[JWBear]

I hate this time of the year. The holidays are over, it's depressing, and everything goes wrong at once. It sucks. I feel for you Goonie.

[Snowflake]

I hate this time of the year. The holidays are over, it's depressing, and everything goes wrong at once. It sucks. I feel for you Goonie.

Well, I am looking at the calendar, next monday is the only holiday I get until Memorial Day weekend in May. That is very depressing!

I will savor this weekend, for sure. I've got Sweeney Todd and the Mary Blair exhibit on my calendar.

[Capt Jack]

I consider this gap in the holidays as the perfect chance to schedule 'private' holidays for yourself. theyre IMO better than the regularly scheduled kind as they lend themselves well to YOUR schedule instead of the gigantic cluster-f*** public kind.

[BarTopDancer]

We have MLK day off then Presidents Day and then Memorial Day.

First time I've had MLK day off. I can't remember if we got Presidents day off in my old company.

[Morrigoon]

We don't get MLK, but I think we get Presidents - basically works out to time off every other month.

My this board is moving slow today... I'm so bored!

I was busy this morning, which was good. Now 3 of my clients are actively looking at homes again, which makes me a happy Goon. Happier still once I get something into escrow. *sigh* But it's a start!

[Not Afraid]

I just got home from a 10:00 Vet appointment that was supposed to be a quick recheck. It wasn't quick and required I take Thurston to an ophthalmologist on Culver City for further evaluation. I still don' know if he's going to be completely ok. But, he now looks like the Pixar Lamp.

[Ghoulish Delight]

:( Cataracts?

[Not Afraid]

He got poked in the eye by an asparagus fern. He's got a gash in his cornea that goes 50% through his cornea. He's on the margin for surgery, but we're going to see how it heals first.

[Disneyphile]

OMG!!! Poor Thurston! :(

(Still catching up on the rest of the thread...)

[Not Afraid]

I thin k I'm going to go do creative retail therapy at Michael's and JoAnne's now.

[Ponine]

I need a burgandy Sakura Glaze pen!!


And what pray tell is an asparagus fern?

[Ghoulish Delight]

A very poky plant

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/asparagus-fern.jpg

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Gaaah! Healing energy to Thurston.

[Kevy Baby]

Well, I am looking at the calendar, next monday is the only holiday I get until Memorial Day weekend in May. That is very depressing!

We have MLK day off then Presidents Day and then Memorial Day.Not counting New Year's Day, the first holiday I get this year is Memorial Day.

So, http://home.mindspring.com/%7Ekevin_elder/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/tempertantrum.gif

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

My ass still hurts.

Hasn't been this painful since that night with Nirvanaman...

[Ponine]

is it just me, or are there a bunch of more intelligent sounding options to "shot dead" ?

the caption says: A crime scene investigator searches for clues at a house where two women and two youngsters were shot dead.

were.. killed? maybe? just something that doesnt sound quite so much like someome forgot to edit.

(says the woman with the poor spelling)

[Morrigoon]

At the very least "gunned down" would have sounded better.

But remember they write to a 3rd grade level because that's what they think the average American can comprehend.

[Ponine]

I did not take that into consideration... good point.


On another note... someone help me. I'm at work, and I cant post the picture, but I found directions for an edible Flying Spaghetti monster!

evilmadscientist.com (http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/edibleeyes)

[Capt Jack]

On another note... someone help me. I'm at work, and I cant post the picture, but I found directions for an edible Flying Spaghetti monster!



http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2135/2177296503_85236d4c3f.jpg

yeah, I'd eat it

[Kevy Baby]

is it just me, or are there a bunch of more intelligent sounding options to "shot dead" ?Shot alive? I mean, the person was (presumable) alive when they were shot, so it would sound more accurate.

Similar to situations described as a "near miss". No, it was an ACTUAL miss: it was a near HIT.

[Disneyphile]

Dammit. I hate creative blocks when I'm scrambling to get something done. :(

[Strangler Lewis]

Shot dead is the most accurate. It tells you that the people were dead, and it tells you how they got dead. Anything else such as "gunned down," "homicide" or "murder" requires additional facts to which the news folks might not be formally privy.

[Scrooge McSam]

You want to tear up something, get a reciprocating saw.

Scrooge - 1
Rotten Shed - 0

It wasn't even a contest. I must possess one of these.

[Capt Jack]

you mean a sawzall? 773H yeah! love mine. cant believe I lived and worked as long as I did without one. there was a video floating around of a guy cutting a car in half with one. need to find that.

(whats even funnier is he gets into the front half and drives it away afterward)

:p

[Scrooge McSam]

you mean a sawzall?

Yep... didn't know it by that name, but that's the tool.

[Morrigoon]

pic?

[ozron]

Shot dead is the most accurate. It tells you that the people were dead, and it tells you how they got dead. Anything else such as "gunned down," "homicide" or "murder" requires additional facts to which the news folks might not be formally privy.

More correct might be "shot to death".

[figment1986]

i hate dumbing down my scripts for reading on the air... but it must be done since you do not know who is listening... and most people have at least the knowledge of elementary words... even when your reporting on the only college radio station in the area...

[Kevy Baby]

reciprocating saw.

you mean a sawzall?

Yep... didn't know it by that name, but that's the tool.For the anal retentive like me, Sawzall is a brand name (put out by Milwaukee tool) of a tool known as a reciprocating saw.

If Sawzall wasn't the first reciprocating saw, it was the one that popularized it.

[CoasterMatt]

My Sawzall eats computer cases :D

[Not Afraid]

A very poky plant

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/asparagus-fern.jpg

I didn't know there were different types of Asparagus Ferns! This is the type that punched Thurston.

http://www.puyallup.wsu.edu/Hort/Hort332/images/plantlist/asparagus%20fern.jpg