Soooo....

[Cadaverous Pallor]

:eek: Hope you feel safer soon.

This is the 1,500th reply on this thread. :cheers:

[Mousey Girl]

No, the idiot forgot to lock it last night. He wouldn't have even looked for the remote (he uses the keypad next to the door), but he said the inside of the car smelled like cigarettes. Nothing else was missing from his car, just the remote.

He talked to Carl (next door neighbor) who said he thought he had heard PoohDog barking around 2:30. I don't remember hearing him, but I bet that is what woke me up. David had asked me if I had gone outside for a cigarette when I got up. I didn't rememeber doing that at the time, but I did. Because of the black widow infestation in the patio I turn on all of the lights back there when I smoke. That is probably what spooked the guys off. Imagine being up to no good and all of a sudden there are lights everywhere.

[wendybeth]

Yoiks! I'm glad everyone's okay! I prescribe one cup of herbal tea, stat! And an enormously large box of chocolates.

Prudence is now the official LoT doctor- and if she screws up, she can sue herself!;)

MG- glad things are okay, but doesn't it just piss you off to no end that some creep was rummaging about in your car?
Here's your tea :coffee: and chocolate:http://images-partners.google.com/images?q=tbn:vqyFG-0oeikJ:www.ruggedelegantliving.com/a/images/Godiva.Dark.Chocolate.jpg

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Prudence is now the official LoT doctor- and if she screws up, she can sue herself!A doctor AND a lawyer? Sounds like a new gripping drama...

[lizziebith]

Soooo....I've allowed my bangs to grow long so that I no longer have to tweeze my eyebrows. Yes, I am that lazy. :blush:

[Kevy Baby]

Soooo....

I've been MIA for a couple of weeks (about 1,380 posts worth). After my computer being on (with occassional restarts for SW updates) for about a year and a half straight, I decided to shut it down when we went away for a long weekend. When we got back, it wouldn't turn on.

After much futzing, I got it to start up... sort of. I don't remember the specifics, but it wasn't good (that much I remember).

Finally got it down to a problematic hard drive or corrupted directory. After running three different disk recovery programs, one of which ran about a half dozen times, taking about 36 hours to "rebuild" the directory each time, I gave up. Installed a new HD. Somehow, I f-ed up the power switch during the drive swap (not the power SUPPLY; the stinkin' switch!).

So, after a $90 visit to the computer doctor, I got my computer back on Monday. I put the old hard drive in an external case and have been extracting all my files from it. So far, I have beeen able to restore all my email messages and bookmarks. I've re-installed most of my programs. I just need to find all my MP3s and the Disneyphile/Frodo Potter engagement video (seems I spelled her name wrong - duh!).

So this evening, after the frustrating end to the Angels game this evening, I didn't have the patience for any more forensics this evening. Soooo....

I'm back.

Sorry!

[Prudence]

So -- second Friday in a row I have rearranged my schedule to be home for furnace maintenance. Second week in a row I get stood up. Last week, they called me 15 minutes before my appointment to say they were too busy to keep that appointment, then hung up on me. So I called a second guy. Appointment today for 4. Hubby calls at 4:30 to see what's up. Second furnace guy forgot. And not only is he not willing to come right out, he's not willing to do it evenings or weekends and waive his surcharge. Even though it's his mistake. So in two weeks we go with furnace company #3...

[Mousey Girl]

Well...today we moved Dawn into her new house. Last night David was over there moving some stuff for her and she kicked him out, saying that she was having a "girls only" party. Today he found out that it was not girls only. The guy that was trying to score with either her or her step daughter, a guy that was forbidden to be around their house, a guy that Dawn was seen out in public with, a guy that we all think she had an affair with, who hates her kids, was also at the party. She had told me that they had talked last night, but on the phone. She never told me that he had come over. David found out that he was there last night and he got so upset that he came up to me and said that we are leaving NOW.

She is out of control. She has bills 1-3 months past due, but she went out and bought all new livingroom furniture, a new computer desk and a new dining room set. I am now sorry that I had given her money. For the first time in her life she has freedom but does not know how to handle it. At least I know why she hasn't been calling me for the last week; I would have called her out on her behavior.

I feel bad, but I can no longer be involved with her. My marriage means more to me than that.

[Drince88]

I feel bad, but I can no longer be involved with her. My marriage means more to me than that.
Good for you for making that decision!
She's (obviously) going through a tough time, but handling it very poorly.
Here's to staying strong for you and YOUR family during this tough time.

[Prudence]

Sooo...

I've been freaking out because I'm nearing the 3 year anniversary of my car accident, which also means I'm nearing the glorious, yet terrifying statute of limitations. Yes, the accident was my fault and I pushed a car into another car. (I was applying the brake quite forcefully (due to another accident up ahead that had just happened and we were all slamming on our brakes), but apparently I'd already locked the brakes and the car refused to stop.) But everything that could go wrong after that did.

I broke my arm in the worst possible way (used it as an air bag) and it took forever to heal. (Although I did regain full motion, and I wasn't supposed to.) I went to traffic court and the judge was an old college buddy of the front car's driver. The front guy's insurance company reported me to the state as an uninsured driver AFTER my insurance company had already settled with them. The state sent the notice to some ancient address of mine (why do I bother with change of address forms? And yes I sent the special DoL form, too) and so I didn't have notice my license was *suspended* until I went to renew it and learned I'd been driving on a suspended license for 6 months. Getting the suspension revoked took forever because the first person at the DoL said I had to get the other driver's insurance company's permission to lift the suspension, and the insurance company swore at me, called me every name in the book, and hung up on me. (Turns out I just needed to fax over proof that I was insured at the time, plus a copy of the police report showing that I did provide my info at the time.)

Meanwhile, the middle driver *was* uninsured. And decided to sue me. For lots and lots of money. I had a pretty damn big policy, but she wanted more. And apparently she tried to claim everything that had every happened to her. Her first attorney refused to continue with the case. Then nothing for awhile from the second attorney. Finally I had Ryan call my insurance company (I was too freaked out) and not only has this woman been in a really really bad accident since the one I caused, but she's now dead. Deceased. Not-my-fault deceased.

And it's really really morbid, but I'm so relieved I can't even describe it. I mean, it was my fault (in the I caused it, not in the I deliberately was a bonehead sense) and that's why I had a big policy -- to financially protect myself should such a thing happen. And of course she (now her estate) should be compensated for her injuries. But she had for some reason decided she wanted to take me down and it's just been a near constant source of stress for me. I won't even drive any more unless I absolutely have to. I can barely tolerate riding in cars. But she's dead. And the estate could still sue me, but without a live client it's not so likely.

[Prudence]

On a much lighter note --

In some moods I free associate songs. Ryan says I'm basically a live sampler. So, last night I was going through different musical genres and stopped briefly on the Immigrant Song. Like most people, I have no idea what the words are, so I mostly just do the howl-y bit. And every time I did that, Boris would howl back -- in tune! That kitty does a mean Robert Plant. It was pretty funny.

[Kevy Baby]

The Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin

Ah, ah,
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
from the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
The hammer of the gods
Will drive our ships to new lands,
To fight the horde, singing and crying:
Valhalla, I am coming!
On we sweep with threshing oar,
Our only goal will be the western shore.
Ah, ah,
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
from the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
How soft your fields so green,
Can whisper tales of gore,
Of how we calmed the tides of war.
We are your overlords.
On we sweep with threshing oar,
Our only goal will be the western shore.
So now you’d better stop and rebuild all your ruins,
For peace and trust can win the day
Despite of all your losing.

[Prudence]

Or, if you're Boris, "Mrrrrooooow, ow!"

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

I have no plants in my house. Do you all think I should buy some? My mom always had plants around...

[Ghoulish Delight]

So, I'm trying not to let panic set in. While I very diligently confirmed serveral months ago that our passports had not expired...I didn't even THINK to notice that Jen's still has her maiden name!!! PLEASE let that + marriage certificate be good enough :(

[Prudence]

When are you leaving? You may want to call and get an appointment at a passport agency ASAP. The closest one is LA, and it serves people traveling within 2 weeks. (The site says within two weeks, so if you do need to get it changed, you won't be the first people to need that and the agency is prepared to help you.)

You have to make an appointment and the number is 1-877-487-2778 (automated appointment number).

You will have to pay extra fees for expediting service, but not for the appointment.

Get an appointment if only for the peace of mind.

[€uroMeinke]

So, I'm trying not to let panic set in. While I very diligently confirmed serveral months ago that our passports had not expired...I didn't even THINK to notice that Jen's still has her maiden name!!! PLEASE let that + marriage certificate be good enough :(

Relax, you're going to France - just tell them she is your mistress

[Ghoulish Delight]

When are you leaving? You may want to call and get an appointment at a passport agency ASAP. The closest one is LA, and it serves people traveling within 2 weeks. (The site says within two weeks, so if you do need to get it changed, you won't be the first people to need that and the agency is prepared to help you.)

You have to make an appointment and the number is 1-877-487-2778 (automated appointment number).

You will have to pay extra fees for expediting service, but not for the appointment.

Get an appointment if only for the peace of mind.We leave TOMORROW! CP has the afternoon off. She'll be figuring out wtf we need to do.

[Prudence]

Eeeep! Well, hopefully it will be okay. Collect all the identifying documents you can get your hands on and we'll all hope for the best.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Hmm, so that's stress. Me no likey stress.

Well, after a morning of calls and running around on CP's part, we think we've got some peace of mind. Too late to get an appointment downtown for the Passport center. Airline's not allowed to change the name on a ticket once it's issued. Person answering phones for the passport department knows that they'll accept a marriage license in this situation for Canada/Mexico, but isn't so sure about France.

We were able to find CP's OLD ss card, but not her new one. So she was able to go in and get a printed, certified document with her new name and her number.

But the real good news was that after being given the run around by the French Embassy ("This is the DC office, call your local office." "We're the local office, call the DC office." "This is the DC office, we won't talk to you." "No one's here at the local office until 2pm."), CP FINALLY got through to someone who said they were 100% sure that the passport + marriage licesne would work. I can live with that. I still won't be comfortable until we're on the plane. Check that, until we successfully clear out of CDG airport. But I'm feeling better.

Mr. Zapppop had a good idea. The first people that we'll have to convince of this are the airline people. They'll probably be the easiest. Hopefully, once they agree that she is indeed who she is, they will print her boarding passes for both flights with her maiden name. Then, from there on out, everything matches, no explaining to do. That'd be far easier than trying to expalin the situation to someone in Paris that may or may not speak English very well.

Ugh.

[BarTopDancer]

OY VEY GD!

Mr. Zapp had a great idea. :D I hope it works!

Enjoy your trip and have a Fantasmic time!

[blueerica]

Yes! I hope this sorts itself out soon!!

[BarTopDancer]

I should be at home, curled up on the couch with a good book and a cup of tea. Instead I'm at work. Working hard ;)

Can someone tell me what color shoes go with chocolate brown cords? Chocolate brown shoes? Black? White? Black and white with red all over?

[Prudence]

YAY! Glad it looks like it's going to work out.

Oh, and virtually everyone you encounter in Paris will speak English anyhow. Particularly anyone involved in international travel/customs. Have a blast! Eat good food!

[Kevy Baby]

Can someone tell me what color shoes go with chocolate brown cords? Chocolate brown shoes? Black? White? Black and white with red all over?Flourescent green

[Gn2Dlnd]

Can someone tell me what color shoes go with chocolate brown cords?

Banana slippers.

[blueerica]

Can someone tell me what color shoes go with chocolate brown cords? Chocolate brown shoes? Black? White? Black and white with red all over?

I tend to go for offbeat color combinations, so I'd say nearly anything goes with Chocolate brown. I mix browns like they're black. A really nice look, if you're not going anywhere too messy, would be cream colored shoes.

But I'm a fan of anything that is either a little bright, or light in color. You probably wouldn't want to have any dark color that isn't black, and blacks with browns don't look so good unless there's something to lighten it up, like a cream or a white, or again bright color, IMO.

I'd really love to find a great pair of brown pants.

[Not Afraid]

You know, I've had a thing for brown and black together lately. Black pants, brown sweater and brown shoes. Brown skirt, black sweater, brown and black herringbone stockings, black shoes.

I love it - and it makes my life so much easier.

[Stan4dSteph]

Orange like the ones I was wearing during Sunday's MA. :) Those are my new fall shoes to go with all my browns and oranges.

[Kevy Baby]

Coulda been me:

http://home.mindspring.com/~kevin_elder/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/onlyinmiddleschool.jpg

[Gemini Cricket]

Ha ha! Stupid kid.

:D

[BarTopDancer]

Thanks everyone. I shall go shopping in my closet once again and see what I have to go with the pants.

I'd really love to find a great pair of brown pants.

Gap. Chocolate brown cords, boot cut stretch $19.99.

I'm :evil:. I'm responsible for Mrs. mhrc4 ending up with two pairs (in differnet colors). I was able to resist since I didn't like the other colors.

[€uroMeinke]

So, apperently I lack the skills to fix the lock on the back gate. I thought my improvised use of used brick as a bludgeoning tool might do the trick, but alas I was wrong and there's a trip to Home Depot in my future.

[wendybeth]

You require the talents of a skilled Meatsmith.

:D

[Mousey Girl]

Yesterday was very productive in the Mousey house. David "borrowed" our neighbor's spare remote for the garage door, and all is working and reprogramed. He is no longer allowed to have a remote in his car (since he has issues keeping his car locked). He also managed to mow the front yard and seed it with winter rye. I managed to do a half-assed clean up of the living room to keep him happy and to keep Nickolas from having any of his Yu-Gi-Oh cards tossed.

Nickolas left to go to a friend's house only to show back up 10 minutes later to ask if he could go to the hockey game. After making sure that he WAS invited and didn't just invite himself I told him he could go. He went back over there a happy camper. Then he came back 15 minutes later to tell me he was asked to spend the night (these are the same friends he spent the weekend with after Jimmy's incident). Of course I told him he could go. At 5 my house was invaded by little boys trying to decide what Game Cube games needed to accompany him. I got him changed into warmer clothes, gave him a pillow and he was off.

David and I went to a BBQ at Dawn's new house. She and David made peace (bad scene last weekend) so things are much better in that area. We got home and enjoyed some "us" time. He went night night and I have been awake ever since. I think I ate too much and my tummy isn not used to red meat. I mostly cook chicken around here and we had tri-tip for dinner.

Hoepfully I will be able to get some sleep today. hehehe One of the things on David's self made list is to clean the kitchen. If I go back to bed it should be clean by the time I wake up (if I time it right). :evil:

[Mousey Girl]

So...I have completed my Christmas shopping for my neices. Tuesday I will take my mom to Target so she can complete her shopping for the girls and Nickolas-she has everyone else taken care of already. Friday a friend is going with me to Santa Clarita to the Disney store so that I can get Nick's Santa present, 3 Premium AP's for next year. I didn't want to order them online so I went on a search for the closet Disney store. Santa Clarita is an hour closer than Fresno-which for some odd reason surprised me.

I already took care of his main Christmas present from us (Mario Party 7 for GC) and his b-day present (Pokemon game for GC). Now all I need to get him is some small stuff and he will be done. I have been getting him stocking stuffers since August.

I think I am going to get David a Robopet or Roboraptor for Christmas. Last year I got him the Robosapien.

My parents are pretty easy. They get pissy if we do too much so they will end up with some edible goodies.

I have to wait to shop for the inlaws until after Thanksgiving, when we get their lists.

Now the challenge is going to be NOT getting my neices anything else.

[Kevy Baby]

You finished your Christmas shopping?!?

Wadda ya psycho or sumthin?!?

[Kevy Baby]

You finished your Christmas shopping?!?

Wadda ya psycho or sumthin?!?

[Prudence]

So the third time's the charm, and this time the furnace guy actually showed up. (Third company - I didn't give the first or second one's another shot at lousy service.) A personable fellow who talked my ear off for 90 minutes. Wasn't a bad was to spend an afternoon. He kept bringing up current events being discussed on the LoT, which gave me a weird sense of deja vu. (Is it still deja vu when one conversation is face to face and the other is virtual?) I think scaeagles has a doppelganger working up here doing heating and air conditioning.

[Mousey Girl]

You finished your Christmas shopping?!?

Wadda ya psycho or sumthin?!?

Sort of, but not with this. Once it really hit home that I would be out of a job by Christmas-one way or another, I started looking for sales and small stuff to get Nickolas. Then I started planning things out and budgeting. Then my mom got a burr up her butt about wanting to get everything done RIGHT NOW, so it got me started. Since I do most of her shopping and plotting for her I picked stuff up for me as well. I usually do this for her every year, but with her eyesight declining and the kids needs getting more and more technical it is just easier this way. The main difference is that since we owe The Old People $5400 for our a/c unit, I am not taking any money from her and just writing it off of what I owe. They refuse to take any cash from us, so this is also my way of paying them back.

[Prudence]

So, today my boss (dept. administrator) calls me at 8am to warn me that there's email waiting for me telling me that the department chairperson (as in, the person I'm "assistant to" is in the hospital and critically ill. So now we wait to see what the next 48 hours brings.

[wendybeth]

I'm sorry to hear that, Prudence! Do you know what the problem is?

[Prudence]

Something pneumonia-like. Is anyone here in the Scotsdale, AZ area?

[Kevy Baby]

Is anyone here in the Scotsdale, AZ area?Just you and 202,704 other Scottsdalians

[Prudence]

I meant, are any LoT'ers in or near Scottsdale?

[€uroMeinke]

I meant, are any LoT'ers in or near Scottsdale?

I believe we share aborder with Arizona, does that count as near?


Soooo.... I had to get a one liner in before the site goes down - take it away GD....

[wendybeth]

So, it appears winter will strike sometime late this evening: Winter stormage (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10242660/).

Crap! Looks like I'll have a day to stay inside and put up Christmas stuff, I guess.:rolleyes:

[CoasterMatt]

I've already got one complaint from a neighbor, and I've only put up 1/10th of the Christmas lights...

[Prudence]

Of course, this comes the one day I really have to be at work because we're running a faculty interview, the chair's gone, the committee's now indifferent, and I'm left holding it all together for this great candidate that every other university with sense is recruiting, heavily, and it's *my* responsibility to put on a good show. Ish.

Damn snow. Better not happen!

[€uroMeinke]

So, we were supposed to go to Disneyland today, but spent the day at home, tending to the cats instead. It was a good day indeed.

[blueerica]

I'm a Peetnik!

[Not Afraid]

YAY!

They never called.

[wendybeth]

Damn snow. Better not happen!

It happened.:(

How'd the West side fare? Our roads are a mess, and we're supposed to get another storm tomorrow.

[BarTopDancer]

I'm a Peetnik!

YahOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I was so nervous about saying the right thing. May you have many sucessful and caffinated years there!

Can you IM me some coffee? I have 7 pages to write and it's 11:45pm.

[Ponine]

I'm a Peetnik!
Hoooray!!! I also didnt want jinx you. May many people put that extra quarter in the tip jar!

[Prudence]

It happened.:(

How'd the West side fare? Our roads are a mess, and we're supposed to get another storm tomorrow.

Not too bad. We had some snow yesterday at 2am when I woke up and peeked out the window, but it turned to rain by the time I got up. Then, as we were leaving, it turned back to snow. It was too damp for accumulation, though.

But the real reason it didn't snow is because I created a detailed snow plan to handle the faculty interview in case I couldn't make it in. The next scheduled potential snowfall is at the end of the week. I don't work Friday, so I've made no in-case-of-snow plans. Therefore, I'd say Friday looks real likely for west-side snow.

[Brigitte]

Wendy, do you get very many snow days over there? I can only remember one in the last 5 years here and it was for icy conditions up in the hills, not snow. I half hoped for one today with all the snow, but at the same time I didn't need the extra kids around :)

[blueerica]

They never called, Lisa? Hmm, seemed like they contacted the rest of the planet - Oh well :) They may have discriminated, because I listed you as a "co-conspirator"... LOL, BTD, guess you must have said the right thing. I know they also called my last place of employment and they gave a good reference.

I'm liking it so far. YAY!

And Peet's... mmm... Peet's....

[wendybeth]

I'm not sure, Brigitte- we homeschool, so I don't pay any attention to that. However, when Tori did go to public school, I don't remember any snow days, even though we had lots of snow at times. Today, the news said busses were running late, but schools were open.

[Brigitte]

Ours weren't even running late today, all on time. I dread the afternoon commute though by looking at the snow falling right now :(

[Kevy Baby]

I'm a Peetnik!OK; I give.

WTF is a Peetnik?

Does this mean you are no longer working in the exciting and fast-paced world of Dentistry?

[wendybeth]

OK; I give.

WTF is a Peetnik?

Does this mean you are no longer working in the exciting and fast-paced world of Dentistry?

I think it's something akin to Starbucknik-ness.

[Kevy Baby]

I think it's something akin to Starbucknik-ness.Can one take something for it? Penicillin maybe?

[blueerica]

It is something far better than Starbuckiness, in fact, I question my ability to drink Starbucks again, unless there are no ther choices (being CBTL, or Deidrichs)

[Prudence]

Soooo...

Anyone else ever wake up from a night of such unsettling dreams that they run a brief limb check to make sure they haven't been tranformed in their beds into a giant insect? Just me? Figures.

[€uroMeinke]

Soooo...

Anyone else ever wake up from a night of such unsettling dreams that they run a brief limb check to make sure they haven't been tranformed in their beds into a giant insect? Just me? Figures.

No more Kafka for you

[Kevy Baby]

I gotta start leaving the room when I feed baby mice to the dragons. I hate doing it (feeding mice) as it is, but the sounds I hear are just repulsive.

[Prudence]

No more Kafka for you

Awwww...Not even if I ask nicely and stuggle against bureaucracy?

[wendybeth]

Awwww...Not even if I ask nicely and stuggle against bureaucracy?

Have you seen 'Brazil'?:D

[€uroMeinke]

Awwww...Not even if I ask nicely and stuggle against bureaucracy?

Well there might be a trial, but you wouldn't want to end up in the Penal Colony/

[Prudence]

Soooo....

The con law final sucked so hard I don't even have words to describe it. Yea, verily, it sucketh. Suckethed? Ish.

130 True/False statements that tested my recall of trivial minutia mentioned in passing.

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

One more left - damn admin take-home final. I want to finish it Thursday evening so I can drop it off Friday morning and celebrate my birthday with a nap.

[€uroMeinke]

Sooo.......

We have a New Years Eve party that came to an end aroud 9:00 PM yesterday and I climb into bed at 11:00 delighting in the fact that I can sleep in as Today is a holiday for me....

And I get up at 5:00 AM! Despite my best efforts to go back to sleep, I'm out of bed by 6:00, sipping coffee wodering if this afternoon I'll be taking a nap.

No doubt, I will have a hard time getting up for work tommorrow.

[€uroMeinke]

So it's January 2nd - and I'm already getting spam trying to sell me stuff for Valentine's Day...

[Kevy Baby]

We woke up around 11:30 this morning. Thankfully the cats let us sleep.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Woo hoo, 12 hours of sleep! :D :D :D Slept until 11pm so sleep tonight may be tough, but I don't care.

It absolutely poured today as we watched the Rose Parade on DVR. I think I'll go make some tea.

I can't believe I go back to my normal work schedule tomorrow. Ah well, today is a nice relaxing wind-down.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Wow, she's slept so much that she's sleeping into the future!

[€uroMeinke]

So, I did get to take a nap today - it was good, actually it's been a great lazy day so far - I think this really needs to be a 2-day Holiday.

[Not Afraid]

Where are my house elves and why haven't they done the dishes?

[Gemini Cricket]

So I'm typing a report on Excel today and I accidentally hit paste. Guess what I pasted onto the report?

"You must spread some Mojo around before giving it to Cadaverous Pallor again."

See what happens when you LoT at work?

:D

[Ghoulish Delight]

Soooo...

After a morning of actually working and going to meetings, I get to my cubical at about 11 and see my voicemail light blinking at me. The office at our apartment complex had called at 9 saying they needed permission to enter our apartment. That can't be good. I call back and it turns out our downstairs neighbors are getting a water leak and they think it might be coming from our apartment. So of course I give them permission to go in. I also snuck out at 11:30 for an early lunch so I could get home and take a look for myself.

Well, by the time I get there (now nearly 3 hours after the office originally called me), it seems as if no one's come by. They always lock the deadbolt and leave a note when they do, neither had been done and nothing in the apartment looked touched. Meanwhile, the good news is that there were no visible signs of problems in our apartment. I was afraid I'd come home to find that the shower faucet had burst and flooded a whole room or something.

Of course, that probably means there's a busted pipe in the wall or something and it's going to require them to tear into the walls and drive us nuts for weeks on end. But thank God none of my stuff is wet!

[Kevy Baby]

So if the last decade (199x) was "the nineties" and the decade before (198x) was "the eighties," what do we call the current decade (200x)?

The naughties?

[Gemini Cricket]

The naughts. (???)
The two thousands?

A very good question...
:)

[€uroMeinke]

The Zeros

[Ghoulish Delight]

Millenios.

[Kevy Baby]

Millenios.That sounds like a breakfast cereal

[Ghoulish Delight]

That sounds like a breakfast cereal
Actually, in Y2K, they started putting "2"s in Spaghetti-Os and called them Millenios. But I had started calling the decade the Millenios long before that myself.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

People are already saying "back in oh-two" so I predicted it'll be "the ohs". I'm more interested in whether 2010-2019 will actually be called "the teens".

[Mousey Girl]

After over a year the Mousey house gets to head back to the southland for DLR fun next weekend!!! I tried so hard to go this weekend, but it was not meant to be... I am thrilled to have our APs back and can't wait to break them in.

Oh, on a side note, I get to go to Employer's Training Resource on Wednesday and then to a job search thingy on Thursday. bleh. But maybe this will help me gert out of the doghouse I have been in since I quit.

[Prudence]

So. It's the first day of the semester and I'm already behind schedule. And for some reason I thought my final article draft was due in May, when in reality it's due early March. This is a problem! Grrrr.

[Kevy Baby]

So. It's the first day of the semester and I'm already behind schedule. And for some reason I thought my final article draft was due in May, when in reality it's due early March. This is a problem! Grrrr.If it wasn't for the last minute rush, I would never get anything accomplished!

[CoasterMatt]

I played the song "Only" by Nine Inch Nails really loud - and found out that the neighbors autistic nephew responds REALLY well to it. He's putting his hands on the subwoofer, and has a look on his face that is priceless. I think he's gonna be over here quite a bit, if music is a spark for him.

[SacTown Chronic]

So the in-laws are in town for the weekend and I'm half-drunk. With a little luck I'll be whole-drunk soon. Here's to me.:cheers:

[Kevy Baby]

:cheers: Here's to Sac gettin' shyte faced :cheers:

[SacTown Chronic]

thanks kevin.


I'll know I've had too much to drink when your avatar no longer freaks me out.


Not there yet.

[wendybeth]

Is it my imagination, or is there a bat in Kevy's cave?

Sac, here ya go::cheers:

[Stan4dSteph]

Okay, I'm going crazy trying to figure out the name of a song. I'm hoping someone will understand my ramblings and be able to tell me what song it is.

It's a trip-hop kind of song with a sort of chorus with a woman singing "love ya" over and over in one part. I think it's been used in an episode of CSI, but I'm not sure.

Anyone have a clue what I'm talking about?

[Not Afraid]

No.

And why are you still awake?

[Kevy Baby]

Sooo...

Yesterday, we learned something new about our Beardies. They have two penises!

Well, the males have do; not the females.

Two penises.

How very bizarre.

We found out because we reported something to our rep specialist. The male (Draco) that mated with and impregnated the female (Scarlett) that laid 26 eggs last month, attempted to mate again when we put them back together (again was successful as we are waiting for her to lay another clutch of eggs as I write this). After one attempted mating, to which I was unfortunately a witness to - something I didn't to see, I noticed a little blood on Scarlett's hind quarters and tail. Upon looking further, I noticed some blood around Draco's groin, except in higher concentrations. I was able to determine that it was coming from him, especially since he was walking gingerly and keeping pressure off that area.

He ended up okay (which we ascertained by the check-up). But he has two hangy-down thingies! A living double-dildo.

[Not Afraid]

Is there a reason for this? We need a Nature's Wonderland episode here.

[€uroMeinke]

More importantly - are the two penises different in anyway? I imagine the benefit of having two wanes if they're identical - unless of course, one is prone to loosing them.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

More importantly - are the two penises different in anyway? I imagine the benefit of having two wanes if they're identical - unless of course, one is prone to loosing them.
Or, they could be of two different ComfortSizes (tm) to fit whichever lady comes along. "Never worry about being under- or oversized again!"

[MickeyLumbo]

TWO peni!?!

Draco is one damned lucky dude.

if i had two i'd be as happy as a puppy with two peckers...but, then i'd probably never get any housework done.



(is he gonna be ok? blood is not supposed to happen, right? or does he get kinky when he gets his freak on?)

[Kevy Baby]

Is there a reason for this? We need a Nature's Wonderland episode here.It certainly would make threesomes interesting...

One thing I did find was:If the bumps you are talking about are two bumps, one on each side on the underside of the tail, just past the cloaca then you are asking about hemipenile bulges. Beardies have two copulatory organs, and each is called the hemipenis (plural: hemipenes).

Other than that, I have no idea why two. I guess there are several other reps (including some/many snakes) with hemipenes.

[Kevy Baby]

(is he gonna be ok? blood is not supposed to happen, right? or does he get kinky when he gets his freak on?)He is fine. We checked him out (you have to gently force them out one at a time) and all looks okay. More of Draco than I actually wanted to see, but we did need to make sure.

He is looked depressed right now - Scarlett (his girlfriend who is off to lay eggs) has been away for a couple of days now.

We talked to our rep guy who has Scarlett. She dug a hole this morning and crawled down into it, but didn't lay any eggs. Probably by tomorrow.

[Gemini Cricket]

Talk about showing up late for a party...

I just watched 'Serenity' the other night on DVD. It's really good. I like it! Now I'm going to watch the show called 'Fire-something' on DVD. I hear it's good, too.

D'oh!
:D

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Beardies have two copulatory organs, and each is called the hemipenis (plural: hemipenes).He's got a Hemi under the hood....no, make that two! :cool:

[Kevy Baby]

So, I don't mean to brag, but,

between Wilt Chamberlain and I, we've slept with 20,002 women!

[mousepod]

Talk about showing up late for a party...

I just watched 'Serenity' the other night on DVD. It's really good. I like it! Now I'm going to watch the show called 'Fire-something' on DVD. I hear it's good, too.

D'oh!
:D

How weird. We missed Serenity in the theaters and bought it the first day it came out. We decided that the best way to watch it was after a week-long reviewing of the entire series. Moments ago we finished watching the movie (like, literally - the outtakes are rolling now). We love Whedon, but I feel sad.

[Gemini Cricket]

How weird. We...
We just got through the first DVD of the set. Fox (I think it was Fox) was insane for cancelling that show. The show is phenominal. Whedon rocks. :)

------------------


I'm so totally day dreamy today. It's uncontrollable. My mind's wandering all over the place at work. Can't focus. :)

[Ghoulish Delight]

So, I did my good deed for the day. I stopped at the bank at lunch. On my way in from my car, a young blind gentlemen in front stopped me and asked if I saw a cab waiting around anywhere. I did not, and told him as much.

I went in, handled my banking needs for the afternoon, and came back out to see the blind (and likely frustrated) gentleman still outside with no taxi to be seen (or heard).

But as I headed for the exit of the parking lot, drving around to the back of the building, I saw a cab parked, the driver kinda sitting there looking around. So I pulled up and asked if he happened to be waiting to pick someone up, perhaps a blind someone. He was indeed. The driver told me he had originally dropped the dude off back there. Guess there must have either been a misunderstanding, or the poor guy just couldn't see that he was on the wrong side of things. But I felt good for having righted the error and gotten him on his way. :)

[Kevy Baby]

So, why do I have Leo Sayer's "When I Need You" stuck in my head. It's not like I heard it today. It just came to me and it won't get out.

[MickeyLumbo]

So, why do I have Leo Sayer's "When I Need You" stuck in my head. It's not like I heard it today. It just came to me and it won't get out.

back when that song was getting airtime i flew to London in the same first-class cabin with Leo. we didn't chat, but, Sir Alec Guiness and i did.:)

[Mousey Girl]

back when that song was getting airtime i flew to London in the same first-class cabin with Leo. we didn't chat, but, Sir Alec Guiness and i did.:)

Name Dropper!! ;)

[Gemini Cricket]

Name Dropper!! ;)
Name Dropper Namer!! :D

[Mousey Girl]

Name Dropper Namer!! :D

ttthhhpppttt!!! :p

[Prudence]

I suppose I should have finished my homework before starting in on the frosty beverages.

[Not Afraid]

We actully saw 2 really good films this weekend - Walk the Line and Match Point. I can't believe we actually made it to the theater - twice.

My question is WHY do people think it is OK to talk through a film in a theter? It boggles my mind. It isn't your frickin' living room adn we're NOT your friends and don't care what youhave to say. Go home, take notes, whatever you must do, just SHUT THE HELL UP!

TYVM.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Soooo, thoughts of the day...

1) If you like to go to Disneyland when it is packed, you can't beat Super Bowl Sunday.

2) Likewise, if pointless walking is your thing, may I suggest walking all the way to the animation building in DCA (From IASW, no less), only to find that they are no longer showing the Walt Disney movie. (I could have sworn that I had just heard that they had re-shot the opening, replacing Eisner with Julie Andrews but apparently the whole thing is gone).

3) I wonder if they will ever build another attraction that comes close to matching the overall visual beauty of Pirates.

4) Riding the monorail in the reverse direction through DCA, then dropping straight into the Tomorrowland station, without going around the Matterhorn first is very strange.

[Stan4dSteph]

2) Likewise, if pointless walking is your thing, may I suggest walking all the way to the animation building in DCA (From IASW, no less), only to find that they are no longer showing the Walt Disney movie. (I could have sworn that I had just heard that they had re-shot the opening, replacing Eisner with Julie Andrews but apparently the whole thing is gone). Did you at least check out Turtle Talk with Crush, the attraction that replaced it?

[Kevy Baby]

SHUT THE HELL UP!I agree! (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showthread.php?p=54612#post54612)

[MickeyLumbo]

Soooo, thoughts of the day...

only to find that they are no longer showing the Walt Disney movie. .


WTF! you've got to be kidding me.

UUHGG! can't WAIT till i run the place.


@#*%^#$@!

[Gemini Cricket]

The Walt movie has been gone for quite some time. It was gone for the 50th - 07/17/05. I went and saw Crush at that time. That was the last time I was at the park. Okay, actually the 18th was the last time I was at the park...

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Did you at least check out Turtle Talk with Crush, the attraction that replaced it?

Actually, we didn't. I'm sure it's cool and all but we were really looking forward to seeing the Walt movie.

We ended up riding Grizzly instead, which was kind of cool because inside the raft behind us was Whoopie Goldberg (Califia! ;))

[Motorboat Cruiser]

The Walt movie has been gone for quite some time. It was gone for the 50th - 07/17/05. I went and saw Crush at that time. That was the last time I was at the park. Okay, actually the 18th was the last time I was at the park...


I guess you can tell how often we go to DCA. :)

[Gemini Cricket]

Ah, DCA! It's like going to see a best friend but instead of visiting their beautiful estate you end up at the neighbor's unfinished shack.
:D

[Drince88]

I think they're showing the revised intro to the story in the area where Walt's office is.

(Runs, ducking, from both the grammar police and those that are still irritated at the 'borrowing' of the office)

[€uroMeinke]

So, today I was reading one of my Company's monthly HR publications, and one of the articles was a reminder that we were not allowed to bring our firearms to the work place - that we would be terminated if we did. It went on to tell us what we should do if we accidentally brought our guns and left them in our car.

I of course am wondering why this is suddenly getting the attention of our internal press that normally reminds us about investing in our 401(k) and changes in vacation or attendence polcies.

On the other hand, I suppose I could rant about my 4th amendment rights being taken away...

[Ghoulish Delight]

2nd

Perhaps it's a portent of bad news in next month's newsletter...wouldn't want anyone armed when it's annouced that they've embezled all of your 401K funds.

[€uroMeinke]

2nd

yeah mostly I don't care much past the 1st ;)

[Kevy Baby]

How could you ignore the IXth amendment?!?
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.




I have no f-in idea what that means.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I have no f-in idea what that means.It means, "just 'cause we didn't write it down, doesn't necessarily mean it's not a right."

This does 2 things. It allows the legislative branch to pass laws such as the Civil Rights Act without it being struck down by the Supreme Court on the grounds of, "It ain't in the Constitution, so it ain't Constitutional." Otherwise, such laws would have to be passed as amendments.

Secondly, it's what's invoked to justify one's implied "right to privacy".

[wendybeth]

Soooo....I just finished watching the home-game of Gonzaga vs Stanford, and I just wanted to extend my condolences to the Stanford alumni that I know to frequent these boards.

:D

[MickeyLumbo]

sooooo.... i must be doing something right.

i was called into the office today for a meeting.

got yet another promotion (2nd in three months- not counting the one i turned down)

and was told the BIG suits from up north will pay a visit this week.

cool, huh?:)

[Gemini Cricket]

There is someone in my office that recently has been limping on his foot. He wants everyone to ask him why he's limping. I know this may sound mean, but I will never ask him.

[Ghoulish Delight]

So, I ran 3/4 of a mile yesterday. It's not much, but it represents the longest uninterupted distance I've run in, oh, 13 years, ever since I discovered I had developed exhertional asthma after collapsing about 3/4 of the way through a mile in PE. It took something like 10 minutes (hardly the 6:18 mile pace I was running 14 years ago), and I paid for it with an evening of asthmatic coughing fits. But it's still a pretty significant accomplishment. I should be able to make a mile by the end of the week.

Now, imagine what I could do if I manage to lose this extra 20 pounds hanging around.

[Gemini Cricket]

I have asthma, too. I don't know if it's exhertional, though.
I have to take Advair for it.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I have asthma, too. I don't know if it's exhertional, though.
I have to take Advair for it. You'd think I could spell my own affliction..

Do you get spontaneous asthma attacks, or only when you exert yourself? Exertional asthma only affects me when I try to do any sort of aeorobic activity. I don't get sudden attacks, I just get short of breath quickly, and if I push too much, I get light headed and nauseated for a while and once that passes, I cough for a few hours. I have an albuterol inhaler. If I use that before I exercise, it extends the ammount of time I can go before I'm affected, and lessens the attack, but I gotta remember to take it 30 minutes before I start exercising. Last night, I actually didn't take it at all (I'm trying to build up my natural stamina).

[Gemini Cricket]

You'd think I could spell my own affliction..
No wonder I couldn't find it on Google. It kept asking me 'Do you mean exertional asthma?' And I'm all like 'No, stupid Google.' :D
Do you get spontaneous asthma attacks, or only when you exert yourself?
The second one. Aerobic stuff kills me. But with the Advair (as long as I take it regularly) it doesn't affect me. I do keep an albuterol inhaler with me at all times. Just in case. I haven't used it in a long time. I go to the gym and do the treadmill and nothing happens. Before the Advair, I couldn't even think of doing it.

I have that, bad sinuses and Graskin's Malaloma. Other than that, I'm okay. :D

GD ~ You don't smoke cigarettes do you? I don't. I did it once for a film I was in and hated it. But that will totally make your asthma worse.

:)

[Ghoulish Delight]

GD ~ You don't smoke cigarettes do you? I don't. I did it once for a film I was in and hated it. But that will totally make your asthma worse.
I'm all the way up to 3 or 4 packs of cloves...per year (and out of those 3 or 4 packs, I must give a quarter of them to my firends, and lose another quarter of them).

I was fine until I was 14 when, after my 4th or 5th bout with bronchitis (twice turning into walking pneumonia), my lungs finally gave up.

I'll tell you one thing, though, it's definitely improved since moving to OC out of the smog-choked Valley.

[Gemini Cricket]

I'll tell you one thing, though, it's definitely improved since moving to OC out of the smog-choked Valley.
This is a little off the subject of asthma, but my sinusitis improved after I moved from Honolulu to LA. I guess all the pollen did me in. My sinuses are even clearer in Boston. Weird.

[Not Afraid]

Interesting......I just made a Dr. appt because my cold thingie is lingering in my upper respitory system but I only seem to cough - big time - at night. I have a feeling there's something else going on here. Asthma, I don't think so, but wouldn't it be funny if I was allergic to cats?

[Stan4dSteph]

wouldn't it be funny if I was allergic to cats?I will so laugh and point at you.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Asthma, I don't think so, but wouldn't it be funny if I was allergic to cats?:( That would be tragic! But I'd probably still point and laugh along with Steph.

[€uroMeinke]

So is now the time to confess I actually am allergic to cats

[Mousey Girl]

You can have asthmatic bronchitis without having actual asthma. I have been dealing with it all freakin' winter. Every cold goes into my sinuses and I get a sinus infection. Each sinus infection ends with another round of the AB.

[Prudence]

I got a call-back interview! w00t!

[Not Afraid]

You can have asthmatic bronchitis without having actual asthma. I have been dealing with it all freakin' winter. Every cold goes into my sinuses and I get a sinus infection. Each sinus infection ends with another round of the AB.

REALLY now! Friday should be an interesting day. I just want the thing OUT of my body! Oh, and I want my energy back.

[blueerica]

I got a call-back interview! w00t!

YAY!!!!

When will school be over? I'm so tired. Looking and feeling ever so slightly like crap.

Delish!

[Not Afraid]

2nd Interview!!! You rock Pru!

[wendybeth]

So is now the time to confess I actually am allergic to cats

My doc thinks I may be, but I don't know and don't care- I'll always have kitties around me, even if I have to live on allergy meds.

I wuv my kitties.

[Not Afraid]

Oh yeah, kitties stay.

[The Shadoe]

YAY!!!!

When will school be over? I'm so tired. Looking and feeling ever so slightly like crap.

Delish!

I swear it's the full moon. I can't ever sleep during the full moon.

Must be the werewolf bite... :p

[Stan4dSteph]

here I am in New Zealand. U2 shows postponed indefinitely...

I would get angry, but since it's probably due to what I think it is, I can't really get mad. I'm just disappointed.

[€uroMeinke]

here I am in New Zealand. U2 shows postponed indefinitely...

I would get angry, but since it's probably due to what I think it is, I can't really get mad. I'm just disappointed.

So will you stay until they play?

[wendybeth]

How can you be angry in NZ? It's too beautiful to be angry there!!!!

[Gemini Cricket]

I just finished a heap of work on my desk. Now I'm done. Now I have nothing to do. :D

[Ghoulish Delight]

So, I'm an uncle! :D

CP's brother's wife just gave birth to a healthy 8lbs+ baby boy a couple hours ago in Alaska. Yay!

[Not Afraid]

CONGRATS!!!!!! Good news.


I'm in Santa Monica. My feet are on the desk. I'm a slob. But, I'm working.

[wendybeth]

Congrats, Uncle GD!!!!!!!:snap::cheers::snap:

[BarTopDancer]

Congratulations GD and CP!

[Gemini Cricket]

Uncle Delight and Aunt Pallor.
:)
Congrats!

[JWBear]

Congrats!

I'm at work, trying to find things to do to avoid going over the timesheets I need to submit tomorrow morning.

I hate tmesheets.

[Mousey Girl]

So...I am finally looking for a job. I went to an "orientation" tonight. It is in a call center, which brought back some really baaaad feelings. The pay is less than what I want, but there is a chance to earn bonuses. I have decided to go ahead and schedual an interview, but will continue looking. I also want to apply for the County, they have a mess of openings, but all require a typing test and I am not sure I am ready for that yet.

Dang it!! I sososoooo don't want to go back to work.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I'm getting a trophy! It's been almost 15 years since I've done anything that warranted a trophy!

[€uroMeinke]

Can I interest you in a Lucite Pyramid?

[Mousey Girl]

All I want to do right now is take a nap. After the 3rd phone call in 10 mins I have given up. The company I visited yesterday called me this morning and asked me to go in for an interview at noon today. I still have a lot of mixed feelings about it, but I am still interested.

The thought that keeps running through my head is that I have to put on makeup for the 2nd day in a row.

*sigh*

[BarTopDancer]

I'm trying to figure out how to get the slurper in the next cube to quit-it. It's disgusting to hear (and loud enough that headphones don't block it out).

[Mousey Girl]

I'm trying to figure out how to get the slurper in the next cube to quit-it. It's disgusting to hear (and loud enough that headphones don't block it out).

LOL!!! I can totally relate. I used to work with a gum chewer. She chomped it like a cow chewing its cud. It bugged me and she was 3 desks away, I always wondered what her customers thought of it. The other peeve was the popcorn munchers. I hate the smell of microwaved popcorn.

[BarTopDancer]

... I'm wondering why women consider the ladies room to be another conference room. Every day this week I've walked in the ladies room to discover groups of women discussing work. Not the causal hellos said as you pass; all out discussions. We have 8 conference rooms and 4 empty offices. And the ladies room echos so you can hear it in the office. :confused:

[Mousey Girl]

what is bad is when someone is on the phone in the ladies room. :evil: I always make sure to flush a couple times so the person they are talking to knows where they are.

[Not Afraid]

I actually took a phone call in a bathroom today. I have violated my own code of ethics.

[BarTopDancer]

Blue sour punch straws taste like Dawn dish soap smells.

[Kevy Baby]

I actually took a phone call in a bathroom today. I have violated my own code of ethics.There are people who would pay good money to be on the other end of that phone call.

[€uroMeinke]

There are people who would pay good money to be on the other end of that phone call.

How much do you pay?

[Not Afraid]

There are people who would pay good money to be on the other end of that phone call.

REALLY?

I'm obviously missing lucritive opportunities here.

[Kevy Baby]

How much do you pay?$20 - same as in town

[Prudence]

My coworkers got me a Cheshire Cat garden statute (http://disneyshopping.go.com/DSSectionPage.process?Merchant_Id=2&Section_Id=11910&Product_Id=194071) as a going away present. Okay, it was Victoria who picked it out. She's one of the best people ever.

[€uroMeinke]

I have been searchin for 60s fashion photos to decorate my office and thought it cool to maybe have some Jane Birkin photos - only it seems Jane Birkin spent most of the 60s naked and unfortunately is not workplace safe.

[Kevy Baby]

I have been searchin for 60s fashion photos to decorate my office and thought it cool to maybe have some Jane Birkin photos - only it seems Jane Birkin spent most of the 60s naked and unfortunately is not workplace safe.Do a Google Image Search (http://images.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en&q=Jane%20Birkin&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi) (NSFW link). While you will find lotsa NSFW images, there are a few work safe ones.

[Ghoulish Delight]

My coworker assaulted me this morning with a dangerous weapon. He should know better than to get within 5 feet of me with a Fry's ad...so now I figure he owes me the $35 I just spent.





btw, Fry's is selling a SanDisk 1GB USB flash drive for $35 after rebate. Retail price is $80

[BarTopDancer]

My coworker assaulted me this morning with a dangerous weapon. He should know better than to get within 5 feet of me with a Fry's ad...so now I figure he owes me the $35 I just spent.





btw, Fry's is selling a SanDisk 1GB USB flash drive for $35 after rebate. Retail price is $80

You owe me $35 now. :p

[DisneyDaniel]

My coworker assaulted me this morning with a dangerous weapon. He should know better than to get within 5 feet of me with a Fry's ad...so now I figure he owes me the $35 I just spent.

Hehehe... I thought I was the only one who calls the Fry's ads EVIL! My co-workers taunt/tempt me with them as well. Fry's is one of those stores where I enter planning to only buy "one" item, but walk out carry unplanned purchases--and a lighter wallet. :blush:

[Prudence]

Is it an instant rebate or a mail-in rebate? I'm sick of not actually getting the mail-in rebates and no longer bother with those.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Is it an instant rebate or a mail-in rebate? I'm sick of not actually getting the mail-in rebates and no longer bother with those.It's mail-in. In-store price is $53 (still a decent deal).

There's also a 256MB that's $8 after rebate. Dunno what the in-store is.

[blueerica]

Sneezing my brains out, apparently.

I'm also deciding what to do tonight. For the whole shamrock thing, and all...

[Mousey Girl]

We did nothing last night. It was raining like crazy from about 2pm on. I laid down at 5ish and when I got up at 7 the backyard and part of the patio was under water. I would have loved tohave gone to Chuy's last night, but didn't want to deal with flooded streets, drunks and cops.

[Janie]

Drooling on my keyboard while my left eye twitches.

[Kevy Baby]

Drooling on my keyboard while my left eye twitches.I'll have what she's having

[CoasterMatt]

Here's (http://www.slate.com/id/2137959/?nav=navoa&GT1=7932) what to do in case your eyeball should pop out of it's socket...

Ya know, just in case. :)

[CoasterMatt]

Why aren't these (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0317061candy1.html) available at DCA, it would be even more fun than it already is!

[Mousey Girl]

The only prob with those being sold at DCA is where you would go when you got the munchies since most of the eateries seem to be closed and the few that are open have huge lines.

[Kevy Baby]

The only prob with those being sold at DCA is where you would go when you got the munchies since most of the eateries seem to be closed and the few that are open have huge lines.From the article:
A California drug operation manufactured marijuana-laced candy and soft drinks that were packaged to resemble popular products like Jolly Ranchers, Milky Way, and Pop Tarts.So, you get the munchies and cure them in one convenient step :D

[Kevy Baby]

Here's (http://www.slate.com/id/2137959/?nav=navoa&GT1=7932) what to do in case your eyeball should pop out of it's socket...

Ya know, just in case. :)Matt's post forced me to repost this gem:

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

[NickO'Time]

Watching Wallace and Grommit The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Excellent film, so comical! :cool:

[CoasterMatt]

Listening to the XTC Box set - Coat of Many Cupboards :cool:

[Prudence]

Teavana's Azteca Fire tea is yummy.

[CoasterMatt]

Robitussin and Kahlua mixes pretty well...

[Kevy Baby]

Listening to some random jungle drum and base mix accompanied by the chirping of the 200 crickets I just bought today.

[FEJ]

Soundtrack: Cardin Blue from the album "Very Live at Buddy's Place" by Buddy Rich (http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Buddy Rich%22)

Reading: http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0393315088.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg
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[Mousey Girl]

So...Every morning, while Nickolas is getting ready for school I go online and check out the help wanted ads on our local newspaper and BakersfieldHelpWanted.com. I have responded to maybe 10. It looks like my resume is finally getting some attention. I just found out that one of the places I applied to is asking about me. I applied for a front office job at a local produce packing/shipping place. I know 2 people who work in the back office, one is Dawn and her boss used to work with me at SBC. Dawn was told today to let me know they got my resume and I shoud be hearing from them in the next day or 2. Best of all....it isn't call center work!!! I know not to get my hopes up, but it is frustrating waiting for the phone to ring. Yeah, it has only been a week since I started looking, but still the waiting is a pain in the butt.

I would love to go to the USH meet and be able to celebrate having a new job.

[Ghoulish Delight]

So my dad is having "minor" surgery in a few hours. He checked into the hospital yesterday after a few days of discomfort. He seems to have a skin infection called cellulitis, and he had elevated blood sugar levels (he's never been diabetic, hopefully it's just a side effect of the infection). They got him on an IV, antibiotics and insulin.

The surgery is to remove a patch of dead skin...right now I'm trying to forget the fact that after my mom told me he was in the hospital I looked up cellulitis and found that it happens to be the early stages of the flesh eating virus.

[Ponine]

Dr House would say to lay off the internet. ;)

I'm sure everything will be fine. Dont worry yourself by reading too much, and everything will be great.

[Prudence]

The surgery is to remove a patch of dead skin...right now I'm trying to forget the fact that after my mom told me he was in the hospital I looked up cellulitis and found that it happens to be the early stages of the flesh eating virus.

This is what BT had, I'm pretty sure, and he came through it with life and limbs intact, so I hope your dad has the same good fortune. IV antibiotics are the standard treatment, just so they get into the system faster/more effectively.

[Gemini Cricket]

...early stages of the flesh eating virus.
You know, if I told Ralphie about that, he'd think of nothing else for days.

I hope your Dad's surgery goes well. My best to him.
:)

[Not Afraid]

..right now I'm trying to forget the fact that after my mom told me he was in the hospital I looked up cellulitis and found that it happens to be the early stages of the flesh eating virus.

Worrying is good. I find that 99% if the things I worry about never come true. I think it's all that worrying. ;)

I hope you're Dad gets better quickly.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Worrying is good. I find that 99% if the things I worry about never come true. I think it's all that worrying. ;)Oh, how I wish that were true now...

Just got a call from my mom. My dad is NOT in good shape and it's his own damned fault.

See, it seems that, oh, 10 years ago his doctor DID tell him he had elevated blood sugar and was at risk of diabetes. At the time he was pretty significantly overweight. So he, of course, got all the imformation he could on diabetes and worked with his doctor to monitor it and keep it under control, right? Ha! No, he said, "I'll just lose the weight and eat less cake, I'll be fine." To his credit, he lost the weight with no trouble, but he never bothered to follow up and keep an eye on his blood sugar.

So here we are. Now, the other thing about my father is he patholigically avoids hospitals at all costs. So when he first started having symptoms over the weekend...he waited 3 days before saying anything and going in. Seems that had another 24 hours gone by, he stood a good chance of being dead (remember what I said about the early stages of the flesh eating virus?).

So now he's recovering from the "minor" surgery (I knew there was good reason to put "minor: in quotes) in a sensetive area that will require 3 months of recovery and plastic surgery in the form of skin grafts down the road. The think they've got it all, but won't know for sure for a couple of days (and this is where I try to forget about the article I read last week about the lady who, with the same infeciton, went from healthy to "we think we got it all when we amputated her leg" to dead in the span of a few days).

I'm a little out of it right now. Scared, and a little bit angry. Among other things, as my sister pointed out, how times have we answered questions from doctors and on medical forms in the past 10 years? "No, we have no family history of diabetes."

[Not Afraid]

DAMN! I understand both your anger and fear. Sometime you just think a good slapping would help, but it's a bit late now.

Diabetes can be VERY serious when it comes to skin, circulation conditions. I hope that they ot in there early enough. I'm hopeing and praying that is the case.

[wendybeth]

GD- I'm so sorry; I know how you feel on many counts there. My mom wound up with acute pancreatitis and damned near died- spent 5 months in the hospital and is now a surgical diabetic. (Absolutely no pancreatic function, so she does two types of insulin and takes digestive enzymes). Brought it all on herself, and still engages in very risky behavior despite her tenuous health. Very worrisome and incredibly frustrating to stand by and watch such things happen, isn't it? I feel for you and wish you and your family all the best.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Very sorry to hear of this news. Our thoughts and best wishes go out to you and your family, GD. Please let us know if there is any way we can be of help.

[SacTown Chronic]

So very sorry to hear of this, GD. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts.



This is a scary subject for me as well. My dad has been the victim of many self-inflicted medical problems over the years. Drinking too much, smoking too much, heaping salt on everything he eats (I'm serious, you cannot eat anything off his plate. Disgusting!), and on and on. I lecture him but it's in one ear and out the other with him. Though, to his credit, he did stop drinking. But only after his doctor told him quit drinking or die. My dad also pathologically avoids hospitals and doctors at all costs. He never changes any of his bad habits until he gets scared by a medical situation. Stubborn old goat.

Dammit, now I'm scared and all worked up.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I've been summarizing for people that he's suffering from "Stubborn Idiots' Disease".

By all other measures, the man's a certified genius. You'd think he'd know better...

Now, I need to go make an appointment to get a physical and have my blood sugar checked.

[Gemini Cricket]

The surgery went okay?

:)

[Ghoulish Delight]

No news seems to be good news for now. I talked to my dad last night. He was groggy but as good as can be expected. It will be another day or so before we can be sure everything's stabalized, so it's all about waiting.

[mousepod]

Hey GD,

Here's hoping everything goes well. It's way better to have him around to goof on his stubborn refusal to take care of himself than the alternative.

Many of us hit the snooze button when we get our wake-up call. It's a good that he gets a second chance.

My thoughts are and have been with you.

[Ghoulish Delight]

So far so good. White cell count is going down, which is a sign that the infection is going away, as is the return of his appetite. The doctor says the area around the surgery is already beginning to heal, and other than when they change the dressing, he's in no major discomfort. Stuborn twit even managed to get himself out of bed and into a chair without assistance today. The changing of dressings will be an issue though as the amount of pain is requiring adminstration of some drug or another which pretty instantly knocks him out...something he's quickly growing tired of. So we'll see.

Meanwhile, he's trying to figure out a way to read the diabetes literature he's been assigned to say that "17 grapes" can be substituded with "17 creme brulees". :rolleyes:

[Mousey Girl]

Thank you for the update GD.

[wendybeth]

Lol!!!

My mom and your dad would get along great, GD.

Glad he's doing better.:)

[Mousey Girl]

I just opened my job search email and found a note from the owner of www.sociallyyours.com . She would like for me to come in for an interview next week. I would be doing customer service and order writing. It sounds very interesting. I will also be going to an interview tomorrow for http://www.ppsc.com/ , but I am not sure about it at all.

[Not Afraid]

Hey, when fishing, bites are good. They mean a fish may be about to take the hook.

[Mousey Girl]

I just got back from my interview. I guess it webt better than I thought. They want me to go back Monday for a final interview. I was only the 2nd person they asked back.

[Not Afraid]

Congrats!!! Go for it!

[Not Afraid]

LOVE my horoscope today!

After doing your best to hold a grudge -- something you've never been any good at -- the peaceful mood the heavens are in will talk you out of it, even if a friend did something that feels like absolute treason to you. You'll wake up feeling compassionate, and ready, finally, perhaps, to accept the apology. Still, while forgiving is a good idea, don't feel bad if you're not quite able to forget. It's called wisdom, and it comes with experience. Sorry if this wasn't a pleasant one, but learn from it.


Yes, wisdom.;)

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Does this mean that scaeagles is off the hook for his cat comments?

:)

[Not Afraid]

no.

I'm wiser than that. ;)

[BarTopDancer]

I just love the 91.

[Kevy Baby]

The why don't you just marry it?




Sorry, I was in the mood for a juvenile comment

[BarTopDancer]

The why don't you just marry it?




Sorry, I was in the mood for a juvenile comment

:p

It wasn't too bad today. Actually had more traffic getting to the 241 then on any of the freeways. Must still be the Vegas offseason.

[Mousey Girl]

Today at 8:30 I go for my final interview with PPSC. Tomorrow at 10 I meet with the owner of Socially Yours. I just reread her ad and it is for a Customer Service/Order Writer Supervisor position. She had emailed me and asked me what my previous salary was, I was worried that the $25.62/hr had scared her away. I also found out that one of the other places I had applied for is NOT a good idea. They are going through mass walkouts right now and it sounds a lot like SBC, but for 9/hr I would not put up with that kind of stress.

[lizziebith]

Good luck!

Soooo......today I am sooooooo bored at work that a) I finally have time to post here again! and b) I'm thinking about getting up and brushing my teeth just to kill five minutes.

[Kevy Baby]

and b) I'm thinking about getting up and brushing my teeth just to kill five minutes.Oh, that's painfully sad...

[lizziebith]

So, about a minute after I posted that my boss came in and wanted to see me. I just got a MASSIVE promotion: 25% raise (!), new title, new furniture, etc. etc. etc....OMG!!!! Every day should be so dull!! :D

[BarTopDancer]

So, about a minute after I posted that my boss came in and wanted to see me. I just got a MASSIVE promotion: 25% raise (!), new title, new furniture, etc. etc. etc....OMG!!!! Every day should be so dull!! :D

WOOHOO! Congratulations!

[Not Afraid]

So, about a minute after I posted that my boss came in and wanted to see me. I just got a MASSIVE promotion: 25% raise (!), new title, new furniture, etc. etc. etc....OMG!!!! Every day should be so dull!! :D

WOW! Good thing you didn't go brush your teeth. ;)

Congratulations!

[Mousey Girl]

I went to my interview this morning. I would LOVE to work for this woman. It is a small company that is expanding. It is right up my ally. Only 8 workers so no office politics to worry aobut. She was worried that she could not meet my salary expectations. When I told her (again) that I knew my ending salary at SBC was pretty much a thing of the past and that I was looking for around $15/hr (still really good for Bakersfield) she let out a sigh of relief and said that that was very doable. I should hear from her Thurs or Fri. I am supposed to hear from PPSC on Thursday, so when they call I will tell them I will let them know on Friday. I sosososooooo want this other job. The owner, who I interviewed with is so sweet and her product is absolutly beautiful, I can totally see myself working there, plus the hours are awesome-7:30-4 Mon-Fri!! I really want this!!! I want to be able to look forward to going to work!!

Ok, I am going to go take a nap. I stopped at Chuy's on my way home and need some zzz's before heading to Target later (don't need a DUI to jinx my day).

[BarTopDancer]

WTG MG!!!!!!!!

[Ghoulish Delight]

So, I'm working late (again) and want a snack from the vending machine...but it's freaking pouring and I don't wanna go to my car for the change (which I'm not even sure I have in there).

[Not Afraid]

The freeway should be fun tonight when off to Hollywood we go.

[Mousey Girl]

There have been sirens going off around here all day. There are a lot of semi-flooded streets and gutters. I also noticed cops galore, Kern Sheriffs, CHP and BPD all over the place on my way home from my interview. I had just grabbed my cell to call my mom when I noticed a CHP truck behind me. Then I saw 2 BPD cars at the next intersection, but they were in a county pocket. Getting off the freeway I ended up behind an umarked cop car. It was nuts.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

The park was very, very wet tonight. And I still am.

:)

[MickeyLumbo]

There have been sirens going off around here all day. I noticed cops galore, Kern Sheriffs, CHP and BPD all over the place on my way home from my interview. It was nuts.

kevyBaby was reported to be in the area.

[Ghoulish Delight]

So...

Dad's doing much better. A visit from the surgeon on Monday confirmed that the infection is going away, the surgery got everything it needed to get, and that the affected area was healing well. A visit from the plastic surgeon yesterday brought more good news in that they determined that they'd be able to begin the reconstructive surgery process today. This is good because it means he can start the recovery from that immediately, AND that there won't be a grizzly wound to go home with (which was the original assumption). It will make both his and my mom's life easier. I won't go into details of what's going to be done, it's pretty unpleasant. But progess is being made, and now the hope is that he can recover in time to not jeopardize his forthcoming retirement (he saved up 200+ sick days over 40 some-odd years to bolster his retirement, and now if he has to use more than 10, it means a cut in his retirement bottom line. Freaking irony).

And the best news of all is that when the surgeon saw him on Monday and reitterated the "You would have been dead in another 24 hours", it finally seemed to sink in what that meant. Hopefully that will finally serve as his wakeup call.

In other news, my Grandmother ended up in the hospital on Monday with pneumonia. Other than some anxiety attacks in the hospital bed, she seems to be doing okay now. I don't know how my mom's holding it together right now.

[Not Afraid]

Good news with both your Dad and Grandmother. Give your Mom a hug and tell her it will get better soon.

[katiesue]

Hugs to you and your whole family. And best wishes for speedy recoveries all around.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I really feel for GD's mom at the moment. She's a rock (on the outside at least) a real strong lady.

Soooo, I think I did the best I could at an interview today...hopefully I'll move up to the next interview, and on to the supervisor position I've been craving. It's definitely 50/50 at this point, so we'll see.

[Mousey Girl]

Good wishes heading your way CP!!

I got a call today from ACS. They had seen my resume online and wanted to interview me. I told her, "thanks but no thanks." She asked me what my concerns were. I had to tell her that after I replied I found out who they were. They do collection work. I remember hearing about them at Union meetings. I even ran into some of their employees at PPSC's open interviews on Saturday. Basically it is a worse invironment than SBC for $9/hr and no Union support. Heck, I left SBC to get away from the stress, I don't need to walk into it again.

[NickO'Time]

In a zombie like state, but alot going on lately. :(

[Mousey Girl]

I just opened my email and.....i GOT THE JOB!!! The one I wanted at Socially Yours!! I start Tuesday. YEAH!!!!

[libraryvixen]

Congratulations!!! :)

[Snowflake]

I don't know how my mom's holding it together right now.

Mom's are amazing. Hugs all around to everyone is a good thing, glad to hear that things are going better.

[Gemini Cricket]

I just opened my email and.....i GOT THE JOB!!! The one I wanted at Socially Yours!! I start Tuesday. YEAH!!!!
Congrats, MG! :)