Soooo....

[JWBear]

HAPPY POST 20,000!!!!!

:snap: :cheers: :snap: :cheers: :snap: :cheers: :snap: :cheers: :snap:

[JWBear]

Damn you, Chris! You stole my post! :mad:

[alphabassettgrrl]

I'm soooooooooooooo glad this thread is still around!!!!

[Gemini Cricket]

Damn you, Chris! You stole my post! :mad:
Christian Meinke: Thunder stealer.
:D

[Morrigoon]

Damn, this thread is loseriffic to the 20th power :)

[figment1986]

I love how I'm spending all last night updating my moms computer... she never does anything! and it still has 2 glitches i asked her to get my dads friend to look at... its been over a year now!

Also updating virus protocols on my lappy... then moving files onto CDs and such...

Soo much work to get this ready for the cruise..

[Ghoulish Delight]

At risk of being pedantic, that'd be multiplied by 20, not to the 20th power. At this rate, it would literally take millennia to reach 1,000^20 posts.

[Not Afraid]

Well, so far I've oly had minor injuries that won't prevent me from playing MA, but I'll keep trying.

[Morrigoon]

At risk of being pedantic, that'd be multiplied by 20, not to the 20th power. At this rate, it would literally take millennia to reach 1,000^20 posts.
Pffft. Semantics.

Besides, we're talking loserdom here. I think it can be exponential ;)

[frodo potter]

Yea

Finally done with all tax stuff and two days early I might add. :rolleyes:

a real feather in my cap what with the being proactive. :rolleyes:

Also I "served" my jury duty last week. I was a phone in juror I was going to call and get it postponed because of T's mom and my having no time off left but I had a high group number so I decided to roll the dice.:)

[blueerica]

Woot! I just finished up all my tax stuff, too. Things will be tight for me, personally, but all will be well. (Other half doing well... hate him.)

Now... time to go watch some random movie and enjoy the rest of this weekend.

Oh, and I will be out in California for about a week instead of the half-a-week I'd estimated earlier - Sooo... I will have a lot of people to see. I'm so excited!

Signed,

Missing her Cali friends

[CoasterMatt]

I'm having fun in Vegas - I just saw an AWESOME pedestrian/taxicab incident that ended with a cabbie and pedestrian both in cuffs, and a K9 officer helped, too.

[Mousey Girl]

Today was a very nice day. Nickolas did seem to get a bit bored towards the end of the tour, but asked if we could go back to take a different tour. After Hearst, we ended up in Cayucous. We got there when the tide was just coming back in. He played with hermit crabs in the tidal pools and then had a blast playing in the waves. We ended our day with a late lunch/early dinner in Morro Bay. He then surprised me by NOT sleeping on the ride home and did his best to drive me insane. Traffic wasn't too bad, although we did watch a few people trying to show us why Highway 46 is also known as Blood Alley.

Morro Bay amuses me. When we got there it was around 2pm. There was very little parking to be had. When we left around 3:30 there was parking everywhere. That town really does roll up their sidewalks by the late afternoon.

The weather was wonderful. The entire day was exactly what I needed.

[RStar]

Well, so far I've oly had minor injuries that won't prevent me from playing MA, but I'll keep trying.

Be carfull there, you don't want to handicap your team now...

Good luck!!

[€uroMeinke]

Still have taxes to do, and I need to remember to call in for Jury Duty tomorrow to see if I serve on Monday

[Morrigoon]

Stress: the emotion that results from not kicking the ever-lovin cr@p out of someone who sorely deserves it.

In other news... the park was busy tonight.

[alphabassettgrrl]

I have now tried limoncello. It's interesting. Spent the evening lounging on a friend's bed watching "Ruthless People" with glasses of the aforementioned limoncello and laughing our asses off with a short break for hot tubbing.

It's a good way to spend the evening. I highly recommend it. The only blight was another friend couldn't be there cuz her hubby had to be airlifted off the mountain bike trails and they spent 5 hours in UCLA's E/R. She cancelled the ride she had intended to lead tomorrow but asked if I am interested in leading some beginner level rides. There's another guy she's asking as well, but if there's a couple of us that'd be fine.

I'd be a Somebody! :)

[wendybeth]

Stress: the emotion that results from not kicking the ever-lovin cr@p out of someone who sorely deserves it.

In other news... the park was busy tonight.
I had a similar day- very busy, and I wanted to beat my head against a concrete floor in frustration after dealing with a very high-maintenance client that I am about to fire. She's a friend, or was, but she stresses me out more than words can say as a client and I think today I finally hit the wall. Here's a small example of our conversation:

Me: You want a change of color, but you keep changing your mind about what color. First it's auburn, then strawberry blonde, then that's too red and maybe it's golden tones that you're thinking of.....I need some guidance here. Clip out some pics and bring them in to me so I can get an idea of what your trying to verbalize.

Client/friend: Well, maybe you could pick out some colors for me and tell me what I want.

Me: We tried that on Thursday, for two hours. Myself and a team of other stylists could not figure out what you wanted, and I told you that I wasn't comfortable proceeding until you stopped giving me conflicting information and settled on something that I could go on. You were the one who insisted I do something, so I went ahead with a semi-permanent golden blonde. Now you think that's too dark, yet the first color you said you wanted was permanent auburn, which is red-brown and stays until you cut it out. Good thing I didn't do that, eh?

C/f: Well, I think I'd almost prefer that to this color- it's too dark.

(Sound of me banging my head on the desk)

Me: Uhm, you do realize that auburn is about 4 levels darker than what you now have, don't you? Well, fine- come in and I'll just slap some of that on then.

C/f: Well, I don't want to do that if you can't take it out if I don't like it. ....



.....and the conversation went on for a frustratingly long 20 minutes until I got so irritated I told her she was responsible for her own homework and I would be very happy to do whatever the **** she wanted, provided she figured out what that was. What she really wants is to be 20 years younger and there's not a lot I can do about that. My co-workers all say that no friend would be such a consistent PITA and that I should tell her to go elsewhere, but I just don't have the heart to- yet, anyway. Maybe I'll get lucky and she'll go elsewhere- I told her I was booked solid for quite some time (true) so she may move on to someone else.

[CoasterMatt]

Anybody want Jello shots?

[RStar]

I'm here!

Swanie, I've already delivered the bricks out of my backyard to the driveway. That's about as far as I go. Do you seriously want to transport them back to AZ? RStar also is interested in both bricks and wood.

I'm sorry to report, there is no straw. Will feathers do?

Thanks NA!

And while we are in the giving mood, anyone want a working gas clothes dryer?

And for all of those in So. Cal. suffering from the 90-95* heat, you can blame it on MousePlanet. They are holding their simi-annual MouseAdventure today and that almost always spikes the temps! ;)

The highs next weekend, low 60s......

[RStar]

Anybody want Jello shots?

I've never had any. Some day, perhaps.....


Oh, it's 101.6 right now. I'm thinking about all the poor souls being punished in the MA right now.......;)

[wolfy999]

Less than an hour left of MA.......I'm so glad I'm just meeting for drinks. What a day it must have been!

[JWBear]

We had friends visiting from out of town today. We went with them to The Aquarium of the Pacific. Man, was it ever crowded!!! The temp wasn't too bad though; there actually was an ocean breeze. We had lunch at the cafe there. The food was surprisingly very good!

Now, I'm sitting in our nice, air conditioned, office - with the temperature set at "meat locker". Ahhhhhhhh.........

[Chernabog]

94 degrees right now at almost 5pm in the Valley.

Maybe instead of moving over the hill this summer, I can move to Vancouver. Isn't it nice and cold in Vancouver? (Right now it's cloudy and 55 degrees there, that's my kind of weather!)

[BarTopDancer]

It's still 92 here in Irvine. I am so glad I have AC.

Bought a nice london broil to grill up for dinner.

[Snowflake]

85 in SF yesterday and around 80 today. Ugh.
The fog is going to roll in soon and there is now a breeze from the west.
Soon back to normal 60 degrees (c/mon up for a visit Cherny)

[wendybeth]

It was nearly 80 up here today.


Just last week it was snowing- the weather is so schizo up here anymore. Hey, did someone say something about Jello shots?:D

[RStar]

It was nearly 80 up here today.


Just last week it was snowing- the weather is so schizo up here anymore. Hey, did someone say something about Jello shots?:D

Yes, but I opted for quervo gold tequila shots instead. I have a chicken on the rotisserie on my grill. It was on fire. I had to hose it down. Perhaps the shots weren't such a good idea ;) . I saved it just in time. It's down to 95 here.....

[Snowflake]

the fog is rolling in, the temp is back to normal. What a relief!

I'm clueless, what are jello shots? :blush:

[€uroMeinke]

So, Mouse Adventure - that was fun, but it's nice to be over

[Not Afraid]

HOT!



TIRED!



HOT!

[CoasterMatt]

Jeebus, you mean it's been cooler here in Vegas?

WOW! Time for another cherry bomb :cheers:

[alphabassettgrrl]

It was nice and warm here in Ventura cty today. I decided it was a tad bit too warm this early in the season for mountain biking, and sat out the second half of the ride. I kicked some butt on the first half though! Kept up (mostly) with the main group of relatively fast riders.

Only 9 miles today. ::sigh::

[RStar]

HOT!



TIRED!



HOT!

Who won? ;)

[Kevy Baby]

Then there is 665 Leather (http://www.665leather.com/) in West Hollywood - "One # Short of Hell"

(Link is NSFW!!!)I clicked the link (natch) and at first didn't think it was all that bad (my screen only showed to the bottom of the large picture).

Then I scrolled down :eek:

What DVDs need is a selection that lets you view from a certain point on. Like from episode 3 on.My experience is that with most DVD players, if you havn't watched anything since you stopped in the middle of something, if you just push play (when the main menu automatically comes up), it should just start playing from wherever you stopped - even in the middle of a chapter.

Clip out some pics and bring them in to me so I can get an idea of what your trying to verbalize.Hopefully this PITA goes away. I work in the print industry and thankfully we have an industry standard color system (with the unfortunate acronym of PMS (Pantone Matching System (http://www.pantone.com/Pages/Pantone/Pantone.aspx?pg=19970&ca=1)). If you want a specific color, you call it out by number.

Who won? ;)The winners.

[RStar]

The winners.

D'oh! :D

[Not Afraid]

I don't know who won. The thing is that, since I don't post on MP and haven't for a long while, I am clueless about many other participants. However this is the first time I haven't known any of the winers in any of the categories.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I know the winners were wearing shirts that mentioned us, The Denton Affair, and Katie Sue's team, whose name escapes me at the moment. I've never met them. That was kinda weird.

[Kevy Baby]

...since I don't post on MP...How come?

[katiesue]

The winners in Advanced were Simba's Pride.

[Morrigoon]

NA, this one's for you:

http://www.butterick.com/item/B5175.htm?tab=whats_new&page=1

[blueerica]

Wow, sorry to hear it's been so frigging hot out there. It's finally feeling wonderful out here, though I suspect it's much warmer outside. Still brisk in the mornings, but I'm a bit thankful I'm here in the cooler climate for the time being.

I hear summers can be brutal (ie. 100+ degrees) here, but I'll just have to wait that one out. For now, it's short-sleeved blouses for me!

[BarTopDancer]

Golden Spoon now has a "simply tart" flavor. And a lot more fresh fruit as toppings.

[Capt Jack]

Wow, sorry to hear it's been so frigging hot out there. It's finally feeling wonderful out here, though I suspect it's much warmer outside. Still brisk in the mornings, but I'm a bit thankful I'm here in the cooler climate for the time being.

I hear summers can be brutal (ie. 100+ degrees) here, but I'll just have to wait that one out. For now, it's short-sleeved blouses for me!

I have a feeling that the wave of heat that just blew through here is likely headed your way. at least it was just a couple days. its effin gorgeous out there now

[blueerica]

We jumped over the weekend, but I think we were too far north to really get the heat effects. It was in the 70s in SLC this week and was close to that where I live (further north). It's supposedly warmer today, but I wouldn't know, I'm trapped in an ugly pink cube. We cool off again tomorrow (supposedly... the meteorologists are typically wrong these days) but then who knows after that.,..

[katiesue]

I just got this message from Bridgette "It's f-ing snowing". Guess the heat wave hasn't hid Idaho yet.

[Not Afraid]

How come?

Yeah, GD had a laugh at my expense yesterday because I reminded him I was banned. Apparently he had forgotten. It makes no difference to me. I don't have time to keep up on any large board.

[Morrigoon]

Haha... NA is snubbed.

[Morrigoon]

Ooh, hey... Bat's Day has been moved to November 8th & 9th!

That's going to be really odd... Bat's Day just as Christmas is starting to go up. Still, gives me time to possibly actually make the really awesome dress I was recently inspired to consider making :)

[Kevy Baby]

How can they have Bat's Day if it isn't 118 degrees at DL?

[BarTopDancer]

How can they have Bat's Day if it isn't 118 degrees at DL?

Paging Alex. (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showpost.php?p=204589&postcount=153)

[Capt Jack]

Ooh, hey... Bat's Day has been moved to November 8th & 9th!

excellent! Ive always wondered how these poor souls survive in the heat thats usually on those days, especially in the incredible outfits they arrive in. Ive wanted to attend that particular gathering since I first heard about it, but the heat is usually enough to make me wuss out.

guess Im not bat material :-/

[alphabassettgrrl]

Definitely come to Bats day, even if you don't dress for it! Just come to hang with us and watch the scenery!

[Brigitte]

It was 79 yesterday and it snowed today. I'm so done.

[wendybeth]

Lol- I thought I saw some little flakies trying to fall! Brigitte, what's the temp over where you are?

[Brigitte]

Currently it is 39 degrees :P

[wendybeth]

It's about 42 here, but the wind is kicking up so it feels colder. Sucks, don't it?

[Brigitte]

Oh yes :) we had some wind and rain first thing that turned into small pellets of hail, then the snow. We had 2 nice days in a row over the weekend that were in the 70s and there are still piles of snow around town.

[wendybeth]

Well, we'll laugh about this at Silverwood/Boulder Beach this summer, okay? I'll buy the drinks.:cheers:

[Brigitte]

Sounds like a plan, though some days of nice weather before then would be nice :)

[Not Afraid]

OMG! I took a nap and had the most SURREAL dream. It was very interesting though, because I really had a hard time making myself wake up. It's been a long time since I've slept that hard in the afternoon. Now, if the man in the chicken suit would just go away........

[wolfy999]

Just got my hours doubled at the Church I work for....woohoo! Still part time, but I enjoy my job so much that I am thrilled!

[katiesue]

Congratulations! More hours is good.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Yay, wolfie! That's awesome! :)

[Snowflake]

Yay Wolfy!

So, I'm sitting here thinking that when I go to the chiropracter, I'm supposed to feel great. Last night, I felt like I'd been run over by a truck, took a HOT shower, took 2 advil and slept like one truly in the arms of morpheus and dreaming about an opera singer that in my dream is living in Japan. Pretty cool to meet in my dream since IRL she is singing at the great opera house in the sky. Weird dreams!

[BDBopper]

Currently getting hip to the jive on Turner Classic Movies!

It's Rock N' Roll Film Festival time! :snap:

Woke up to Alan Freed's Don't Knock The Rock (Bill Haley & the Comets, Little Richard, the Treniers) and currently digging Don't Knock the Twist (Chubby Checker, the Dovells, & Gene Chandler)

Coming up later is Go Johnny Go! Today has gotten off to quite a swanky start! :cool:

[Kevy Baby]

Definitely come to Bats day, even if you don't dress for it! Just come to hang with us and watch the scenery! When I (finally) go to Bat's day, it will be in my loud floral print Hawaiian shirt

Now, if the man in the chicken suit would just go away........Hopefully he left before € got home.

[Ponine]

Now, if the man in the chicken suit would just go away........
You're dreaming about Burger King?!?!?! ;)

[swanie]

We made it back to AZ late yesterday with our little bundle of fur...

Everyone...please meet Macey!

Meeting Mom for the first time...
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff17/swan0805/Macey/004-1.jpg

Riding shotgun with Dad...
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff17/swan0805/Macey/032.jpg

Meeting her sisters for the first time...
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff17/swan0805/Macey/058.jpg

She only drinks if she can be IN the water...
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff17/swan0805/Macey/065.jpg

Who me?...
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff17/swan0805/Macey/003.jpg

She's been fantastic and has really fit right in. I'll post more later, but I came down with a horrible case of food poisoning/stomach flu about an hour after we got home last night. :( I'm on hour 16 of it at this point, so I'll give more details when I return to the land of the living.

swanie

[BDBopper]

Awwwwww!!! So cute! :)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I'm dying over here, too cute.

[Matterhorn Fan]

So, I log in to the internet today and open up my web browser. Google is my home page.

Google is in French today.

Why?

[BarTopDancer]

We get that in my office quite a bit. The best we can figure, is Google is misreading IP addresses. There should be a link to Google English somewhere on that page.

[lashbear]

I checked and can't see Google.com OR google.com.au in French - perhaps your language prefs are all akimbo ?

[Matterhorn Fan]

It's gotta be the funky IP thing... The homepage is set to google.com, but what's coming up is google.fr. (So it's not a language pref.)

It's not a problem, really. It is awfully curious, though.

Bon jour from France, everyone! I guess.

[Snowflake]

Oh.My.God.So.Freakin.Adorable

Swanie, feel better soon! You have an absolutely killer of cuteness there.

[Alex]

If you're getting Google in another language when you want Google English, try going explicitly to www.google.us. Usually that will work. If not, do www.google.ca or www.google.uk to get the Canada or UK sites.

Some spelling differences on the pages and result ranking may vary slightly but otherwise the same stuff.

[Sub la Goon]

I came down with a horrible case of food poisoning/stomach flu about an hour after we got home last night. :( I'm on hour 16 of it at this point, so I'll give more details when I return to the land of the living.


You can spare a majority of the details, I'm sure.

The puppy is adorable and I hope you feel better soon. Or already...

[Capt Jack]

wow. what a happy puppy face!

[alphabassettgrrl]

PUPPY!!!

[RStar]

Swanie, love the puppy! I hope you feel better soon.

[blueerica]

OK, cuteness overload. I'll make sure I show J when he gets home.

It's sure to heal even the toughest of illnesses. :D

[libraryvixen]

That dog is freakin' adorable!!! :)

[Deebs]

LV!

*runs looking for you*

Gone. You are gone.

LV and I had the best lunch today. If you have to be in Stockton, eating lunch with libraryvixen at the yummiest Italian place in town is about as good as it gets.

[Not Afraid]

OMG! Puppy Cuteness to DIE for!!!! (Which is what it seems Swanie is doing !) Feel better soon so you can post more pics!

[Mousey Girl]

Here is thwe only picture I have from Easter where Boy is smiling:
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n292/mousey345/P3230004.jpg


Here He is at the outdoor pool at Hearst Castle:

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n292/mousey345/P4120012.jpg


And lastly, here He is staring up at the ceiling in the dining room. He was more interested in the ceiling than he was with the ketchup and mustard bottles on the table.

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n292/mousey345/P4120031.jpg

[Not Afraid]

Apparently I only have internet connectivity when I sit in Ollie Johnston's chair.

[NickO'Time]

This is a crack up.

1. GO TO THE FOLLOWING SITE:
http://www.tatuagemdaboa.com.br/

2. TYPE YOUR FIRST NAME ON THE 1st LINE

3. TYPE YOUR LAST NAME ON THE 2nd LINE

(Skip your e-mail address.)

4. Click on "Vizualizar" and watch what happens ... & don't ask me how they do that!

[Stan4dSteph]

So, I log in to the internet today and open up my web browser. Google is my home page.

Google is in French today.

Why?At least I could read that one. My Google keeps thinking I'm in Italy! WTF! I don't read Italian!

If you're in France, you'd better come visit me.

[RStar]

This is a crack up.

1. GO TO THE FOLLOWING SITE:
http://www.tatuagemdaboa.com.br/

2. TYPE YOUR FIRST NAME ON THE 1st LINE

3. TYPE YOUR LAST NAME ON THE 2nd LINE

(Skip your e-mail address.)

4. Click on "Vizualizar" and watch what happens ... & don't ask me how they do that!

Ok, that was cool! Except where my last name ended up, that was kinda gross! :eek:

[Snowflake]

Apparently I only have internet connectivity when I sit in Ollie Johnston's chair.

Kinda makes sense in a weird way since he's just passed on. Maybe the chair is haunted?

[blueerica]

I think I must be the most annoying person here, but I swear, the fact that my phone isn't working, I need software, and special project stuff isn't entirely my fault.

All-in-all, today has been good, which is a relief. A big. Fat. Relief.

Oh, and samoa girl scout cookies are 75 calories of stress relief, but only in proper dosages.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Hey, at least the girl was cute. :) Interesting that they don't use capitals.

[Kevy Baby]

Oh, and samoa girl scout cookies are 75 calories of stress relief, but only in proper dosages.Do they come in the same single serving sleeves like the Thin Mints?

[Mousey Girl]

I feel a bit pleased with myself. I have not bought or eaten a single GS cookie this year.

Now if only I could get the lady I work for to stop making danish/donut runs 3 times a week I would be a happy camper.

[ozron]

I'm heading to work now for my last day before "vacation".

Then I get to spend the next week and a half as a professional actor!

http://www.octc.org/index.php?page=treasureisland

Off to buckle a little swash!

ron

[blueerica]

Do they come in the same single serving sleeves like the Thin Mints?

I questioned their packaging decisions, since I'm getting so used to these "100 calorie packs" and what-not. 75 calories or not, there's no way I can plow through that single serving! ;)

[Kevy Baby]

I feel a bit pleased with myself. I have not bought or eaten a single GS cookie this year.Unfortunately, Susan ordered the wrong cookies for me. Normally I like a combination of Thin Mints and All Abouts. For some reason, she got the Tagalongs instead of the All Abouts. Tried 'em and didn't like 'em. So if anyone wants a couple boxes of Tagalongs, they are yours for the taking.
Now if only I could get the lady I work for to stop making danish/donut runs 3 times a week I would be a happy camper.Absolutely! She should be going five times per week!

[wolfy999]

Which ones are the Tagalongs?

[blueerica]

Aren't Tagalongs the peanut butter filled ones?

Oh, I forgot to mention that it went from 90 on Monday, to 43 and snowing on Tuesday (same time of day). I left work early yesterday and it was like I was driving in a snowglobe! Today we're even colder, but I don't want to really go there.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Which ones are the Tagalongs?

Those always remind me of the language spoken in the Philippines.

[Capt Jack]

thank you. I thought that was just me

[BarTopDancer]

Swanie brought me real samoas and thin mints.

There IS a difference between the bakeries. I reject "caramel delights". They are NOT the same. We did a blind taste test at work. Samoas and thin mints from the Little Brownie bakery won hands down.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

This is a crack up.

1. GO TO THE FOLLOWING SITE:
http://www.tatuagemdaboa.com.br/

2. TYPE YOUR FIRST NAME ON THE 1st LINE

3. TYPE YOUR LAST NAME ON THE 2nd LINE

(Skip your e-mail address.)

4. Click on "Vizualizar" and watch what happens ... & don't ask me how they do that!

Oh, wow! Thanks for posting this. It's the first time I've seen somebody copy my company's work! But ours, IMO, is way cooler (even though it promotes a lame movie.) Go check it out (http://www.carmenhasacrushonyou.com/)!

[Snowflake]

So far, I have successfully navigated the sea of GS cookies and not consumed a single one! :)

[NickO'Time]

Oh, wow! Thanks for posting this. It's the first time I've seen somebody copy my company's work! But ours, IMO, is way cooler (even though it promotes a lame movie.) Go check it out (http://www.carmenhasacrushonyou.com/)!

Got this via Email. I liked your work better though. :cool:

[Kevy Baby]

Aren't Tagalongs the peanut butter filled ones?Yes.

Oh, wow! Thanks for posting this. It's the first time I've seen somebody copy my company's work! But ours, IMO, is way cooler (even though it promotes a lame movie.) Go check it out (http://www.carmenhasacrushonyou.com/)!Being honest here...

I like what you did with the elements, although I put a fictitious number in the system so I did not get a call. But I have to say that the "other guys" implementation was a little smoother in terms of the motion follow of the tattoo and the photo.

Also, did you guys create your site before the other people?

I'm not trying to be critical - I think it is a great site. Just some observations.

[swanie]

Which ones are the Tagalongs?

Swanie brought me real samoas and thin mints.

There IS a difference between the bakeries. I reject "caramel delights". They are NOT the same. We did a blind taste test at work. Samoas and thin mints from the Little Brownie bakery won hands down.

Our bakery rocks :D Little Brownie Bakery (http://www.littlebrowniebakers.com/cookies/cookies_main.html)

If memory serves me, Southern California has switched to ABC cookies...ABC/Interbake (http://www.abcsmartcookies.com/cookies.asp)

Everyone assumes that all Girl Scout cookies are the same, but depending on the region they can vary in selection and even taste. I'm sure I'll be leading T and M's troop again next year, so I can hook you all up. ;)

swanie
"she who has finally returned to the land of the living"

[LSPoorEeyorick]

We did create it first, hence my noting they copied us. I agree with you that their key framing is a little smoother, but since it's derivative and doesn't use the multi-platform technology, I just don't think it's as interesting. (Too bad you put a fake number in - it's not "tracked" or sold, and that's the coolest part.)

[Deebs]

"she who has finally returned to the land of the living"

I'm glad you're feeling better, that sounded thoroughly unpleasant.

Macey is beautiful!

[BarTopDancer]

Our bakery rocks :D Little Brownie Bakery (http://www.littlebrowniebakers.com/cookies/cookies_main.html)

If memory serves me, Southern California has switched to ABC cookies...ABC/Interbake (http://www.abcsmartcookies.com/cookies.asp)

Everyone assumes that all Girl Scout cookies are the same, but depending on the region they can vary in selection and even taste. I'm sure I'll be leading T and M's troop again next year, so I can hook you all up. ;)

swanie
"she who has finally returned to the land of the living"

WOOHOO! We have a cookie dealer!

[Deebs]

The 24 Hour Mojo Moratorium grows tiresome for me. I give too much. (There are worse things).

Visible mojo for swanie, for puppy pix and feeling better!

[Morrigoon]

WOOHOO! We have a cookie dealer!

Yo yo... thin mints yo, thin mints...I gots thin mints yo....

Sorry, first thing that popped into my head ;)

[Snowflake]

Our bakery rocks :D Little Brownie Bakery (http://www.littlebrowniebakers.com/cookies/cookies_main.html)

If memory serves me, Southern California has switched to ABC cookies...ABC/Interbake (http://www.abcsmartcookies.com/cookies.asp)

Everyone assumes that all Girl Scout cookies are the same, but depending on the region they can vary in selection and even taste. I'm sure I'll be leading T and M's troop again next year, so I can hook you all up. ;)

swanie
"she who has finally returned to the land of the living"

Heh, what exactly is in the brownies? :evil:

Hmm, and online source for GS cookies, must remember this when I want some. Get thee behind me Satan aka Swanie!

[Kevy Baby]

We did create it first, hence my noting they copied us.Cool. Then congrats to y'all for coming up with that bit of sweetness. I am always impressed by people who can create nifty stuff like this. Too bad it was wasted on an inferior product.

(Too bad you put a fake number in - it's not "tracked" or sold, and that's the coolest part.)I will have to go back and do it again when I have some free time (I also watched the video with the sound off as I am in a cubicle farm).
Heh, what exactly is in the brownies? :evil:Boy Scouts?

[lashbear]

This is a crack up.

1. GO TO THE FOLLOWING SITE:
http://www.tatuagemdaboa.com.br/

2. TYPE YOUR FIRST NAME ON THE 1st LINE

3. TYPE YOUR LAST NAME ON THE 2nd LINE

(Skip your e-mail address.)

4. Click on "Vizualizar" and watch what happens ... & don't ask me how they do that!

Oh, wow! Thanks for posting this. It's the first time I've seen somebody copy my company's work! But ours, IMO, is way cooler (even though it promotes a lame movie.) Go check it out (http://www.carmenhasacrushonyou.com/)!

For last HHN, Universal had a video where you put your details in, and a gypsy predicted dire things for you based on your gender, name, DOB etc. Your details appeared on cards that she flipped onto the table while reading tarot cards.

[JWBear]

My boss is out today, and I'm getting a lo more work done!

[JWBear]

My 84 year old mother emailed this to me today. Someone sent it to her. :)

>> Subject: Anger Management
>> When you occasionally have a really bad day, and you just need to take it
> out on someone, don't take it out on someone you know, take it out on
> someone you don't know.
>
> I was sitting at my desk when I remembered a phone call I'd forgotten to
> make.
>
> I found the number and dialed it. A man answered, saying "Hello."
>
> I politely said, "This is Chris. Could I please speak with Robyn Carter?"
>
> Suddenly a manic voice yelled out in my ear "Get the right f*** ing
> number!" and the phone was slammed down on me.
>
> I couldn't believe that anyone could be so rude. When I tracked down
> Robyn's correct number to call her, I found that I had accidentally
> transposed the last two digits.
>
> After hanging up with her, I decided to call the 'wrong' number again.
>
> When the same guy answered the phone, I yelled "You're an asshole !" and
> hung up. I wrote his number down with the word 'asshole' next to it, and
> put it in my desk drawer. Every couple of weeks, when I was paying bills
> or had a really bad day, I'd call him up and yell, "You're an asshole !"
> It always cheered me up.
>
> When Caller ID was introduced, I thought my therapeutic asshole calling
> would have to stop.
>
> So, I called his number and said, "Hi, this is John Smith from the
> telephone company. I'm calling to see if you're familiar with our Caller
> ID Program?"
>
> He yelled "NO!" and slammed down the phone. I quickly called him back and
> said, "That's because you're an asshole!" and hung up.
>
> One day I was at the store, getting ready to pull into a parking spot.
> Some guy in a black BMW cut me off and pulled into the spot I had
> patiently waited for. I hit the horn and yelled that I'd been waiting for
> that spot, but the idiot ignored me. I noticed a "For Sale " sign in his
> back window, so I wrote down his number.
>
> A couple of days later, right after calling the first asshole (I had his
> number on speed dial), I thought that I'd better call the BMW asshole,
> too.
>
> I said, "Is this the man with the black BMW for sale?" He said, "Yes, it
> is.." I asked, "Can you tell me where I can see it?" He said, "Yes, I
> live at 34 Oaktree Blvd , in Fairfax . It's a yellow rambler, and the
> car's parked right out in front."
>
> I asked, "What's your name?" He said, "My name is Don Hansen."
>
> I asked, "When's a good time to catch you, Don?" He said, "I'm home every
> evening after five."
>
> I said, "Listen, Don, can I tell you something?" He said, "Yes?" I said,
> "Don, you're an asshole !"
>
> Then I hung up, and added his number to my speed dial, too. Now, when I
> had a problem, I had two assholes to call.
>
> Then I came up with an idea. I called Asshole #1. He said, "Hello." I
> said, "You're an asshole!" (But I didn't hang up.)
>
> He asked, "Are you still there?" I said, "Yeah." He screamed, "Stop
> calling me!" I said, "Make me." He asked, "Who are you?"
>
> I said, "My name is Don Hansen." He said, "Yeah? Where do you live?" I
> said, "Asshole, I live at 34 Oaktree Blvd , in Fairfax, a yellow rambler,
> I have a black Beamer parked in front."
>
> He said, "I'm coming over right now, Don. And you had better start saying
> your prayers." I said, "Yeah, like I'm really scared, asshole," and hung
> up.
>
> Then I called Asshole No. 2. He said, "Hello?" I said, "Hello, asshole ."
> He yelled, "If I ever find out who you are..." I said, "You'll what?" He
> exclaimed, "I'll kick your ass," I answered, "Well, asshole, here's your
> chance. I'm coming over right now."
>
> Then I hung up and immediately called the police, saying that I lived at
> 34 Oaktree Blvd , in Fairfax , and that my gay lover was on his way over
> to kill me.
>
> Then I called Channel 9 News about the gang war going down in Oaktree
> Blvd. in Fairfax
>
> I quickly got into my car and headed over to Fairfax I got there just in
> time to watch two assholes beating the crap out of each other in front of
> six cop cars, an overhead news helicopter and surrounded by a news crew.
>
> NOW I feel much better.
>
> Anger management works

[BarTopDancer]

Omg that is hilarious!

[Gemini Cricket]

Okay, I'm on a friend's computer.
I don't have internet at my new place yet.
They are going to activate my DSL in one week.
Bleh.
Til then, it's no internets.

So, what's going on around here?

:)

[BarTopDancer]

JWBear is making us crack up
I hate school
E's bf is sick
There may or may not be meets of the various sorts next weekend
Chris wants to go to the Edison tonight
Susan's boobs are most likely fine
There is bacon

[Gemini Cricket]

So, the normal stuff.

[Snowflake]

Okay, I'm on a friend's computer.
I don't have internet at my new place yet.
They are going to activate my DSL in one week.
Bleh.
Til then, it's no internets.

So, what's going on around here?

:)

Missing YOU, for one thing.

[Not Afraid]

Well, I guess I don't have to go into LoT tonight and tell everone that GC's off the Net for a while. I guess I'll go see if Euro is blowing up the kitchen.

[Deebs]

Missing YOU, for one thing.

Get out of my head, please.

:snap:

[blueerica]

So, I'm trying to decide when it's appropriate to start my return to California thread... a month good? :D

[Snowflake]

So, I'm trying to decide when it's appropriate to start my return to California thread... a month good? :D

Return as in visit or return as in comeback ??

(No, don't say that word, I hate that word, it's a return)

Sorry, Norma Desmond invaded me for a moment.

[Snowflake]

Get out of my head, please.

:snap:

Heh! Sorry

[BarTopDancer]

Return as in visit or return as in comeback ??

Visit. But my kidnapping attempt will be successful this time.

Oh wait. I've said to much.

[Snowflake]

Okay, kidnapping is good. Is it too soon for her to apply for a transfer to So. California? :evil:

[Moonliner]

Where have all my damn screwdrivers gone? I have PC's to dismantle and I can't find a screwdriver to save my life.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

If I didn't have a cool thing to do this Saturday I'd be all over this (http://www.grilledcheeseinvitational.com/index.html).

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

A temp agency got me a gig sitting in the audeince of Pilot for a new sitcom starring Fred Savage called Single White Millionaire. It was over at Warner Bros. last night and it was neat to be on a sound stage again. Still smells the same. The show was funny I think it's gonna get picked up but the title sucks.

[Deebs]

Pilot for a new sitcom starring Fred Savage called Single White Millionaire.

Yeah, you're right, the name is weak.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Where have all my damn screwdrivers gone? I have PC's to dismantle and I can't find a screwdriver to save my life.Hammers make efficient, if less reversible, substitutes.

[Chernabog]

What is up with this week? The minutes are flying like hours.

I want nothing more than to be back home, curled on the couch, watching more of the extended editions of Lord of the Rings (for some reason I got the LotR bug up my arse again -- re-reading the book, watching the movies, playing the MMORPG... noooooo idea why I find it so fascinating). Of course, Mr. Kenny makes me seem like an amateur with all that stuff :)

Hey I had an idea yesterday for lobster-wrapped bacon which cheese man found amazingly hilarious for some reason. Is such a thing possible? Discuss.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Fact: It is impossible to not appreciate life while in the act of consuming a Reese's Peanut Butter cup.

[Deebs]

Hey I had an idea yesterday for lobster-wrapped bacon which cheese man found amazingly hilarious for some reason. Is such a thing possible? Discuss.

Lobster-wrapped bacon? How ya gonna do that? How 'bout wrapping the bacon round the lobster? I'm having trouble here. I don't know. It's an interesting idea, though.

[katiesue]

Lobster-wrapped bacon? How ya gonna do that? How 'bout wrapping the bacon round the lobster? I'm having trouble here. I don't know. It's an interesting idea, though.

Here's an easy recipe (http://www.aboutseafood.com/recipes/recipe_detail_noimage~id~229~sr~1.cfv) for them.

[BarTopDancer]

What is up with this week? The minutes are flying like hours.

No idea (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showthread.php?t=7749)

Hey I had an idea yesterday for lobster-wrapped bacon which cheese man found amazingly hilarious for some reason. Is such a thing possible? Discuss.

humm. I have lobster, I have bacon. omg.

[Prudence]

I really don't want to be traveling again next week. This jet-setting lifestyle sucks.

[Ponine]

Here's an easy recipe (http://www.aboutseafood.com/recipes/recipe_detail_noimage~id~229~sr~1.cfv) for them.

But see, thats Bacon wrapped Lobster chunks... lovely, but the opposite of what Cherny said.

:evil:

[katiesue]

But see, thats Bacon wrapped Lobster chunks... lovely, but the opposite of what Cherny said.

:evil:

I see your point but I'm sure with creative use of toothpicks it could be done a la Cherny.

[Chernabog]

Sheeeeyayayayaay!!!! My bacon lobster dream can become a reality! I must have some on Passover. In sandwich form with some cheese....... :evil:

NA in the other bacon thread talked about shrimp wrapped in bacon, which also seems delicious. Bacon wrapped in shrimp, on the other hand..... just slice those little fu<kers in half, insert your wad-o-bacon, and cook.

Or better yet, FRY. Oh yeah. Me wannnnnnnnnnts it.

[Mousey Girl]

What is up with the internets today? I can't get into my bank to see if I have money, Boy can't get to Pirate's online... sheesh

Pirates is experiencing a lot of extra traffic since VMK users are flocking over there.

[RStar]

What is up with the internets today? I can't get into my bank to see if I have money, Boy can't get to Pirate's online... sheesh

Pirates is experiencing a lot of extra traffic since VMK users are flocking over there.

I think the pirates took your money. It's what they do........

:D

[Stan4dSteph]

I had absinthe for the first time last night. Interesting taste.

[RStar]

Perhaps you should have posted this in the LSD thread. Did you see colors?


:D

[Strangler Lewis]

I had absinthe for the first time last night. Interesting taste.

You could have stayed here for that. (http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080305/LIFESTYLE/803050302)

[BarTopDancer]

I fear it's about to become golfing season :(

[Kevy Baby]

I fear it's about to become golfing season :(Will there be a game 6?

[Moonliner]

I fear it's about to become golfing season :(

Well puck that. :(

[Ghoulish Delight]

I fear it's about to become golfing season :(If it is, we'll be there to witness the beginning. I just won a raffle for tickets from work. Good seats, center club level.

[Not Afraid]

I just spilled an entire jar of tiny round fish pellets on the hardwood floors. They are EVERYWHERE! (But, Thurston thinks they are tasty :rolleyes:)

[BarTopDancer]

Will there be a game 6?

If by some miracle we show up to play tonight.

Well puck that. :(

Seriously!

If it is, we'll be there to witness the beginning. I just won a raffle for tickets from work. Good seats, center club level.

You may very well witness Selanne and Scotty's last game.

And I'm totally jealous of your seats.

[Snowflake]

Pant pant pant, almost out the door! I got my final paycheck (yay more than I thought thanks to PTO rollover).

Also, I scored a 100% fabulous photo of Valentino in an auction yesterday. It's in SF and I can go pick it up in person on Monday. I totally love it, Rudy posing with 2 of his millions of admirers at the Southern Pacific station in SF. He looks so relaxed and happy and they look like they're pretty happy, too!

458

[Morrigoon]

You think Selanne's done after this? For real?

[Capt Jack]

neat pic! I always get lost in shots like that pondering the moments before and after. I can just imagine how excited the two of them must have been

[BarTopDancer]

You think Selanne's done after this? For real?

Ya. He's got a new baby at home and his wife isn't thrilled that he didn't retire last year.

Scotty and Selanne were in a tough spot last year. There is speculation that they had planned to come back all along, but had to hold off to circumvent the salary cap. Decisions and trades were made with hope they would come back. Then the season started off horribly wrong, we weren't doing well, their "official announcements" dragged out forever. If they didn't come back, they would have lost a huge fan base who perceived them as being selfish and screwing up the team. They did come back and we're still not playing up to our potential (on paper, we have an amazing team who could take the Cup again, in reality, not so much). Burke said that he would not allow them to do what they did again. Stay or go, the decision has to be made before the season starts.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Great pic! So much of a backstory could be made from it! :)

I'm off to work tonight. We have the Miss Ventura pageant as well as the Miss PreTeen and Miss Teen pageant. So we'll have a stage full of anorexics. Our whole crew wants to feed them. ;) I'm heartened that in our culture of ultra-slender, real people want women who have more substance. Hollywood lies; you *can* be too thin.

[blueerica]

Seriously, SF, that picture needs to end up in the inspiration thread!

[Ponine]

So there's this article about Harrison Ford in the USA Today
seen HERE (http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-04-16-harrison-ford_N.htm?csp=34)

Now... my fine friends... does anyone know where I can get that image of him on the log LARGER????

Like... oh... desktop size?

<insert eyelash batting smiley here>

[Morrigoon]

What is it about coffee (drinks) that just makes all seem right with the world?

Seriously, coffee often fills me with an incredible sense of well-being. It's can't just be the caffeine, can it?

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

I am feeling guilty...

l
l
\/

[katiesue]

I am feeling guilty...


As long as they don't find the body you're generally safe ;)

[Morrigoon]

Dude, you're going to FL in less than two weeks? Lucky dawg!

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Yeah, it just kinda "happend." Any$one wa$$nna go$? $$ ;)

[Morrigoon]

Pfft. Couldn't afford the airfare.

[Morrigoon]

Nessun Dorma makes one hell of an earworm. Just sayin'.

[Morrigoon]

Haha, wow, it's the "Please travel somewhere OTHER than Disney this year" article (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24111764/). The article is titled "New rides put the 'theme' in theme parks", or, as I like to call it, "Duh".

(In other news, I think there's finally a theme park that appeals to both CoasterMatt AND his wife's key interests simultaneously. Expect them to move to Myrtle Beach in the near future ;))

[Alex]

I was expecting to be able to say "yes, I can get you the picture in a size that would allow you to make a billboard near your house." But that is a USA Today photo not a publicity photo so I don't have access to a bigger one and probably neither does anybody else unless USA Today put it on the wires.

[Kevy Baby]

So there's this article about Harrison Ford in the USA Today
seen HERE (http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-04-16-harrison-ford_N.htm?csp=34)

Now... my fine friends... does anyone know where I can get that image of him on the log LARGER????

Like... oh... desktop size?

<insert eyelash batting smiley here>I did find a picture of Harrison Ford wearing a Speedo
http://www.destructoid.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/Harrison+ford+in+speedos.jpg

[Morrigoon]

Mmm.... not bad, not bad.

[Kevy Baby]

<insert eyelash batting smiley here>I forgot I add this

http://home.mindspring.com/%7Ekevin_elder/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/eyelash.gif

[Morrigoon]

Pumpkin Spice Latte recipe (http://www.monin.com/us/en/syrup_pumpkin_spice.php) (on the site where you can get the syrup :) )

[Snowflake]

Fare-thee-well (or not) soul sucking law firm, I departed with a clean desk and no regrets.

Hello hopefully less than soul sucking law firm, you were not so sucky in 1999, I hope that remains the same. Given that so many people I know are still there, I think I've made the right choice.

Goodbye commuting by car, hello commuting by MUNI. Instead of $45 a week in gas, $45 a month for a MUNI pass and probably gassing the jalopey once a month.

:D

[wolfy999]

Nice surprise from Hubby....booked us a week in WDW in August!

[€uroMeinke]

So... Absinthe?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Yes please.

[Mousey Girl]

The Boy is gone for the weekend. I am getting ready to start a marathon round of baking. I am helping out my mom and providing deserts for tomorrow night (their RV club monthly get together). I am doing a pastel pound cake, 5 lbs of fudge, chocolate chip butter cookies and molasses crackle cookies. I enjoy baking, and I volunteered to do this. I should have started a few hours ago, but I wanted Boy to be gone so that I can bake without distractions.

[Prudence]

It is snowing.

It is not just snowing a little.

It is pouring snow.

It has snowed at least 3 inches here - maybe 4. This is NOT ACCEPTABLE.

I coped by going to the mall. And buying clothes. And chocolate. And jewelry.

[Prudence]

And it's making double posts, because it hates me.

[CoasterMatt]

Chocolate is one of the world's best coping mechanisms.

[blueerica]

Seriously, the weather is F'd up. Last week, 85 to snowing the next morning. This weekend... probably going to hit 80 before another snow/rain storm hits and drops us 40 degrees.

So sick of this.

Why did I move away, again?

Oh yeah...

[CoasterMatt]

(In other news, I think there's finally a theme park that appeals to both CoasterMatt AND his wife's key interests simultaneously. Expect them to move to Myrtle Beach in the near future ;))
I turned down a job offer at Hard Rock Park; it's a fairly large park, with not much to do.

[RStar]

I turned down a job offer at Hard Rock Park; it's a fairly large park, with not much to do.

You know, with one small letter change that could be a much more interesting park. Change the R in Rock to a C, and see what you get! :D

[GusGus]

After 2 days embroidering t-shirts for a neice's girl scout troop, I have come to the conclusion that I'm much better at this when I'm drunk off my ass. I seem to do far less stupid things. So in the interest of living up to my title and finishing this neverending project - Bottoms up!:cheers:

[Prudence]

The weather people said something about 7" of snow by morning.

WTF?

[wendybeth]

I think this is practice for the next Ice Age, Pru. We're supposed to get hit here Sunday. I just know we're gonna go from 32 degrees to 100, with no happy place in-between.

[lashbear]

Pumpkin Spice Latte recipe (http://www.monin.com/us/en/syrup_pumpkin_spice.php) (on the site where you can get the syrup :) )
Nice... but OMG !!!! http://www.monin.com/us/en/sugarfree.php I'm officially now very, VERY happy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I did find a picture of Harrison Ford wearing a Speedo
http://www.destructoid.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/Harrison+ford+in+speedos.jpg
Like I said, I'm officially now very, VERY happy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Oh, and I was off work yesterday with a horrible Resp Tract infection, and today due to the worsening of said infection, I started a course of my Mexican Penicillin capsules (they're good till Feb 09, it says, and I've been kepping them in the fridge) I'm just now boiling up 2 lb of chicken frames in a big pot and I'm gonna make Jewish Penicillin with noodles. Yum!

[ozron]

"Ghosts Of Treasure Island" opened Friday, with shows at 9:45 and 11:45. (Obscene hours for actors!)

It's a great show, with music by Captain Bogg and Salty, enormously popular pirate rock band. These are children's musicians with some serious chops! The Oregonian compared the show's music to early Juthro Tull.

This is who I'm working with for the next week. Meet my new friends:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdSkDXs00xg

[lashbear]

So there's this article about Harrison Ford in the USA Today
seen HERE (http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-04-16-harrison-ford_N.htm?csp=34)


...and that link led me to finding this youtube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGa29kPBbp4)with a cute cameo with Harrison. (NSFW)

[blueerica]

The weather people said something about 7" of snow by morning.

WTF?

Wow...

I am wondering what's actually going to happen on Sunday. Oddly, I thought for a while that the weather patterns up here followed California, but it seems to come more from Washington and Utah - I'm a day late!

Just checked: Weather.com says - and I quote - "Rain / Snow Showers / Wind. 44° F" Ugh. These 30 degree ups and downs are starting to F with me. Every. Fricken. Week.

I think this is practice for the next Ice Age, Pru. We're supposed to get hit here Sunday. I just know we're gonna go from 32 degrees to 100, with no happy place in-between.

Ugh. You guys are depressing me. Is this what I have to look forward to. I forgot what it was like to live not in So Cal.

In other news, I'm about to go back to the hospital - when J will hopefully be getting finished with his scoping and I can watch the comic hilarity of him coming out of anesthesia. Then hopefully we get to go home. I'm pretty much done with going to the hospital.

But not until after I try The Chrysler Building, a sandwich in their cafeteria that sounds delicious, but isn't available when I'm there in the evenings.

[Mousey Girl]

I got finished baking last night at exactly 11:00. I still have to make the lemon glaze for the cake and cut up the fudge, but at least the cooking is all done.

I did have a mishap. I was going out the front door to lock up my car and I slid on one of Nick's toys. I went down hard on the floor (not carpet) by the front door. I sort of sat there stunned, with my foot at a wierd angle. I was afraid to move, thinking I had broken something. Luckily, nothing seems to be broken. I have some bruising on my hip and my toes are sore, but other than that I am ok.

[BarTopDancer]

Will there be a game 6?

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kevy Baby]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!But more importantly, will there be a game 7?

[BarTopDancer]

But more importantly, will there be a game 7?

If by some miracle we show up to play tomorrow night.

[Mousey Girl]

Over all the dinner with my parent's group went well.

I did get rather upset, though. I supplied all of the deserts. I heard someone talking about my fudge. It was very negative. I looked over and it was at the next table, she then went on to slam everything I had made. I told my mom what I was hearing and then went outside to chill out.

It was the most immature thing I have seen/heard in a long time. Ok, so you didn't enjoy it, don't slam it within earshot of the person who made it. Keep in mind, the average age of this group is 65+.



My foot still hurts and my big toe is turning blue. My ankle was bugging me because I was walking funny. My hip is also starting to show the bruise.

[RStar]

Wow MG, first you get beat up while cooking the goodies, then you get beat up afterwards. That just sucks. That sour puss wouldn't have been happy unless it was a glass of lemonaide! I'm sure it was her and not your cooking. The world is full of fools, just don't let 'em get you down.

[Snowflake]

MG, cold compress on your foot and ankle. If you are still having lots of pain, go to the doctor and have it checked out asap. You may have broken a toe. No long walkies in the next few days, that you are already having a problem cause you are favoring, not good. Takes it easy!

Oh, and I am with Rstar, old battleaxe does not deserve your baked goodies. But, with her attitude, she's making herself sick inside and out, don't let her get to you.

[3894]

Two weeks ago, we said goodbye to Molly, the female half of TeamBeagle. She was hit by a car. Her spine was severed and there was nothing to do but to thank her for being the awesome, loving beagle she was and to let go.

Her brother Jack is fine, although he, too, tried to run across a highway. (A kid visiting the house had left the door ajar. The two beagles ran through the village and crossed a highway. A car of college kids got the dogs off the highway, called us (from the tags on their collars), called the Humane Society which has an ambulance (nearest emergency vet is 30 min. away), and wrapped Molly in a blanket. Those kids and the ambulance personnel were beyond awesome.

It has been terribly sad.

Here they are in better days, helping make breakfast. That's Molly on the left and Jack on the right. http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e192/Helen_3894/knitting471.jpg

[Snowflake]

Aw Helen, I'm SO sad and sorry for your loss. That's heartbreaking. :(

[katiesue]

Helen - that's horrible. I'm so sorry.

[Not Afraid]

Oh Helen! I'm so sorry to hear of this news. It's just heartbreaking!

[wendybeth]

Oh, Helen- that broke my heart. I'm so sorry. When I was young, a neighbor ran over our dog and I remember like it was yesterday. Big hugs to all of you.

[BarTopDancer]

puppy :(

[3894]

Thanks for the sympathy, all. Jack the lonely beagle seems to be happy again, as of maybe two days ago.

On a totally different note, you know how cute Rémy the mouse chef is in "Ratatouille"? He's 10x the cute en français. «Psss...c'est moi, Rémy. Tout le monde peut cuisiner!»

[blueerica]

Helen, I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. You know - not a lot of people stop for hurting animals, even when they hit them. I'm glad that (or so it seems) you had a chance to see her and say goodbye. *hugs*

[alphabassettgrrl]

Internetting is soothing for me. I've been on the run all weekend with work and all. Now that I'm home, my hounds have been spastic as has the cat. Got the one hound walked (thank you honey), the other one ate more food and has settled down a bit. Even the cat has settled.

I was feeling stressed and off balance, made worse by lack of internet time. Honey asks if I want to hit the coffee shop, and I don't. It would be an interruption of my routine. I want to be here, to internet, and get some laundry done and maybe some homework.

I think the wine is calling me. :) So glad to be here with you folks.

[wolfy999]

No wonder you haven't been around lately....so sorry about Molly! Hugs from the Wolfpack.

[Not Afraid]

I bought art this weekend! It's been a while since I've done that, but I've been talking about it for a while. Now I have to wait until the piece comes down off the gallery walls to bring it home.

[lashbear]

You know, with one small letter change that could be a much more interesting park. Change the R in Rock to a C, and see what you get! :D
Bob, that's Sooooo tacky ! How could you even come up with such a tacky idea.

Are there AP's available yet ??? :evil:

Two weeks ago, we said goodbye to Molly, the female half of TeamBeagle.
Thanks for the sympathy, all. Jack the lonely beagle seems to be happy again, as of maybe two days ago.
So sorry to hear the bad news, but I'm glad that Jack is feeling happier, he'll be a source of comfort for the family. *hugs*

[Prudence]

6 hours until I leave for the airport. I'm not sure whether to be excited or not.

[BarTopDancer]

But more importantly, will there be a game 7?

No. /sob :(

If by some miracle we show up to play tomorrow night.

We just gave up /sob :( :( :(

[CoasterMatt]

But think of all the time they'll have to improve their golf swings? ;)

[ozron]

When I got to the theatre at 12:30 for today's matinee there were police barricades up blocking a big section of downtown, including the stage door! Two blocks away a man was on a balcony railing on the 14th floor of the Marriott, threatening to jump. He had been there since about 11:00. When we left the theatre around 3:30 he was still there. The last I heard was at 6:30, and police were still negotiating with him.

It was somewhat surreal.

[wendybeth]

That would have been surreal to perform during, to say the least. How did your show go?

[BarTopDancer]

So, I'm driving to work today, minding my own business and SPLAT. Bug on the windshield. Ewwww. I use my handy dandy windshield wipers and washing system... no more bug, but my window is still ikky cause I am almost out of washer fluid. All of a sudden, this car speeds up to get in front of me (I'm on the 241, we're all going 70ish) and hits their breaks. I move over, not wanting to be behind an erratic driver who is also a brake rider. He moves over. I move back. He moves back, hits his breaks. I realize I'm now behind a moron and slow down. He slams on his breaks and starts washing his windows. He was making a conscious effort to get my car with his wiper spray. I must have gotten his car when I washed my windows. What he didn't realize, is that he was totally being helpful because with the spray off his car, I no longer had streaky windows. Thanks dude!

[blueerica]

Haha, I had to forward that story on to J.

[Sub la Goon]

Ummm...

Washer Rage?

What next?

[ozron]

That would have been surreal to perform during, to say the least. How did your show go?

I'm so glad you asked!

The show is going great! Friday morning was our first two school shows (9:45 and 11:45) and we had a public matinee on Sunday. All three houses were full and loved the show. The school kids screamed and clapped, the public house was full of kids (and some parents) in pirate garb.

The show itself kicks! Rockin music, great cast, great story that doesn't play down to the kids, and a kickass fight scene with musket, rapier and cutlass. Captain Bogg & Salty are very popular, and add so much to the show.

I do think about you guys there. Loren Hoskins (aka Captain Bogg) does our pre-recorded house announcements (cell phones, pictures, etc.) and he sounds chillingly like X Atencio. ("...keep to the code...turn off those blasted cell phones...") Wish you could hear it.

[katiesue]

He was making a conscious effort to get my car with his wiper spray. I must have gotten his car when I washed my windows. What he didn't realize, is that he was totally being helpful because with the spray off his car, I no longer had streaky windows. Thanks dude!

Gotta say this is one of my pet peves while driving. It totally screws up my windows which were fine before the moron in front of me started spraying me.

[alphabassettgrrl]

I've done it to people who were following waaaaaaaaaaay too close. They generally back off. It's more effective (unless you get a rager) than hitting the brakes.

[Disneyphile]

Ok. What'd the hell I miss in the last 10 days?

I have over 1,500 new posts. You guys have been busy! :p

[BarTopDancer]

Gotta say this is one of my pet peves while driving. It totally screws up my windows which were fine before the moron in front of me started spraying me.

it's not something I normally do. I had no choice this time.

And DP, we've been talking about you!

[Disneyphile]

And DP, we've been talking about you!Ah, ****. I'm scared. :eek:

[Capt Jack]

Gotta say this is one of my pet peves while driving. It totally screws up my windows which were fine before the moron in front of me started spraying me.

heh. my old ford truck in HS had a couple old style sprayers mounted on the hood...so like any good wanker/moron auto-shop guy with a new license, I turned them sideways to douse my fellow students and their vehicles on the way to class. :evil:

good times....good times

[lindyhop]

I was driving some cheapo rental car a while back and while driving through the alley I decided the windshield needed cleaning. That's when I found out the spray wasn't actually pointed at the window but at the poor guy looking for bottles and cans in the trash as I drove by.

On another note, I think I've discovered something even more annoying than having to hear half of some idiot's cell phone conversation: Having to listen to some idiot's computer in the coffee shop as they watch some program with a loud, guffawing studio audience. Geez, I'm so paranoid about annoying people that I plug in ear phones just to avoid the sound of Windows starting up.

[blueerica]

Hehe, I don't have speakers for that reason, Lindy. I hate it when people have their random stuff pop up. Aren't people supposed to be hiding that sort of tom foolery? Or is it something people just don't care about any more?

I even feel bad that I am on here. But, I have decided that this is my sanity harbor, and that without the LoT, I would go bat-sh*t crazy.

[Morrigoon]

So I drove up to the office this afternoon, and there was an ABC news van in front.

[Morrigoon]

I would post this in egghead if it were worthy of its own thread:

Boyfriend reprograms game to contain marriage proposal (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24126242/)

[Chernabog]

So I drove up to the office this afternoon, and there was an ABC news van in front.

Why dat?

[Morrigoon]

My boss is going to be on the 5pm news talking about the real estate market :)

[katiesue]

Dick Van Patten was just at my office. He was lost, it happens a lot here. I thought he was dead, apparently not.

[Morrigoon]

I'll never get the image of him as King of Druidia out of my head, LOL

[alphabassettgrrl]

Goonie, I love that proposal story! I love that the company is cool with this particular code manipulation, and that the company is giving copies of the game to all the wedding guests!

KS- not everybody gets stars showing up at their office. :)

[lashbear]

Dick Van Patten was just at my office. He was lost, it happens a lot here. I thought he was dead, apparently not.
Didja get his autograph ?
I'll never get the image of him as King of Druidia out of my head, LOL
Funny, he doesn't look Druish ;)

[Prudence]

I get to be a bitter east-coaster for the next few days.

Oh, but you guys should see this hotel - it is an 11 on the 1-10 meter of swank. Seriously. All Eames-esque and uber-contemporary fixtures and aubergine hallways and whatnot.

[Ponine]

I get to be a bitter east-coaster for the next few days.

Oh, but you guys should see this hotel - it is an 11 on the 1-10 meter of swank. Seriously. All Eames-esque and uber-contemporary fixtures and aubergine hallways and whatnot.

Well!?!?!? Spill it, what's it called???
(Or did I miss that somehwere else?)

[alphabassettgrrl]

Please tell me you're taking pictures!

[Prudence]

It's called Donovan House, and I will take pictures. Tomorrow. When I haven't been up for 31 hours straight.

[Kevy Baby]

heh. my old ford truck in HS had a couple old style sprayers mounted on the hood...so like any good wanker/moron auto-shop guy with a new license, I turned them sideways to douse my fellow students and their vehicles on the way to class. :evil:

good times....good timesI took it a step further. My bro-in-law worked at an auto salvage yard. I went with him to work one day and hi-jacked a large window wash bottle complete with pump and hose (I think it came out of a huge Buick). I then mounted it in the bed of my pickup truck, aimed the nozzle out the side of the truck and wired it with its own trigger button. Then I could nail people on the side of my truck without messing with my window-washing capabilities.

[JWBear]

I get to be a bitter east-coaster for the next few days.

Oh, but you guys should see this hotel - it is an 11 on the 1-10 meter of swank. Seriously. All Eames-esque and uber-contemporary fixtures and aubergine hallways and whatnot.

"is it grape, or aubergine?"

Please tell me you're taking pictures!

I second that demand! ;)

[alphabassettgrrl]

It's called Donovan House, and I will take pictures. Tomorrow. When I haven't been up for 31 hours straight.

Coolness!!! (31 hours without sleeping? and you're still mostly coherent???? Wow)

[Snowflake]

I 2nd, 3rd or 4th the request for pics Pru when you are coherent.

I'm brain dead from over-orientation. UGH, tomorrow is training, all day.

I feel like I've just upgraded from a Model T to a Ferrari and my brain can't handle it.

[wolfy999]

Wolfpack is thinking of buying a PT Cruiser to replace the Mini-Van we now own that is sucking money out of us left and right. $11,000 for a 2007 with all the goodies we want with 17000 miles on it.....any opinions?

[BarTopDancer]

Yes, pass. They are super cute, but laid out very oddly and the seats aren't that comfortable. I'd recommend a Mazda3 5 door, Toyota Matrix or the Mazda5. I think they all have about the same (if not more) cargo space then the PT Cruiser.

I'm bias towards the 3 (because I looooove mine - 4 door, but the 5 doors are super cool too). The Matrix is also a great car, with super comfortable seats and a well designed layout.

[wolfy999]

We have rented one once in South Carolina for a day and kinda liked it. Just not sure on the price and reliablity.

[alphabassettgrrl]

It's a Chrysler. I'd worry about it long-term. A friend of mine just bought one and they are happy, though.

[Kevy Baby]

I say get a Hummer - much more room.