Soooo....

[Moonliner]

You know what elevators need? Buttons that can be 'unpressed'. Say you hit the wrong button, hit it again and it unselects that floor. That way, if you get on an elevator and some idiot has pressed all the floors, you can undo their sh!t.
:D

Cool! That way if I'm in a hurry I can unpress all the buttons and go directly to my floor.

[Janie]

Are you guys telling me that it'll never be over?

[BarTopDancer]

Are you guys telling me that it'll never be over?

Just like the song that never ends.......
Yes it goes on and on my friend.....
People started singing it not knowing what it was......
And now they sing for ever and for ever just because....

[Gemini Cricket]

Cool! That way if I'm in a hurry I can unpress all the buttons and go directly to my floor.
Exactly.
:D

[Gemini Cricket]

Today I get this everybody email at work. It says 'Everyone be sure to say goodbye Leela! It's her last day.' And I'm thinking to myself, 'Who the hell's Leela?!' It's not even a big organization...
:D

[Ponine]

It's two in the afternoon,
I started my day with a nine am one on one with my boss....
Focus more... clean up your area....
Tell the chatter bugs to buzz off....
And why did you lie about this... which techincally, I didnt, I told her x, she heard y, and that particular issue was resolved rather quickly...
Followed by, but I think you're the most accepting of me as the new super, you're intelligent, and I appreciate that you have no qualms coming to me with questions... this was very hard for me to talk to you about this today...

but still.
I've had a headache all day, I want to go hide in a corner and run away from the world... I'm having a no one likes me day...
And I would adore to eat cake or ice cream to feel better... but man... thats not on my diet.

[Gemini Cricket]

Ponine ~ Did she say 'lie'? Bleh. That stinks. Hang in there.

Today I get this everybody email at work. It says 'Everyone be sure to say goodbye Leela! It's her last day.' And I'm thinking to myself, 'Who the hell's Leela?!' It's not even a big organization...
:D
I had my George Carlin moment yesterday. Bad mood + a sense of humor = fun fun fun!

Yesterday I was joking with my co-workers and cast members that I was going to wear my special t-shirt today to celebrate her departure. It says 'Forget Leela!' on the back.
:D

[Mousey Girl]

After 2 days of extreme pressure at work, with the owner ML coming at me with all sorts of things that needed to be done, she tells me that we need to talk. After 7 years in Hell my paranoia runs deep and I immediatly wondered what I did wrong. She ended up just wanting to talk to me one on one to tell me that, "You are doing a stellar job and I couldn't be happier with my choice to hire you." She said that she knew I had trouble reading her and she just wanted me to know she appreciated me. It was the nicest thing a boss has ever said to me. She later told me that after the snarky comments a vendor had said to me they then turned around and told her a bunch of nice things about me.

Tonight I have to bust a move to get things loaded into the motorhome for a weekend trip to Lake Success with our next door neighbors. We are leaving after work on Friday. These are really neat people and are a lot of fun to be around. The funny part is that they really want us to go. They have kids our age, but treat us as equals. Once again, Nick will be the token child. We are also taking The Boat. It will be the first time in over a year that it has been out of the garage. I can't believe how excited I am to be going camping.

[Gemini Cricket]

MG ~ It's nice when bosses take the time to say something nice.

Camping! Sounds fun! Have a good time! :)

[Ponine]

Ponine ~ Did she say 'lie'? Bleh. That stinks. Hang in there.

She didnt actually use the word... she said... When I asked you about this.. you said you spoke with her about it.
well I did, I ran the query, I sopke to the other party about two people on the query.
I guess what I was supposed to do, was HAND the other person my query. Thats what the super assumed I meant when I said I spoke to her about it.

Well, its not... I spoke with her about one person.
I didnt understand what the boss wanted me to do, and the boss didnt ask what I meant.

So what she said was... "and the hardest things for me to talk to you about, is that you told me you did this, but when I talked to Catherine, you didnt!"
Well, no, because I didnt say I gave her the query.

It was frustrating. But thank you GC.

[Gemini Cricket]

My new favorite thing is Whole Foods' brownie bits that you can buy in a plastic tub. They're better than the ones at Trader Joe's. Someone brought some in for rehearsals last night. They're wonderful!
:)

[Mousey Girl]

oooohhhhh...brownie bites.... *drool*

I have to go grocery shopping tonight...I am trying to decide whether to go to Vons (no brownie bites, but very close to the house) or to Albertsons (out of my way, but they have brownie bites). hmmmm such a dilema...

[Janie]

Just like the song that never ends.......
Yes it goes on and on my friend.....
People started singing it not knowing what it was......
And now they sing for ever and for ever just because....

Got it!

A few minutes ago, I cleaned up my cat's crime scene in my formal dining room, kitchen, and family room. Dang bird feathers everywhere.:eek:

[Mousey Girl]

Common sense won out and I went to Vons.

[Prudence]

Aside from yet another UTI, Boris got a good report from the vet! At least on the physical exam. One kidney appears to have stepped up to compensate for the other, which is good. I'll have to wait on blood work to see if the Norvasc is helping those numbers. Oh, and he gained back the pound he lost after having some teeth out a year ago! Yay!

[Gemini Cricket]

Yay, Boris! :)

[Ghoulish Delight]

My dad had yet another surgery yesterday. The good news was they were able to remove the gall bladder laproscopically. The bad news was that they discovered that the gall baldder had actually died and become gangreenous. And his blood pressure dropped druing surgery. But, they're confident they got everything out, and his blood pressure is back to normal. They're keeping him in the hospital until Monday to be sure no infections return and that he can keep food down. And the best news, from his standpoint, he should be cleared to go back to work by a week from Monday!

[Gemini Cricket]

That's really quick! Wow. I'm glad they got to it in time. Our best to your dad for a quick recovery.
:)

[Not Afraid]

Soooo, we're here in Coachella getting ready tor day 2. CP just called and GD's Dad just had a stroke. They're heading home. I'm not sure how bad things are but, after the 2 other recent traumas, this can't be good news.

Let's keep our fingers crossed and theprayers (or whatever) going.'s

[Capt Jack]

oh geez! my best to the family. I know just how scary that can be.
my prayers for a speedy recovery

[wendybeth]

Crap. Please let them know I'm thinking of them and hope everything turns out okay! My mom's health has been very precarious the past few years- I know how stressed out GD must be.:(

[Motorboat Cruiser]

GD and CP: Matthew and I are so sorry to hear about this turn for the worse. We will hope for the best and most certainly keep you in our thoughts.

[MickeyLumbo]

GD and CP: your in my thoughts. please call if there is anyway i can help you out.

[tracilicious]

Oh no! Here's hoping for the best. There are some amazing recovery programs out there now for stroke sufferers. I certainly hope that he has an easy recovery. Sending good vibes you guy's way!

[Gemini Cricket]

You know, they should just call Fox the 'Viewer Discretion Advised' channel.
:D

[CoasterMatt]

If viewers had any discretion, I don't think there'd be many shows on at all...

[Gemini Cricket]

Soooo, we're here in Coachella getting ready tor day 2. CP just called and GD's Dad just had a stroke. They're heading home. I'm not sure how bad things are but, after the 2 other recent traumas, this can't be good news.

Let's keep our fingers crossed and theprayers (or whatever) going.'s
Sorry, I totally missed this post. My best to your dad, GD.
:(

[Gemini Cricket]

I'm walking to work this morning and an old man comes out of his house with a paperbag lunch in his hand. He raises it above his head and screams at the top of his lungs, 'Josefina! JOSEFINA!' (Now in order to grasp the situation, the man had a huge accent and the 'JO' in 'Josefina' sounded like he was clearing his throat.) Then one block away an old lady with a scarf over her head says, 'What?!' The old man says, 'You forgot your lunch!'
:D

It was the cutest thing ever.

[tracilicious]

I wish someone would hurry up and post who won MA.

[Gemini Cricket]

I wish someone would hurry up and post who won MA.
Was that this weekend?

According to Nala on MP:
From what I can recall, the winners for the resort-wide competition were: 1st place Brother Bear (new masters team), 2nd place Oswald Returns, and 3rd place Superstar Losers.

[Ponine]

I wish someone would hurry up and post who won MA.
GC is right. :)
Now I suppose you want to know the DCA only too???? :P

[tracilicious]

Was that this weekend?




Sheesh. It's only the olympics of disney geekery.

Are any swankers in any of the placing teams besides SSL?

[Gemini Cricket]

Sheesh. It's only the olympics of disney geekery.
For some, I suppose.


Dagburn protesters! My favorite burrito place was closed today for 'Day Without an Immigrant'! D'oh! So, I had to settle for Chinese Fast Food. Ugh.
:D

[Cadaverous Pallor]

GD and I headed home as soon as we heard. I'm glad we did, because with a stroke you never know the consequences. Seeing him made us feel much better. He's still the same old dad he's always been, thank God, joking around with us. He's having some short term memory problems and can't stand up at the moment, but apparently he's improving in other areas and things look generally positive.

Thanks for the good wishes.

[Gemini Cricket]

That's good to hear that he's in good spirits. Hang in there, you two.
:)

[Gemini Cricket]

I'm sitting at my desk, it's about 4pm now... And the office gets quiet (for the first time all day) and suddenly I hear Kylie Minogue coming from my desk drawer. It seems that I left my iPod running all day. I got here at 8am! D'oh!
My battery's toast for today.
:D

[Ghoulish Delight]

Hey all, thanks for the thoughts and prayers.

I can't even begin to catlog the emotions I've been going through. I've just talked to my mom, and he continues to improve. They've done an MRI and confirmed that it was a clot stroke (as opposed to a bleeding stroke, which is good) near the vision center of the brain (his vision has been blurry). Still awaiting tests to determine where the clot came from (heart, carotid artery, or within the brain), which will determine future course of action. Meanwhile, he's walking now, even taking stairs, so that's great news. Still having some memory issues, but some of the small stuff he was having trouble with yesterday is back.

And speaking of those little memory gaps, under the heading of finding humor in anything, one of the questions he couldn't answer (I presume it was part of the standard, "What day is it?" questioning) was, "Who is our current President?" So later, when we were visiting and he reported that het thought his vision was a little better, my mom decided to see if his memory was improving as well. So she asked, "Do you unfotunately remember the President's name?" He thought about for a little bit, and, clearly struggling, finally says, "Nincompoop. Dorkbutt." We declared him cured. (He's rememberd today, btw).

[Disneyphile]

He thought about for a little bit, and, clearly struggling, finally says, "Nincompoop. Dorkbutt." We declared him cured. (He's rememberd today, btw).That's just awesome!!! LOL!! :D

On a serious note, I hope he fully recovers soon. And I'm sending you and CP lots of restful energies and hugs. I know this is not a fun thing to endure.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Glad to hear the positive news! And if the worst side effect of all of this is that he can't remember this president, he's a lucky man. :)

Seriously though, I'm really happy to hear that things weren't as bad as they could have been.

[wendybeth]

(Very glad as well, GD&CP!)

So, today was a very productive day. Had an appt with a PT- got fitted for orthotics for my poor feet, and I love them. (Tori had to get them last week- a hereditary thing with the feet). Then, we raced home, grabbed Smelly Mellie and took her to the pet salon, where she got 'the works' and some very pretty yellow bows as well. (Smells much better now). I went shopping while she was at the groomers and got new shoes, a new comforter and the 'Bullet in a Bible' Green Day dvd. :D Tori got a porcelain Disney doll (Snow White) and a hula-hoop. My hips cannot remember how to operate the damn thing, though.:rolleyes:

[Prudence]

So I just got home after my computer crime final. Haven't done an in-class essay since last august, so I was rusty. I completely blanked on one sub-question, did everything else, came back to it with 4 minutes left and suddenly remembered d'oh! Computer trespasser exception! And dashed off an answer, the last sentence of which wasn't grammatically correct, but since I hit . at the end of that sentence just as they called time, I had to let it go. Hey, at least I got something down!

Instructor's kind of an ass, and a a really dull and boring ass, so I don't know how things will turn out, but I milked that first question for all the issues I could find (was way better prepped on substantive law (1st question) than procedural law (2nd question)) and then some, so hopefully that will cover any omissions in the second question.

Two courses down, two to go. Plus an R&T edit. 13 days to Orlando!

[Not Afraid]

Dexter is home from the Vet. Teeth are clean and one tooth was extracted. He's such a trooper. Mommy feels like she's been through hell today though.

[SacTown Chronic]

Glad to hear your dad is on the upswing, GD.


And speaking of those little memory gaps, under the heading of finding humor in anything, one of the questions he couldn't answer (I presume it was part of the standard, "What day is it?" questioning) was, "Who is our current President?"
I never thought I'd be jealous of a stroke victim.

[Prudence]

They are doing a remake of The Omen. I think I might have to cry now.

[Kevy Baby]

Since we had a nice cash windfall, we are going to treat ourselves to Napa Rose on Saturday night. This will be our first visit.

I called Disney Dining on my way home tonight and the only ressy slot available was 7:30 - perfect!

[Prudence]

I'm so jealous! I hope you love it. I highly recommend going with whatever the Vintner's Table menu is for the week, with the wine pairings. Amazing every time. Oooh! and we love the cheesy cracker bread stuff.

[BarTopDancer]

New words to live by: If you're not saying WTF then you're in the WTF. - Erica.

What is with the funk that has been going around. It's not just the grumpy thread. Almost everyone I know and everywhere I go has it. I wish this weather would clear up and we could have some sun. I think natural light would help.

And I'm tired of flakey people.

That is all.

[wendybeth]

They are doing a remake of The Omen. I think I might have to cry now.

With Mia Farrow as Ms. Blalock, the nanny from Hell.

[Gemini Cricket]

They are doing a remake of The Omen. I think I might have to cry now.
Let me guess... Jack Black in the Gregory Peck role? Jessica Alba is his wife... Dakota Fanning dressed as a boy to play Damien? Ben Stiller as a priest...

:D

[MickeyLumbo]

went to a very swanky special PotC event last night. cool attraction and film previews as well as a look at the marketing strategy.

Davy Jones is gonna be cool!

pre-event entertainment included the new Dapper Dans that will make their debut on Main Street today in front of the fruit cart. the four seat bicycle will become a staple of their set as well.

there will be a revival of live atmosphere talent rolled out Parkwide, over several months, including marauding pirates in NOS.

after the main course was served, a very cool highlight of the evening was a four-tier milk chocolate waterfall to make your our deserts with pretzels, rice crispy squares and marshmellows. yummy.

oh, and i had a another wonderful chat with CM Matt this week after bumping into him in the Park. what a humble and gracious guy! we are all so lucky to have him at the helm.:snap:

today, i have a very special treat in store again... as a reward for all of the hard work. getting paid to be escorted for a day of FUN away from the office. life is good.

[Kevy Baby]

That is SO cool ML!!!

You've worked hard; both personally and professionally. You deserve this!

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Soooo...

Has anyone here ever sneezed violently while holding a cup of hot coffee?

Ok, perhaps some of you have. Let me rephrase.

Has anyone here ever sneezed so violently while holding a cup of coffee that you got hot coffee in your eye?

No, I didn't think so.

I feel special now.

[BarTopDancer]

Good Job ML! You so deserve this! Have a blast!!!!!!!!!



So........

I normally turn my phone on silent before I go to bed. I decided against it last night because I usually forget to turn it off of silent and today is a day I need to answer my phone... No one ever calls in the middle of the night... Right? Wrong. A call at 5:50am by someone in India with a very thick Indian accent calling from my credit card company about a dispute I filed. :mad:

[Ghoulish Delight]

Let me guess... Jack Black in the Gregory Peck role? Jessica Alba is his wife... Dakota Fanning dressed as a boy to play Damien? Ben Stiller as a priest...

:DBut what will Afleck play?

[Gemini Cricket]

But what will Afleck play?
He's Satan.

[Kevy Baby]

He's Satan.I couldn't decide, so:

Response #1: He already played that role (Dogma)

Response #2: But that wouldn't be acting :evil:

[Ghoulish Delight]

Response #1: He already played that role (Dogma)No, he wasn't satan, he was Bartelby, an angel that had been kicked out of heaven by God.

[Not Afraid]

Trip to the Vet #3.

Charles is sick. Last night was hell and I thought he wasn't gonna make it through the night. This morning, he's doing much better and I'm not so worried. I think he just has a cold, but I hope that is all. He worries me more than the others. Needless to say, I didn't really sleep last ngiht.

[BarTopDancer]

A call at 5:50am by someone in India with a very thick Indian accent calling from my credit card company about a dispute I filed. :mad:

I got a lecture from the superviser at Chase about the diverse ethnic population of this country.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Trip to the Vet #3.

Charles is sick. Last night was hell and I thought he wasn't gonna make it through the night. This morning, he's doing much better and I'm not so worried. I think he just has a cold, but I hope that is all. He worries me more than the others. Needless to say, I didn't really sleep last ngiht.

Oh, poor Charlie! :( Hope it is nothing serious as well.

[Prudence]

I got a lecture from the superviser at Chase about the diverse ethnic population of this country.

Did you give the supervisor a lecture on the diverse time zones of this country?

[Prudence]

Let me guess... Jack Black in the Gregory Peck role? Jessica Alba is his wife... Dakota Fanning dressed as a boy to play Damien? Ben Stiller as a priest...

:D

According to today's paper:

"A remake of the classic 1976 satanic thriller, this time starring Liev Schreiber and Julia Stiles as the diplomat and his wife who unknowingly adopt the anti-Christ. (June 6)"

:mad:

[Capt Jack]

Has anyone here ever sneezed so violently while holding a cup of coffee that you got hot coffee in your eye?

No, I didn't think so.

I feel special now.

LOL....oy, I can sooooo relate.
recent history......sneeze, while driving thru a dip, while holding large McD hot coffee sans secured lid.

its really quite amazing how long a perfectly round orb of obscenely hot coffee (wearing a coffee cup lid for a hat no less) will hover mockingly in mid air before landing in your lap...and how really HOT it stays in the meantime.

so....special? mmm....ok, but if you are, I am. see ya on the short bus.

:D

[BarTopDancer]

Did you give the supervisor a lecture on the diverse time zones of this country?

No. I told her to stop lecturing me, it was no secret they outsource their customer service and if they ever called me that early again I'd take my business elsewhere.

[€uroMeinke]

So, I just got back from lunch and was wrapping up a few things before heading out, and a message comes on over the building PA that there's been a chemical spill and we are not to leave the building.

[BarTopDancer]

So, I just got back from lunch and was wrapping up a few things before heading out, and a message comes on over the building PA that there's been a chemical spill and we are not to leave the building.

That's what you get for coming back from lunch!

[scaeagles]

Charles is sick.

I will hold my cat hating comments to myself.:evil:

[CoasterMatt]

Today, a guest was yelling at me about never seeing any celebrities here...

(at the exact moment she was ranting, if she would have turned around, Jay Leno was filming his "Jay Walking" segment about 50 feet behind her).

[Not Afraid]

Sooooo, we took Charles to the vet where four things happened:


He got antibiotics
He got X-rays that showed ALMOST nothing (more in a sec)
He got bloodwork
He held courtWe don't know what is wrong with him but maybe the bloodwork will show something when it comes back tomorrow. However, the X-rays showed that all of his organs are normal but that he has been SHOT by a BEBE in the leg at one point in lis life. He was SHOT! Someone SHOT Charles! The sweetest, most loving kitty ever and he was SHOT!

Leo, I sure hope to GOD that wasn't you!

Meanwhile, all of the ladies were a-twitter over the 17 pound orange love dispenser. Even Leo would like Charles!:evil:

[Kevy Baby]

Even Leo would like Charles!:evil:I wonder if Charles would have better success in dragging Leo's visit dates out of him?

[Not Afraid]

20 pounds of LUVE otta do it.

[Gn2Dlnd]

20 pounds of LUVE otta do it.

I thought it said LUBE.

eccch.
(sorry, hairball)

[scaeagles]

Leo, I sure hope to GOD that wasn't you!

Even Leo would like Charles!:evil:

I would never willingly harm someone's pet. That's just not cool.

That being said, there is no way I would like any cat.

[SacTown Chronic]

I wonder if Charles would have better success in dragging Leo's visit dates out of him?
Leo has kids in school so mid-June is probably the earliest he'll be there, and the year we unknowingly danced in the same parade it was the end of June. My guess is his visit will be sometime during the last two weeks of June. Hope this helps.

[Kevy Baby]

So why is it, that when I think back on an old CD, all that I can recall is the one song that I HATED on that CD?

I haven't listened to this CD in over ten years, but did enjoy it when I listened to it. I'm thinking of dredging it up to giving it a listen.

[Not Afraid]

What CD is it?

[Kevy Baby]

What CD is it?I'm almost too embarrassed to say.



















Dino - 24/7 which included the T40 hit Summergirls. The song I hated was Boyfriend/Girlfriend

[Not Afraid]

So, the other day a kid was looking in our big front window at Jack who was sunning himself. I looked out thw window and said "what are you doing". THe kid replied "Looking at the cat. She's big. She's pregnant, huh."

Poor Jack.

[scaeagles]

So, one of my 12 year old's best friends is moving to San Diego when the school year is over. Today we're having a big going away party for her with about 40 girls from school. Had it set up for 2 months.

About 8 days ago, we get an invitation to a birthday party for a nephew at the same date and time. We had to RSVP that we can't come and explained why. So they're mad at us. WE'VE HAD THIS PLANNED FOR TWO MONTHS! WE'RE SUPPOSED TO RESCHEDULE 40 PEOPLE BECAUSE YOU LET US KNOW A WEEK AHEAD OF A BIRTHDAY PARTY???????

People get mad too easily.

[Gemini Cricket]

I went into the gas station today and asked for five dollars worth of gas.
The clerk farted and gave me a receipt.

:D

My dad sent me that one...

[Cadaverous Pallor]

So, the other day a kid was looking in our big front window at Jack who was sunning himself. I looked out thw window and said "what are you doing". THe kid replied "Looking at the cat. She's big. She's pregnant, huh."

Poor Jack.Maybe they should adapt that show "Honey We're Killing the Kids" for pet owners :eek: ;)

[Not Afraid]

Jack just has big bones. ;)


Actually, all of our cats are within normal weight limits except Charles and he's lost 3 pounds. Two more to go and he's there.

Jack's problem is that he's got a lot of floppy, furry jammies.

[Capt Jack]

Jack's problem is that he's got a lot of floppy, furry jammies.


:blush: who told?

[Gemini Cricket]

Now I'm not a Tom Cruise fan, but you try raising $48 million dollars in a weekend! It's weird that the media is calling this a failure. It still seems pretty decent to me. But if they are comparing it to part two's takings, then yes it's not doing well. I have no plans to see it...

[Gemini Cricket]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/braddoc310/mi3_spotlight.jpg

I have Tom on the brain this morning. Did you ever notice that he's always running in all of his movies?

Run, Tom, run!
:D

[CoasterMatt]

Did you ever notice that he's always running in all of his movies?

Well, he sure isn't acting :)

[LSPoorEeyorick]

We decided on a whim to see it yesterday. There's a bit where Cruise's screen-wife tearfully asks him to tell her that the love between them is real. My own Tom leaned over to me at this point and said "you know that Katie Holmes has actually had this coversation."

[Kevy Baby]

Now I'm not a Tom Cruise fan, but you try raising $48 million dollars in a weekend! It's weird that the media is calling this a failure. It still seems pretty decent to me.Adjusted for inflation, it did 30% less than the opening weekend of MI II*. I wouldn't necessarily call that a failure, but it is fairly significant drop.





* According to the news report I just heard on the radio. Since I shouldn't be posting right now as it is, I do not have the time to find links to verification.

[Gemini Cricket]

Adjusted for inflation, it did 30% less than the opening weekend of MI II*. I wouldn't necessarily call that a failure, but it is fairly significant drop.





* According to the news report I just heard on the radio. Since I shouldn't be posting right now as it is, I do not have the time to find links to verification.
That's pretty bad.

Some news story I saw said that Tom Cruise's failure & unusual behavior makes him the new Kevin Costner. I thought that was pretty harsh. :D

[Ghoulish Delight]

We saw it last week at a free screening. It was better than I expected. Not the greatest movie of all time. Not even the greatest action movie of all time. But it was enjoyable. PSH of course was awesome. The story was good, and J.J. Abrams' directing was, of course, good.

[Kevy Baby]

I haven't seen it, but I Scott Foundis (sp?), movie critic at LA Weekly liked it and said it was better than the first two.

I understand that this movie actually has an MI TEAM (as opposed to just Tom).

[Mousey Girl]

so... I get home to see 2 boxes sitting at the front door. since I didn't order anything, nor did I authorize anything to be ordered, I wondered what they were. I should havre known before looking. There is a large lady, who wears mumus and watched QVC all day, living on the next street over. For some reason UPS likes to send her crap to my address. Just because I shop at Lane Giant.com does not mean I also shop at QVC. In the past I have taken her packages to her, but this time one of them is very heavy. I am not going to hurt my back because a UPS driver didn't check the address (same number, totally different street). I called UPS and they acted like I was the one in the wrong because I didn't want to redeliver it. They told me that I would have to wait for a phone call to arrange for them to pick up the boxes and redeliver them to the correct person. GRRRRRR

[Mousey Girl]

When I got home I had a message from the local dispatch center. They were much nicer than the call center. She said she would send someone out first thing in the morning. At least I know the package will be safe tonight. It is beind an overgrown rose bush.

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Nobody can run in a movie like Tom Cruise. I give him that.

I enjoyed it. Popcorn fluff that won't stay with me for long, but I loved seeing Kerri Russell again. Love, love, love her. More Kerri Russell. The wife that looked like a Liv Tyler / Evangalina Lily (sp? chick on Lost) hybrid drove me a little nuts, but one can't have it all.

Dug the old school action. The scene on the bridge was fantastic. Run Cruise Run...and get smacked into cars more often. That was cool.

[BarTopDancer]

We're supposed to go see this Friday night. Neither of us have seen the first two. Would it work as a stand alone movie or would we be totally lost.

I also really want to see Posiden.

[Not Afraid]

There's got to be a morning after..........

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Noooooooo, not that song!!!

[Not Afraid]

I can't help it. I hear Posideon and it just starts playing.


And, of course, I feel compeled to share.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

We're supposed to go see this Friday night. Neither of us have seen the first two. Would it work as a stand alone movie or would we be totally lost.It's fine as a standalone. I don't remember the first two at all but I enjoyed this one.

We saw it for free, and I had more fun than I thought I would. Very nice job all around. I love Philip Seymour Hoffman.

[blueerica]

I am happy with my music.

[blueerica]

Is it bad for me to think that I look damn good? :blush:

Because I do... :cool:

[BarTopDancer]

It's fine as a standalone. I don't remember the first two at all but I enjoyed this one.

We saw it for free, and I had more fun than I thought I would. Very nice job all around. I love Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Thanks. Seems MI:3 will be the choice. Nothing like a movie with fire.

[Not Afraid]

Is it bad for me to think that I look damn good? :blush:

Because I do... :cool:

Honey, you DO! Don't feel bad.

[Not Afraid]

Soooo, there's something askew in the universe. I'm convinced of it.

I've been a bit "off" lately, sad, upset, depressed even. Maybt it is just because I'm still worrying about my sniffily Charles but, nothing seems to be going the way it should. After Chris' train wreck of a day yesterday, i though "how can things get much odder than this?"

Well, I guess they can. If his day was a train wreck yesterday then my day today could be described as "trashed". Even though I've been productive today I didn't get ANY of the long list of createive endeavors even started. Just now, I gave up and decided to pull out the trash cans for tomorrow is trash day.

Our regular bin is FULL. Overflowig full. As I am taking it out to the curb, struggling with the heavy can, I lose my balance on the edge of the sidewals and fall - me AND the trash - to the cement. OUCH!

To make matter worse, Chris, sitting just on the other side of the window, doesn't hear the crash nor my scream. :mad:

And my back has been feeling so much better lately! :rolleyes:

[BarTopDancer]

Oh no! Glad you're ok. Stupid trash.

There is something off, in a big way. Erica and I were talking, it's not limited to the board and was occuring before the grumpy thread (not to be confused with grumpy pants). Other friends, co-workers, random people are just feeling *off* She says "if you're not saying wtf you're in the wtf". Or something like that.

I think it has to do with the crummy weather.

[wendybeth]

Hey! I just popped an AG invite in the mail- don't you dare break your neck before then!!! (Or after).

I'm sorry- firstly, because I didn't know Charlie-pie was sniffly, but I'm sure he's okay. He's too cute to be otherwise.

Are you okay? You're too cute to be otherwise, too! You all stay healthy and safe, dammit! No more trains, no garbage, nada. Bubble-wrap for all of you!

[lizziebith]

Where is the grumpy thread! I need that too. Yeah, I feel off too. Early June gloom or something. I had nothing to do all day because boss was out sick, but did I do anything productive? Nah. Just surfed...and didn't even post anywhere! Truly horrendous traffic home, horrid service at a regular restaurant, overworked and stressed hubby needing my support (I tried). Bah. So I'm making up for it by posting incendiary comments in political threads, when I should just bury the old brain in Mr. Pillow and call it.

[tracilicious]

I won 25 gallons of paint.

[wendybeth]

I won 25 gallons of paint.

Throw in some pizza and beer and you got yourself a party! :D

[Prudence]

You've probably noticed that I'm feeling off. Sometimes subtlety is not my strong suit. I don't like where I am and change feels uncertain and a long way off. And there's no guarantee I'll like it when it gets here.

[SacTown Chronic]

I feel great!


Uh, except for the fact that i broke another toe yesterday. My third broken toe since December. WTF?

[Gemini Cricket]

Uh, except for the fact that i broke another toe yesterday. My third broken toe since December. WTF?
:confused: 411?

[SacTown Chronic]

Yesterday I stubbed my toe on the weight bench (I gotta stop working out barefoot). At first I thought it was a minor irritation - you know, your standard toe stubbing - but the pain wouldn't go away. Now the toe is purple and slightly twisted.

The previous two breaks were on the same pinky toe. I broke it while running down the stairs. And I re-broke it a month later running down the stairs while, uh, drinking.

I need to wear shoes 24/7, I think.

[Gemini Cricket]

Yesterday I stubbed my toe on the weight bench ...
Ow!
:(

[Not Afraid]

I think pinky toes should be chopped off.

And, I think men should tbe the ones to take out the trash.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

That's it, J. We're putting locks on your shoes so you can't take them off.

[Gemini Cricket]

I think pinky toes should be chopped off.
Who are you? Kathy Bates from 'Misery'? :D :p

[Prudence]

I must have this shirt:
http://www.onehorseshy.com/prods/46737915v2_240x240_F.jpg

[BarTopDancer]

Swept the series. We're goin to round 3! YAY!

[Mousey Girl]

it is hot here, really hot. We never had a chance to adjust to the change, so it seems even hotter than it is. It was 96 at 4pm. ewwwww

Nickolas made me go to his open house tonight. It was pretty much a waste of 20 mins. His teacher left on maternity Tuesday and the "permanent" sub couldn't be bothered to show up. At least I got to meet with his counselor. He goes to group every Tuesday. It is to help some of the smarter kids with patience issues. He looks forward to it. I can see why, after meeting her. I also mentioned that at least he still has her with the upheaval in the classroom.

[Prudence]

It is to help some of the smarter kids with patience issues. He looks forward to it.

Please tell me this isn't because they can't provide smarter kids with an education appropriate to their abilities.

[Prudence]

Also damn funny:
http://www.onehorseshy.com/ohs/ohs_thumbs/xx29976.jpg

[Ponine]

Please tell me this isn't because they can't provide smarter kids with an education appropriate to their abilities.
If MG's kid is in the same program as mine... its a tester program.
Along with giving the 'smarter' kids work at the level they need, they have this pull out time...
My son goes once a week, and its a either a group enviroment, for talking, to help them , in his case him, deal with having to wait for the other kids to catch up to him. Or for the teacher to teach to the other kids before moving on to him.
Since they dont test for GATE till 3rd grade, they cant really segregate the faster kids away from the less than average.
We lucked out last year, and he was in a 1/2 mix, so the not so sharp 2nd's with the sharp 1st's. This year... no such luck.

Anyway... they do this group thing... then they also have like a play room. THis counselor stays with him for an hour.. talks to him, and does whatever he wants to do. None of the time is her choice.
They can play a game, just talk... whatever.

They fell it lets these kids have control over part of their day.

Anyway.. as I said.. her kid may be in a different program.. but thats kind of how ours works.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I must have this shirt:
http://www.onehorseshy.com/prods/46737915v2_240x240_F.jpg
Awesome shirt! That led me to onehorseshy.com and they have some other great shirts.

I want to wear this on election days.

http://www.onehorseshy.com/prods/4159137_240x240_F.jpg

This one's for Lisa

http://www.onehorseshy.com/prods/4776162_240x240_F.jpg

:evil:

[Not Afraid]

This one's for Lisa

http://www.onehorseshy.com/prods/4776162_240x240_F.jpg

:evil:

hehehe! I need this for my collection of Evil shirt. Oh, and the kitty is nice too. ;)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Speaking of cute and evil...

My librarian coworker needed to make a flyer of fantasy books for kids. The head librarian didn't like her graphic choice (books and stars) and said she needed to add a unicorn. She, like me, has had plenty of unicorns and rainbows, so I suggested a knight and/or dragon. She came back with a flyer cover that cracked us all up: A huge wicked angular dragon about to destroy a tiny cute princess and a tiny cute unicorn. :evil:

[Promo-Man]

She came back with a flyer cover that cracked us all up: A huge wicked angular dragon about to destroy a tiny cute princess and a tiny cute unicorn. :evil:

Now that is something I would like to see :D

[BarTopDancer]

I need to have a really healthy lunch. I just don't know what I want.

[Gemini Cricket]

I did not have a healthy lunch. I feel blah and overstuffed...

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I had chocolate donuts for breakfast.

They were not little.

I did drink milk though.

Whole milk.

Everything sounds dramatic if you just put a short sentence on each line.

[Mousey Girl]

Please tell me this isn't because they can't provide smarter kids with an education appropriate to their abilities.

No, not at all. It is for kids that have had behavioral issues in the past, that get easily frustrated when they have to think things out. It isn't a "you got in trouble so you have to see a counselor" but more of a "let's try to keep you out of trouble so you don't have to see the principal." I
n Nick's case, he has issues relating to other kids his age. He also hates having to slow down what he's doing to think. He has anger issues related to a strong sense of "fairness." Of course, it is my job to figure out if he was really wronged, or if it is just happening in his own mind.

She said that these kids are really smart, but easily distracted, which can also lead to behavior problems.

[Prudence]

Oh good. I keep hearing that "no child left behind" has meant the end of "gifted" programs many places, because the effect of making gov't mandated standards is that places are no longer willing to exceed those standards. :rolleyes: If things had progressed to the point where smart kids were treated as behavior problems just for being smart...I don' know.

[blueerica]

So - I am sufficiently freaked out by the Phoenix Rising of the Inspiration Thread.

I mean - wow. It's almost cosmic. Or maybe it just is.

[Matterhorn Fan]

I need a new printer.

Mine's busted. And all I did was hook it up to the new computer. It's like the computer sensed its presence and said "Fool! You can't keep up with me! You're not even shiny! The only shininess you have is on the HP logo, and that's teeny!" and then the printer felt sad and died.

It tried to make itself feel better by spitting out paper, but I don't think it helped much.

[MickeyLumbo]

take a listen as a man, late for a meeting, calls his boss on the cell phone. during the call he witnesses a traffic collision...

http://livedigital.com/content/79953/ (http://livedigital.com/content/79953/)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

take a listen as a man, late for a meeting, calls his boss on the cell phone. during the call he witnesses a traffic collision...

http://livedigital.com/content/79953/ (http://livedigital.com/content/79953/)While funny, it doesn't sound real to me, and snopes says "undetermined" (http://www.snopes.com/autos/mishaps/beating.asp).

[Ghoulish Delight]

While funny, it doesn't sound real to me, and snopes says "undetermined" (http://www.snopes.com/autos/mishaps/beating.asp).
To be precise, Snopes does have confirmation that it is an actual voice mail message left by someone for their boss...but that doesn't mean that the guy leaving the message wasn't full of sh!t.

[MickeyLumbo]

While funny, it doesn't sound real to me, and snopes says "undetermined" (http://www.snopes.com/autos/mishaps/beating.asp).

well that would explain the undetermined mojo.


hope it brought a smile to ya anyway.

[Gemini Cricket]

I was just reminiscing about our cross-country trip from Monterey to Boston this morning. There are actually certain parts of the desert that I miss. Especially around New Mexico...
*Sigh*
:)

[Mousey Girl]

I just got reamed (via email) from my boss. The other girl in my office called out sick today. I took care of her customers and her phone calls. Not a biggy. the one thing I didn't have access to was her email. I guess there was an email in her box from a customer asking about placing an order. It came in at 10am. Since I don't know her password (and the owner/boss is the one who set it up that way), why should I be the one in trouble? I will truly be glad when she leaves Wednesday for the huge stationery show in New York. She is borderline crazy now, but the stress of the show is making her downright nutso. I am really seeing why there has been a large turnover of employees.

[Gemini Cricket]

Sounds like your boss has issues. Hang in there.

[Gemini Cricket]

I don't know if this is going to make any sense but here goes...

Ever watch Bugs Bunny and every so often Mel Blanc does a male voice that's usually designated for a human male character? Like he always sounds nasally and has a kind of a Jersey accent? There's a guy in my office that sounds exactly like that. And he's loud. Everytime he talks it makes me smile. It's Looney Tunes around here, folks.
:D

[Freaky Tiki]

The physics teacher I had seemed normal until we did our unit on sound. He recorded himself singing row row row your boat, and the whole class suddenly realised that he sounds exactly like Kermit the Frog.

Whenever I "rested my eyes" while he was talking I just pictured Kermit in a lab coat teaching.

[BarTopDancer]

So today on my way to work I was almost run off the road by a maniac in a Yukon. Apparently I wasn't going fast enough because I wasn't riding the ass of the car in front of me in 15 mph traffic. He decided to get on the side of me and move over. Thankfully the people in the carpool lane saw what was happening and left me enough room to swerve over. I had room to speed up finally so I did and he moved over to the carpool lane and started screaming at me, waving something, not watching where he was going at all. I called 911 but by the time someone picked up (2 minutes on hold) he was long gone.

[Gemini Cricket]

I'm the world's worst admin asst. I was asked to help cover our building's admin assist's lunch and, of course, I was not happy about that. So I'm answering phones and have no idea where or how to transfer anyone, so I just guessed. :D Then someone hands me something to fax. I just looked at them and pointed to the fax machine. 'Figure it out.' I said. Yeah, I'm picking up on this Boston thing really well...

[Cadaverous Pallor]

No appetite today. Had less than a bowl of cereal this morning and am not even hungry for lunch. I'm also feeling the usual weakness I get when I don't eat. Now I have to decide what I'm going to force myself to eat. Sigh.

It's gonna be a low-key day.

[scaeagles]

No appetite today......Now I have to decide what I'm going to force myself to eat. Sigh.

I feel for you. I have not yet regained my appetite and doubt I ever will, and I all too often take the easy route and have some chocolate to raise my blood sugar levels. Getting off of sugar - or at least significantly reducing my intake - is proving to be challanging because I just don't want to eat.

I've taken to drinking Ensure. It makes me feel old, but it does the trick. I just have to drink it, it's palatable, and filled with a decent amount of nutrition.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Funny thing - I ended up having a decent lunch of soup and salad and eating all of it.

[BarTopDancer]

Was it a case of not being hungry until you found something that sounded sorta good? And then being hungry?

I had Chipotle tacos. Again. I was there Saturday night too. Their margaritas are amazing. Too bad you can't get one to go. ;)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y274/HBTF/IMG_0116.jpg

[Gemini Cricket]

I miss Poquito Mas in Burbank.
:(

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Was it a case of not being hungry until you found something that sounded sorta good? And then being hungry?I wasn't hungry at all until I sat down with the food in front of me. Then I ate and ate like a machine.

My body loves sending me the wrong signals :rolleyes:

[BarTopDancer]

Good lord. I think Ben Stein is teaching my class.

[€uroMeinke]

I lost my identity today, my workplace identity - that is my work ID, which normally is clipped to a belt loop. It seemed to have gotten unclipped just as I was stepping onto the Metro, where it slid into the toater slot that is the space between train and platform. I leave tomorrow on a business trip. I won't need it there. But when I return, I'll need it to enter the building and such. Some how it's comforting that I can procrastinate for a week or so on this with little or no consequence.

[scaeagles]

Spongebob once thought he lost his identity when he couldn't find his Krusty Krab nametag. It was on his shirt, which he was wearing backwards.

Have you checked the other side of your shirt?

[wendybeth]

Soooo....I just made ressies at Goofy's Kitchen for the Girl's birthday, largely because a certain other planned venue won't be operating during our visit. (Fantasmic balcony).

Oh, and Scaeagles is evil.

[scaeagles]

Oh, and Scaeagles is evil.

No denial from me.:)

[€uroMeinke]

Spongebob once thought he lost his identity when he couldn't find his Krusty Krab nametag. It was on his shirt, which he was wearing backwards.

Have you checked the other side of your shirt?

I had witnesses - in fact, I was actually oblvious to the entire set of events, lost as I was in the noise-cancelled beat of Daft Punk rocking from my iPod. My seatmates described the loss and made me realize I should have mided the gap just a wee bit better,

[Gemini Cricket]

I saw a lady lose her CD walkman in a subway slot the other day. That's what she gets for bucking the system. Who uses CD Walkmen now? No one. Time to get current, lady. :D

I kid. She was walking in, the doors closed on her Walkman, it fell off her belt, hit the side of the train and uncoupled from her headphones cord falling onto the rails. Seconds later the train took off. No more Walkman playing Anne Murray for her.

Being a Bostonian, she had to talk to the entire train about it. "Well, that's what I get for not paying attention. After it hit the side, it was still playing in my ears, talk about non-skip. So much for that, huh? It's probably smashed now. Oh well."

:)

[Gemini Cricket]

I can't believe it. I found a song dumber than 'My Humps' by the Black Eyed Peas. 'Beep' by the Pussycat Dolls. Okay, the Beeps in the song are sound effects. They don't actually say 'Beep'. AND this is the only version of the song. There isn't an un-Beeped song. Not that I care...

"It's funny how a man only thinks about the...BEEP
You got a real big heart, but I'm looking at your...BEEP
You got real big brains, but I'm looking at your...BEEP
Girl, there ain't no pain in me looking at your...BEEP

I don't give a...BEEP
Keep looking at my...BEEP
'Cause it don't mean a thing if you're looking at my...BEEP
I'm a do my thing while you're playing with your...BEEP
Ha, ha-ha, ha-ha, ha-ha..."

:rolleyes:

[blueerica]

I'm still thinking about bunnies....

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[Not Afraid]

Chihuahua!

[Not Afraid]

I went to feed a puppy and came home to find this:

http://photos.xenarchy.com/albums/userpics/10001/normal_Yawn.jpg

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Aww, kitty fangs. How adorable. :)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I went to feed a puppy and came home to find this:

http://photos.xenarchy.com/albums/userpics/10001/normal_Yawn.jpgI'd crop it down to just Maleficent and snarling kitty and use it as an avatar.

Speaking of which, if I ever get a moment where I'm at home but not bunny-sitting, I may at some point actually whip up a new avatar. Yeah, it'll never happen.

[Not Afraid]

But, he's not snarling. He's just a lazy ass cat.

[blueerica]

Look at gentle baby Dexter down below!!!

AWWWW!!!

[Not Afraid]

I had a dream early this morning that I was applying for a job at a company that made cute little medium sized stuffed bears in a rainbow of pastel colors. However, these cute little things were animatronic and were designed to make unexpected and surprising movements.

Scary!

[€uroMeinke]

So, I'm really glad we picked up the Neko Case album in our last binge

[Gemini Cricket]

There was this mentally challenged guy on the subway this morning laughing at everything he saw. He laughed at me when I made eye contact, he laughed at a woman opening a newspaper, he laughed at his shoes... It actually made me laugh, too. It also made me think, 'Yeah, man, you got it right. This world is pretty hysterical if you look at it the right way.' Sometimes you can learn a lot from strangers.
:)

[Ponine]

I had a dream early this morning that I was applying for a job at a company that made cute little medium sized stuffed bears in a rainbow of pastel colors. However, these cute little things were animatronic and were designed to make unexpected and surprising movements.

Scary!
Have you been watching Kids Next Door? Those sound like Rainbow Monkeys... at least they stick with my after I watch that.

And your window... is that not NORMALLY a kitty resting spot?

[Not Afraid]

Have you been watching Kids Next Door? Those sound like Rainbow Monkeys... at least they stick with my after I watch that.

And your window... is that not NORMALLY a kitty resting spot?

Rainbow Monkeys? TV? ;)

And, the window has ecome a popular place for kitties in the afternoon. They like to bake.


Following GC Laughing Guy post:


We were heding to DL last Sunday and took the 22 to Euclid. We were at a stoplight on Euclid and a homeless man was standing on the street with his weewee out fondling it like there was no tomorrow. He was showing it off to the people in a car ahead of us. I didn't have time to pull out my camera (and Chris didn't want me to encourage him). But, that's something you don't see every day.

Poor guy. Even with all of that fondling and exhibition he couldn't get it up.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Rainbow Monkeys? TV? ;)

And, the window has ecome a popular place for kitties in the afternoon. They like to bake.


Following GC Laughing Guy post:


We were heding to DL last Sunday and took the 22 to Euclid. We were at a stoplight on Euclid and a homeless man was standing on the street with his weewee out fondling it like there was no tomorrow. He was showing it off to the people in a car ahead of us. I didn't have time to pull out my camera (and Chris didn't want me to encourage him). But, that's something you don't see every day.

Poor guy. Even with all of that fondling and exhibition he couldn't get it up.Give a guy a break. I was He had probably been drinking all afternoon, and you know what that does to performance.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

But, he's not snarling. He's just a lazy ass cat.
Shh. He looks so evil next to Maleficent! :)

OMG, the thought of driving somewhere and seeing MY HUSBAND fondling himself on a freakin' freeway exit ramp! :eek:

I want one of those freaky stuffed animals NA dreamed about.

[€uroMeinke]

I'm waiting for the day when a homeless man begs me for money to get some viagra

[Motorboat Cruiser]

I'm waiting for the day when a homeless man begs me for money to get some viagra

Given a choice between money to buy a bottle of booze or some viagra, my guess is booze wins every time.

[CoasterMatt]

I was at Lake Compounce amusement park, when a mentally challenged guy on the skyride started jerkin' off like crazy. It was surreal - but the view of Boulder Dash from up there IS kind of inspirational.

http://rcdb.com/ig602.htm?picture=9

[€uroMeinke]

Given a choice between money to buy a bottle of booze or some viagra, my guess is booze wins every time.

I wonder if they can make a drink that combines the two - now that would be a cocktail

[DreadPirateRoberts]

I wonder if they can make a drink that combines the two - now that would be a cocktail

I was offered Viagra ice cream on street in mexico. Didn't take up the offer though.

[€uroMeinke]

I was offered Viagra ice cream on street in mexico. Didn't take up the offer though.

Yeah who wants a painfull erection and an ice cream headache at the same time

[Gemini Cricket]

I am tired of hearing about the following:

The Da Vinci Code - pro and con
American Idol
Britney Spears
The Boston Red Sox

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Sooo...

Matthew and watched the first disc of an 8 disc documentary of New York City. It was done by Ric Burns, brother of Ken Burns who did the documentaries of the Civil War, Baseball, and Jazz, all of which I really enjoyed.

This one is just as good, absolutely fascinating. If you have an affection for NYC, I highly recommend it. Can't wait for the next disc to come! :)

[Not Afraid]

That sounds great!

[Gemini Cricket]

That does sound cool.
:)

[Not Afraid]

Greek-style Fig Yogurt from TJ's is REALLY good! Especially with Ginger Granola.

[Gemini Cricket]

Greek-style Fig Yogurt from TJ's is REALLY good! Especially with Ginger Granola.
Bleckcch!

[mousepod]

Y'know... a guy takes a little reality break... 5,873 new messages? Oh. My. God.

[Gemini Cricket]

Y'know... a guy takes a little reality break... 5,873 new messages? Oh. My. God.
Ha ha. Get to readin', mousepod! :D

[Ghoulish Delight]

Y'know... a guy takes a little reality break... 5,873 new messages? Oh. My. God.
And one new bunny.



Welcome back! Again!

[Not Afraid]

That should teach you to take a break.

[Gemini Cricket]

And one new bunny.
The LoT mascot: Munchykin!
:)

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Greek-style Fig Yogurt from TJ's is REALLY good! Especially with Ginger Granola.

I'm on a yogurt kick right now. Must check this out today.

Ah, the joy of having a TJ's within walking distance. :)

[Stan4dSteph]

I prefer Kashi Go Lean Crunch with vanilla yogurt and fresh strawberries and bananas.

[Not Afraid]

I normally eat TJ's non-fat Vanilla yogurt with my ginger granola, but the fig stuff just seems too good not to try. However, it is not non-fat, so I won't be making a habit of it.

[Ghoulish Delight]

So I just read an adaptation of Jekyll and Hyde for the modern musical stage written by Kurt Vonnegut. Easily the most cynical 30 pages of text I've ever read in my life. My favorite part being the stage direction, "sexually aroused by wealth".

[BarTopDancer]

So I don't know how I am supposed to watch the Ducks game when I don't have access to OLN or CBC. And no, I can't go to the Pond tonight.

Let's go Ducks! /sob I want to be there :(

I suppose if I look on the bright side I'm saving $180 on tickets to the two games I'm missing.

[Prudence]

Yesterday I couldn't wait to get home to my things and my kitties and my space.

Today I want nothing more than to be back in the magical world of no adult responsibilities. I don't want to work. I don't want to have to get ahead. I don't want to pay bills and manage finances and arrange things.

[wendybeth]

Yesterday I couldn't wait to get home to my things and my kitties and my space.

Today I want nothing more than to be back in the magical world of no adult responsibilities. I don't want to work. I don't want to have to get ahead. I don't want to pay bills and manage finances and arrange things.

Every time I feel I want to regress back to childhood, I remember the time when I wanted nothing so much as to be an adult, so I could eat all the Oreo cookies I wanted with no one telling me otherwise. I hadn't been introduced to the scale yet.:rolleyes:

[CoasterMatt]

We've got OLN here, in HD even :D

[BarTopDancer]

We've got OLN here, in HD even :D

I'm jealous.

/cry.

[CoasterMatt]

The door's usually open (just don't let the kitties out)

[BarTopDancer]

The door's usually open (just don't let the kitties out)


/sigh. I wish I could. And I appriciate it. Really, I do. And I'm assuming you know what I'm after. It's so tempting. And gas there would still cost less then the tickes to the game. /cry.

[Gemini Cricket]

Hmm, I'd like to know what happened to our zapppop. He hasn't posted anything lately. What gives?

:)

[wendybeth]

He hates us.

Zapppop, whereofore art thou?? Yooohoooo....!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Hmm, I'd like to know what happened to our zapppop. He hasn't posted anything lately. What gives?

:)
Workin' for the mouse hasn't left him much time for posting.

[Gemini Cricket]

Workin' for the mouse hasn't left him much time for posting.
I know he's mobile. He can post if he really loves us.

:D

[€uroMeinke]

His internet was down for the past two weeks - but he should be on line again

[Mousey Girl]

Saturday, I was on my way home from picking up paperwork from the Old People (they are taking off again, until August) when my cell phone rang. I didn't look at the number so I wasn't dure who it was. It was my best friend from High School!! We hadn't talked in over 12 years. She is tracking people down for our 20 year reunion. It was totally out of the blue. We had a really long talk and promised to keep in touch. This call was just so random and strange, it really took me by surprise.

[Gemini Cricket]

12 years is a long time. Are you going to your reunion?

[CoasterMatt]

I'm having a bad morning...

[scaeagles]

She is tracking people down for our 20 year reunion.

That's cool.

I'm a bit disappointed in that area. I graduated in 1986, so this year is 20 for me, and the people I have contact with from HS have heard of nothing. No one is planning. The person everyone kind of expected to do it decided a couple of years ago to go to law school and is too busy to do it.

So....no reunion for me. :( I wouldn't have missed it.

[CoasterMatt]

wow... this year is 15 for me... My day has just gotten worse.

[Ponine]

I'm having a bad morning...
Ditto.
And next year is my 20... (class of '86 was always a little slow on the uptake, imo) ;)

[Not Afraid]

I'm not commenting on what year it is for me.

[BarTopDancer]

A night game of MA was the night of my 10 year. As I hung up the phone one of TTs high school friends said to me with a weird look on her face "what reunion", to which I replied my "10 year reunion", to which she replied "you're not in high school?! We thought you were still in high school!!!!!!!!" :D :D :D

Ducks lost. Again. Down 2-0. We lost both at home. This does not bode well for us away.

[Prudence]

I wouldn't have been caught dead at my 10 year reunion.

My body is still on east coast time. I don't want to go back to work tomorrow.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I skipped my 10 year last year because I didn't want to spend 180 bucks on a crappy prom. I did want to show off my gorgeous husband and wonderful life, but eh.

Maybe 15 or 20?

[BarTopDancer]

I skipped my 10 year last year because I didn't want to spend 180 bucks on a crappy prom. Maybe 15 or 20?

And that's why I chose MA over my reunion. I knew I would have much more fun. And it was cheaper.

Crappy prom it was. Last I heard the people who organized it were trying to get partial refunds to everyone who attended because it was so bad. And to top that off, they started letting anyone who showed up in, regardless of if they paid or not.

[Ghoulish Delight]

My 10 year is coming up. My group of friends are forgoing the $80/person lameness at some hotel. Instead, we're continuing the tradition we started for our 5 year reunion...this will be the 6th Annual Drink-n-Swim where we get together in our friend's parents' kick-ass backyard, bbq up an obscene amount of food, kick the frozen margarita machine into high gear, and try not to embarass ourselves too much. :D

[Mousey Girl]

There was a 10 year, but only for the "pretty people." I found out about it from the 1 person I still talk to on a regular basis (not by choice, but she is the older sister of David's deceased best friend). She wasn't invited either, but she knew about it.

Honestly I don't really care to go. Even back then most of my friends were either older or younger than me. Cheryl was one of the few people in my class that I hung out with. She is putting it on with the only other person I would want to see. They aren't planning on having it until the Thanksgiving weekend, so there is still much time to talk myself into going. I was only there my Jr and Sr years, so I really don't care either way.

[Stan4dSteph]

I'm going to my 10 year college reunion this October. I'm kind of looking forward to it, but I'm afraid most of the people I was close to won't be there.

[Gemini Cricket]

I just watched Chronological Donald Part 2 on DVD. Love it. I love Donald Duck. When I read the title to this thread just now, I read it in a Donald voice. But you have to do it jumping up and down on one foot with one arm extended with the hand balled up into a fist. Quack quack quack! :D

[Ghoulish Delight]

So I've found someone who is delighted with the fact that I'm somewhere in the top percentile when it comes to hirsuteness...Munchkin loves to sit on my chest and groom me.

[wendybeth]

So I've found someone who is delighted with the fact that I'm somewhere in the top percentile when it comes to hirsuteness...Munchkin loves to sit on my chest and groom me.

Have you taught him to french-braid yet?:D

[Not Afraid]

I just watched Chronological Donald Part 2 on DVD. Love it. I love Donald Duck. When I read the title to this thread just now, I read it in a Donald voice. But you have to do it jumping up and down on one foot with one arm extended with the hand balled up into a fist. Quack quack quack! :D

See, now I can't read it without hearing "Sooooo you're looking for a laughing place....."

[Prudence]

So they killed a black bear near the UW campus the other night. (The death was accidental; they were trying to tranquilize it.) Now my mother is sending me warnings about black bears - plural - being *on* campus and not to walk around alone.

[Gemini Cricket]

Poor bear!
The only way to tranquilize a bear is to give her lots of Gin and Tonics...
:D

[BarTopDancer]

I so <3 TiVO. It recorded the Simpsons and Family guy finalies.

I have hours of TV to catch up on now.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I tried watching the Simpsons finale. Couldn't make it through the whole thing, bloody awful. Although I was surprised by the Rapture episode recently. That was actually good.

[Gemini Cricket]

<3
What does that mean? Is this an internet abbrevation thing? Is it code? Is it pointing to something? I'm out of the loop. I need the scoop. It's V shaped, does it have to do with Da Vinci? With V for Vendetta? Spill it, Marla.
:D


No really, what does it mean?

[Gemini Cricket]

I tried watching the Simpsons finale. Couldn't make it through the whole thing, bloody awful. Although I was surprised by the Rapture episode recently. That was actually good.
What the matter? You don't like Mandy Moore and Stacey Keach? :D

I thought it was pretty lame-o, too.

[Ghoulish Delight]

It's a heart, on its side.

[Gemini Cricket]

It's a heart, on its side.
Are you Marla?

I'm joking. :D Okay, I get it. <3 I see it now. It's kind of a broken heart isn't it? It's cool, now I can only see the heart and not 'less than three'.
:)

[scaeagles]

With the talk about HS reunions and my disappointment about no 20th planned, I got a notice about my 20th in the mail today. Funny.

[Gemini Cricket]

With the talk about HS reunions and my disappointment about no 20th planned, I got a notice about my 20th in the mail today. Funny.
I'd check the validity of said invitation. It could have been sent by someone here to trick you into going somewhere to capture you. Think about it, man. What would Jack do?
:D

[Ghoulish Delight]

With the talk about HS reunions and my disappointment about no 20th planned, I got a notice about my 20th in the mail today. Funny.
Was it post marked "NSA"?

[scaeagles]

I'd check the validity of said invitation. It could have been sent by someone here to trick you into going somewhere to capture you. Think about it, man. What would Jack do?
:D

I'll be sure to take my man purse so that I'm prepared.

If I hadn't just posted about where I went to HS today, I would suspect NA of trying something like that. Too quick of a turnaround for her to have found actual names of people I was friends with in HS that are putting it together.

[Gemini Cricket]

I'll be sure to take my man purse so that I'm prepared.
Now you've got it.

[Gemini Cricket]

Ack, what am I doing here? I have to get to rehearsals! I'm late.

[scaeagles]

Was it post marked "NSA"?

If I told you I'd have to kill you.

[Not Afraid]

If I hadn't just posted about where I went to HS today, I would suspect NA of trying something like that. Too quick of a turnaround for her to have found actual names of people I was friends with in HS that are putting it together.


Moi? Sweel little innocent le? That's PREPOSTEROUS!

[BarTopDancer]

Are you Marla?

Yes, yes I am. :p

[Capt Jack]

What would Jack do?
:D

go, but armed to the teeth :evil:

[scaeagles]

go, but armed to the teeth :evil:

Exactly. This is why I'll have my man purse.

[wendybeth]

Soooo...One of our garage doors broke last night- the thingamajig broke away from the wall and the whatsyamacallit came off the track, and there were a few ominous looking wires hanging from the sides of the door. So naturally, we tried to force it open manually. That's how we discovered that the thingamajig was broken, because it gouged out a small crevice in one of the panels of the door. We managed to get it closed again and thought perhaps we should call someone who could actually fix the damn thing. Having just remodeled a large portion of the house and then bought a new water heater, we were sweating the bill on this one. Today, we called the people who had installed our opener, they came out within the hour and had it fixed in no time. We got it repaired and also got a new remote for the opener (we had lost one of them) and it only came to a little over $100. I was shocked, both by the cost and rapidity of service. So, of course we ran to Borders and spent a small fortune. :D

[Gemini Cricket]

Ralphie was listening to some talk show on the radio tonight and a caller announced that Oprah Winfrey was killed in a head on collision tonight. I found him at home frantically looking it up on the internet. I panicked for a second until we couldn't find anything online. I'm guessing it was some nutjob on the radio. I had Diana flashbacks for a second. I was also thinking, 'I guess I really do like Oprah after all...'

[BarTopDancer]

I have new tea from BN Cafe. Peach Ginger Tiwst by Harney & Sons. It's delicious.

[Matterhorn Fan]

I'm thinking of making myself a cup of tea.

Which brings up my mug delimma. I have mugs like this:
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0009JKGWE.01._AA280_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
But now the mugs look like this:
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000A0S606.01._AA280_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
BUT, the place settings are now coming with a teacup & saucer instead: http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0009JKGVU.01._AA280_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Do I need teacups with saucers?

Oh yeah. I was gonna make tea.

[Drince88]

Do I need teacups with saucers?

Oh yeah. I was gonna make tea.
No - they don't hold as much tea and make two things you have to wash.

Speaking of tea, I had a really cool lunch at Jiko a week+ ago - food and tea pairings. Really interesting, and I need to order some of the teas I really liked.

[Matterhorn Fan]

Does Jiko always do that, or was that a special something?

Hey wait--Jiko is open for lunch?

Food & tea pairings might just get me into Jiko. I'd like to know more, please.

[Stan4dSteph]

Does Jiko always do that, or was that a special something?

Hey wait--Jiko is open for lunch?

Food & tea pairings might just get me into Jiko. I'd like to know more, please.Oh don't kid yourself. You'll just end up taking a left into Boma...