Sooooo.....

[JWBear]

I don't care how bad the movie is, I'll pay good money just to see that! LOL!

[innerSpaceman]

According to this (http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/401-whats-on-earth-tonight/) "map," the residents of Alderaan, er, sorry, Alderbaran, 65 light years away, are about to be entertained by images of our WWII ... and won't be treated to the last episode Star Trek: The Next Generation ... much less Star Wars, for whom their planet is named, though they may not know it ... for several more years.


Yeah? So?



Exactly. :cool:

[Ghoulish Delight]

Did you mean recursion (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=recursion)?

[JWBear]

Why is everyone so grumpy on LoT today?

[CoasterMatt]

I'm really happy today- I had nice guests from all over, including a family who insisted to my supervisor that I completely changed their opinion of our park in just a few minutes of listening.

[Alex]

Why is everyone so grumpy on LoT today?

Who's grumpy?

[Disneyphile]

Why is everyone so grumpy on LoT today?What the hell kind of question is that?




;)

[Gemini Cricket]

Why is everyone so grumpy on LoT today?
I'm not being grumpy, I'm standing my ground. Like a centaur... like a pensive centaur... in the middle of a field... with flowers...
Hmm.

What were we talking about?

[Moonliner]

What the hell kind of question is that?
;)

Damn. You stole my response.

Bitch. :mad:

[alphabassettgrrl]

I just put down a deposit to adopt a companion for my kitty.

[wendybeth]

Why is everyone so grumpy on LoT today?

I'm not grumpy- Bobs and I just bought ourselves a bit of The Grand Californian (http://dvc.disney.go.com/dvc/guest/resorts/resortDetail?id=ProspectsGrandCalifornianLandingPa ge&bhcp=1) today. Technically, it's the villas next to the Grand, but since we get use of the Grand's facilities (and have a private pool), I'm not complaining. :D

Thanks, Scrooge!:cheers:

[JWBear]

I just read some excerpts from The Turner Diaries. Eech... I don't think there are enough showers in the world to wash away how dirty I feel. Sickening.

[Scrooge McSam]

Thanks, Scrooge!:cheers:

Me?? Pfft Those villas sold themselves, they did.

I'm really happy for you guys. I have new DVC buddies! :cheers:

[Disneyphile]

Damn. You stole my response.

Bitch. :mad:That's Miss Bitch to you. :evil:

[Morrigoon]

*ahem* I'm sure FP would remind you it's actually "Mrs." Bitch :)

[wendybeth]

Me?? Pfft Those villas sold themselves, they did.

I'm really happy for you guys. I have new DVC buddies! :cheers:


It was so much fun hanging out with you- we will definitely have to plan more trips together! You are really a great guy, and the kids loved you as well.

[3894]

It's all about the double tofu at Noodles & Co. Hey, if you lived in rural Wisconsin, you'd be all about that, too.

[Scrooge McSam]

Seems like only a week ago I was taking an accidental tour of the Port of Long Beach.

Nice tanks

[innerSpaceman]

I'm not grumpy- Bobs and I just bought ourselves a bit of The Grand Californian (http://dvc.disney.go.com/dvc/guest/resorts/resortDetail?id=ProspectsGrandCalifornianLandingPa ge&bhcp=1) today. Technically, it's the villas next to the Grand, but since we get use of the Grand's facilities (and have a private pool), I'm not complaining. :D

Well, it's not the Neverland Pool ... but, well, I suppose we'll suffer with the private pool ... for your sake ... when you're down here. ;)


Congratualtions. Grand Style.





And, hey, we discovered entry to the Neverland Pool is not exactly high security anyway.

[innerSpaceman]

I also want to apologize to Sam and to the Spokane crew for neglecting to make sure they were guide-toured on any new Disneyland stuff while they were here.



Most importantly, the new (old style) Sleeping Beauty Walk-Thru. Please, please, please tell me you did that one.

Revised Small World is a mixed bag of stupid Disney characters with their own annoying music, but combined with the most beautiful restoration of the Mary Blair interiors ever achieved.

The every-15-minutes night lighting at Tinkerbell Hollow is worth checking out.



I'm so sorry I forgot you guys hadn't been here since any of that went in.



Pffft, during Disneyland Birthday weekend, we barely set foot in Disneyland. :D

[Scrooge McSam]

LOL I didn't even set foot in Fantasyland the entire time. I can't speak for the Great Northern group.

I showed Wendy Tinkerbell Hollow as we were limping to the monorail station, but we didn't stay for the show. Wendy's wrapped ankle and my pounding knee dictated that we keep moving.

Oh well... December's coming!

[JWBear]

I'm still sick. I just want to die now, and get it over with.

[Morrigoon]

First time I got to use my Italian language skills outside of Italy. Found out I reeeeeeeally suck at Italian at this point. Haha.

[3894]

A Rosetta Stone ad come to life!

First time I got to use my Italian language skills outside of Italy. Found out I reeeeeeeally suck at Italian at this point. Haha.

Morrigoon was a hardworking realtor.

He was an Italian supermodel.

She knew she would have just one chance to impress him.

http://www.nndb.com/people/823/000025748/fabio.jpg

[CoasterMatt]

The one and only time I met Fabio, he got whacked in the face by a goose!

[Moonliner]

The one and only time I met Fabio, he got whacked in the face by a goose!

And if you were in any way responsible.... VCMM.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Sooo.... I'm hoping the car just got too hot today and that's why she's running funny... but she needs her oil changed and regular service, so that's what fun I get to have tomorrow.


After picking up our NEW KITTY from the pound!!!

[Not Afraid]

I can't wait to see pics of the new kitten!!!

On Tuesday, I am getting a little puglet girl to foster for a few days. She is coming from Korea where she was rescued from a farm where they raise dogs for meat. She'll only be with me until she goes to her forever home, but it should be fun to have a little girl pug in the house for a bit.

Chris has already changed her name to either Kim Chi or Koji BBQ. :)

[Betty]

Oh my - she's certain to have a better home then being dinner! I guess I didn't realize that dogs were bred and raised for food. I mean - I knew eating dogs happened - but I never really consdiered it in the way that we raise cows for food.

Poor lil doggies.

Oh - and I love the word puglet.

On another note - we're putting in offers on 3 more houses. That will bring us to 7 we've made offers on. Eventually we'll actually get one - right? RIGHT?!!1

[flippyshark]

Must see puglet pics

[Not Afraid]

Must see puglet pics

Tomorrow. I promise.

[3894]

So. Hubbo and I are collaborating on his memoir about studying and living with a Native American doctor (shaman, medicine man but they call it doctor). There's a whole lotta peyote in this book, folks.

[Betty]

Peyote holds a certain fascination for me. Never tried it. But all that movie stuff makes it look interesting.

[alphabassettgrrl]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2468/3763505875_83b9e8c762_m.jpg

I'm doing it "wrong" (according to Flickr) but the code doesn't post.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I wonder which dogs are the tastiest. Pugs wouldn't have much meat on them...

[Disneyphile]

OMG ABG! Love the new kitty! Those eyes!! That color! SOOOOO cute! :D

Soooo, I decided to be adventurous last night and finally tried a pistachio. I love 'em. :)

[Not Afraid]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2468/3763505875_83b9e8c762_m.jpg

I'm doing it "wrong" (according to Flickr) but the code doesn't post.



Awwwww, what a cutie pie! Sort of looks like my baby Dexter. Doez we hav name yet?

[Not Afraid]

I wonder which dogs are the tastiest. Pugs wouldn't have much meat on them...

MY pug doesn't have much meat, but most pugs tend to be a little of the chunky side. Hey, we eat chicken and they weigh less than most pigs. Maybe they fatten them up like Foie Gras geese.:eek:

[BarTopDancer]

I was in Vegas over the weekend, came home last night. Some of you saw my Tweets that I was stuck on the 15 because they closed it down due to a trailer (a trailer that hauls gardening stuff, not people) fire.

Party on the 15 (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=92583&id=701227953&l=0eb421c176). "Gives new definition to playing in traffic".

And if K sees this - no, I did not run across the 15. I should have, and could have but didn't think of it.

[€uroMeinke]

So. Hubbo and I are collaborating on his memoir about studying and living with a Native American doctor (shaman, medicine man but they call it doctor). There's a whole lotta peyote in this book, folks.

So we should be careful not to lick the pages?

[alphabassettgrrl]

New-kitty needs a name. Husband keeps calling her Bert so I need to find something soon or it might stick!

[Snowflake]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2468/3763505875_83b9e8c762_m.jpg

I'm doing it "wrong" (according to Flickr) but the code doesn't post.



I've died from cuteness.....

[ozron]

Portland is experienceing a record heat wave. Record highs (102 yesterday) and record length (into the hundreds through Friday). Today's forecast is 105.

Now, to you SoCal Desert Rats this may not seem horrible, and believe me, I grew up in a place where 110 - 115 were regular summertime temps. But we're not set up for this.

I'm just happy to spend the week in a semi-cool theatre.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

New-kitty needs a name. Husband keeps calling her Bert so I need to find something soon or it might stick! Bertie is actually a cute kitty name!

[Not Afraid]

Bertie is actually a cute kitty name!

Right before I went to sleep last night, I thought the same thing.

[Disneyphile]

Been feeling really down in the dumps for the past month, because I've been working my butt off on a massive web design project while my "boss" has been busy relocating - meaning that I haven't been getting paid for the past month.

Thankfully, he's now settled and we hashed out everything today, and I'll be getting a nice sum in August. Thank. The. Gods.

I feel like I can breathe again. Although, we have a lot of bills to catch up on when that check comes. But, at least now I know it's coming and when.

[alphabassettgrrl]

That's great DP! Nice to know not only are you getting money, but when.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

U.S. swimming champ Ricky Berens' suit split down the backside just before he stepped up to the starting block. There was no time to change, so he went ahead with the race. Here are some pictures of him. You'll be seeing some crack if you click these links, so be forewarned. He has a very nice crack though! :evil:
Towle Road (http://www.towleroad.com/2009/07/ricky-berens-suffers-splitting-swimsuit-malfunction.html)
Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/27/ricky-berens-splits-swims_n_245780.html)

It also happened to Italian swimmer Flavia Zoccari. (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1196792/Top-Italian-swimmers-horror-bathing-costume-bursts-open-unfortunate-place-championship-meet.html)

[ozron]

It is officially 104 in Portland right now. The ALL-TIME high is 107.

The zoo was dead, with fewer than 1300 through the gates, mostly in the morning.

People here are grumpy.

[alphabassettgrrl]

So while my nails are long, I feel like a girl. It's a little strange. I'm typing with the nails, not my fingers like normal.

Of course, it doesn't help my typing that I have a cat sleeping on one arm.

[lashbear]

U.S. swimming champ Ricky Berens' suit split down the backside
Pity it didn't split down the frontside

[Gemini Cricket]

I just gotta say that Berens' has a nice booty.

[3894]

It's a heavy-on-the-mosquito-spray day. It's a perfect-canoeing-weather day.

Later, LoTers! The river calls but the song of the mosquito shall not ring in my ears.

[Chernabog]

I just gotta say that Berens' has a nice booty.

Though the EXTREME CLOSE UP SHOTS of just his bum are a little odd.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

If you've longed to taste the vamp beverage on HBO's True Blood (http://www.hbo.com/trueblood/season2/), you'll soon have a chance (http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/07/28/2009-07-28_reallife_tru_blood_bottled_beverages_from_hbo_s eries_true_blood_to_be_sold_in_st.html). Well, okay, not really, but they are going to be marketing (http://store.hbo.com/detail.php?p=105736&v=hbo_new-arrivals) a blood-orange flavored soda as Tru Blood so you can sort of look like you're drinking it. It's gonna run 16 bucks for a four-pack, so I don't think it'll be a best-seller, but it might be a nice novelty item.

[ToriBear]

If you've longed to taste the vamp beverage on HBO's True Blood (http://www.hbo.com/trueblood/season2/), you'll soon have a chance (http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/07/28/2009-07-28_reallife_tru_blood_bottled_beverages_from_hbo_s eries_true_blood_to_be_sold_in_st.html). Well, okay, not really, but they are going to be marketing (http://store.hbo.com/detail.php?p=105736&v=hbo_new-arrivals) a blood-orange flavored soda as Tru Blood so you can sort of look like you're drinking it. It's gonna run 16 bucks for a four-pack, so I don't think it'll be a best-seller, but it might be a nice novelty item.

I have a feeling that my Dad is going to buy that. He loves True Blood. I can't wait to see it when I'm older, just to see what's so good about it.

[Betty]

I love the TV show. I'm a total fan of the books. Will I pay $16 for 4 sodas? Not a chance. Put some alcohol in them and I probably would try them out though.

And now - here's a joke for you all:

The vet goes into the back room and comes out with a cat. The cat sniffs the body and meows. The vet says, "I'm sorry, but the cat thinks that your dog is dead, too."

The man is still unwilling to accept that his dog is dead.

The vet brings in a black Labrador. The lab sniffs the body and barks. The vet says, "I'm sorry, but the lab thinks your dog is dead, too."

The man finally resigns to the diagnosis and asks how much he owes. The vet answers, "$650."

"$650 to tell me my dog is dead?" exclaims the man.

"Well," the vet replies, "I would only have charged you $50 for my initial diagnosis. The additional $600 is for the cat scan and lab tests."

[Snowflake]

Bada Bum!

[innerSpaceman]

I love True Blood so much I will buy some Tru Blood. It will stay in my microwave for about as long as that Duff Beer sat in my fridge (about a year).


The episode before last was so unbelieveably stupid, I almost lost faith. But last Sunday's was redemption.


Watching Twilight for the first (and last ever) time last weekend made me appreciate True Blood all the more. What a bunch of mopey tween, um-NOTvampire vampire bullcrappy!



I kinda want to go to that Vampire-Con, but it will be full of Twilighters, and I think the war between TrueBloodists and Twilighters will be more gruesome and brutal than that between vampires and werewolves.

[Betty]

Eric... mmmm.... Eric. Can't wait for this to get to book 3.

[Alex]

Sooooo.....do people really find Eric Bana sexy? Usually I can at least see what others are seeing even if I don't. This time, though, I'm whooshed but he keeps getting cast as a romantic lead (or Israeli assassin).

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Eric... mmmm.... Eric. Can't wait for this to get to book 3.Sooooo.....do people really find Eric Bana sexy?Oh yes! Eric Bana is scrumptious.

You comment may have been unrelated, but I think Betty was referring to vampire sheriff Eric Northman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Northman) as played by Alexander Skarsgård (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Skarsg%C3%A5rd) on True Blood.

[Alex]

Well, it was unrelated in that I knew she wasn't talking about Eric Bana.

It was related in that seeing the name in her post reminded me of the question I was asking myself last night after seeing the commercial for The Time Traveler's Wife.

[Chernabog]

You comment may have been unrelated, but I think Betty was referring to vampire sheriff Eric Northman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Northman) as played by Alexander Skarsgård (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Skarsg%C3%A5rd) on True Blood.

He's the second sexiest on the show, for sure. Right after Jason Stackhouse, of course. :)

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I love how Lafayette described Jason, "sex on a stick!"

[Betty]

Jason was looking mighty fine I must admit all tanned up and all - but he's not very bright. Eric has not only the hot and sexy thing going but the bad boy thing and the power thing. Especially with his hair slicked back like that. Book 3 baby. Am I the only one that's read the books??? Book 3. Shower scene. I want the uncut, uncensored version.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I just made a vampire thread (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showthread.php?p=293649#post293649).

[JWBear]

Sooooo.....do people really find Eric Bana sexy? Usually I can at least see what others are seeing even if I don't. This time, though, I'm whooshed but he keeps getting cast as a romantic lead (or Israeli assassin).

Very sexy!

[BarTopDancer]

Sooooo.....do people really find Eric Bana sexy?

YUM!!!!!!!

[Prudence]

Eric Bana is not hot.

Meanwhile, LoT is now blocked at work. *sigh*. Oh well - more time for me to work on job applications during my work day.

[Strangler Lewis]

Viewing it dispassionately, I didn't find his conflicted assassin in Munich terribly sexy. He was passably macho in Blackhawk Down.

[Gemini Cricket]

For Euromeinke:
Yacht designed to look like a killer whale (http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/29/yacht.killer.whale/index.html)
I thought it was kinda Jules Verne-y.
:)

[BarTopDancer]

For Euromeinke:
Yacht designed to look like a killer whale (http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/29/yacht.killer.whale/index.html)
I thought it was kinda Jules Verne-y.
:)

There's not enough black! It's like they got their colors backward.

[innerSpaceman]

Sooooo ... why are blu ray discs packaged so cheaply, like old VHS rental tapes where they just wrap a leaflet around the standard packaging case?

Um, do they have to start from scratch?


DVD packaging was cheap, too ... when that format started.

So I suppose cool packaging would inevitably be confused with the same-size DVD packaging. But I happen to think really lame, cheap packaging was a poor choice for the aiming-for-upscale, really Unnecessary format upgrade.

[JWBear]

For Euromeinke:
Yacht designed to look like a killer whale (http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/29/yacht.killer.whale/index.html)
I thought it was kinda Jules Verne-y.
:)

WANT!

[Disneyphile]

Sooooo ... why are blu ray discs packaged so cheaply, like old VHS rental tapes where they just wrap a leaflet around the standard packaging case?Well, I think most people today toss the cases, and just keep the discs in binders.

However, I agree that it looks cheap. I wish they'd get a bit more creative.

I've been coming up with new packaging options for my wedding DVDs, since I know my clients would like to keep it separate from their standard movie collections. If I can do it, I don't see why main stream companies can't either. Personally, I'd want my movie to stand out.

[innerSpaceman]

Well, believe me, hardly anybody tosses really good and creative DVD packaging. Some of that stuff is gorgeous.

Yeah, I suppose keeping the discs in a sleeve somewhere saves on storage space. But sheesh.


And, wow, I imagine Disneyphile-designed wedding DVD packaging will be wonderful. You are, how shall we say? - the gifted, creative type!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Cost is the most likely answer. Blu Ray's still cost more than DVDs, so the suppliers are probably looking for any way they can keep costs down to keep the price as low as possible. Fancy packaging is a luxury of a product with high profit margin.



Personally, I'd want my movie to stand out.
See what happened when they tried to do that with the Simpsons. People don't want their movie packaging to stand out, they want it to fit neatly on a shelf like all of their other movies.

[Disneyphile]

And, wow, I imagine Disneyphile-designed wedding DVD packaging will be wonderful. You are, how shall we say? - the gifted, creative type!Well once I acquire this (http://www.quickutz.com/qk2/silhouette/), there's no limit to what I could do, since it'll save me time, and it's compatible with Illustrator for all original designs. :D

GD makes a really good point about cost though. Plastic cases cost about 5-10 cents each on volume and the inserts are mass printed. Blu-ray is also expensive right now, because people are just being trained in compression for Blu-ray. So, not only are there material costs, but much higher staffing expenses too.

[Not Afraid]

I have tossed all of my excessive packaging and saved on storage space. I have gotten to the point where I don't want to buy product that is excessively packaged, just going to fill up my trash can, and fill up the land fill. We are such a trashy society!

[Gemini Cricket]

I like displaying my DVDs so I can see what I have at a glance. Alphabetized and everything...

[innerSpaceman]

Yeah, I would have a much harder time finding anything if it were all in sleeves somewhere.


Though I suppose a computerized DVD/BluRay jukebox system would be cool ... one that would also skip all previews, trailers, game ads, menus, FBI warnings, THX sound alerts, and even stupid studio logos for the 6 companies that nowadays present a single film ... if they are going to be immediately followed by title cards that repeat the same information. :p





Actually, the thing I am most impresssed about the Prisoner of Azkaban bluray I just bought is that after a single FBI warning, the movie just begins. No menu, no ads, just the movie. Love that.

[Not Afraid]

I like displaying my DVDs so I can see what I have at a glance. Alphabetized and everything...

We have our sorted in our notebooks - Alpha by genre.

[JWBear]

Bill and I really need to do that.

[Ghoulish Delight]

We have our sorted in our notebooks - Alpha by genre.
How much of a pain is it to insert new additions in the notebook?

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Sooooo.....do people really find Eric Bana sexy? Usually I can at least see what others are seeing even if I don't. This time, though, I'm whooshed but he keeps getting cast as a romantic lead (or Israeli assassin).

No, ew.

What brought him to mind? Did you just see Funny People?

[Not Afraid]

How much of a pain is it to insert new additions in the notebook?

Just as difficult as adding a new sheet of notebook paper to a notebook. It depends on how full the notebook is. If it sisn't stuffed to the gills, it's easy.

[Ghoulish Delight]

So each disc is it's own page?

[Gemini Cricket]

How much of a pain is it to insert new additions in the notebook?
True that. And what does one do with the insert sheet that has the cover art and track listing?

Also, my DVD collection is part of the decor of my living room.

:D

[Ghoulish Delight]

I believe their notebooks have space for the inserts and booklets.


Our CDs are taking up way too much room and are way too inconvenient to access as they are. We need to do something about that before baby arrives.

[Gemini Cricket]

I would love if there was an iTunes program for all of my movies that was easy to use. It would be so easy to play stuff.

[innerSpaceman]

Also, my DVD collection is part of the decor of my living room.


And mine are part of the decor of ... hmm, my living room, my office, and my gym. My DVDs are everywhere.


Just like Savoir Faire!






(Don't get me started on where my CDs are. New meaning to "everywhere.")

[Gemini Cricket]

I believe their notebooks have space for the inserts and booklets.

I see.
I think the notebook choice would also deter people from borrowing your DVDs... unless they came with their own empty DVD case or something... Depending on who is asking, I lend my DVDs out to friends BUT I try hard to keep all of my DVDs scratch free and they rarely come back to me that way.

I guess I like the feel of me looking through my DVDs like I was at a library looking at books. I love pulling it off the shelf and having the case next to the player as it plays (because 9 out of 10 viewings of a movie I always refer to the DVD case during the movie to check the film's run time or year etc).

I get how a notebook would save space, tho.

[3894]

I went to TJ Maxx for the very first time today. Best bargains I saw: the perfumes. I bought a $75 bottle of Lulu Guinness Cast a Spell for $12, very suitable for gift giving.

[BarTopDancer]

I like displaying my DVDs so I can see what I have at a glance. Alphabetized and everything...

I like that too. And all the same shape/height. But I only have about 20 DVDs so I've got nothin on most of you.

I think the packaging of the LOTR DVDs are a nice way of displaying them in a unique way.

[Gemini Cricket]

I think I have about 500 DVDs. Nowhere close to what mousepod has but 500's a lot!
:)

[Alex]

I transferred my discs and keep the cases in a box in storage in case I ever want to try and dispose of them for money.

That said, in the nearly two years we've been in this apartment I think I've opened the drawer holding the 300+ DVDs just once and that was to find a Disney movie my niece could watch in the other room. So I've stopped buying discs at all and am seriously considering just setting the DVDs out on the front porch with a free sign on them.

I don't expect I'll ever buy Blu Ray discs at all.

[Gemini Cricket]

Transferred them to a hard drive?

[Not Afraid]

So each disc is it's own page?

A single sheet fits 2 DVDs and their corresponding inserts. Or, one page for a 2 disc DVD.

We have about 500 DVDs and we only kept the ones that have fancy-smancy packaging whole. Disney films were the worst - there is so much trash in each DVD that what was important was just a smidgen of what was contained in the package.

So, about 40 feet bookshelf of DVDs is now taking up the space of 7 notebooks plus 2 small Billy units of special packaged DVDs.

[Gemini Cricket]

I swear Billy must have bought ad space in NA's posts.
;)
j/k

[Alex]

Transferred them to a hard drive?

No, but I know people who do. The larger hard drives out there will hold a few hundred DVDs each.

[lashbear]

Bill and I really need to do that.
Alphabetised by Genre??

...You guys wouldn't have nearly enough space in the "P" folder.... :evil:

[innerSpaceman]

I like the look and feel of the packages, too. Let me know when you set those out on the stoop, Alex. I'll swing by.


I likely won't buy many blurays either. I'll maybe duplicate 5 or 10 titles I already have on DVD, and then it will only be movies I would buy in the future. In the Netflix age, I buy lots less. Only movies I adore. And I adore many fewer films per year than I used to.

[JWBear]

Alphabetised by Genre??

...You guys wouldn't have nearly enough space in the "P" folder.... :evil:

Who told?!

[CoasterMatt]

Actually, the thing I am most impresssed about the Prisoner of Azkaban bluray I just bought is that after a single FBI warning, the movie just begins. No menu, no ads, just the movie. Love that.

A shame it's missing a TrueHD audio track; it's (imho) the best movie of the series (on Bluray so far).

[BarTopDancer]

All of this DVD talk reminded me that I need to get old movies (on film) transferred to DVD. The film is very fragile and has been spliced multiple times. I'm scared to hand it over to get it done, but they can't be watched now because they'll break further.

[Snowflake]

All this talk of DVDs and packaging reminds me, anyone have a couple of empty DVD clamshell cases you're going to toss out? I just received a boxed set of 4 individually packed dvds and 3 of the 4 clamshell cases was smashed in shipping. If you've got a few empties lying around, I will gladly pay the postage to acquire them to replace the broken ones. PM me

[mousepod]

All this talk of DVDs and packaging reminds me, anyone have a couple of empty DVD clamshell cases you're going to toss out? I just received a boxed set of 4 individually packed dvds and 3 of the 4 clamshell cases was smashed in shipping. If you've got a few empties lying around, I will gladly pay the postage to acquire them to replace the broken ones. PM me

I could spare one. Or two. Or a hundred. Gimme a PM with your mailing address, and I'll send 'em out to you.

[Gemini Cricket]

Holy sh!t!

One of the cast members for the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee can't do tomorrow's (Sunday's) show. Guess who has to step in and do the part?!

Me.

I'm up at 2am learning the part. I'm terrified and thrilled all at the same time.

Funny thing is is that I'm not all that worried. I can do it. I rarely say that but I can do it.

Butterflies. Butterflies.

Call me Eve Harrington!
lol

:)

[innerSpaceman]

W00t! Understudy's BiG BrEAk!!!










will there be an insert in the program, or will they make an actual announcement??

[Strangler Lewis]

Understudy? That's far less interesting. I envisioned a banging on the door in the middle of the night.

[Snowflake]

Where the hell is Addison DeWitt when you need him? Break a leg, GC

[lashbear]

Call me Eve Harrington!
lol

:)
HOLY SH1T !!!!!!!!

You're NOT going to believe this.... but Stoat and I just finished watching "All about Eve" about an hour ago. No Kidding !!! :eek:

Break a leg, kid :cheers: .... unless you're going to be playing the guy who does the "Magic Foot" in which case, keep it intact - you're gonna need it !!

[JWBear]

We have new neighbors moving in across the street. Bill is standing in the front window, being Agnes Kravitz. :rolleyes:

[innerSpaceman]

A shame it's missing a TrueHD audio track; it's (imho) the best movie of the series (on Bluray so far).
It's the best movie of the series, period. In fact, I'll go further, and state categorically it's one of 10 best fantasy films ever made.


Too bad about the sound. But sound is one area I rarely take advantage of. I live in close quarters to other people, and can't play things loud without being really rude.

I'm sure the sonic differences could be heard at low levels ... but really, it doesn't matter to me all that much.

[BarTopDancer]

Break a leg Brad!

[ozron]

GC, I'm trying to envision why a cast member wouldn't "be able" to make a performance. Death in the family? No one in my family would expect me to miss a show for that.

At any rate, break a leg!

[Moonliner]

GC, I'm trying to envision why a cast member wouldn't "be able" to make a performance. Death in the family? No one in my family would expect me to miss a show for that.

At any rate, break a leg!

Hollywood called.
Swine Flu
A real broken leg
Hit the lottery
Strep
OD

[Gemini Cricket]

The actor has the flu and gets into coughing fits which last awhile. I think they're going to announce the change before the show begins.

The part is Vice Principal Paunch. The best part about his part is that he sits at a desk for most of the play and often refers to a clipboard. The clipboard is now a script holder. There's a lot of ad-libbing that he needs to do with participants from the audience. I think that part gives me butterflies the most.

I have to admit that I needed to take a Tylenol PM last night to make me sleep. I was restless and when 3am rolled around I figured that being up that late was not good. I had a dream tho that Dave Matthews serenaded me with "Satellite". That helped.

:)

[Gemini Cricket]

Just got the official word from the producer now.
I go on at 4pm Hawaiian time.
Wow. This is intense.
:D

[wendybeth]

Have a great time, Brad- and, of course, break a leg! (I'm going to feel really bad if you actually do, though). :)

[bewitched]

We have new neighbors moving in across the street. Bill is standing in the front window, being Agnes Kravitz. :rolleyes:

Visible Bewitched reference mojo. :D

[bewitched]

Break a leg, GC!! I know you'll be fabulous!

[lashbear]

OOOooooo - how's it going ?

4pm? Late Matinee? early evening performance?

[bewitched]

Mmmm...pickles.

[Gemini Cricket]

Holy Cow. I'm not sure what came over me tonight but the show went well. I got a lot of laughs and kudos after. I don't know where my courage came from but, man, I got over my butterflies and jitters and got the job done. There were a couple of snafus but nothing the audience would recognize as f*ck ups.

I'm so high right now...

There was a moment before stepping on stage where I told myself, 'Run away! You'll feel better!' But as soon as I heard my cue I just let myself go.

It was a blast and a half!

[lashbear]

YAY !!!!!!!! Now all you gotta do is drain the guys gastank every night. :D

[Cadaverous Pallor]

YAY BRAD!!! KIIIICK ASS! </cartman>

Visible mojo for onstage bravery. You rule.

[Not Afraid]

YAY Brad! You're amazing!

[Scrooge McSam]

{{{{{{Brad}}}}}}

Way to go, bro!

[wendybeth]

Wtg, Brad! I was nervous for you- nothing like a really short notice to take over a role, but you did it!:cheers:

[Gemini Cricket]

Thanks everybody.
I got a nice note from the director who came to see the show. She enjoyed it and gave me a big hug and a Tigger Pez dispenser. A couple of prominent theatre producers came to see the show as well. (And no, I didn't call them.)
lol
:D

[Betty]

Gemini Cricket = SUPER STAR! :cool:

[innerSpaceman]

Broadway calls you!



(I wish L.A. had a seriously fantastic theatrical world, or I'd use this as a plug to summon you back. Of course, we beat the theatrical world of Tallahasee or most U.S. cities. But I'm glad you're having acting success and kudos and most of all satisfaction and happiness wherever on the globe you are!)

[alphabassettgrrl]

Whoo-hoo, Brad!! Knew you could do it!!

[RStar]

Yay Brad!! :snap: :snap: :snap:

[Not Afraid]

I was sharing the Benny Lava and Numa Numa/Elijah Wood/Yo Gabba Gabba videos with my pug board today. Any bets on which of the 2 songs I'll be singing all day long?

[Disneyphile]

I was sharing the Benny Lava and Numa Numa/Elijah Wood/Yo Gabba Gabba videos with my pug board today. Any bets on which of the 2 songs I'll be singing all day long?Is your loony bun still fine? ;)

[LSPoorEeyorick]

I was sharing the Benny Lava and Numa Numa/Elijah Wood/Yo Gabba Gabba videos with my pug board today. Any bets on which of the 2 songs I'll be singing all day long?

Memories... light the corners of my mind...

[Gemini Cricket]

Have you been high today?
:D

Every time I watch that one, I have to watch Maahi Ve, too.
:)

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

YAY! Brad!!

[Prudence]

Why did no one tell me the songs from Avenue Q were so great? How did I not know this?

[Prudence]

Meanwhile, I started applying for clerkships again. Same unlikely odds, but I have to do something to give myself hope, and that's what I came up with.

[Chernabog]

Call me Eve Harrington!
lol

:)

All fire and music! :p You go girl.

[MouseWife]

Is anyone else having troubles with Facebook? It keeps saying it is having trouble with a flash upload/update and is messing up everything else.

I thought it might be the Zynga {sp} games I play but I don't know. It keeps popping up,but, only on Facebook.

I know I haven't upgraded my flash but I also haven't clicked to authorize it, either.

[alphabassettgrrl]

FB has loaded ok for me today; a day or two ago I couldn't get it to load for nuttin'.

[MouseWife]

Hmm. Perhaps it is a glitch.

I have to say, it is nice to come back here after a time and finding everyone {pretty much, except Kevy} around and still living swanky lives. :cool:

Facebook keeps me connected to members of my family that I was having a hard time being connected with, and, need to be. Things going on and sometimes calling people isn't possible, they can access their messages via their cell phones.

[CoasterMatt]

I heading out to save a pug's life :)

[Snowflake]

All Princess fire and music! :p You go girl.

I'm with Cherny on this one! May I have your autograph please?

[Snowflake]

I heading out to save a pug's life :)

VCMM!

[BDBopper]

Twitter is suffering from Denial of Service attacks. So everyone is flooding Facebook and slowing it down.

THE INTERNETS ARE BROKE!!!!

I think I might go outside for a stroll. There's this bright yellow shiny thing up there and I want to figure out what it is. :p

[Not Afraid]

I heading out to save a pug's life :)

YAY Matt!!!

Petunia will be so happy to be out of that nasty shelter and in a home with love. On Sunday, she'll go to her permanent foster home where she can settle in and be loved forever.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Why did no one tell me the songs from Avenue Q were so great?Schadenfreude. We just wanted to see you suffer.

[€uroMeinke]

So I had 94K frequent flyer miles set to expire next month and I thought I was going to have to convert them into $4,700 in restaurant.com dining certificates but redeeming the first $100 worth reset the the expiration date on my miles to 2011.

[Morrigoon]

Um.... you can go to Europe on 40K miles...

[Moonliner]

We were at Borders last night getting some summer reading. At checkout the checker mentions that we have two weeks to return the books if needed.

Moonie Junior thinks for a bit then says: "It would be cool if there was a service like Netflix only for books". :rolleyes:

[Alex]

I know you mean libraries. But there are several Netflix for books.

BookSwim (http://www.bookswim.com/)
BooksFree (http://www.booksfree.com/)
BookSpine (http://www.paperspine.com/)

I have a friend who is a member of one of them (can't remember which) and likes it quite a bit. Not because she doesn't realize libraries exist but because of the Netflix-like queue, never having to wait months for a current bestseller to be available while waiting through a 200 person hold backlog, and having to schedule trips to the library in the relatively small windows when they're open and she's not at work.

[Gemini Cricket]

They found out today that Billy Mays was on cocaine. Are we surprised?

[Disneyphile]

They found out today that Billy Mays was on cocaine. Are we surprised?Are they sure it wasn't just OxyClean?

[Morrigoon]

Huh... a certain old-fashioned ice cream parlor soon to open up in Mission Viejo that I sent a resume to actually wants to phone interview me!

[wendybeth]

Are they sure it wasn't just OxyClean?

Is it wrong that I laughed at this?:D


My friend Mike loves to call and make hair appointments as other people. He does a fine Borat, and his Samir the Indian telemarketer is hilarious. His latest one was Billy Mays, trying to sell me coffins. One of these days I'm going to give him a reverse-Mohawk.

[alphabassettgrrl]

I laughed, too, WB.

Sooo.... new-kitty has learned how to use the doggie door. I didn't see her for a second, and went looking for her. She was on the back patio, making a break for it! My friend's comment was "go, kitty, GO!"

[CoasterMatt]

Tonight, Petunia watched 'Nightmare Before Christmas' with Rose and I.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Happy Petunia!

[katiesue]

So my bedroom furniture is finally being delivered. I've been on the Aero bed for the last two months. The window is 8-12 today. I had to get up early to get all the boxes etc out of the way. What are the odds they show anytime before noon?

[katiesue]

LoT must be magical - they phoned that they were here as soon as I posted.

[Prudence]

Last time we had a bed delivered they arrived 3 hours early. Be glad that wasn't your fate.

[Alex]

Yeah, one feels almost like you're spitting in the universe's eye when complaining about that. When we moved in here the cable guy actually showed up a couple hours early and we had to send him away (TV was moved yet).

I was sure we'd never see him again and would have to crawl on our knees to Comcast begging forgiveness.

[JWBear]

WANT!!! (http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/fincantieri-yacht/4444-radical-new-fincantieri-marco-polo.html)

[Gemini Cricket]

WANT!!! (http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/fincantieri-yacht/4444-radical-new-fincantieri-marco-polo.html)
Yes, but where would you put it? I've seen your garage.
:D

That is ultra-coolness right there. Wow! Very James Bond. I could see Daniel Craig emerging from that swimming pool...

[Moonliner]

Yes, but where would you put it? I've seen your garage.
:D

That is ultra-coolness right there. Wow! Very James Bond. I could see Daniel Craig emerging from that swimming pool...

I could see the producers creating such a scene just so they could hang out on the boat for awhile.....

[Kevy Baby]

Why is everyone so grumpy on LoT today?Why not?

[JWBear]

Yes, but where would you put it? I've seen your garage.
:D

Trust me... I'd find a place...

[Betty]

I am sweaty Betty. Just got out of the shower and I'm already already sweaty. Perhaps it's time to indulge and turn on the AC.

[Prudence]

Today was delightful. Got some lovely plants at the farmer's market. Then discovered Torrance Beach, which is just fabulous. I could have hung out there all day. But, we had plans to spend the evening at Disneyland so the Rat could watch the electrical parade for the first time. But, now my feet hurt.

[lashbear]

Today was delightful. Got some lovely plants at the farmer's market. Then discovered Torrance Beach, which is just fabulous. I could have hung out there all day. But, we had plans to spend the evening at Disneyland so the Rat could watch the electrical parade for the first time. But, now my feet hurt.
Sounds wonderful ! I wish we could have been there. I'd have given you a foot rub.

[Prudence]

Sounds wonderful ! I wish we could have been there. I'd have given you a foot rub.

I think my feet may still be a bit sore. What time should I expect you to arrive for the foot rub?

[ozron]

Well, I got home from the show last night to find my computer dead. No output to the monitor, not taking any input from key oars or mouse. It wom't even turn off at the power switch! The only command it will obey is to opes the drawer for a disc. Turned it off and on T the power source several tomes to no avail. I'm now connected to the world solely through my phone.P:mad:

[lindyhop]

I made a "practice" skirt last weekend from a book (Sew What - Skirts) I found that shows you how to make your own patterns and make a variety of cute skirts. My skirt was the easiest one in the book, a-line with a drawstring waist that I made out of some fabric from M & L, just to see if the sizing was okay. It fits okay but it's kind of shapeless and I didn't have the best cording for the drawstring. The fabric is this retro-looking print with a building that looks like the Tahitian Terrace restaurant that used to be in Downey (was that the name?) and some tikis and Hawaiian-looking flowers. The print is interesting but the color is not my favorite, kind of a blah grayish-green. Anyway I folded it up and put aside it with plans to try another skirt with a fitted waist and zipper this weekend.

Yesterday I had nothing to wear because all my cotton pants needed to be ironed and I didn't want to bother. So I tried on the skirt with a t-shirt and decided it would work. Then when I was in Trader Joe's a woman told me she loved the skirt, especially the vintage fabric. Well, maybe it isn't as ugly as I think. I told her about M & L and she told me about a fabric place in Cerritos I'll have to check out.

That made my day.:)

[Not Afraid]

Fabric place in Cerritos? Do tell!

[CoasterMatt]

There's a really good fabric outlet down the street from us- I got the purple fabric for our drapes there.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I got the purple fabric for our drapes there.But does it match the carpet?


filling in for Kevy

[innerSpaceman]

I know two Lisas. They both have menageries. Most of you know one of the Lisas I mean. The Lisas do not know each other. I find it odd they are the only two people I know with menageries.


I spent the afternoon at the menagerie of the Lisa you folks don't know. Two dogs, two cats, three fish, two horses, one chinchila, seven rats.

I'm not sure she beats Long Beach Lisa for quantity, but I think she wins for variety of menagerie.



What is it about that name???

[CoasterMatt]

We kind of have a menagerie, but nobody named Lisa in our house.

2 dogs, 3 cats, a rat, a guinea pig and a hamster.

[Prudence]

I somehow ripped the pinky nail on my right hand. I was wondering why my finger had been hurting for a few hours. Turns out, it's the bit rip halfway across the nail about 1/3 of the way down into the ouchy pink part. Complete with little blood spatter underneath. Teh intarwebs say to repair it with super glue and a patch made out of a teabag. We'll see how well it holds up.

[Not Afraid]

I know two Lisas. They both have menageries. Most of you know one of the Lisas I mean. The Lisas do not know each other. I find it odd they are the only two people I know with menageries.


I spent the afternoon at the menagerie of the Lisa you folks don't know. Two dogs, two cats, three fish, two horses, one chinchila, seven rats.

I'm not sure she beats Long Beach Lisa for quantity, but I think she wins for variety of menagerie.



What is it about that name???

Your Lisa beats me.

I have 11 animals (10 cats and a dog) and currently a foster pug plus the fish. Wolfy has 10 cats and a dog. Teresa, Nephy and Matt all have a variety of creatures. I think we're just a bunch of animal lovers.

[ozron]

At home I just have Lilly Belle, the Disney cat.

At work...

[lindyhop]

Fabric place in Cerritos? Do tell!

Near the Mall. It sounded like most home decor fabrics but it's worth checking out since it's close (to me anyway).

[lashbear]

I'm not sure she beats Long Beach Lisa for quantity, but I think she wins for variety of menagerie.
Ah, but can she boast a Faux-Bear like the LB Lisa can?

teabag.
Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehe.
(just filling in for Kevy)

I think we're just a bunch of animal lovers.
Well, I find Stoats & Bears adorable....

At home I just have Lilly Belle, the Disney cat.

At work...
Ron wins !! At least at work, that is... Lions & Tigers & Bears, oh, MY!

[innerSpaceman]

Ah, but can she boast a Faux-Bear like the LB Lisa can?

Actually ... yes, she can.


One of the two dogs bears such a resemblance to a bear that its name is "Bear."

It inspired talk of breeding dog-size bears and what fun pets those would make.

But, seriously, this dog is named Bear for a reason. So, um, Yes.

[Prudence]

30 clerkship applications finalized and four more in draft form - waiting for the light of day for me to re-check and make sure I didn't make some horrifying verbal blunder. It will all likely amount to nothing, but it feels good to be working on a way out. I have a back-up plan for this if it doesn't succeed - that's also a little remote on the possibility front - and after that I have several exceedingly likely-to-succeed ideas that aren't my first choice but aren't bad choices.

It's all better than where I am. So much wrong with the place I could write a book. It just boggles. What do you do when you're assigned tasks that make no sense? We're writing up our processes and procedures. Here's the process for filling out this report. Here's the process for completing that spreadsheet. All well and good. Then: write the process for the database. What? You mean the one that we use to fill out several reports? That we reference all the specifics on in those process sheets? I'm not describing it well, but it's like telling someone to write up the procedure sheet for Excel, rather than for the specific spreadsheet.

Then - instructions to write up how we prepare for a certain type of meeting to which folks at our level are not invited. We don't prepare; we're not invited. Oh, but what if we WERE invited! Then what's the process? How should we know? We've never been to that meeting and we haven't the foggiest notion what they discuss or what we might need to prepare.

Or: write the procedures for this task that someone in a completely different area with completely different responsibilities does. But we don't do it. Write up what you do do with it. But that's nothing. Look, I need you to write up how you complete these tasks so that we all know what each other does. It's like asking the receptionist to write up how to update desktop security settings. It's someone else's job.

And we can't seem to convey the "this isn't my job" in a way that doesn't make management think we're just being belligerent. It's not my job. I don't know how to do it. You might as well ask me to write up the procedure for disassembling a rifle for cleaning. It isn't part of the scope of my work and I don't know how to do it.

[Snowflake]

Pru, you keep on keeping on! :snap:

Speaking of keeping on....


1163

another one bites the dust........ :D

[Snowflake]

1164

Self explanatory, I only wish I'd had this closer to the Apollo Anniversary. :D

[SzczerbiakManiac]

How's this for recycling (http://www.oddee.com/item_96637.aspx)?

[Snowflake]

only cost is to the health of your arteries, 2 free Jack in the Box deep fried tacos.

Coupon here if you must (http://coupon.jackinthebox.com/coupon/two-free-tacos_20090811.php)

[wolfy999]

I am guilty of printing the coupon, for some reason I actually get cravings for these things. Thanks Snowflake!

[Snowflake]

I am guilty of printing the coupon, for some reason I actually get cravings for these things. Thanks Snowflake!

No guilt is allowed. Enjoy!

[wolfy999]

Eating them now....thanks again!

[blueerica]

Love their tacos!

[Gemini Cricket]

Not sure if I posted this here before or not but...
I work with a guy who makes a humming noise with his mouth that sounds like my phone going off on vibrate. It's annoying. lol! He doesn't realize he's doing it and often it drives me bonkers.
:D

[3894]

If you know a circus clown looking for a purse, suggest a Vera Bradley. Sad knockoff of the '80's Pierre Deux bag - check! Playdoh colors - check! Paisley galore - check! Quilting that doesn't necessarily follow the pattern of the cloth - check!

I hold Vera Bradley purses in cold contempt.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I'm off to Gen Con (http://www.gencon.com/2009/indy/default.aspx). See y'all Monday. :)

[JWBear]

How's this for recycling (http://www.oddee.com/item_96637.aspx)?

Cool!

[MouseWife]

I'm off to Gen Con (http://www.gencon.com/2009/indy/default.aspx). See y'all Monday. :)

Oooo! Have fun!

[Disneyphile]

I'm off to Gen Con (http://www.gencon.com/2009/indy/default.aspx). See y'all Monday. :)*green with envy*

[alphabassettgrrl]

Kitty diarrhea = bad.

Husband unhappy (not surprising).

Me? Overwhelmed and depressed and crazy. Hating housework, but need to do it. Bleh. Got a lot done today. Hoping for similar productivity tomorrow. Still need to hear from the kennel if they can board my puppy for a few days while we go out of town.

Can I have a maid yet? How about a housewife? Maybe I'll just run off to Orlando for a couple of days next week... and hope for the best!

[JWBear]

I've decided the the perfect Christmas gifts for several of my family members will be brand new tin-foil hats (in the latest styles, of course) to replace the ones they are rapidly wearing out.

[Ghoulish Delight]

So this was our view from Battery Construction 129 on Sunday.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2612/3817205947_d32e54b310_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3463/3818014522_2ee896dcbc_b.jpg

[Andrew]

I love living here.

And you two look really good together. :)

[JWBear]

So this was our view from Battery Construction 129 on Sunday.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2612/3817205947_d32e54b310_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3463/3818014522_2ee896dcbc_b.jpg

See how you are?! Trying to distract people from my witty post about wacky relatives and tin-foil hats with your pretty pictures! Breeders! ;)

(That's a wonderful picture of the two of you, btw!)

[innerSpaceman]

Battery Contruction 129? Is that the cool spot where they were protecting the harbor from naval incursion until WWII .... when the expected Japanese armada failed to materialize?


Neat spot.


And you two are so cute.

[BarTopDancer]

Those are awesome pictures!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Battery Contruction 129? Is that the cool spot where they were protecting the harbor from naval incursion until WWII .... when the expected Japanese armada failed to materialize?It was far more impotent than that. Construction was stopped when someone finally realized, "Right, huge 16mm artilery guns to shoot at boats seemed like an right brilliant idea. But my boys tell me they've got them new fangled aeroplanes. Nevermind then."

[Gemini Cricket]

Hee hee. I just met Euromeinke's doppelganger here in HI. The other day I saw Audra's doppelganger. Hee hee.

I wish I was brave enough to just take their photos. But I'm not. Oh well.

:D

[Alex]

Let me know if mine is still around. A fellow student once so thought he was me that she actually sat next to him on The Bus and started talking about classes.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Wine is good...

[€uroMeinke]

Hee hee. I just met Euromeinke's doppelganger here in HI. The other day I saw Audra's doppelganger. Hee hee.

I wish I was brave enough to just take their photos. But I'm not. Oh well.

:D

How do you know it wasn't me?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Wine is good... They say a glass of red a day is good for you. I wonder if that holds if, say, the "glass" happens to be the exact size and shape of the bottle it came in.

[Not Afraid]

I'm writing. And, I'm writing some more. I've been writing since about noon. I think I might be done writing for tonight. I'm starting to repeat myself.

[Alex]

What are you writing?

[Snowflake]

CP & GD, great shots! Any more to share? You both look great, btw.

[Ghoulish Delight]

CP & GD, great shots! Any more to share? You both look great, btw.
More forthcoming. Unfortunately some time during the weekend my camera's sensor or mirror or both got a lovely smattering of dust. So I've been spending a couple days cleaning images up in photoshop (bandage tool, you rock my world). I'll probably put 'em up tonight.

[innerSpaceman]

They say a glass of red a day is good for you. I wonder if that holds if, say, the "glass" happens to be the exact size and shape of the bottle it came in.

And I just learned that wine has only a tiny component of carbs. Yay. Drinking again, here I come.

And alcohol, per se, does not contain any sugar and is not processed in the body as sugar. "White" alocohols such as gin, vodka, tequila contain no carbohydrates whatsoever! Yay. (Of course the stuff I regularly mix that stuff with is Sugar City ... so I think I'll be sticking to wine).

[Disneyphile]

I'm writing. And, I'm writing some more. I've been writing since about noon. I think I might be done writing for tonight. I'm starting to repeat myself.

What are you writing?She's been really really busy disassociating clowns with funerals. :D

[Not Afraid]

She's been really really busy disassociating clowns with funerals. :D

Yup. That about sums it up!

[Disneyphile]

Yup. That about sums it up!And, so everyone can see that we're really not kidding (yes, this is from an actual website - the original designer should have obviously been fired for image/content association):

[alphabassettgrrl]

Am I a bad person if I found the clown funeral amusing?

I think I will definitely have wine tonight (though not the whole bottle and not red). Tomorrow: the beach. Sunday: bike ride in LA and drop the hound at the kennel. Monday: Orlando!!!

[CoasterMatt]

More forthcoming. Unfortunately some time during the weekend my camera's sensor or mirror or both got a lovely smattering of dust.

Lemme know if you need any tips on cleaning the sensor/mirror.

[Gemini Cricket]

I'm such a romantic fool. I just chatted online with a gay cowboy in Texas. He was such a sweet guy. Or at least that's how it seemed. Nothing wrong with some online fantasy, right?
:)

[innerSpaceman]

Yeah, starting with the fact that you don't know if he was really a cowboy, really in Texas, or gay ... or a man! Yay, internet!

[CoasterMatt]

You might have chatted with a pug hooked up to sensors in a government lab.

Or a senator in Washington, D.C. - typing with one hand :eek:

[Prudence]

There is a table saw on my nice persian rug. There had better not be any plans to actually saw something on my nice persian rug.

[Morrigoon]

Oooh, table saw!

[lashbear]

wasn't it zapppop who said "I'm the 16 year old girl you chatted online with last night" ?

...or something along those lines.

I remember how hard it was to convinceyou guys that I was from Australia. I had to say crikey, cobber, throw another shrimp on the barbie and then I had to spell colour and theatre wrong.

[Gemini Cricket]

Uh yeah. That's why it was a fantasy, no?

Well, I had all y'all convinced I'm from this planet...
:D

[Gemini Cricket]

Reno 911! canceled. (http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid105286.asp)

[Morrigoon]

Just got back from a 1-hour odyssey into the depths of Rancho Santa Margarita in search of Thrifty Ice Cream. And I returned victorious. Now noshing on a dish of chocolate malted crunch.

[Kevy Baby]

I would love if there was an iTunes program for all of my movies that was easy to use. It would be so easy to play stuff.Well, there is this: Sony has a 400 DVD Carousel (we have one) (http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=11038348). If someone made a Blue Ray player like this, it would be handy.

[Kevy Baby]

So, I've been absent for a little while - did I miss anything?

http://home.mindspring.com/~directprintkevin/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/longtime.gif http://home.mindspring.com/~directprintkevin/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/longtime2.gif

[JWBear]

So, I've been absent for a little while - did I miss anything?

http://home.mindspring.com/~directprintkevin/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/longtime.gif http://home.mindspring.com/~directprintkevin/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/longtime2.gif

A lot, apparently.

[BarTopDancer]

Just got back from a 1-hour odyssey into the depths of Rancho Santa Margarita in search of Thrifty Ice Cream. And I returned victorious. Now noshing on a dish of chocolate malted crunch.

Santa Margarita Pkwy a little before Antonio. In the Ralph's shopping center.

[Ghoulish Delight]

http://www.rockpapercynic.com/strips/2009-04-22.gif

[Ghoulish Delight]

Oh, I'm going to waste a lot of time at this site.

http://www.rockpapercynic.com/strips/2009-04-27.jpg

[katiesue]

So I've accomplished a lot today. Plumbers were expensive but everything's working now. Drywall just needs to be painted. Office is unpacked and mostly together, kitchen only has two more boxes, master bath done and bedroom almost done.

[CoasterMatt]

If someone made a Blue Ray player like this, it would be handy.
Sony DOES have a 400 disc Bluray player (http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665925651)

[Kevy Baby]

Sony DOES have a 400 disc Bluray player (http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665925651)At $1800, it's just a wee bit out of my price range.

I'm saving up for the HES-V1000 (http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665231960)

[katiesue]

Which reminds me - I have a 200 CD changer if anyone wants it. Taking up space in my garage.

[wolfy999]

Sitting in our (free) Villa located in La Quinta viewing the desert mountains and a empty golf course. Sometimes life is good!

[Kevy Baby]

Sitting in our (free) Villa located in La Quinta viewing the desert mountains and a empty golf course. Sometimes life is good!And it would be better to be out ON that empty golf course!

[wolfy999]

No...looking at it is just fine!