Sooooo.....

[wolfy999]

Hubby heard on the radio (2 different stations) that HISTA is going back to Captain EO in January. This was a rumor at first, but guess not any more. My life is going to be h*ll come January it looks like!

[Disneyphile]

Well, it's about time they have some attendance back in that theater!

It's a totally smart move, really. :)

[katiesue]

Doing happy dance - new car is on it's way for the monkey!

Congrats MMG!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Interestingly, the rumors began in July, so it's not ENTIRELY a cynical play at capitalizing on Jackson's death, even if it's a fair bet that if a go/no-go decision had yet to be made, his death would have played a big part in tipping it toward go.

[Moonliner]

Why are you people treating this like it's a good thing?

Simply closing the theater all together or using it to expand innovations would be a better use of space Than Capt EO.

[Alex]

As long as it is purely temporary this seems like an agreeable nod to nostalgia (though to the general population it will seem crass monetizing of his death to many).

Purely temporary though. My concern with intending purely temporary is that sometimes it somehow becomes mostly permanent for lack of momentum.

[Gemini Cricket]

Sayyy, when did people start saying 'good on you'? Sac just used it in a PM to me, I heard a guy say it at the mall today and the other night someone said it to me at rehearsals. Has it been used lately in a movie or on a TV show or something?

[Ghoulish Delight]

I've always used it. Sparingly, but definitely a phrase I've used for years.

[Gemini Cricket]

I've always used it. Sparingly, but definitely a phrase I've used for years.
I mean I haven't heard it used for quite some time and then all of a sudden everyone's using it. It must be you then that started it.

[alphabassettgrrl]

New-car-yayness for MMG!

I've never seen Capt Eo so I'd welcome a temporary airing.

I uploaded my pictures from two days in Orlando to my Flickr site.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/62443344@N00/sets/72157622172293485/

[Morrigoon]

As long as it is purely temporary this seems like an agreeable nod to nostalgia (though to the general population it will seem crass monetizing of his death to many).

Purely temporary though. My concern with intending purely temporary is that sometimes it somehow becomes mostly permanent for lack of momentum.

Like that temporary IASW structure...

[Gemini Cricket]

Captain EO is pretty cool. Everything is in 3D except Michael Jackson's nose.

[ozron]

My computer went down during the run of Evita. It turned out to be a burned out motherboard. It's been replaced, but my guy says Windows Vista was damaged. Since it was pre-loaded, I don't have a disc. He's going to install Ubunto for me. I should have it back in a day or so. Then I won't have to post on my phone.

So I can tell you all about:
Oregon! Oregon! with Pink Martini
Predators of the Serengeti (Lions and cheetah and wild dogs!)
Moon Over Buffalo
Taking my daughter to college
and whatever else I missed

[Alex]

I've not heard "good on you" at any increased rate lately so can't corroborate the experience or offer a guess as to source. Has Hawaii recently been invaded by Australians?

Musings on the origin of the phrase (http://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2009/05/good-on-ya-mate.html) (common in both Australia and Ireland, apparently).

[lashbear]

I've not heard "good on you" at any increased rate lately so can't corroborate the experience or offer a guess as to source. Has Hawaii recently been invaded by Australians?

Musings on the origin of the phrase (http://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2009/05/good-on-ya-mate.html) (common in both Australia and Ireland, apparently).
I use it all the time.

[Prudence]

I'm pretty sure I've never used that phrase.

However, feel free to use it at me, as today I submitted another (smaller) batch of clerkship applications and yesterday I submitted my application to the Attorney General's Honors Program.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Good for you, Pru!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Good for you, Pru! No, it's good ON you. :D

And, good on you, Pru.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Only if I were looking to fit in with the cool kids.

[Deebs]

Hey you guys, I've missed you.

So, what did I miss around here? Anything exciting going on?

Welcome, Deebs.
12559 New Posts since your last visit.
You last visited: 05-30-2009 at 11:47 PM

Wow. It looks like I have missed a whole lotta stuff.

[Morrigoon]

(looks around)

Cool kids? At this lunch table?

[Snowflake]

Hey you guys, I've missed you.

So, what did I miss around here? Anything exciting going on?

Welcome, Deebs.
12559 New Posts since your last visit.
You last visited: 05-30-2009 at 11:47 PM

Wow. It looks like I have missed a whole lotta stuff.

Well, really missed you!!!!!

[Ghoulish Delight]

So, what did I miss around here? Anything exciting going on?

Nothing that I can think of.

[MouseWife]

Watching Jon from 'Jon & kate Plus 8'. I don't know...I don't think he is saying the truth. Or if he is, he is giving his opinion, his truth.

[Morrigoon]

Nothing that I can think of.

Nothing you can "conceive" of, eh?

[Kevy Baby]

Inconceivable!

[Betty]

Watching Jon from 'Jon & kate Plus 8'. I don't know...I don't think he is saying the truth. Or if he is, he is giving his opinion, his truth.

He bugs me to no end. She does too though. At first I felt bad for him being so hen pecked. But at the same time, he let that happen over the course of their marriage.

And what now? He's got a bachelor pad, a 2 seat car and is traveling all over the place and telling magazines how much "he detests her". Whatever.

[BarTopDancer]

I never watched the show. Everything I know about them is from The Soup.

I feel bad for the kids, and only the kids.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Why anyone would be interested in watching someone else's very public, very horrible divorce is beyond me.

The idea that those people are somehow worth the attention is baffling. There are plenty of ugly divorces (and ugly people) in this world.

[Moonliner]

Letterman's Top Ten for last night were "Highlights" from Obama's speech to students:

#4.Told kids to listen to their parents, "Except for the 8 of you stuck with Jon and Kate"

[Alex]

I like Jon. I'd do Kate. Or is it the other way around?

It's the kids that are the source of all the trouble. I hope they realize that.

[MouseWife]

Letterman's Top Ten for last night were "Highlights" from Obama's speech to students:

#4.Told kids to listen to their parents, "Except for the 8 of you stuck with Jon and Kate"


Ha ha, I wish!

Yeah, it is ugly. I feel very badly for the kids.

I dunno, I didn't feel too badly for him being henpecked, he pecked the hen and had 8 kids with her. It isn't easy. Physically or mentally.

I didn't like what he was saying either. About detesting her. I think he is a jerk.

I enjoyed watching the kids grow and interact but I don't like this ugliness.

Yeah, when are we going to see Kate in a two seater & drinking on the Riviera? Oh wait, she has to run to the store again....

And Alex, I know you jest, but, it can happen.

[CoasterMatt]

I think the two of them deserve each other, but their kids deserve much better.

[JWBear]

Why again are these people celebrities?

[Chernabog]

Why again are these people celebrities?

It's all about the fvcked up hair, I think.

[Snowflake]

It's all about the fvcked up hair, I think.


Speaking of hair..... During the MJ stuff, I kept meaning to ask, in all seriousness. Did anyone else besides me notice the weirdness of Jermaine Jackson's hair? Like it is painted on the sides of his head?

[innerSpaceman]

Non-sequiter ... but Sooooo what?

I'm reading an article (http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1919347_1919843,00.html) in Time Mag on promising avenues toward a vaccine for CANCER. Pretty cool. The research is being done primarily, and separately, by two doctors. And I pretty much ignore their names because the first one is unpronounceable ... er, Dr. Douglas Schwartzentruber.

But the names come up so often in the piece that I start pronouncing them.

The second doctors name is much simpler. He's the other doc that's going to radically cure cancer. But the irony of his name doesn't hit me till I start pronouncing it. He is Dr. Larry Kwak.



You can't make this stuff up.

[Alex]

Amusing, but I'm guessing you're pronouncing it wrong (and Schwartzentruber doesn't seem that difficult to me, stop halway through the governor's name and add a potato).

[BarTopDancer]

Why again are these people celebrities?

It could be worse. It could be Suleman and family.

Oh wait. (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,523597,00.html)

[3894]

Dr. Larry Kwak.

My kids' orthodontist was Dr. Kruel, I kid you not.

[lindyhop]

I might live. I stayed home from work yesterday to schedule an appointment with my doctor and try to figure out how I could get myself to work. I drove home about three miles with double vision on Sunday and I don't want to do that again from any distance. Luckily I was able to hook up with a carpool with one of my coworkers. They usually have a full car but one person was on vacation today.

The double vision seems to happen most when I'm tired and possibly also when I'm out in too much glare and strong sunlight. I bought some clip on sunglasses for my glasses because the transitional lenses don't get dark enough in the car. I didn't have any problems with double vision last night which was encouraging but I was worried about going to work today.

I had to keep switching from my regular glasses and my reading glasses all day but my eyes survived that and I seem to be okay tonight. I'm going to carpool tomorrow and probably Friday, too (one person won't be part of the carpool starting tomorrow which is lucky for me). Then I see my doctor on Monday.

I hope I'm getting back to normal. I want my life back to normal, too.

[3894]

Lindyhop, that has to be very scary and worrisome. When do you see the eye doctor?

[lashbear]

I'm due for an eye checkup this Mon as well (for the Diabetes). I'll be thinking of you. *hugs*

[€uroMeinke]

Why again are these people celebrities?

Well, If we can't mock them in a People of Walmart website - then they have to become celebrities so we can feel justified in our mockery - it's the media version of human sacrifice.

[Gemini Cricket]

How fast or slow your smile disappears is a good indicator of your true feelings about the person you just had a conversation with.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Went to the mass bike-ride this morning initiated by Lance Armstrong- turned out to be a loop or three of Griffith Park. He and the big, fast group did three laps in less time than it took my friend and me to do two.

Apparently the guy's fast. :)

This came from a tweet last night from Armstrong of "wake up, LA, let's go for a bike ride tomorrow morning at Griffith park." No details given. I had no idea what I was in for.

[MouseWife]

Hey! That sounds so cool! I know the Hubster would have loved to have been there!! Again, wow, freakin' wow!!!

lindyhop that does sound frightening! I wouldn't want to drive, or, walk out the door without someone to help me in case things weren't right. I hope you get an answer right away!

lashbear~I was waiting for results to see if I had diabetes. I don't. But,I was worried because it seems my vision isn't so great of late. Turns out I have anemia but I hope iron will just wipe that out.

[lindyhop]

Lindyhop, that has to be very scary and worrisome. When do you see the eye doctor?

Actually the ER doctor on Monday consulted with an eye doctor and he didn't consider it to be a vision problem. Instead they think it's weak eye muscles. I see my regular doctor on Monday and he could refer me to a neurologist. But in the meantime the symptoms have disappeared which is a great relief.

Personally I'm beginning to think it's the result of stress and fatigue (perhaps all acting on weak eye muscles). I haven't cut back at all on using the computer and reading and sewing (at least until I deconstructed my sewing machine but that's another story). But I did take it easier than usual for a couple of days and it seems to have helped. I've had no double vision problems since Monday evening so I'm slowly getting back into my regular routines.

[alphabassettgrrl]

MW- I'm glad you don't have diabetes. It can be managed, but it's better to not have it.

It was a lot of fun this morning. A circus, as it were, a sea of bicycles at a crazy early hour.

Lindy- I'm glad you seem to be doing better.

[CoasterMatt]

Maybe you were listening to too much Foreigner?

[lindyhop]

Maybe you were listening to too much Foreigner?

No.:)
No.:)

[MouseWife]

MW- I'm glad you don't have diabetes. It can be managed, but it's better to not have it.

It was a lot of fun this morning. A circus, as it were, a sea of bicycles at a crazy early hour.


Thanks abg!! I was soo relieved when the doctors' office called me. Of course, I was hoping for nothing to come back from my tests but so glad it wasn't diabetes.

That sounds like so much fun! Sort of like Critical Mass but during the day!! AND with Lance Armstrong! So cool!

I don't know if you saw posts on Facebook about it but on the last CM Rick was so jazzed that they took a drastic turn and went across the Coronado Bridge!! Only about 300 {I think} made it all of the way across until they made the rest turn around. Rick was so thrilled, even though they had to ride through Coronado and then across the Silver Strand back to downtown.

I haven't riden it but I went to the park and I started to feel the excitment of it all. Sooo tempting!!

[Gemini Cricket]

This is going to sound weird and I'll be the first to say it's only a half-baked thought but I think that putting Ellen in as a judge on American Idol had more to do with people being ticked off about Adam Lambert not winning than anything else. I think Fox is trying to paint itself as not being anti-gay. It maybe a total wingnut opinion but that struck me as a possibility this morning over my Honey Nut Cheerios.

[Strangler Lewis]

I think they just said, "Paula was nice. Who else is nice? Ellen's nice. And maybe . . . nope, just Ellen."

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I went back for my MRI yesterday. Thanks to an IV dose of Valium, I was able to endure the entire hour inside the machine.

[Betty]

An IV dose! Wow! Glad you were able to make it thorugh it this time.

[€uroMeinke]

Woke up at 4AM this morning when the backyard hose ruptured. Couldn't get back to sleep - or so I thought as Toucans appeared on the roof that flew away before I could get the camera even though Bob cat cubs and an anteater showed up instead. I think there may have been something a little extra in my BBQ sauce last night.

[JWBear]

We drove down to Seal Beach to have lunch at Woody's. It turns out that there is a craft fair this weekend.

Just an aside... There are a lot of old white people in Seal Beach!

[alphabassettgrrl]

MW- is the Coronado bridge a big deal? I've never been to a critical mass ride; I have some issues about how much they block traffic. They're out to be disturbing as opposed to me- I'm trying to get along and fit in.

Euro- I agree there must have been a little extra something there!

[Tref]

Just an aside... There are a lot of old white people in Seal Beach!

Did you toss them any fish?

[€uroMeinke]

So a coworker just requested to be added to my Facebook account and now I'm struggling over how to tweak the privacy settings. I suppose one good outcome may be to reduce my bitching about work - which usually rank just a hair above reporting alimentary status.

[3894]

I went back for my MRI yesterday. Thanks to an IV dose of Valium, I was able to endure the entire hour inside the machine.

Well done you.

[wendybeth]

Wtg, SM!

[Ghoulish Delight]

What an odd thing to have broken on my car - the automatic cancel for my right turn signal isn't working. The signal itself works, the left turn and cancel work just fine, but if I turn right and straighten the wheel, the signal doesn't cancel. I guess the little plastic bit that clicks it off broke off or something. It's mildly annoying and probably not even worth the cost of getting it repaired.

[Alex]

$2,137.43 and it has to be fixed via the trunk.

[Betty]

$2,137.43 and it has to be fixed via the trunk.

And probably also involes taking apart the dash.

[Strangler Lewis]

If you don't get it fixed, you'll want to drive hunched down in your seat, dressed as an old man.

[Morrigoon]

Just got back from camping at McArthur-Burney. Had a good time, very relaxed.

It rained on us but only just barely, one afternoon, but stopped by the time we'd folded up the chairs and stuck them by a tree, and again the following morning, which stopped before we actually got out of bed.

Otherwise, it was just beautiful.

Ended the trip with a side trip through Lassen Volcanic National Park. I'm very glad I did that. Beautiful bit of forest, some volcanic steam vents, and a couple really pretty lakes. Highly recommend.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

What an odd thing to have broken on my car - the automatic cancel for my right turn signal isn't working. The signal itself works, the left turn and cancel work just fine, but if I turn right and straighten the wheel, the signal doesn't cancel. I guess the little plastic bit that clicks it off broke off or something. It's mildly annoying and probably not even worth the cost of getting it repaired.

Little plastic thingy, probably have to pull the steering wheel.

[Kevy Baby]

What an odd thing to have broken on my car - the automatic cancel for my right turn signal isn't working. The signal itself works, the left turn and cancel work just fine, but if I turn right and straighten the wheel, the signal doesn't cancel. I guess the little plastic bit that clicks it off broke off or something. It's mildly annoying and probably not even worth the cost of getting it repaired.Solution: only turn left.

Two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do

[Alex]

So....I've almost posted twice today in a thread where I'd have just been raining on people's parade...pissing in their Cheerios...harshing their mellows.

And yet both times I left without clicking submit. I'm getting all growed up. Though not so all growed up that I don't come here and obliquely do it.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Aww, I'll miss Cheerio-pissing Alex.

[Gemini Cricket]

So....I've almost posted twice today in a thread where I'd have just been raining on people's parade...

It may be from lack of sleep or the fact that I'm uber gay but I just pictured Alex on a tugboat wearing a fur hat.

[Snowflake]

It may be from lack of sleep or the fact that I'm uber gay but I just pictured Alex on a tugboat wearing a fur hat.

VGCM

Bwahahahaha

[DreadPirateRoberts]

So....I've almost posted twice today in a thread where I'd have just been raining on people's parade...pissing in their Cheerios...harshing their mellows.

And yet both times I left without clicking submit. I'm getting all growed up. Though not so all growed up that I don't come here and obliquely do it.

I'm sure you'll feel better tomorrow.

[Stan4dSteph]

Yeah, I'm resisting the urge to do something like that Alex.

[Chernabog]

Get ready for me love cuz I'm a cummah!

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Did Chernabog just out-gay Gemini Cricket?

[Morrigoon]

Life's candy and the sun's a ball o'buttah!

[Morrigoon]

Obama with a lightsaber (http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/09/500x_500x_Obama1.jpg). Too awesome not to share.

[Gemini Cricket]

Did Chernabog just out-gay Gemini Cricket?
He did. The next time I see him, I'm going to hit him with my purse.
:D

[mousepod]

You knew it was coming, didn't you? (http://kanyelicio.us/http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/)

[wolfy999]

Looks like the Wolfpack is down to 9 cats....Patches has packed his bags and moved on to a better place.

Patches adopted us about 5 years ago after being dumped by his previous owners (they moved away and left him behnd). The past couple of months he's being losing weight drastically and not eating well at all. The past week or so I haven't seen him and he hasn't been coming home when called. We are assuming he's gone to meet his maker, knowing outdoor kitties leave when they are dying.

Goodbye Patch...you'll be missed.

[blueerica]

*waves*

Hi everyone.

Miss you...

[Capt Jack]

heya!!!! :cool:

[Not Afraid]

I'm so sorry, Diane.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Obama with a lightsaber (http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/09/500x_500x_Obama1.jpg). Too awesome not to share.
Another shot in the sequence (http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/bk-obama-20090916-7302.jpg), slightly less flattering (not to Obama)

[ToriBear]

Today, Dad, Grandma and I have to do some running around while I do my homework.
Dad and I are going to my friend's High School Football game later on. Apparently, my friend really wants me to go, and watch him beat the crap outta everyone, and let's not forget, Breaking bones. His quote, not mine. :cool:

[Ghoulish Delight]

http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kq14h2oHeD1qa3i8uo1_500.jpg

[Alex]

Another shot in the sequence (http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/bk-obama-20090916-7302.jpg), slightly less flattering (not to Obama)

Do you think someone made sure he never held a red light saber?

[BarTopDancer]

http://roflrazzi.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/poopwest1.jpg

[alphabassettgrrl]

Obama with a lightsaber (http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/09/500x_500x_Obama1.jpg). Too awesome not to share.

Love it! And the expression on Michelle's face... Who gets the opportunity to *fence* with the president???? Awesome.

Looks like the Wolfpack is down to 9 cats....Patches has packed his bags and moved on to a better place.

I'm sorry. At least he had a good home and love.

Hi everyone.

Miss you...

Miss you, too! **hugs**

Do you think someone made sure he never held a red light saber?

Hehehehe.... He will wear red ties, though.

[ozron]

Ever had one of those days when people just come up to you and say, "Hey, great picture in the paper today" ?

http://blog.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty_impact/2009/09/HART.02.JPG

It's an article on the theatre company I'm currently working with. I had no idea. The picture is from rehearsal a couple of weeks ago.

[Prudence]

Okay, this is killing me. Possibly literally. I'm falling asleep fine. Mostly staying asleep fine. But stuck in REM sleep and waking up exhausted with a head full of dreams. WTF! I take already take benedryl every night for allergies, so I'm sort of immune to its soporific effects. And I'm pretty sure it's stress, because it started when the whole clerkship applying started and is also manifesting itself in other ways, like eyelid flutter. But I don't *feel* stressed. And I REALLY need some restful sleep.

[Kevy Baby]

Hey Ozron - I thought your were a guy. And how come they didn't show your face?

[Gemini Cricket]

Ever had one of those days when people just come up to you and say, "Hey, great picture in the paper today" ?

So awesome! Congrats! Cool pic!
:)

[Strangler Lewis]

Nowadays, with the proliferation of video cameras, you've got to expect that if you run a lady through the chin with a sword, it's going to show up somewhere.

[3894]

One person’s clown barf is the next person’s gorgeous.

Why, WHY O LORD, do I have to live through the Second Coming of Leggings?

[Morrigoon]

Pink Martini at the Hollywood Bowl Saturday (http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/tickets/program_detail.cfm?id=1926). Looks like the $20 tickets are still available (plus TicketBastard fee of $6.75).

Cherny and I are going... anyone else planning on being there?

[Moonliner]

So I'm on my way home from work, driving down a busy four lane road when I see something fall out of an SUV going the other way. At first I thought it was a stuffed animal like a teddy bear but after it finished rolling it got up and started running between the cars. It was a little brown dog.

I quickly pulled over on a side street and ran back to see about the little guy. He was on the other side of the road but as I was trying to get to him, he came to me. Across four lanes of heavy traffic. :eek: Luckily he made it, and came right up to me. A beautiful little Pomeranian. Friendly as could be but unfortunately not wearing any ID.

The SUV he jumped out of never stopped, and was long gone but I figured they just had not noticed and would be back shortly....

So I waited..... waited..... waited.... Talked to a bunch of people walking by, waited some more until finally the SUV returned with another little Pomeranian in the back. So I put the dog back into the car and the guy driving was like. "Uh thanks". No remorse, almost no response at all and just drove off (with the windows still down for god sakes). It kind of pissed me off. The dog fell out of his car on a freaking major road. I regret I didn't just keep the little guy.

[mousepod]

You should have kept the dog, Moonie.

This week, Heather and I adopted a dog that was rescued after he had been dumped from a car on a major freeway (we named him Snake). Even with the horrible overpopulation of dogs and cats, there are some people that just shouldn't be pet owners...

And, since we always love happy endings, here's a picture of Snake I took less than an hour ago:

http://gallery.me.com/obstbaum/100117/photo/web.jpg?ver=12533198550001

[katiesue]

Awwww - such cuteness. Congrats to the Pods - and to Snake for ending up with a wonderful family.

[Not Afraid]

You SHOULD have kept the little guy. Stupid idiot owners. Dogs should be belted in or in a crate while in the car.

Oh, and Snake is a CUTIE PIE! Plus, he LOVES me and doesn't want to taste me. :)

How are those toppers working out MP?

[€uroMeinke]

So I guess there is no Detour festival this year - which doesn't surprise me since despite the fun time I had, there was hardly any crowd. Seems the LA Weekly is dropping Goldenvoice for Live Nation and doing a "festival" at the Gibson Amphitheater. Eh well, not terribly inspired by the line-up (http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/off-the-record/la-weekly-announces-la-101-at/)

[Gemini Cricket]

So I put my iPod on shuffle and a Mutaytor song came on. Their songs always remind me of Matt and Mark. Then I started thinking about going with Matt, Rose and Mark to Knott's Scary Farm the last 2 years and was bummed thinking that I won't be doing that this year. Bah!
It made my cheese sad.
:(

[CoasterMatt]

I wanna get paid to do this...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2558/3933328060_c924ae44ef_b.jpg

[madmonkeygirl]

Brad it won't be the same without you this year at Knott's Scary Farm to make fun of me while i'm scared and screaming. Plus we're going with Louis from France for his first ever visit. This is gonna be fun but you will be missed. I'm already missing you while we plan our visits. :( My cheese is sad too but look forward to your visit out here when you come.

[3894]

So, tickets to the David Sedaris reading - purchased!
Next task: obtain Holidays on Ice so hubbo will know who the hell David Sedaris is.

[katiesue]

So I'm off for my final trip to my Mom's house to help my Aunt load up her stuff. House is sold. It's sad but one less thing I have to deal with. Last chance for petrefied wedding cake.

[wolfy999]

I'm off to the grocery store and doctor's office......geez it's way too early for this on a Saturday!

[Betty]

Off to another day of looking at houses... maybe today we'll find the one we buy.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

So, tickets to the David Sedaris reading - purchased!
Next task: obtain Holidays on Ice so hubbo will know who the hell David Sedaris is.Ooh, have a great time! He's fantastic live. :) GD had never read a book of his and he loved it....and then read some books of his afterwards.

[Alex]

Yes, he is fantastic live. Though I disagree that his books are great. For some reason I only find him funny out loud.

[Not Afraid]

So, tickets to the David Sedaris reading - purchased!
Next task: obtain Holidays on Ice so hubbo will know who the hell David Sedaris is.

Enjoy! You won't be disappointed. I've seen him numerous time and he's always been a joy to listen to.

[Gemini Cricket]

I've been to one of David Sedaris' readings and it was a blast. He's so funny. I think "Me Talk Pretty One Day" is still my favorite of his. And I love listening to "Santaland Diaries" every Xmas.
:)

[Morrigoon]

So speaking of great live... Cherny, Beej and I just saw Pink Martini at the Hollywood Bowl. Uploaded a couple clips.

Je ne veux pas travailler (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87OIBr5lf8o)

Sing (with Luis from Sesame Street!) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE9yq_DIBlE)

[3894]

Je ne veux pas travailler (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87OIBr5lf8o)


I love that song but someone needs to work with the singer on getting rid of the English dipthongization in her French vowels . It's ooky.

So, I love this joke, now making its way around the internet:

Q: How many graphic designers does it take to change a lightbulb?

A: A lightbulb? Does it have to be a lightbulb? Can we go with a candle, maybe with a flickering light? Or a lantern? Why do we have to go with a lightbulb? I was thinking more along the lines of an open road, with clouds and a desertscape. Who came up with this crappy lightbulb idea? It was marketing, wasn't it?

[Not Afraid]

Marketing always gets the blame. That's ok, though. We can usually persuade ourselves out of it.

[3894]

So, we picked apples off one tree by our driveway. We got three big grocery bags full. We didn't spray so some will be wormy. Any good ones are going into a pie for dessert tonight.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Snake's cuuuuuuuuute!!!!

I agree you should have kept the Pom.

I had a huge weekend and I'm exhausted. I think I shouldn't watch any sports games if I want "my" team to win.

On the bright side, now I'm home, and I have crackers and hummus, and whiskey in a shot glass. It's a good thing- I'm feeling a little beside myself somehow and I don't really like it.

[Ghoulish Delight]

CP thinks I should buy this shirt and wear it to the next gay day.

[Capt Jack]

Im thinking youve somehow pissed the girl off

[Betty]

Oh yes - definately GD!

[alphabassettgrrl]

:)

[Gemini Cricket]

You know, I think I am in love with Joel McHale.

[Alex]

He's in The Informant! though he's not given much to do. Odd to seem him in a straight dramatic role.

ETA: Just looked at his Wiki page. I didn't know that he went to the University of Washington and he was there at the same time as me. It says he was on the football team which mean I almost certainly met him a few times back then. Plus, the photo on his wiki page really makes him look like they put Ryan Seacrest's head on a much taller body.

[Gemini Cricket]

I didn't know that he went to the University of Washington and he was there at the same time as me. It says he was on the football team which mean I almost certainly met him a few times back then.

Oooh! So the next time you both are at homecoming you could get me an autographed 8 x 10?

[Gemini Cricket]

I just saw a Christmas commercial on TV just now.
It's Sept 21st!!!
:mad:

[lashbear]

Well? have YOU got all your christmas shopping done yet? no? I thought not. :p

[Moonliner]

So exactly how can my color printer run out of both Yellow and Cyan when I'm printing a one page word document with NO COLOR!

Fishy I tell ya, fishy.

[Disneyphile]

I just saw a Christmas commercial on TV just now.
It's Sept 21st!!!
:mad:Cool! That means my favorite Easter shows will play in November! ;)

[Prudence]

So, Friday is the day I find out whether I have been selected for any interviews through the AG's Honors Program. Keep your fingers crossed that I have interview email waiting for me Friday!

(The "thanks but no" emails don't go out until a week later...although I'm thinking one could extrapolate if one did not receive one on the 25th....)

[bewitched]

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you Pru.

Congrats on the new doggie, mp.


Hey everyone...'sup?

[3894]

So, Maggie Smith is so wonderful. Did you catch "First Wives' Club" on tv the other night? Maggie Smith had a throwaway role but, to me, she stole the movie right from under the noses of Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, and Diane Keaton.

[lashbear]

Don't miss "The prime of Miss Jean Brodie" if you can get it.

[The Lovely Mrs. tod]

Don't miss "The prime of Miss Jean Brodie" if you can get it.
I'll lend my copy.

[ToriBear]

When I got on a website of mine (Gaia), I got a new message. So I thought it was just another message about a RP of mine. But then I see it was from someone that I haven't heard from in a long time.

That made my day. :)

[alphabassettgrrl]

Fingers and toes crossed for you, Pru!

[Gemini Cricket]

Don't miss "The prime of Miss Jean Brodie" if you can get it.
You know, I have that on DVD and have yet to watch it. Maybe I should crack it open.
:)

[LSPoorEeyorick]

We just caught that recently. Man, she's glorious. And I haven't seen young-ish actors swap so easily between 12 and 20 before; seeing the lead girl so... "little," and seeing her painted topless later on as a quasi-adult... surprising!

[3894]

Do I get bonus points for having gone to a girls' school similar to the one in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie"? (But in the late 60's and early 70's)

So, why do rates on interest-bearing checking accounts vary so widely? One bank quotes 0.050 on a $1,000 minimum balance, while another quotes .001 on minimum $15,000 and on and on.

[Gemini Cricket]

Tonight is the first preview for The Drowsy Chaperone. I have butterflies upon butterflies in my tummy. Breathing, breathing, breathing...
:)

[Prudence]

Attention:

Prudence has a new plan. A new plan that will prevent her from feeling hopeless and trapped. A new plan that will let her be excited about the future once again.

Going back to school!

Seriously.

If I go get an LLM in a couple years I'll a) no longer be a "stale" grad when hiring picks up again; b) can go to a higher-ranked school and take advantage of the prestige factor; and c) gain more expertise in a specific area to be a better candidate. GWU has a government procurement LLM program that would actually make a logical trajectory from my current job, so it wouldn't look so bizarre. And they'll do part-time, so if I could transfer to a position in DC I wouldn't lose salary/benefits.

There are other programs, too. I don't know what I'd pick. I'm just happy to have found another path that doesn't rely on me getting a highly-competitive slot in the worst.job market.ever.

[Gemini Cricket]

Awesome, Pru!
:)

[bewitched]

YAY, Pru!

Break a leg, GC!

[blueerica]

Sooo... long day.... damn.

[RStar]

Pru, you got more guts than I. Good luck.

Seriously.

:cool:

[Morrigoon]

Pru: awesome! Good idea on the prestige thing too!

[Gn2Dlnd]

Tonight is the first preview for The Drowsy Chaperone. I have butterflies upon butterflies in my tummy. Breathing, breathing, breathing...
:)

Didja make your cold feet hot? (Like a Best Man ought) :D

[Gemini Cricket]

Didja make your cold feet hot? (Like a Best Man ought) :D
I did. That scene is so much fun and quite stressful. But tonight we got a wonderful response from the audience that floored us.

About ten minutes before curtain, I decided to not be nervous any more and I wasn't. It was the weirdest thing ever. Mind over matter, I guess.

I had so much fun tonight.
:)

[Gn2Dlnd]

I wish I could be there, I love that show. Do the actors stay out of the audience?

[Gemini Cricket]

I wish I could be there, I love that show. Do the actors stay out of the audience?
They do. We don't come forward of the proscenium until the very end. It's a great moment. Our Man in Chair is awesome.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Good for you, Pru!

Cricket - how awesome!

[Gemini Cricket]

"It's a brand new daaaaaayyyyy...."
The jingle in the commercial for Ross'. Can't stand it. Makes me want to scream!
:D

[Not Afraid]

I have a "day off" from work today. That doesn't mean I don't have to work, it just means I don't go into the store.

Meanwhile, my awnings were installed today. They look great! Kimchi has not had a good day, however. She was VERY upset that there were strangers in her yard.

[blueerica]

Funny stuff about the workplace emails about stolen food... My favorite was a note stuck on the fridge prior to last Christmas. Being so long ago, I don't remember the contents, but I'm sure I can ask the originator, as it was her Diet Coke that was stolen.

[3894]

Do you love the news about a metal detector guy finding the biggest treasure trove of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver ever (http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/09/24/world/AP-EU-Britain-Anglo-Saxon-Gold.html) or what?
The best photos I can find so far are here (http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/34172/an-anglosaxon-treasure-hoard?xid=newsrss).

Let's hop on a plane and go to the opening of the exhibit.

[Not Afraid]

Do you love the news about a metal detector guy finding the biggest treasure trove of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver ever (http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/09/24/world/AP-EU-Britain-Anglo-Saxon-Gold.html) or what?
The best photos I can find so far are here (http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/34172/an-anglosaxon-treasure-hoard?xid=newsrss).

Let's hop on a plane and go to the opening of the exhibit.

Chris told me about this last night before bed. We had to pull out the computer and look at pictures then get the big History of England tome out and put things in perspective. Chris fell asleep while I was reading out loud. It is fascinating stuff! To think these items have been buried in the ground for so long and no one uncovered them until now. I wonder how they go there? I so wish I knew their story!

[Strangler Lewis]

Let's not forget what really matters in all this: fresh air, exercise and a diverting hobby.

The truly exciting find will be the scroll containing the policy issued by the Anglo-Saxon insurance company that paid off on this lost treasure and will now asserteth its divine right of subrogation.

[Moonliner]

Let's not forget what really matters in all this: fresh air, exercise and a diverting hobby.


Sure this one case is an amazing story and all, but let's keep it in perspective. Running around with a metal detector is still one of the nerdiest endeavors ever created by modern man.

http://frugalyankee.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/403.jpg

[Alex]

In two weeks we'll learn that this is a hoax, the treasure was planted by a metal detector manufacturer, and the discoverer was an unwitting employee.

[Betty]

Don't let my husband see this.. he's been wanting a metal detector for awhile. dork.;)

[3894]

So, I actually consoled a stranger at a cocktail party today. Me!

I was a sickeningly selfless.

[Strangler Lewis]

So, I actually consoled a stranger at a cocktail party today. Me!

I was a sickeningly selfless.

I guess the sun was over the yardarm somewhere.

[3894]

I guess the sun was over the yardarm somewhere.

We do not stand on formalities here. Cocktails were at 11 a.m., lunch at 12. And beer isn't just for breakfast anymore.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

We do not stand on formalities here. Cocktails were at 11 a.m., lunch at 12. And beer isn't just for breakfast anymore.Drinking that early in the day...no wonder someone needed consoling.

[JWBear]

Don't let my husband see this.. he's been wanting a metal detector for awhile. dork.;)

I think his odds of finding 1300 year old Anglo-Saxon treasure in California is rather slim.

[Alex]

Depends on if that manufacturer exports to the United States.

[lashbear]

So, I actually consoled a stranger at a cocktail party today. Me!

I was a sickeningly selfless.
We do not stand on formalities here. Cocktails were at 11 a.m., lunch at 12. And beer isn't just for breakfast anymore.
You ARE Auntie Mame, aren't you? :cheers:

[3894]

You ARE Auntie Mame, aren't you? :cheers:

Mwah, lashbear! Many would say Endora.

So, I am dedicating this weekend to sewing a knee-length dress in ivory duchesse satin. It's very Audrey Hepburn in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and it's for Daughter #2 to wear to the Homecoming dance.

[The Lovely Mrs. tod]

We do not stand on formalities here. Cocktails were at 11 a.m., lunch at 12. And beer isn't just for breakfast anymore.
That settles it. I'll be there for Sunday Brunch.

[3894]

So, overheard in Target by the women's belts.

First teenage girl : "You know what I figured out?"
Other teenage girl: "What?"
First teenage girl: "Mrs. Schmitz smells just like my grandma."

[Kevy Baby]

So, overheard in Target by the women's belts.

First teenage girl : "You know what I figured out?"
Other teenage girl: "What?"
First teenage girl: "Mrs. Schmitz smells just like my grandma."What color belts were they looking at?

[bewitched]

I'm bored.

[Andrew]

I'm bored.
I'm thirsty.

[Kevy Baby]

I'm bored.

I'm thirsty.

And I'm Morley Safer. All this, plus Andy Rooney, here on 60 minutes

[bewitched]

Hi Morley.

[bewitched]

How cool is this (http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/25/brain.scans.wired/index.html)?

To construct their model, the researchers used an fMRI machine, which measures blood flow through the brain, to track neural activity in three people as they looked at pictures of everyday settings and objects.

As in the earlier study, they looked at parts of the brain linked to the shape of objects. Unlike before, they looked at regions whose activity correlates with general classifications, such as "buildings" or "small groups of people."

Once the model was calibrated, the test subjects looked at another set of pictures. After interpreting the resulting neural patterns, the researchers' program plucked corresponding pictures from a database of 6 million images.

[Moonliner]

How cool is this (http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/25/brain.scans.wired/index.html)?

While fairly cool, they DID NOT PULL PICTURES out of people brains. They looked a neural activity to match it up a know photo they had seen.

[The Lovely Mrs. tod]

There's a Frankie and Annette movie on in the living room and Bob Cummings is in it and he just told someone that his (character's) name is Robert Orville. And I thought, oh, that's his real name. And I know why his middle name is Orville. I'm worried about that.

[lindyhop]

No more problems with double vision but I'm only wearing my contact lenses for part of the day (as my optometrist has advised for years). I saw my doctor about two weeks ago and he referred me to an ophthalmologist who has referred me to a more specialized ophthalmologist who I'll see in a couple of weeks. The diagnosis, besides diplopia (double vision), is strabismus (that's probably misspelled) which is when your eyes don't line up together the way they should. It's one of those things that can happen as you get older (I'm getting really tired of hearing that explanation for various phenomena) and could have been exacerbated by my wearing the mono-vision contacts too long each day.

I hope I won't be told not to wear the contacts at all because I really need them at work. When I wear my glasses at work I have to keep switching between my progressive lens glasses and my reading glasses in order to read the computer screen and the routine drives me up the wall.

Old. It sucks. But not as much as the alternative.:rolleyes:

[Prudence]

We now have a Wii.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Sounds like your eyes are doing better, Lindy. I'm glad.

[Betty]

We now have a Wii.

WEEEeeeee!!! :D

[RStar]

We now have a Wii.

I got one about 3 weeks ago. Played it once......

:rolleyes:

[Tref]

I got one about 3 weeks ago. Played it once....

And it exploded?

[lashbear]

Great, now I'm picturing an explosive stream of wii

[Tref]

Great, now I'm picturing an explosive stream of wii

That is nothing new.

[3894]

Old. It sucks. But not as much as the alternative.:rolleyes:

Exactly so, grasshopper. It's such good news that you're making progress on finding a fix for your eyesight problems.

[JWBear]

It's only 8:30, and I'm already muttering to myself. Not a good sign.

[ToriBear]

School was fun today! We played on Sim'sCity4 a bit so we can get used to it before we start building our city for the contest. And then we had Drama, which was great: we're learning about Monologue, and so next week, each of us have to pick a character. Still trying to figure who I want to be, maybe Jo from Little Women. We had to help the little kids make clay bowls. Not an easy thing to do. The clay part, not the kid part!

[Prudence]

The Wii never decided to function, so we still haven't played it. No Wii for us.

[BarTopDancer]

What's it not doing?
Everything plugged in correctly?

[Gemini Cricket]

8.3 quake in Samoa. Hawai'i is on a tsunami watch.

[Stan4dSteph]

8.3 quake in Samoa. Hawai'i is on a tsunami watch.Yikes! How long before you know you are safe?

[BarTopDancer]

I read that Samoa as Sonoma and wondered why we didn't feel anything.

Hope the tsunami doesn't materialize.

Looks like one hit Samoa.
(http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/09/29/world/main5351164.shtml)
A tsunami swept into Pago Pago in American Samoa shortly after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.9 shook the Pacific area.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Estimate is that if a tsunami is going to hit Hawaii it will get there at about 1PM local time (which would be 4PM Pacific). So you've got plenty of time to get to to beach and get in position to pose for some awesome "running from a tsunami" shots.

[Moonliner]

And don't forget, you can pickup some really fresh fish right off the shore when the water flows out.....

[BarTopDancer]

and some really cool "man, I can't believe I'm walking out this far, the water should be over my head" shots too.

[Snowflake]

8.3 quake in Samoa. Hawai'i is on a tsunami watch.

Hey, be careful now!

[Moonliner]

Watch/Warning canceled. Hawaii safe. No fun at all.

[katiesue]

Surf's Up!

[alphabassettgrrl]

Soo... I'm off to Indiana this weekend, leaving Wed night on the red-eye. Spending the weekend with my girlfriends from an email list, hosted by a good friend. No email, no cell phones, just good friends, gorgeous nature, and fun.

I can't wait!

[Moonliner]

Soo... I'm off to Indiana this weekend, leaving Wed night on the red-eye. Spending the weekend with my girlfriends from an email list, hosted by a good friend. No email, no cell phones, just good friends, gorgeous nature, and fun.

I can't wait!

Don't forget to check the Tsunami forecast for the area before you go.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Hehehe... I might. Just for kicks.

[Snowflake]

Hehehe... I might. Just for kicks.



Midwest thunderstorms, yes, a lot like a tsunami!

[Gemini Cricket]

The tsunami watch was lifted and now we're on tsunami advisory until 7pm Hawaiian Time.
:)

[Ghoulish Delight]

So, that means, umm, you can stop watching tsunamis and instead give them college advice?

[Gemini Cricket]

So, that means, umm, you can stop watching tsunamis and instead give them college advice?
I guess. I spent the last couple of hours job hunting. I forgot about the whole tsunami thing.

[Kevy Baby]

Everything plugged in correctly?You have to plug them in first?

huh

[3894]

Insert mini-rant about Dish Network here.

[Prudence]

New Wii works! This one acknowledges the presence of discs, and thus we are able to play games. It's magic!

[JWBear]

Soooo.... I was kibitzing Bill as he was putting dishes in the diswasher. He started to put a small baking pan in with the pots and pans, and I said "That will fit in a splate splot." :confused:

Why do our brains do things like that?

[ToriBear]

Soooooo...... I went to speech, got my haircut (thanks, Mom!), did my math homework, got lunch, did more homework....That's about it. :D

[Gemini Cricket]

Okay, how's this for weird? I was watching Dawn of the Dead (the remake) while I was at work and then I get a call from a friend who wants to know if I could participate in a zombie play that she's putting on at a theatre here in Honolulu. lol Pretty freaky, eh? What a coincidence!

(Btw - What is it with all the zombie stuff lately? Like within the last couple of years or so. Interesting. I like it but was noticing a lot of zombiness lately in movies, tv and books and now theatre... ;) )

ETA ~ See the post before mine for more zombie goodness. :D

[lashbear]

Soooooo...... I went to speech, got my haircut (thanks, Mom!), did my math homework, got lunch, did more homework....That's about it. :D
Silly thing... you were meant to solve world peace while you were at it. :p

Okay, how's this for weird? I was watching Dawn of the Dead (the remake) while I was at work and then I get a call from a friend who wants to know if I could participate in a zombie play that she's putting on at a theatre here in Honolulu. lol Pretty freaky, eh? What a coincidence!
Oh, so someone else has seen you first thing in the morning then?

[Gemini Cricket]

Oh, so someone else has seen you first thing in the morning then?
Yes. Braiiiinnnnsss!

[BarTopDancer]

Silly thing... you were meant to solve world peace while you were at it. :p

That kid is such a slacker!

[Ghoulish Delight]

(Btw - What is it with all the zombie stuff lately? Like within the last couple of years or so. Interesting. I like it but was noticing a lot of zombiness lately in movies, tv and books and now theatre... ;) )

People finally got bored of pirates and ninjas, so zombies filled the void. Sean of the Dead sort of primed the pump.

[bewitched]

People finally got bored of pirates and ninjas, so zombies filled the void. Shaun of the Dead sort of primed the pump.


Oooo, I love that movie!

[ToriBear]

Silly thing... you were meant to solve world peace while you were at it. :p

Well, I could have, BUT....I got wrapped up in my Vampire book. :D

That kid is such a slacker!

I know, I know. Ha ha.

And I loved Shaun of the Dead!

[Gemini Cricket]

You got a little bit of red on you, GD.

[CoasterMatt]

I got my photo taken with Shaun and Zombie Ed last night at Horror Nights.

They've got their own scare zone :)

All the zombies liked my shirt-

[Kevy Baby]

I learned this morning that the unofficial state fish of Hawaii (http://www.hanaumabay-hawaii.com/Triggerfish.htm) is the:

humuhumunukunukuapua'a

Go ahead; pronounce that - I dare you (although Lani probably can and possibly Alex)

[mousepod]

I learned this morning that the unofficial state fish of Hawaii (http://www.hanaumabay-hawaii.com/Triggerfish.htm) is the:

humuhumunukunukuapua'a

Go ahead; pronounce that - I dare you (although Lani probably can and possibly Alex)

I wanna go back... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HNpVs_QZkQ)

[Gemini Cricket]

I learned this morning that the unofficial state fish of Hawaii (http://www.hanaumabay-hawaii.com/Triggerfish.htm) is the:

humuhumunukunukuapua'a

Go ahead; pronounce that - I dare you (although Lani probably can and possibly Alex)

HOO-MOO-HOO-MOO-NOO-KOO-NOO-KOO-AH-POO-AH-AH

Yeah, there was this huge campaign to vote for the state fish back when I was in grade school. There were prettier fish candidates but the trigger fish won because of its name popularized by the "Little Grass Shack" song.

Pshaw.

But that name's nothing.

Here are my sisters' Hawaiian names:

Older sister: Maileha'evaleonaunanokulepumepumehana.

Younger sister: Kaleolaniokeanuenue.

100% true, btw.
:)

[Alex]

Yes, I can pronounce it. It isn't hard since it (like pretty much all Hawaiian words) is pronounced exactly the way it looks. So once you're familiar with the phonetics of the language you can do a pretty good approximation of almost anything you see.

[wolfy999]

What's your Hawiian name GC?

[Gemini Cricket]

What's your Hawiian name GC?
Kanani

(According to my loony step-grandmother, it's bad luck to give a boy a long Hawaiian name.)

[innerSpaceman]

A little late, but ...

Btw - What is it with all the zombie stuff lately? Like within the last couple of years or so. Interesting. I like it but was noticing a lot of zombiness lately in movies, tv and books and now theatre... ;)


My friend Jeff handed out a bunch of leaflets at yesterdays Zombieland press screening for his really cool Subway Zombie ride and Hollywood Zombie Walk on Saturday, October 17. Anyone can play! Come as a zombie to the North Hollywood Metro Station at 4pm for a fun ride into Hollywood and even more fun shamble along the Walk of Fame ... as ZOMBIES.


Sound like fun? Want more info? PM me ... or just follow @SubwayZombie on Twitter.

This is going to be a blast!!!

[Alex]

That said, I still insist on pronouncing "aloha oe" as "aloha oy" because I think to imagine Hawaiians as the lost race of Jews.

And after an early lifetime of living near Aloha, Oregon, it did take a while before I started pronouncing the h. (The Oregon town is pronounced "uh-low-uh" not "uh-low-hah").

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Here are my sisters' Hawaiian names:

Older sister: Maileha'evaleonaunanokulepumepumehana.

Younger sister: Kaleolaniokeanuenue.And your Hawaiian name is...?

[Gemini Cricket]

I love that. There used to be impromptu Zombie gatherings at Davis Square in Sommerville, MA when I lived there. (Besides the daily ones at the Davis Square Starbucks.) It was so cool to see.

[Gemini Cricket]

And your Hawaiian name is...?
See 4479.
:)

[Moonliner]

I learned this morning that the unofficial state fish of Hawaii (http://www.hanaumabay-hawaii.com/Triggerfish.htm) is the:

humuhumunukunukuapua'a

Go ahead; pronounce that - I dare you (although Lani probably can and possibly Alex)

Do humuhumunukunukuapua'a's control the weather?

[Moonliner]

Here are my sisters' Hawaiian names:

Older sister: Maileha'evaleonaunanokulepumepumehana.

Younger sister: Kaleolaniokeanuenue.

100% true, btw.
:)

Could you type those from memory or did you need to look them up?

[Gemini Cricket]

Could you type those from memory or did you need to look them up?
From memory. Btw, my older sister doesn't even know how to spell or pronounce her Hawaiian name without looking at her birth certificate first.

[CoasterMatt]

My Hawaiian name is Bob.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

See 4479.
:)<slaps forehead>

Are female Hawaiian names typically longer than male Hawaiian names?

[Moonliner]

From memory.

Impressive, most impressive.

On a total side note, I wonder.... I'll bet if you ran some psych profiles you would find that individuals drawn to acting have better than average memory/recall.

I know I'll never go near acting because the thought have having to remember all the lines/marks/movements gives me the screaming heebe jeebies.

[Gemini Cricket]

Are female Hawaiian names typically longer than male Hawaiian names?
Not sure. But I do know more women with hella long Hawaiian names than men.
Impressive, most impressive.

On a total side note, I wonder.... I'll bet if you ran some psych profiles you would find that individuals drawn to acting have better than average memory/recall.

I know I'll never go near acting because the thought have having to remember all the lines/marks/movements gives me the screaming heebe jeebies.
I'm not meaning to be a contrarian, but I have a really bad memory. It usually takes me longer to get off book than everyone else when I do a show. I think it has something to do with me being possibly dyslexic. I've been thinking that I might just be that lately. I have a hard time absorbing info, memorizing, transposing letters etc. But I do know actors with photographic memories and it's simply amazing to me how they get their lines down so fast.
:)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Impressive, most impressive.
Of course, all we have is his word that he's got it right.

[Alex]

Ken Levine (TV writer including such things as MASH, Cheers, and Frasier) has a blog. A while back someone asked him about how actors memorize lines and since he wasn't an actor he polled actors he knows (unfortunately unidentified but I'm guessing many of them are well known).

It was very interesting to see the wide range of approaches and ease with which they do it. Here are the posts:

Part 1 (http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2009/01/how-to-memorize-scripts-pt-1.html)
Part 2 (http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2009/01/how-to-memorize-scripts-pt-2.html)
Part 3 (http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-to-memorize-scripts-pt-3.html)

[Gemini Cricket]

Impressive, most impressive.

I just pictured Moonliner as Darth Vader.
:D
Of course, all we have is his word that he's got it right.
True that. I don't have my sister's birth certificate in front of me.

When my sister was in high school, she was going to buy a Hawaiian bracelet with her Hawaiian name inscribed on it. But she found out that it would take two bracelets to get the full name printed out. So she decided not to do it. I think she could probably do it now, I think they can do more with the fonts now than they could back in '86.

[Alex]

I won't believe that's her name unless you provide the full form birth certificate. Otherwise I must assume she was born in Kenya.

[Moonliner]

I just pictured Moonliner as Darth Vader.


Fine you found my Star Wars reference, but my Lilo and Stitch comment remains safely undiscovered... :p

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Fine you found my Star Wars reference, but my Lilo and Stitch comment remains safely undiscovered... :p

You didn't feed it a peanut butter sandwich.

[Moonliner]

You didn't feed it a peanut butter sandwich.

Ok I suppose I'm among the wrong group of people to hide Disney references... You'd be amazed how easy it is around the office....

Ps. Do I get extra points for making the comment on a Thursday?

[Gemini Cricket]

For the record, I noticed it. I just watched Lilo & Stich again the other night. It's a pretty movie but I can't help thinking how odd the story is. Aliens on Kaua'i... (I mean, everyone knows they're on Maui...)

[Moonliner]

For the record, I noticed it. I just watched Lilo & Stich again the other night. It's a pretty movie but I can't help thinking how odd the story is. Aliens on Kaua'i... (I mean, everyone knows they're on Maui...)

Of course, all we have is his word that he's got it right