Sooooo.....

[ozron]

Still snowing... there's a good 8" outside now. I wasn't at work today, but the zoo closed around noon and they've been busily battening down for the predicted freezing rain...

[JWBear]

Think of a chocolate truffle spiked with a hint of alcohol. It's pretty good.

A hint? You've never had my rum balls then!

[Alex]

I'm not a fan of chocolate truffles (too densely chocolate for my likes) so that's probably why I've not run into them.

[Morrigoon]

Now, real truffles, that's another thing entirely!

[Morrigoon]

Talk about a tease... just finished the last episode of Series 1 of Duchess of Duke Street... and Netflix for some insane reason has Series 1 on instant streaming, but NOT series 2! Augh!

[lashbear]

Talk about a tease... just finished the last episode of Series 1 of Duchess of Duke Street... and Netflix for some insane reason has Series 1 on instant streaming, but NOT series 2! Augh!
No problems ! Come over to my place and I'll let you watch !

[Morrigoon]

I'll just pop 'round, shall I?

[ozron]

And this morning....

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3243/3125616046_a9fb16d1ef_o.jpg

Eight inches with an icy crust. Zoo closed, but still have shopping to do.

[Not Afraid]

That's amazing, Ron. It's so beautiful!

[Morrigoon]

I love that perfect little house across the street from you. I'd totally live there.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Thanks to Ozron for the snowy pics. I constantly forget that people (people I know, even!) live in those conditions. ;)

[Stan4dSteph]

I'm spending the day at home again because we're getting another snowstorm. It's falling steadily outside and I don't feel like dealing with the sloppy roads.

ETA: If you want to peek out my window, I'm streaming a webcam. SnowTV (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/snowtv)!

[Betty]

I'm spending the day at home again because we're getting another snowstorm. It's falling steadily outside and I don't feel like dealing with the sloppy roads.

ETA: If you want to peek out my window, I'm streaming a webcam. SnowTV (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/snowtv)!

That so cool!

I found something really yummy I must share. A chocolate bar: White chocolate with cinnamon and blood orange.

Interesting and delish. Got it from target for 1.99.

[RStar]

Nice view, Steph. Thanks!

Though I think I'd rather visit it than live in it....

[CoasterMatt]

We're in the living room with the door open, so the kitties can look outside.

It's about 60 - feels nice.

[Ghoulish Delight]

A very brief, very incomplete cell phone photo and video summary of my day:

[Rated NSFW for hot mannequin on mannequin action]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/gdiddy/img143.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/gdiddy/img144.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/gdiddy/img147.jpg

Click the image for Jingle Tuba
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/gdiddy/th_146.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v246/gdiddy/?action=view&current=146.flv)

[Mousey Girl]

I am sitting here, waiting for The Boy to return home. I keep looking out my window and having momentary panic flashes when I don't see my car in the driveway. Fro the first time ever, I get to park in the garage!!

[ozron]

It's snowing.

again.

[CoasterMatt]

Time to roll the rumballs (the mix has settled for a few days)

[wendybeth]

It's snowing.

again.

Same here. Over 2 and 1/2 feet now. I'm sick of snow, and it's just begun.

[cirquelover]

We have absolutely no snow and the boys are mad! We're stuck in this strange warm pocket, so while it's snowing all around us there is no snow love for us. Stay warm and safe and enjoy it for us!

[Prudence]

Whee! Little India is fun! My bank card might be wincing, though.

[bewitched]

No snow here but it is a balmy 6*.

[CoasterMatt]

Just finished decorating our little pseudotree

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/coastermatt/images/OurTree.jpg

[JWBear]

I'm done baking!!!

Candy Bar Cookies? - check
Snowballs? - check
Cut-out Cookies? - check
Pinwheel Cookies? - check
Gingerbread Men? - check

Aching back, food coloring stained fingers, and a messy kitchen? - check, check, check

The feeling that I never want to see another baked good the rest of my life? - CHECK!

[cirquelover]

But they taste so good, it makes them worth it!

[second class citizen]

Two buddies of mine just sent us this "green" ecard for Christmas. I'm coercing them to join LOT.

http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo52/MannBear/ccardg.jpg

[Betty]

Men are funny.

Especially when they don't usually drink anything but beer and then decide they really should check out that bottle of Cognac that's been sitting there for a few years. Have a glass full (a small drinking glass but still) and then have anohter - even after their wife (me) warns them, rolls her eyes and goes on to say "you're really going to be sorry". When the husband replies that "it's the season" it still doesn't prevent late night barfing (in the sink! ew!) and hangover in the morning.

I told you so.

He says - every few years you have to drink to excess just to remind yourself why it's such a bad idea.

Yep. Men. Funny.

[Snowflake]

I'm at work, trying to get over the grumps because I'm at work after too little sleep.

[Ghoulish Delight]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/gdiddy/img147.jpg

Click the image for Jingle Tuba
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/gdiddy/th_146.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v246/gdiddy/?action=view&current=146.flv)


Aha, some details (http://www.ocregister.com/articles/tuba-year-world-2263259-event-christmas).

[Lance]

I'm done baking!!!

Candy Bar Cookies? - check
Snowballs? - check
Cut-out Cookies? - check
Pinwheel Cookies? - check
Gingerbread Men? - check

Aching back, food coloring stained fingers, and a messy kitchen? - check, check, check

The feeling that I never want to see another baked good the rest of my life? - CHECK!

I feel your pain, me and Sohrshah have been baking cookies for the last two days for friends, co-workers, and family. The kitchen table is covered in a multitude of colors from all the different types of cookies.

[Andrew]

Nothing.

Absolutely nothing.

I had these "family health" days that had to be used up, see, or I'd lose them, so I'm taking the last two weeks of the year off. So today, tomorrow and Wednesday I'm home alone (alone with four cats, that is) doing as little as possible.

[Kevy Baby]

Aha, some details (http://www.ocregister.com/articles/tuba-year-world-2263259-event-christmas).Reminds me of the Tuba Fest which used to be held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion years ago (when I still played tuba/sousaphone).

[wolfy999]

Hoping it will stop raining before I have to go to work. Looking good right now! Haven't had a rainy work day at DL yet.

[ozron]

And this morning, 7:00 a.m.:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3239/3128793380_c50df6a206_o.jpg

Home for the day... non-essential personnel, you know.

Morigoon, the house across the street has space for lease, if you're looking for an office in Northwest Portland! The Neighborhood goes back a hundred years, and is full of hundreds of these little craftsman-style homes, though. Here's a neighborhood shot I took on my wanderings yesterday.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3290/3128815700_4a4dfb391b_o.jpg

I do love this town!

[Kevy Baby]

And this morning, 7:00 a.m.:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3239/3128793380_c50df6a206_o.jpg



I hate to say, but other than some extra snow, it doesn't look a whole lot different than yesterday:And this morning....

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3243/3125616046_a9fb16d1ef_o.jpg
But then again, I don't have to live in it :D

[Snowflake]

Ozron, that looks so nice. I'd love one of those Craftsman places.....and I do not think I'd mind the snow so much (except shoveling it)

[BarTopDancer]

The news said very little rain today. It's pouring.

[BarTopDancer]

The news said very little rain today. It's pouring.

[Ghoulish Delight]

You don't say.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I hate to say, but other than some extra snow, it doesn't look a whole lot different than yesterday:Your point?



Love these shots, ozron. You live in a beautiful neighborhood.

[Alex]

So, I just "met" my new boss. He's in Wilmington. We've never actually met in person.

I think that makes me Bosley (or Kate Jackson).

[BarTopDancer]

So, I just "met" my new boss. He's in Wilmington. We've never actually met in person.

I think that makes me Bosley (or Kate Jackson).

My boss is in Dallas. When I had one, my direct supervisor (vs. manager) was in Chicago.

[wendybeth]

Still snowing:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a397/wendybeth/-MediaCard-BlackBerry-pictures-I-1.jpg

[wendybeth]

Here's one of the deck off our family room:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a397/wendybeth/IMG00235.jpg


There are huge ice stalagmites (or is it stalactites?) hanging down everywhere, but they've hooked up with our Christmas lights and we can't break them off without ripping out the lights.

[Stan4dSteph]

There are huge ice stalagmites (or is it stalactites?) hanging down everywhere, but they've hooked up with our Christmas lights and we can't break them off without ripping out the lights.We just call them icicles.

[BarTopDancer]

We just call them icicles.

That's weird. My icicles are lights.

[Not Afraid]

Sinus headaches have a way of messing up the day. The title of this thread should be "Soooo, what SHOULD you be doing right now?".

[wendybeth]

We just call them icicles.

Icicle just sounds so puny when describing these monsters.:D

[Snowflake]

Still snowing:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a397/wendybeth/-MediaCard-BlackBerry-pictures-I-1.jpg

Great pics WB and nice looking tree, too!

There was light rain here, not nearly as pretty or fun. I think it's cleared, I've not been out or in view of a window, everyone has their doors shut.

[Snowflake]

Icicle just sounds so puny when describing these monsters.:D

Pics of the monsters? Or too cold to go out in your jammies and bunny slippers?

[mousepod]

Sinus headaches have a way of messing up the day. The title of this thread should be "Soooo, what SHOULD you be doing right now?".

I just took two Aleve.

[Prudence]

Serious miscalculation in the amount of food for the office holiday party. In the too little category. :( I knew I should have brought a "just in case" lunch.

[Andrew]

Trying to figure out what exactly Boxee (http://www.boxee.tv/) is supposed to be. It's a media player with social networking? Why? Who cares?

[wendybeth]

Pics of the monsters? Or too cold to go out in your jammies and bunny slippers?

From our front porch:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a397/wendybeth/icecicle.jpg

I had already knocked down the ones that almost reached the ground- we're hoping for a UPS delivery today so I didn't want to give them any reason not to leave the package.

[Alex]

There are huge ice stalagmites (or is it stalactites?)

Because I have nothing better to do than answer mostly rhetorical questions, they are stalactites.

stalaCtites hang from the Ceiling while stalaGmites grow from the Ground.


Or,

stalacTites point at the ground like a capital T while stalagMites point in the air like a capital M.

[Snowflake]

From our front porch:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a397/wendybeth/icecicle.jpg

I had already knocked down the ones that almost reached the ground- we're hoping for a UPS delivery today so I didn't want to give them any reason not to leave the package.

Wow, those are awesome!

[Kevy Baby]

Trying to figure out what exactly Boxee (http://www.boxee.tv/) is supposed to be. It's a media player with social networking? Why? Who cares?Why, it gives you a true entertainment experience to enjoy your movies, TV shows, music and photos, as well as streaming content from websites like Hulu, Netflix, CBS, Comedy Central, Last.fm, and flickr.

Because I have nothing better to do than answer mostly rhetorical questions, they are stalactites.

stalaCtites hang from the Ceiling while stalaGmites grow from the Ground.

Or,

stalacTites point at the ground like a capital T while stalagMites point in the air like a capital M.Is there such a thing as a stalacloose?

[Alex]

No, but there are stalacloos (without the e) which is whey they form around a hole in the ground you pee into.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I always remember that stactites hold tight to the ceiling. The other ones are on the floor.

[Not Afraid]

StalagMITEs are trying to reach the ceiling and the MIGHT just get there. The others don't do much but hang around.

[Alex]

Or if you know your ancient Greek, stalactite is derived from the Greek word stalaktos, which means to drip. While stalagmite is derived from the Greek noun stalagma, which means the droplet.

So stalactites mean the thing dripping and stalagmites means the things having dripped.

[katiesue]

See I learn some new important facts every day on this board.

[Morrigoon]

Promised myself that the one I got today would be the last gift I buy for my honey this Christmas (he's got like 11 or 12 now).

$32 to send a 3-lb box overnight to Texas, in case anyone cares.

[Kevy Baby]

StalagMITEs are trying to reach the ceiling and the MIGHT just get there. The others don't do much but hang around.So you could call them stalagmaybes?

[Kevy Baby]

I was worried until I got to Amelie: it is the only movie on the list that I haven't seen.Cool. I was wondering what I should get you for Christmas.I'm holding my breath in anticipation.I was commenting more on the likelihood of Moonie actually sending me a gift. He's such a tightwad.Ohh I'd send you a gift, or at least I would have except for all those stupid rules the post office has about shipping flammable items....And I'll be damned if Moonie didn't send me Amelie - it arrived via Amazon today.

Thank you. I shall now refrain from calling you a tightwad for at least three weeks.

[bewitched]

And I'll be damned if Moonie didn't send me Amelie - it arrived via Amazon today.

Thank you. I shall now refrain from calling you a tightwad for at least three weeks.



Awww, love during the holidays just warms the cockles of my heart. ;)

[JWBear]

But, are you going to watch it?

[Gemini Cricket]

I have been to Ala Moana Shopping Center here in HI several times in the past week or so. It is usually packed beyond belief at this time of year. But this year? Not so much. The mall was absolutely empty today. Weird.

I finished my Christmas shopping and cards and everything.

I haven't been online very much at all. Work is keeping me busy and I try not to be home a whole lot. Trying hard not to overdose on parental shenanigans. The latest was my dad telling me that Bush Jr. was one of the best presidents ever. Oy vey.

:D

[bewitched]

But, are you going to watch it?



As long as it's sweet innocent love and not filthy, filthy sexual love.

[wendybeth]

I have been to Ala Moana Shopping Center here in HI several times in the past week or so. It is usually packed beyond belief at this time of year. But this year? Not so much. The mall was absolutely empty today. Weird.

I finished my Christmas shopping and cards and everything.

I haven't been online very much at all. Work is keeping me busy and I try not to be home a whole lot. Trying hard not to overdose on parental shenanigans. The latest was my dad telling me that Bush Jr. was one of the best presidents ever. Oy vey.

:D

Apparently your father has not been invited to participate in any opinion polls, eh? Might help bump poor George up a notch.

I have the Outrigger Waikiki's webcam bookmarked, and love looking out at the beach and surf when it gets really cold here. Been doing it a lot lately. That really was a great hotel- I think we'll just stay there the whole time next Hawaii trip.

[ozron]

As long as it's sweet innocent love and not filthy, filthy sexual love.

Okay, you will ADORE this movie!

[Moonliner]

I really hate it when my morning commute makes the front page of cnn.com (http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/23/car.water.rescue/index.html)

Fortunitly I'm a lazy arse who does not go in too early so by the time I hit the road I was able to route around it. On the plus side, most of the county is without water so I'll go home from work early....

[JWBear]

As long as it's sweet innocent love and not filthy, filthy sexual love.

Actually, I was asking Kevy if he was going to watch Amelie. But it works either way! ;)

[Stan4dSteph]

I really hate it when my morning commute makes the front page of cnn.com (http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/23/car.water.rescue/index.html)

Fortunitly I'm a lazy arse who does not go in too early so by the time I hit the road I was able to route around it. On the plus side, most of the county is without water so I'll go home from work early....Yikes! Glad you missed it.

[Alex]

Nooooo.....! You caved in!!

Now that they've shown they can make you dance you'll never get to stop.


<counting the o's and periods, yes, that's correct>

[Snowflake]

I really hate it when my morning commute makes the front page of cnn.com (http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/23/car.water.rescue/index.html)

Fortunitly I'm a lazy arse who does not go in too early so by the time I hit the road I was able to route around it. On the plus side, most of the county is without water so I'll go home from work early....

Ooh, I thought about you as I watched River Road underwater! Also a another friend of mine (one I've met more than once) who lives in Bethesda.
Sheesh what a mess, and the fact the water turned to slush afterwards, brrrrrrr and icky!

[BarTopDancer]

I have the Outrigger Waikiki's webcam bookmarked, and love looking out at the beach and surf when it gets really cold here. Been doing it a lot lately. That really was a great hotel- I think we'll just stay there the whole time next Hawaii trip.

Just be careful to not shut the balcony sliding glass door all the way, or to firmly. Trust me. :rolleyes:

[Alex]

That flooding is just practice. When Obama arrives next month one of his first feats will be parting the waters on his way to DC.

[Ghoulish Delight]

We came home to the best message ever on our answering machine.

This past Saturday was my niece's 1st birthday. Being the most awesome aunt and uncle in the world, we bought her a Winnie the Pooh ride on car thing. It's awesome, it's got buttons with different shapes, Pooh says the name of the shape and the name of the character that pops up. It's got a light spinner on the front. I want it.

Yesterday, our answering machine was flashing. It took a second to decipher what we were hearing, but finally we realized it was the following:

Circle Circle Circle Circle Circle [squeal of baby delight] Circle Circle Circle Circle Circle Circle Circle Circle Circle....Circle. I wonder who's hiding under the circle.

:evil: My sister hates me, but my niece loves me.

[Snowflake]

That flooding is just practice. When Obama arrives next month one of his first feats will be parting the waters on his way to DC.

VAM~!

:D

[wendybeth]

We came home to the best message ever on our answering machine.

This past Saturday was my niece's 1st birthday. Being the most awesome aunt and uncle in the world, we bought her a Winnie the Pooh ride on car thing. It's awesome, it's got buttons with different shapes, Pooh says the name of the shape and the name of the character that pops up. It's got a light spinner on the front. I want it.

Yesterday, our answering machine was flashing. It took a second to decipher what we were hearing, but finally we realized it was the following:

Circle Circle Circle Circle Circle [squeal of baby delight] Circle Circle Circle Circle Circle Circle Circle Circle Circle....Circle. I wonder who's hiding under the circle.

:evil: My sister hates me, but my niece loves me.

We were the ones who gave all of our nieces and nephews noisy toys, but when we had Tori karma came back to bite us in the ass. Many times I would tiptoe through the living room late at night, only to trip on a toy and set off an audio/visual assault that would awaken the whole house.

[Ghoulish Delight]

The funny thing was, we picked the Pooh one because it seemed the least annoying. My sister loves Winnie the Pooh, and as repetitive cartoon voices go, Pooh's is about the least grating I can think of.

Leave it to genius baby to figure out that repeatedly pushing the same button makes it extra annoying :)


ETA: Haha, my brother in law, who left the message just emailed. "You're just lucky I didn't have another hour to kill."

[ozron]

Hey, the best part of being an uncle is the opportunity to torment your siblings with annoying toys!

[Betty]

Hey, the best part of being an uncle is the opportunity to torment your siblings with annoying toys!

Absolutely. Legos and other toys with lot's of pieces. And one of my favorites - finger paint! :evil:

[ozron]

The zoo has been closed due to the weather since Saturday noon. I've been stuck at home - well not at home exactly, but not at work. With time on my hands I thought I'd share a few more pictures I got since the snow fell:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3249/3130943987_c2f829b35b_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3029/3131773658_77ca5e8f70_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3288/3130944085_15fa735515_o.jpg

I'm actually missing going to work!

[RStar]

Nice Pictures!

Great looking zoo, too!

[Ghoulish Delight]

I'm DONE with all of the hard gift work. There are 2 more left to purchase, but they're already selected I just need to get to the stores after work. And there's one that needs to be assembled. Otherwise, just wrapping left to do.

Phew!

[Alex]

I did all of my holiday shopping yesterday morning between 8:30 am and 9:30 pm.

Had to buy a train ticket, rent a car, and book a hotel room.

It was an exhausting holiday shopping season.

[Ghoulish Delight]

10 minutes until freedom.

[swanie]

I think this puts the icicle debate to rest...

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff17/swan0805/Icicles.jpg

:)

[BarTopDancer]

I just have to wrap a few things. Shopping is done. I can't leave until 4 though. I really want Chipotle for dinner, but it's at the Spectrum and I don't think I'm going to tempt fate (the post office was dead) by going there. Maybe tomorrow.

[Kevy Baby]

But, are you going to watch it?We shall.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

At work. Until 8pm. Lame.

Then work again tomorrow at 8am (early, for me) but then off at noon. Yay.

We're supposed to meet friends tonight. Good thing I don't work in the morning. Oh wait, yes I do, and early, for me.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Crap, I totally forgot you're working tomorrow when I made those plans.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

I was going to wrap all the rocks I got for everyone but I figued it would cost too much...

[madmonkeygirl]

LOL Mark. Matt and i gave my mom her Xmas present on Sunday since Matt won't be there on Xmas day. She loved it. My coworker loved her present as well. All the gifts i'm taking to my parents are wrapped and under the tree. I love our little tree. :) I have one more short shift tomorrow thankfully not too early and i get out of there at 2:45pm thank goodness. :) For once i don't have to close.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

At work. Until 8pm. Lame.

Indeed. Also lame? Working for a company that is small enough to need you to work through your requested vacation days. So much for helping Mom and Dad. Even the times I've been waiting for client approval, etc, I've been too stressed to be good company for them. Suck.

[BarTopDancer]

Totally lame. So sorry H! Hope you can enjoy your family time soon!

[JWBear]

Kitchen scrubbed to a sparkle. - check
Living room decluttered, dusted, and vacuumed. - check
Presents all wrapped and under the tree. - check
Giftwrap and misc Christmas boxes put in garage. - check
Guestroom spruced-up. - check
Good dishes brought in from the garage. - check
Groceries all bought. - check
Dinner is cooking. - check

John and Bill collapsed in a weary heap. - check!

Wake me when Christmas is over.....

[Ghoulish Delight]

According to Disney, that'll be some time in January.

[bewitched]

We have more little baby catfish! One of them is about the size of the last one, but the other is about this big: ---

He is so tiny, I fished him out (with a LOT of difficulty) so he wouldn't get eaten.

I would take a picture but he's so little, the camera can't focus on him.

The bigger of the 2 is about the size of the one below. The little one is about half that size:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q63/wwithers/305451618_f1d35ea660.jpg

[bewitched]

Whoops. Double post.

[Morrigoon]

According to Disney, that'll be some time in January.January 4th, to be specific.

[Chernabog]

Wake me when Christmas is over.....

When you feel someone sticking a bindi to your forehead, it'll be time to wake up. :cool: :)

[Kevy Baby]

When you feel someone sticking a bindi to your forehead, it'll be time to wake up. :cool: :)Why would somebody be putting this on my forehead?
http://www.tottvwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/bindi.jpg

[Snowflake]

Why would somebody be putting this on my forehead?
http://www.tottvwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/bindi.jpg

Okay, that was just too scary for me this early in the morning.

[Snowflake]

Okay, so I had this really weird dream this morning. Part of which I was entering what I thought was my apartment, and the lobby was really different. Instead of this:

905

It was more like a William Randolph Heart fantasy, a white marble lobby, huge with a gigantic staircase leading up to the second level, the lower lobby was a large pond/fountain and each of the stair steps was ornately carved. I was heading to my apartment, but there was nobody I knew. Just strange, whiteness. It can't be me ascending to heaven, I know better! :evil:

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Okay, so I had this really weird dream this morning. Part of which I was entering what I thought was my apartment, and the lobby was really different. Instead of this:

905

It was more like a William Randolph Heart fantasy, a white marble lobby, huge with a gigantic staircase leading up to the second level, the lower lobby was a large pond/fountain and each of the stair steps was ornately carved. I was heading to my apartment, but there was nobody I knew. Just strange, whiteness. It can't be me ascending to heaven, I know better! :evil:You're finding your Inner Swank.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I was heading to my apartment, but there was nobody I knew. Just strange, whiteness. It can't be me ascending to heaven, I know better! :evil:
I don't know. There was nobody you know there, so that doesn't rule heaven out.

[alphabassettgrrl]

So Ka was impressive. Live flame, acrobatics, and an acrobatic stage floor. The storyline was kind of meh, but whaddya want. I went to see a spectacle, and I got it.

I also got to visit the Liberace museum yesterday. Great stuff.

Happy me.

[CoasterMatt]

I'm watching AC/DC: No Bull - at close to concert volume, alone in my living room.

[Disneyphile]

Just got home from an unexpected dinner with my sister. (She drove down on a whim this afternoon.)

She gave me a gorgeous light blue Coach purse and wallet. :)

I've never had a name brand purse before. It's purdy! :snap:

[JWBear]

We found the magic that keeps a 3 year old quiet and relatively motionless for an hour and a half... Polar Express in surround sound.

[Alex]

Or ball gag and duct tape.

[Capt Jack]

I have just returned from a dinner with a fine company of good friends of perfectly done prime rib, cheesy potatoes (with bacon), an excellent red wine and a generous slice of apple pie that I neither had to prepare nor pay for.

sometimes, truly...life is good

[Prudence]

We just got back from dinner with Venezia's family. Yummy food (so much I didn't even try everything!) and a game of Munchkin. And leftovers thrust upon us to take home - homemade baklava and something that looks like spanakopita but is called something else in Armenian.

[ozron]

Just watched "It's a Wonderful Life". One of the lessons Capra taught us in the film is that without George, Mary's life if depressing, empty and unfulfilled. How do we know this? In the shorthand of storytelling, it's all made clear by telling us she's a LIBRARIAN!

I couldn't help thinking of CP.

[Morrigoon]

We had a lovely prime rib dinner last night, now we're getting ready to head back over for coffee cake breakfast and a ham dinner (sorry scaeagles)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Just watched "It's a Wonderful Life". One of the lessons Capra taught us in the film is that without George, Mary's life if depressing, empty and unfulfilled. How do we know this? In the shorthand of storytelling, it's all made clear by telling us she's a LIBRARIAN!

I couldn't help thinking of CP.:) Yup, my life would be depressing, empty and unfulfilled without my George, er, GD.

[wendybeth]

We had a lovely prime rib dinner last night, now we're getting ready to head back over for coffee cake breakfast and a ham dinner (sorry scaeagles)

We had ham last night, and are having prime rib today. I'm not a big prime rib fan, but everyone else loves it.

[CoasterMatt]

WTF is with prime rib?!?

Rose and her family had it for dinner last night, and that was what the free lunch at work today was.

I hate prime rib.

[JWBear]

I'm not a big prime rib fan...

I hate prime rib.

Good! More for me!


(A good prime rib is a religious experience.)

[blueerica]

MMm... fun Christmas. Got to talk to just about everyone in my family. Ate some ham. Made my best scalloped potatoes in high altitude yet (somehow, I've screwed up some facet every time I've tried up here). Tried to go up to the slopes, but found ourselves in some nasty weather, so we turned around and headed home in the hopes to find some movie times. Then we went to watch Valkyrie.

All in all, a good day. Now I need to think about how safe it might be to go into work tomorrow. I'm not really into the idea of driving in the snow, but there's so much to do. :(

[Snowflake]

MMm... fun Christmas. Got to talk to just about everyone in my family. Ate some ham. Made my best scalloped potatoes in high altitude yet (somehow, I've screwed up some facet every time I've tried up here). Tried to go up to the slopes, but found ourselves in some nasty weather, so we turned around and headed home in the hopes to find some movie times. Then we went to watch Valkyrie.

All in all, a good day. Now I need to think about how safe it might be to go into work tomorrow. I'm not really into the idea of driving in the snow, but there's so much to do. :(

You have to worktomorrw? Quelle suckage!

How was Valkyrie?

Send me some scalloped potatos!

I'll trade some paella!

[katiesue]

Memo to self - 18 lb turkey is 1. too much for one person and 2. does not really fit into my roasting rack causing a virtual grease fest in my oven.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Prime rib is --- The Cow dies, is sliced up and served with a brown sauce.

So say'eth me...

[Morrigoon]

Ham, scalloped potatoes, peas, and presents.

All in all, a good Christmas.

[blueerica]

You have to worktomorrw? Quelle suckage!

How was Valkyrie?

Send me some scalloped potatos!

I'll trade some paella!

Yes... though I think I'm going to try and figure out what I can do from home to avoid too early a drive into work. Bleh. This is looking dangerous... I might just call in "dangerous". Oooh, that sounds like more fun than bad weather is...

And paella... yummm!

Ham, scalloped potatoes, peas, and presents.

All in all, a good Christmas.

Scalloped potatoes... Hmmm, I am thinking I'm starting a new tradition for myself.

Mmm...

[CoasterMatt]

Vacation starts NOW.

[wendybeth]

We have the biggest stalactites in all the land:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a397/wendybeth/SNC00009.jpg

Keep in mind that Eric is 6'4 and the 'icicle' on his left reaches the ground. We've cleared them off periodically, but they keep coming back.

[Moonliner]

Put me down for some of that Prime Rib! We had the traditional Turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, etc... A slab 'o beef would have been most welcome.

Now it's time to start planning that most holy of holy days/observances....


The new years day poker tournament.

[JWBear]

It's dead at work today. Out of the 42 employees in our section, only 12 are here. I'm the only supervisor out of the 6 in our section. No clients in the lobby. I need caffeine.

[Morrigoon]

Dude, they reissued some of the 80's Cabbage Patch Kids (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10247162)!

[Morrigoon]

Cupcake Pajamas (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10333660)

or Nightshirt! (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10247954)

[Morrigoon]

This is a very cool lamp (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=8204472). They're calling it "mission", I'd almost say Arts & Crafts. Looks like it would fit in at the Grand Cal.

[JWBear]

This is a very cool lamp (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=8204472). They're calling it "mission", I'd almost say Arts & Crafts. Looks like it would fit in at the Grand Cal.

Mission Style is Arts and Crafts.

[Morrigoon]

shows what I know`;)

[RStar]

My interest in Arts & Crafts (Mission as I have now learned ;) ) has grown quite a bit since they built the Grand Cal. I have redecorated my living room using that look, but with a more modern minimalist sleek look. I love it.

[Kevy Baby]

Our look is cluttered eclectic. And I have to say that we have accomplished that goal quite thoroughly.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

I'm homeless, so I don't have a living room.

[€uroMeinke]

I'm homeless, so I don't have a living room.


The you could really go for some authentic Mission styling

[alphabassettgrrl]

Drop off the dog at the kennel. Drive to Vegas. Lots of time with family. Show at MGM. Food- lots and lots of food. Strippers. Drive home. Pick up dog (with a slight cough and having rolled in something stinky).

Bathe dog. Food for dog and cat. Food for husband. Food for me.

Settle husband in bed. Give attention to cat. Food for me. Try to keep dog from shivering by wrapping her in a towel but she keeps shaking it off. Hound, you're shivering. Hold still.

Husband is settled. Cat in cat-tower is settled. Hound is finally settled and not shivering.

Do I get to settle down sometime soon? I certainly hope so. I'm ready to settle down but my body and mind seem to disagree.

[Andrew]

Strippers.
Sorry, did you say strippers?

[Motorboat Cruiser]

sooo, I just checked my old yahoo address. I haven't used it for years, mainly because the spam got out of control. I still check it occasionally to see if anyone has tried to contact me.

The first email I see has the subject line - "Be Like Ron Jeremy!"

You know, all things considered, I think I'll take a raincheck on that. I've never had to shave my back before and I see no need to start now. Thanks for thinking of me though.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Fake mustache + baby = :D

http://gallery.me.com/jtleavens/100081/100_4203/web.jpg

[katiesue]

Ok that's just too cute.

[CoasterMatt]

I'm trying to pry my wife away from Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades for the DS

[~MS~]

OMG that needed an insulin warning it's so sweet and adorable!

[wendybeth]

Cute baby, GD!!!!:)


A special shout-out to GC for his holiday gift to us us the PNW- we got a breather between storms (so far, we've beat the December records for snowfall and are on track for a yearly record) and a mini 'Pineapple Express' is melting some of the 4 plus feet of snow we have. I can actually see my driveway! It's nearly 40 degrees, and even though I know it won't last it's a nice respite from the North Pole situation we have going.

[RStar]

Our look is cluttered eclectic. And I have to say that we have accomplished that goal quite thoroughly.

Nothin' wrong with that.....

Sounds like you visited our yard durring the transition! ;)

GD, where ever did you get that cute...

mustach.

;)

[alphabassettgrrl]

Sorry, did you say strippers?

Yep. I think it's nearly a crime to leave Vegas without contributing to the strippers. :)

[CoasterMatt]

I'm watching the continued collapse of the Dallas Cowboys.

[Andrew]

My camera (Canon PowerShot S2 IS) decided to commit suicide this morning at Disneyland. Turn it on: black screen. View saved images: no problem. Switch back to live: black screen. Nothing I can do will make the live image come back, and a cursory search of the internets suggest this is a problem that tends to show up on PowerShots six to eight months after the warranty expires -- though apparently with enough bitching it's possible to get Canon to fix it anyway.

So why is this here instead of the vent thread? Because since we're on vacation and I need a camera, we went down to the Costco in Garden Grove and I picked up a new Nikon D60 with two lenses. It's the first DSLR I have owned and I look forward to figuring out how to use it.

(This bears eerie similarities to my MacBook Pro purchase last July...)

[alphabassettgrrl]

Congratulations on your new camera! I think the D60 is the one my friend has. She *loves* it.

[CoasterMatt]

So why is this here instead of the vent thread? Because since we're on vacation and I need a camera, we went down to the Costco in Garden Grove and I picked up a new Nikon D60 with two lenses. It's the first DSLR I have owned and I look forward to figuring out how to use it.


Congratulations, and make sure you check out Nikon's Digitutor (http://nikonusa.com/Assets/Digital-SLR/25438-Nikon-D60/Video/digitutor/Digitutor_D60_nikonusa/eng/d60/index.html) - an excellent series of videos that are a great starting point for learning your camera.

[Kevy Baby]

My camera (Canon PowerShot S2 IS) decided to commit suicide this morning at Disneyland. Turn it on: black screen. View saved images: no problem. Switch back to live: black screen.I know you did, but I am dying to ask if you took the lens cap off.

[Andrew]

I know you did, but I am dying to ask if you took the lens cap off.
It's not a stupid question because I'm sure I would have done it if the design of the camera didn't make it pretty much impossible -- when you turn it on in camera mode, the lens extends and basically pops the lens cover off all by itself (so it's a good idea to use the lens cover tie).

[Andrew]

Congratulations, and make sure you check out Nikon's Digitutor (http://nikonusa.com/Assets/Digital-SLR/25438-Nikon-D60/Video/digitutor/Digitutor_D60_nikonusa/eng/d60/index.html) - an excellent series of videos that are a great starting point for learning your camera.
Thanks, I will do that. The kit also came with two DVDs purporting to show me how to use it. I spent the afternoon back at the park just shooting in "auto" mode and boy, is this a nice camera.

[Mousey Girl]

Our look is cluttered eclectic. And I have to say that we have accomplished that goal quite thoroughly.

It sounds like we have the same taste. Mine is eclectic hand-me-downs from the Old People and some newer things. I have a marble coffee table that is older than I am, I grew up with it. I was finally able to get rid of the 9' sofa when The Old People gave me their old couch. The sofa was neat, though. There are pictures of me as a baby in my grandfather's arms. I have pictures of The Boy as a baby in my dad's arms. Both were taken on that sofa.

[Gemini Cricket]

I introduced my family to the Wii. Now my parents have taken it over. They discovered bowling on Wii Sports and they can't stop. They used to be avid bowlers in the 60's. Now all I hear is them yelling bowling terms in the air. "Turkey!" and "Brooklyn!" and "Back up ball!"
I have to buy more controllers now.
:D

[bewitched]

From Time.com:

http://s1.wordpress.com/wp-content/themes/vip/timebasic/assets/mideast.blogs.time.com/header.jpg?m=1226094420


Hmmmm...hot and holy, huh? Is it just me or do those two temple domes look like ginormous breasts?

Hot and holy indeed. :p

[alphabassettgrrl]

Interesting shot! Yes, they do look like breasts.

[wendybeth]

I introduced my family to the Wii. Now my parents have taken it over. They discovered bowling on Wii Sports and they can't stop. They used to be avid bowlers in the 60's. Now all I hear is them yelling bowling terms in the air. "Turkey!" and "Brooklyn!" and "Back up ball!"
I have to buy more controllers now.
:D

Lol! Don't get WiiFitness- Tori's grandma loves ski jumping.:D

[Kevy Baby]

From Time.com:

http://s1.wordpress.com/wp-content/themes/vip/timebasic/assets/mideast.blogs.time.com/header.jpg?m=1226094420


Hmmmm...hot and holy, huh? Is it just me or do those two temple domes look like ginormous breasts?

Hot and holy indeed. :pThey look a lot like a nuclear power plant :D

http://www.aaenvironment.com/Pictures/SanOnofre.jpg

[wendybeth]

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a397/wendybeth/snowdog.jpg
Snowbeast.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a397/wendybeth/snowdog.jpg
Snowbeast.Awww! I'd love to see some pics/video of him romping in the snow. Too cute.

[wendybeth]

Thanks, Cp- she is pretty cute. That's her "am I so cute I warrant a Scooby snack?" look. She's loving this latest snowfall- it's fluffy stuff that scatters when she bounces it. I'll try to get video going on my new phone, but I'm still on the learning curve. (Great camera, though- 5 MegaP's.)

[Snowflake]

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a397/wendybeth/snowdog.jpg
Snowbeast.

Sweetheart!
Great pic WB!

[BarTopDancer]

I introduced my family to the Wii. Now my parents have taken it over. They discovered bowling on Wii Sports and they can't stop. They used to be avid bowlers in the 60's. Now all I hear is them yelling bowling terms in the air. "Turkey!" and "Brooklyn!" and "Back up ball!"
I have to buy more controllers now.
:D

The most fun I have seen my parents have in awhile was bowling on the Wii. They both used to bowl before they met.

[swanie]

Speaking of the Wii, our Eskie has decided she wants to play. :)

The girls got several games for Christmas including a Petz Sports game which features dog games like fetch and agility courses. Macey will totally ignore the Wii until that particular game comes on.

Here's Ms. T trying to play fetch on the Wii....
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff17/swan0805/Macey%20playing%20Wii/IMG_8660.jpg

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff17/swan0805/Macey%20playing%20Wii/IMG_8662.jpg

We've tried turning the sound off so she can't hear the "dogs", but now she recognizes the images on it too. She goes completely apes$%t when ever it is on. It has gotten to the point where we have to kennel her if the kids want to play it. A few minutes after I took these pictures, Macey found her ball and took it to Ms. T as if to say..."Hey I can play this too!"

I knew the family would love getting a Wii, but this is getting ridiculous.

;)

[wendybeth]

Cute, Swanie! (I know, a bit annoying, but very, very cute).

[CoasterMatt]

I'm just gonna geek out and say, I can't believe you've got a wii hooked up to a modern tv via composite video... :(

[Kevy Baby]

I'm just gonna geek out and say, I can't believe you've got a wii hooked up to a modern tv via composite video... :(Geek

[swanie]

I'm just gonna geek out and say, I can't believe you've got a wii hooked up to a modern tv via composite video... :(

Give us time ;)

At this point, the damn thing is never off long enough to switch cables anyways.

[Capt Jack]

soo...if you ever want to try something to really make your mouth tingle and give yourself a really low opinion of yourself, try what I just did...

make a nice cup of tea
light a scented xmas candle
start net surfing in earnest
then, while paying no attention to what youre doing, sip a bit of the melted wax from the lit candle you set too close to your cup of tea
afterward, spend an hour or so trying to get that taste out of your mouth and peeling the wax from your skin and combing it out of your beard (if any).

good times....
:rolleyes: :blush:

PS: also, be sure and write down the new curse words you discover in the process

[Morrigoon]

Haha, that's a great story!

[Ghoulish Delight]

I think I'm going to change your username to Mr. Bean for that.

[CoasterMatt]

Oh man, getting ready for the chili cookoff early this year, I see.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Guatemalan Insanity pepper!

[alphabassettgrrl]

Sorry, Jack, I giggled at the mental picture.

Hope the taste leaves your mouth soon. :)

[Capt Jack]

I have since replaced the tea with a couple shots of tequila. taste is gone.....

let me rephrase.

ALL taste is now gone. I think my tastebuds are on strike

[Ghoulish Delight]

ALL taste is now gone. I think my tastebuds are on strikeThen I hope you're not drinking the good stuff. What a waste.

[CoasterMatt]

Has a coyote started talking to you yet?

[Alex]

Some of you will see this elsewhere, but here's my report on how I spent my Christmas Vacation:

Somewhat spur of the moment (none of the plans were made more than three days before we left) we decided to go to the Grand Canyon over the long weekend. Somehow, we've never been there yet, even though we've been all around it.

So on Christmas day we drove to Williams, Arizona, just barely beating an unusual (according to Williams' locals, I would have assumed it standard weather) winter storm. Fortunately the predictions of 2 feet of snow weren't born out and it was more like three or four inches.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3248/3149596112_faa326749d.jpg

Really the first snow driving I've done in more than a decade so that was fun. Lani, needless to say, isn't fond of cold but she took it pretty well.

Rather than driving up to the canyon (and I'm not sure if the road was open anyway, it was closed at one point earlier in the week), we took the Grand Canyon Railroad from Williams. Using the train for a day trip means only getting a few hours there but it was more about the experience and riding the train sounded fun.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3123/3148764131_2b6c79248f.jpg
This is not the engine we were pulled by, they only use the steam engine in summer months.

It was expensive but we splurged for the "dome" seating which gave us great 360-degree views. The terrain getting to the canyon isn't particularly interesting but it was still worth the money. We were extra fortunate in that we got the front row of the car so had the best views. The bad part of that was that the musical entertainment was about 18 inches from me but that was a hokey but kind of fun 20 minute thing out of a 2.5 hour ride (each way).

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3245/3149597336_3750b80dc2.jpg
The "dome car"

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3225/3149598588_f7d6559c07.jpg
Quaint! A scene in Williams from the train.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3103/3148770027_30825ea8a0.jpg
This is why happy cows come from California.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3128/3149599858_690d12d6b0.jpg
The view of the train from the train.

The train arrived about 20 minutes late so that cut our 3.25 hours before return departure down to about 2:45. We had lunch at the El Tazor hotel then took in the view from the South Rim, walked around a bit, took a loop on the shuttle and then it was time to get back to the depot.


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3243/3149606230_20da6b7153.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3116/3148773413_a7cf70b26a.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3227/3149602678_d1633361f0.jpg



Yes, that means we did a ridiculous amount of driving and spent a ridiculous amount of money for three hours at our destination. But I viewed it as a bit of a survey course. I know I want to go back and I have a better sense of how I want to do it. Plus it was fun. And we're DINKs and must do something to live up to the image since our apartment and car don't.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3250/3149607674_5ac58d2b24.jpg
Killer icicles on the train depot

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3191/3148777879_8ffb4b385c.jpg
Proof that we were actually there and that I'm not posting photos I stole from Flickr.

After leaving Williams, we spent two nights in Vegas. Stayed at the Monte Carlo for the first time. It was fine but it is on the edge of a massive construction site which limits some of the amenities and is ugly (parking is massively reduced).

We saw Blue Man Group for the first time. If I saw it as street theater it would be awesome. If I paid $30 to see the show it would be great. Paying $100, however, means it was merely ok. I was amused, and some things were really clever but I can't think of one time I laughed but the people around us were all in convulsions so obviously I'm missing something.

On the way to Vegas, a very brief stop at the Hoover Dam to check the progress of the new bridge.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3134/3148779463_e2cddbfd19.jpg
The dam looks pretty much the same as it always does.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3291/3148780753_4a80eb8712.jpg
The new bridge is progressing nicely.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3258/3148782149_47f51ae150.jpg
Water levels are low.

[lashbear]

I picked up a new Nikon D60 with two lenses.
Now for a lot of fun, you need THIS Lens (http://www.loreo.com/pages/products/loreo_3dcap.html).... :snap:

[Kevy Baby]

Cool report Alex - thanks for sharing

[alphabassettgrrl]

Great pictures, Alex! The train sounds like fun.

My m-i-l wanted to take us to see the new bridge but hubby didn't want to go. I'm glad you took a picture.

So who else went to Vegas over Christmas? :)

[swanie]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3123/3148764131_2b6c79248f.jpg

Did you stay at the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel too? You haven't experienced life until you eat at the great Max and Thelma's Restaurant ;)

[Alex]

Max and Thelma's was closed while we were there. But no, we didn't stay at the hotel too, I am almost completely indifferent to hotel accommodations (despite what I said about the Monte Carlo) so spending more than Holiday Inn money when on a road trip is simply wasted.

[bewitched]

Cool trip, Alex!

(Lani looks COLD!)

[swanie]

We stayed there a few years ago when we took the kids on the Grand Canyon Railway's Polar Express. The hotel was fine, but it was nothing extraordinary. It was more of a matter of convenience, but if I had my druthers...I'd stay in Flagstaff. The Little America Hotel in Flag is great during the winter for the amount of acreage you have to play around in.

As part of our Polar Express package, we had vouchers to eat breakfast and dinner at Max and Thelma's. I'm not sure my taste buds have recovered from their pseudo Thanksgiving Dinner. :eek:

We're thinking of using some of our Girl Scout cookie money to take the train to the Grand Canyon this spring, and if we do...I'm sure we'll spend a night in Williams again. Out of curiosity, do you think the dome car would be worth the expense for a bunch of 10-11 year olds? Is the space more limited or does it provide for more elbow room that the regular cars?

[katiesue]

Great photos Alex.

[Alex]

Out of curiosity, do you think the dome car would be worth the expense for a bunch of 10-11 year olds? Is the space more limited or does it provide for more elbow room that the regular cars?

I didn't see the coach class cars so I can't compare. That said, I would say the seating was a bit more cramped than the first class seats downstairs (but Lani and I were still comfortable).

That said, I don't know if children are allowed in the dome class. They do not offer children's fares for that class (or deluxe class which has the open air car). I don't know if that means they prohibit children or that if you want to bring them you have to pay adult fair. But there were no kids in there with us.

If they are allowed, I'd say they probably aren't worth the money ($60 more per person each way) since appreciated the views are more subtle than overwhelming (like with the Grand Canyon itself) and they'll probably be more focused on each other anyway.

[Gemini Cricket]

All is well in Hawai'i it be.
The power's back on, Obama's still around and I saw 2 rainbows today. (One was a double rainbow.)
:)

[€uroMeinke]

S


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3191/3148777879_8ffb4b385c.jpg
Proof that we were actually there and that I'm not posting photos I stole from Flickr.


Well, proof that Lani went anyway

[Alex]

And Lani was in a place with snow on the ground. That wouldn't happen unless I dragged her along. QED.

[Drince88]

Hey guys! Long time no lounge. Life gets in the way some times, you know.

But I HAD to come and post because I was thinking of Lisa as I was doing my 10 mile walk on Sunday (training for the WDW half in 1.5 weeks!)

At the local park -- I saw a pair of black swans with 3 cygnets*. I'm hoping to get out there to walk again on Thursday - and try to bring my camera in case they're near the walkway again. There's a lot of water there, so I think they're semi-permanent residents.


*Full disclosure, I did spell baby swan correctly, but had to look it up to verify

[alphabassettgrrl]

OOoohh, baby swans! How cool!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Three?? Must have pics! Welcome back, Drincess! :)

[Snowflake]

Alex, those are simply wonderful photos and icicles to rival WendyBeth's.

How long was the drive to AZ (I've never done it).

[Alex]

From Dublin to Williams, AZ, rushing most of the way to beat the weather to Tehachapi it was 10.5 hours. From the city you'd probably want to add 45 minutes.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Even driving around it daily, because it's fairly well shrouded by a wooded berm, the expanse of the AAA headquarters in Costa Mesa is easily overlooked and underestimated. It wasn't until I walked the perimeter that it finally dawned on me just how much real estate that campus covers. It's ginormous.

To which lindyhop would surely reply, at least mentally, "Well no sh!t, Sherlock."

[Disneyphile]

Soooo.... what have I missed this past week during my much needed little web hiatus?

[lashbear]

Kevy now wears women's clothes.

[Morrigoon]

As co-seamstress of Kevy's most recent article of fem-wear, this is hardly likely to surprise her, LOL

[Kevy Baby]

Kevy now wears women's clothes.That's old news. Besides, she made the JonBonet outfit for me.

[CoasterMatt]

She may have tailored it, Kevy, but there's no mistaking that YOU made that outfit work.

[Disneyphile]

She may have tailored it, Kevy, but there's no mistaking that YOU made that outfit work.Well, it was very pretty... until he put it on. ;)

Good to see things haven't changed in the last week. :D

[JWBear]

Good to see things haven't changed in the last week. :D

Bacon, boobies, and babble... Same as it ever was.

[Gemini Cricket]

Someone in my house is listening to what sounds like a Muzak version of "Summer Samba (So Nice)". wtf?
:D

[lashbear]

Someone in my house is listening to what sounds like a Muzak version of "Summer Samba (So Nice)". wtf?
:D
is it This Version (http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=c3yiSb6s3AY)?

Stoat just said "...and I think you can play it using just three notes on a keyboard.." :D

[lashbear]

Oh, and how many times can you use the word "nice" in a lyric?:

Someone to hold me tight
That would be very nice
Someone to love me right
That would be very nice
Someone to understand
Each little dream in me
Someone to take my hand
And be a team with me

So nice, life would be so nice
If one day I'd find
Someone who would take my hand
And samba through life with me

Someone to cling to me
Stay with me right or wrong
Someone to sing to me
Some little samba song
Someone to take my heart
And give his heart to me
Someone who's ready to
Give love a start with me

Oh yeah, that would be so nice
I could see you and me, that would be nice

Someone to hold me tight
That would be very nice
Someone to love me right
That would be very nice
Someone to understand
Each little dream in me
Someone to take my hand
To be a team with me
So nice, life would be so nice
If one day I'd find
Someone who would take my hand
And samba through life with me

Someone to cling to me
Stay with me right or wrong
Someone to sing to me
Some little samba song
Someone to take my heart
And give his heart to me
Someone who's ready to
Give love a start with me

Oh yes, that would be so nice
Shouldn't we, you and me?
I can see it will be nice...

[Kevy Baby]

I want my Oppo Blu Ray (http://www.oppodigital.com/blu-ray-bdp-83/)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Taking a short break before finishing packing then off to the party

[Gemini Cricket]

Oh, Myfawnwy, I'm so down. It's hard being the only gay in the village.

[lashbear]

What?? No Gay Bars? Maybe we ought to stop over in Vancouver instead ! ;)

[Mousey Girl]

I got a very odd email. It was from someone I hadn't heard from in 24 years. We were close friends in Jr High, but moved with different crowds in high school. Her loetter was full of apologies for not being the type of friend that I was to her. it is strange to think that I had such an impact on her life that she felt she needed to track me down after all this time.

[Stan4dSteph]

If anyone has the means and time, United Airlines is having a pretty wicked sale on some domestic and international fares. Advertised LA to Sydney = $499.

http://www.united.com/page/article/1,,50076,00.html

[alphabassettgrrl]

I've done very little today to be productive.

[lashbear]

If anyone has the means and time, United Airlines is having a pretty wicked sale on some domestic and international fares. Advertised LA to Sydney = $499.

http://www.united.com/page/article/1,,50076,00.html
WOO HOO !!!

Stoat, Stoat ! We have to vacuum the guest room - quick !

[CoasterMatt]

Damn, I wouldn't have time to get my passport and such.

[alphabassettgrrl]

You can get a passport, rush processing, in just a few days.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Man, the parking lot at work is empty today. Gonna be a quiet day, I'll be taking a nice long lunch.

[Prudence]

My cube is so cold it could double as a walk-in freezer. The AC is on full blast, yet there are only a fraction of the usual suspects here to generate any sort of heat. Meanwhile, I'm about ready to fall asleep here at my desk. There's nothing to do and I haven't had much sleep this week. And did I mention that it's freezing cold?

Time is, predictably, creeping by in extra-slow mode today. I've been here at least 37 hours so far, and yet the clock reads just after 10am.

[Stan4dSteph]

Man, the parking lot at work is empty today. Gonna be a quiet day, I'll be taking a nice long lunch.Same here. Didn't take a long lunch though, so may try to get out at a reasonable hour. I brought my workout clothes, so we'll see if I actually go to the gym instead of heading home to be lazy.

[madmonkeygirl]

Ha Ha nice warm bed didn't want to get up this morning at 9:20am. I'd wear long sleeves and layers of clothes. I know i put long sleeves under my work shirt since they blast the a/c at my work and i am just fine. You gotta dress appropriately if they freeze you out...lol

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Sneezing, coughing, nose-blowing. I'm sorry if anyone gets sick from contact with me at the party, but I had only nominal symptoms on the 31st. I made sure not to make out with anyone this time. ;)

I'm having a UK breakfast - hot British tea with honey and milk, and bowl of porridge.

[madmonkeygirl]

That breakfast sounds good. Drink tons of hot tea that seemed to help me awhole lot when i'm sick or under the weather.

[Snowflake]

Yes, I'm with Pru, I've been at work for 37.5 hours today. Not cold, unless I go outside. Could really use some hot soup, though.

[BarTopDancer]

Enjoying my last day of vacation. I hope the weather clears up. Fog on the freeway is not fun.

[ozron]

A full day of steady rain yesterday turned to a snow flurry around 1:00 a.m. Now it's sunny and gorgeous. I have the ZooLights shift this evening. I hope people show up! (We extended ZooLights from the original 28th closing to next Sunday. So far it's been old and wet and the crowds haven't been there since last weekend.)

[alphabassettgrrl]

Package ready to mail to my mom. House is getting cleaner; at least less cluttered. Had my morning tea and catching up on on-line stuff and watching some tv.

[Kevy Baby]

Package ready to mail to my mom.You do know that Christmas was over a week ago?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Act 3 of last week's This American Life ("Scenes from a Mall") should be required listening for anyone who spends any time on internet message boards. All too familiar.

[alphabassettgrrl]

I generally run late. My family's kind of used to me.

[Kevy Baby]

I generally run late. My family's kind of used to me. Oh, that really WAS for Christmas presents (I was just joking).

Yeah, you're late.



Which leads me to another question: are these gifts for Christmas 2008 or are you running REALLY late?

[alphabassettgrrl]

I'm counting it for 2008. :) Though I have missed a few years entirely so the tally could go differently.

[JWBear]

When I came on this morning, Lot said there were 4 new posts. So why did only one thread with one new post come up?

[Kevy Baby]

When I came on this morning, Lot said there were 4 new posts. So why did only one thread with one new post come up?It's the hidden threads: you are being snubbed.

Actually, I suspect: 1) posts in the ever-busy moderator forums (actual hidden thread where you and I ARE being snubbed), and/or 2) posts written then deleted (I am not sure if these count towards new posts or not).

[€uroMeinke]

my other three were in the Skype thread - perhaps yours are there as well? No secret posts that I'm aware of

[Ghoulish Delight]

It's the hidden threads: you are being snubbed.

Actually, I suspect: 1) posts in the ever-busy moderator forums (actual hidden thread where you and I ARE being snubbed), and/or 2) posts written then deleted (I am not sure if these count towards new posts or not).Neither of those would contribute to the post count. More than likely it was some glitch that reset the time the board thinks he last visited.

[katiesue]

If you know about the hidden posts then they wouldn't be a secret anymore ;)

[CoasterMatt]

the monkeygirl and I are going to Orlando in June.

now to figure out where to stay...

[BarTopDancer]

the monkeygirl and I are going to Orlando in June.

now to figure out where to stay...

There is this mythical place not to far from the airport that is rumored to have a kazillion theme parks and hotels....

[JWBear]

my other three were in the Skype thread - perhaps yours are there as well? No secret posts that I'm aware of

I only saw one new one in the Skype thread.

[madmonkeygirl]

CM you beat me to the post lol...hehehehe We're going to Orlando :) So very excited. Killer deal on airfare. Now to figure out where to stay :) June can't get here fast enough lol

[Moonliner]

the monkeygirl and I are going to Orlando in June.

now to figure out where to stay...

We picked the Swan/Dolphin (http://allears.net/acc/sd_discounts.htm)as a good location vs price compromise.

[Morrigoon]

Amazing. Just looked up fares on kayak.com. You could fly there next week for $237. Travel must be hurting right now.

[CoasterMatt]

I HATE the Swan/Dolphin.