Sooooo.....

[Moonliner]

OK, That's it.

I'm dropping facebook.

I visited CNN.com today and what did I see on the front page? An article my Brother quoted on Facebook. With his name attached. On CNN.com

I'm sick of their "Opt Out" rather than "Opt In" ways.

That's right Facebook, I'm YAGE'ing your ass.

It's not like I really have much in common with any of my relatives anyways.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Moonie, that's awful.

I'm with you on the FB privacy carp, though.

Met a local dive club tonight. Lots of people, lots of chaos, but everybody seems really nice. Some hot women, so that's nice.

I've learned that making actual mixed drinks is nice. We bought a bottle of bitters, and it really helps make a good drink.

[BarTopDancer]

Ugh. Take good care of her, we like her.

What he said.

[Not Afraid]

I'm sorry to hear about Susan. I hope this helps a bit more this time.

[Morrigoon]

Ugh, sorry to hear that. How long is the recovery?

[Betty]

Hugs to Susan and you - hope her recovery and is quick and as pleasant as possible.

[Kevy Baby]

Ugh, sorry to hear that. How long is the recovery?It's actually an outpatient arthroscopic surgery. If I recall from last time, she was up and around the next day.

Unless while they are in there, they decide they need to remove some things.

[Snowflake]

Hugs to Kevy and Susan and wishes for speedy recovery, intact.

[bewitched]

Wishes for Susan's speedy recovery.

[Kevy Baby]

I just received a bulk email from APC (the battery backup and power conditioning company).




In Russian

Бесплатный справочник по ИБП | ВЫИГРАЙТЕ устройство для чтения электронных книг Kindle

[Gemini Cricket]

Well, Susan is going back in for Endometriosis surgery again. Sigh...
Best wishes for Susan and a speedy recovery!!

[Kevy Baby]

Wasn't sure where to post this, so it goes here.

Comedy Central Bows to Extremists, Censors South Park

Trey Parker and Matt Stone have no problem pissing off pretty much everyone. Their bosses—not so much.

Comedy Central suits have admitted to censoring last night's South Park, the follow-up to the seminal 'toon's 200th episode, after the show's brain trust was subjected to veiled jihadist threats for the show's depiction of the prophet Muhammad.The rest of the story (http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b177588_comedy_central_bows_extremists_censors.htm l?utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=imdb_tv-movies).

[Morrigoon]

Oh that's just gonna piss off Matt and Trey even more. I hope Comedy Central wants more censorship and Muhammed-themed episodes, because that's what they're gonna get.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I love the new Passion Pit cover of the Cranberries' Dreams

[Ghoulish Delight]

The bleeping of Mohamed's name during the episode - lame. The bleeping of the ENTIRE CHUNK OF DIALOG IN WHICH KYLE TALKS ABOUT CAVING TO FEAR AND INTIMIDATION THAT DIDN'T EVEN MENTION MOHAMED (as confirmed by a statement from Matt and Trey) is fvcking disastrously stupid. Just....wow.

[Gemini Cricket]

It's amazing how much power that small group has (or seemingly has) to get CC to wuss out in this way. One veiled thread and boom censorship. I mean, I understand why CC did it, I don't agree with what they did but I understand they are concerned for the safety of their employees in light of the whole Danish rioting thing...

[Ghoulish Delight]

I sent this to Comedy Central:

Since I can't imagine I'm the first to say something, I don't even have to say much here, though I could certainly write a book on the subject. What you did on South Park last night was 1000 times more dangerous than simply airing it as intended could ever have been. You have legitimized the rantings of some mindless extremists, confirmed in their mind, and minds of anyone who might sympathize with them, that their empty threats hold sway. THAT is the danger. THAT is the threat. ONLY bold, intelligent, FREE expression of competing IDEAS can defeat them, and you took the cowardly, and dangerous route of backing down from their posturing. Congratulations.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Rereading that it occurs to me that I probably shouldn't have followed "mindless extremists" with "in their mind".

[Gemini Cricket]

I sent this to Comedy Central:

Since I can't imagine I'm the first to say something, I don't even have to say much here, though I could certainly write a book on the subject. What you did on South Park last night was 1000 times more dangerous than simply airing it as intended could ever have been. You have legitimized the rantings of some mindless extremists, confirmed in their mind, and minds of anyone who might sympathize with them, that their empty threats hold sway. THAT is the danger. THAT is the threat. ONLY bold, intelligent, FREE expression of competing IDEAS can defeat them, and you took the cowardly, and dangerous route of backing down from their posturing. Congratulations.

Dear Mr. Gholish Delight,

Thank you for writing us here at Comedy Central and your interest in the South Park television program.
We appreciate your feedback and know that your opinions, concerns and/or complaints are very important to us.
Because of the numerous emails and letters that we receive daily, we will not be able to respond to your letter personally. We hope that you will continue to watch South Park and all the rest of our entertaining Comedy Central programs.
Don't forget to tune in to our new animated comedy program "Ugly Americans" which airs Wednesdays at 10:30PM/9:30 Central.
Again, we appreciate your comments.

Sincerely,

Loreena Fuddy-Gibson
Public Relations

[JWBear]

VGCM! :snap:

[Ghoulish Delight]

Wait, I got it!!! I know how to get Comedy Central to show the unedited show. Ready?

Hey, Comedy Central, look what happened to the victims of 9/11. Not one of the victims in that building showed an image of Mohamed, or mentioned his name, nor did they air a cartoon show that talked about how idiotic it is to make editorial decisions based on threats and intimidation. Just sayin'....

[Ghoulish Delight]

Hey, did you know that the head of original programming for Comedy Central is named Kent Alterman? His home address is

888 7th Ave, Fl 20
New York, NY 10106-2500

Here's a satellite map (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=888+7th+Ave+New+York,+NY+10106-2500&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=52.020054,135.263672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=888+7th+Ave,+New+York,+10106&ll=40.765374,-73.981035&spn=0.001534,0.004128&t=h&z=19)


Facts are fun!

[bewitched]

Hey, did you know that the head of original programming for Comedy Central is named Kent Alterman? His home address is

888 7th Ave, Fl 20
New York, NY 10106-2500

Here's a satellite map (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=888+7th+Ave+New+York,+NY+10106-2500&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=52.020054,135.263672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=888+7th+Ave,+New+York,+10106&ll=40.765374,-73.981035&spn=0.001534,0.004128&t=h&z=19)


Facts are fun!

Several years ago when American Airlines fvcked up a trip about as much as they possibly could and after getting responses along the lines of, "we aren't going to do **** to correct our mistakes and you can't do anything about it." I wrote a letter to the CEO of American and sent it to his home. About a week later I got a phone call from the senior vice president of consumer affairs at American, not to mention swift resolution to all of my problems. From this I learned 2 things:

1. CEOs get really, really pissed off at their inferiors when someone complains to them personally, at their home.

2. Everyone can be found on the internet...yep, facts are fun.

[Kevy Baby]

If someone wants to make a separate thread for this matter, please feel free to do so. I wasn't sure, so I put it in here, but it seems like this topic might warrant it's own thread.

[JWBear]

On a completely different note... "Bring Your Child to Work Day" is the work of Satan.

[Alex]

I'm not sure what Comedy Central did, but as Matt and Trey have mentioned, for years before the first fooforah over Mohammed, an image of Mohammed had been playing in the credits for the show (don't know if it is still there).

Sadly, when the Mohammed cartoon thing was all the news way back when I published all the offensive cartoons in my LiveJournal and not one single person has tried to kill me since. I'm so disappointed.

[Kevy Baby]

I'm so disappointed.So am I!

[BarTopDancer]

OK, That's it.

I'm dropping facebook.

I visited CNN.com today and what did I see on the front page? An article my Brother quoted on Facebook. With his name attached. On CNN.com

I'm sick of their "Opt Out" rather than "Opt In" ways.

That's right Facebook, I'm YAGE'ing your ass.

It's not like I really have much in common with any of my relatives anyways.

Only people who are friends of your brother see that article.

There is a privacy setting under Privacy Settings > Application Settings and Websites called Instant personalization. This is the setting that is causing people to show up. If you un-check it your stuff won't be on the web.

I agree with you, the Opt Out settings are getting tiresome, especially when they are so buried.

[Not Afraid]

Article about protecting your privacy and changing your settings to do so. (http://gawker.com/5522433/how-to-restore-your-privacy-on-facebook)

[Morrigoon]

Go to Account > Privacy Settings > Applications and Websites > 1. uncheck "instant personalization", then 2. "What your friends can share about you" and click "Edit Settings" then uncheck everything.

[BarTopDancer]

Article about protecting your privacy and changing your settings to do so. (http://gawker.com/5522433/how-to-restore-your-privacy-on-facebook)

Like.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Street traffic on my way to work has gotten worse in the last few weeks. Sign of economic recovery, more people on the way to work perhaps?

[Alex]

According to California unemployment numbers, no, but maybe you've got a local boom going.

[Moonliner]

Only people who are friends of your brother see that article.

Well yeah, I didn't think he made the front page of CNN.
But it means that CNN is using data on who my "friends" are. I don't like that.


There is a privacy setting under Privacy Settings...
Yes, but despite turning all of that to "Friends Only" they still keep adding new Sh*t and making it public by default.

I agree with you, the Opt Out settings are getting tiresome, especially when they are so buried.

That's all I'm saying.

So is there a good Facebook alternative that doesn't suck quite so much?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Well yeah, I didn't think he made the front page of CNN.
But it means that CNN is using data on who my "friends" are. I don't like that.
the following presumes Facebook is not flat out lying about the feature

CNN is not seeing your data. CNN hosts some generic code that gets loaded by your browser on your local system, which then logs into Facebook and retrieves the pertinent data and displays it on the page. No personal data is sent to CNN's site.

[BarTopDancer]

Well yeah, I didn't think he made the front page of CNN.
But it means that CNN is using data on who my "friends" are. I don't like that.

the following presumes Facebook is not flat out lying about the feature

CNN is not seeing your data. CNN hosts some generic code that gets loaded by your browser on your local system, which then logs into Facebook and retrieves the pertinent data and displays it on the page. No personal data is sent to CNN's site.

This.

Yes, but despite turning all of that to "Friends Only" they still keep adding new Sh*t and making it public by default.

Right. I'm not disagreeing with you.

I went through my FB last night, changed all the new settings and purged groups, apps and anyone I didn't talk to, or whose feed I blocked because their postings/ramblings weren't something I want to read. If FB is going to start making things public I'm going to be a lot more careful of my associations on there. I use FB to keep up with friends in other states and countries first.

The article NA posted was very informative about the changes. They also changed the way applications can store and use your personal data.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

So is there a good Facebook alternative that doesn't suck quite so much?An alternative to Facebook? That's like asking for an alternative to the United Nations. It simply is the mega-site of the moment.

Wait 5 years or so.

[Kevy Baby]

Penis

[Kevy Baby]

So is there a good Facebook alternative that doesn't suck quite so much?Try this site (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT)

[Alex]

So is there a good Facebook alternative that doesn't suck quite so much?

Yes, but odds are none of your friends are using it. LiveJournal was a much better social networking tool for me because all that's generally important to me is contact with actual friends (as opposed to the entire universe of people I've ever met in my life), easy privacy, and easy long form writing.

It's still better for me in that regard. Of course, most of my friends on there have essentially abandoned it and moved to Facebook so all that goodness is mostly valueless now.

[Moonliner]

Try this site (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT)

Send invites to all my family members?

No. You don't want that.

[Betty]

52 minutes to go.

[Betty]

29 minutes...

[Gemini Cricket]

29 minutes...
Until...?
:)

[Kevy Baby]

Until...?
:)29 minutes later

[BarTopDancer]

Street traffic on my way to work has gotten worse in the last few weeks. Sign of economic recovery, more people on the way to work perhaps?

Are you leaving 5 minutes earlier or later?

[RStar]

Are you leaving 5 minutes earlier or later?

Depends on where you're going.

It's 5:00 somewhere.....

I got spam from a "Fvckbook" (my spelling) once, but I never looked to see if it was real...

[Moonliner]

I'm feeling even better about my Facebook YAGE (http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/04/facebook-further-reduces-control-over-personal-information).


Today, Facebook removed its users' ability to control who can see their own interests and personal information. Certain parts of users' profiles, "including your current city, hometown, education and work, and likes and interests" will now be transformed into "connections," meaning that they will be shared publicly. If you don't want these parts of your profile to be made public, your only option is to delete them.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Only 8 new posts since 12:43 AM?

Wow.

I went to Arrowhead and helped a friend set up a barbecue grill on his deck, what did you do today?

[BarTopDancer]

What did you do today?

Went to IKEA, Macy's, grocery store, dinner with my parents for my dad's bday, then to a bar my friend works at to watch the Avs lose to the Sharks.

[Morrigoon]

Umm... archaeological expedition with thousands of remarkably stupid people, dinner at Oggi's pizza, followed by a re-watch of the Drawn Together movie.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Oooh, how is the Drawn Together Movie? It's next up on our Netflix list.

We were with the family celebrating a birthday.

[€uroMeinke]

Painting doors & windows and a quick bit of speed shopping

[Morrigoon]

Oooh, how is the Drawn Together Movie? It's next up on our Netflix list.

We were with the family celebrating a birthday.

Offensive, vile, and scat-tastic. Everything you'd hope it would be. :)

[Disneyphile]

Got a box of old 8mm film reels from my dad's house today. Found a few 50's/60's nudist films in there. I'm going to have them transferred separately, because I bet they'll be fascinating to see. From what I could somewhat see in the frames, there's a lot of big hair and swimming pools - total vintage stuff. The reel cans even have 39-cent pricetags on them.

[alphabassettgrrl]

T- that's fantastic!

Spent my day doing a whole lot of nothing. Biked up to Denny's for lunch, then watched Cars with my honey. That's about it.

Today I'm off to work. Have fun, everybody!

[Gn2Dlnd]

I'm off to sell the cheese to the people.

Larchmont Village today. :)

[wendybeth]

Painting doors & windows and a quick bit of speed shopping


I see Lisa's found an outlet for that ennui.......;)

[Mousey Girl]

Yesterday The Boy and I spent at The Old People's. He cleaned out their garage attic while I cleaned the house.

We have another 2 carloads for our next yard sale. He also found thier old slide projector and slides, all from the early 60's.

One of the things is an 8mm projector, in really excellent condition.

[lindyhop]

I'm off to sell the cheese to the people.

Larchmont Village today. :)

According to what I read in the LA Times today Larchmont is full of preppies. Is that true? Are they friendly?

[bewitched]

Painting doors & windows and a quick bit of speed shopping


Sooo...that hobby's working out nicely, huh? ;)

[bewitched]

Arrrg. Double post.


Double arrrg...WB already went there.

[wendybeth]

Lol,BW! (Great minds....:D)

[Not Afraid]

Can I just say that the bedroom looks FABULOUS and Chris did an amazing job with the painting! Now, if only I were sleeping there tonight......

[Morrigoon]

One of the things is an 8mm projector, in really excellent condition.

You're not yard sale-ing that are you? If you are selling it, did you have an amount in mind? My dad has old 8mm film reels but his projector no longer works.

[RStar]

Can I just say that the bedroom looks FABULOUS and Chris did an amazing job with the painting! Now, if only I were sleeping there tonight......

I'm sorry, you two fighting again? ;)

[Kevy Baby]

...what did you do today?

We were with the family celebrating a birthday.As were we. Except we had to drive 150+ miles to Santa Ynez to do it.

BBQ on a ranch in the beautiful Santa Ynez valley - made for a wonderful afternoon

Found a few 50's/60's nudist films in there. [snip] From what I could somewhat see in the frames, there's a lot of big hair...Probably big hair everywhere

[Gemini Cricket]

I really like the show Mythbusters. I'm glad GD got me hooked on that show. I could totally see GD in a beret...

[CoasterMatt]

I'm reorganizing/rearranging the kitchen today. I hope Rose likes it.

[JWBear]

I'm reorganizing/rearranging the kitchen today. I hope Rose likes it.

Does she know? 'Cause if Bill ever reorganized the kitchen without me approving it, there would be hell to pay.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I really like the show Mythbusters. I'm glad GD got me hooked on that show. I could totally see GD in a beret...
I always pictured me as Adam, and € as Jamie in the beret.

[Gemini Cricket]

I always pictured me as Adam, and € as Jamie in the beret.
True that.
I always picture me on a date with Tory.

[CoasterMatt]

Does she know? 'Cause if Bill ever reorganized the kitchen without me approving it, there would be hell to pay.

See the thing is, I do just about all the cooking in our kitchen. So it'll be a surprise for her, but nothing to get worked up over.

[CoasterMatt]

Which Mythbuster do I get to be? I enjoy blowing things up, and I've got a bit of experience picking locks and crashing vehicles.

[Alex]

I'm the one going around behind them saying "that was cool TV but you know the experiment isn't particularly valid in terms of establishing what you say it is establishing, right?" For some reason that one doesn't get on TV much.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I'm the one going around behind them saying "that was cool TV but you know the experiment isn't particularly valid in terms of establishing what you say it is establishing, right?" For some reason that one doesn't get on TV much.
You get your due in the "revisit" episodes. CP can attest, I do a lot of yelling at them for their methods.

[Alex]

I don't think I've ever happened upon a "revisit" episode.

Actually, the thing that tends to annoy me more (I understand most of the shortcuts they have to take with a TV show) is when they spend an hour doing a lot of work to prove whether something can happen in reality when there already exists plenty of documentary evidence of that something happening in reality (such as a car driving up into a truck trailer but not shooting out the front).

[Gemini Cricket]

I like the exploding cement truck episode because they blew up a cement truck.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Actually, the thing that tends to annoy me more (I understand most of the shortcuts they have to take with a TV show) is when they spend an hour doing a lot of work to prove whether something can happen in reality when there already exists plenty of documentary evidence of that something happening in reality (such as a car driving up into a truck trailer but not shooting out the front).
I understand why they do those. There are a depressing number of people that just don't accept it until they see it, plus it's just cool to do. But yeah, I wish they'd at least do a better job of framing it as, "We know this works, we just want to do it because it's cool and to shut some people up." Rather than pretending that they don't know what the outcome will be.

I'm glad they've dialed back the explosion-porn aspect of the show this season. Not that I don't enjoy a good boom, but when they were ending every episode with, "Okay, now that we've tested the myth, let's stuff the rig with some arbitrarily huge amount of explosives and see what happens" the explosions rather lost their novelty.

[JWBear]

See the thing is, I do just about all the cooking in our kitchen. So it'll be a surprise for her, but nothing to get worked up over.

Then it's all good.

I like the exploding cement truck episode because they blew up a cement truck.

Blowing sh!t up is the best part of the show.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Blowing sh!t up is the best part of the show.
Nah. The best part are the surprising results. Elephant and mouse, hands down my favorite moment of the show ever.

[Gemini Cricket]

The Lego boulder was pretty cool, too. Mostly because I wanted to see it shatter and it did.

[JWBear]

I'd love to have that human body mould they use for the ballistic gel. I'd fill it with red jello and serve it at Halloween.

[Morrigoon]

I'd love to learn how to make the gel, myself

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Here you go (http://www.myscienceproject.org/gelatin.html)

[Kevy Baby]

Which Mythbuster do I get to be? I enjoy blowing things up, and I've got a bit of experience picking locks and crashing vehicles.I definitely see you as Tory

I like the exploding cement truck episode because they blew up a cement truck.One of my favorites.

That and the one where they launched a car down the rocket sled rig in to split it in half. Yeah, it was absolutely ridiculous overkill, but it was funny as hell.

ETA: oh, and the first water heater rocket episode.

[JWBear]

I liked the "Chinese Noble on the Rocket Chair" episode. So sureal.

[Gemini Cricket]

Yesterday, I saw an episode where they tested whether vodka would help with a jellyfish sting. (It did.) But they got the jellyfish (sea nettle) from the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
:)

[CoasterMatt]

A coworker just posted something that made me giggle...

I'm watching E! News and I thought to myself, "who is this lesbian on the tv?" and then they said it was Justin Bieber.

[Morrigoon]

So I'm watching Extreme Makeover Home Edition, and rather randomly it turns out that the father of the recipient family is rather a good artist. Enough to motivate me to look him up online (http://www.piecesofceekay.com). His stuff is moody and colorful, and pretty interesting. Thought I'd share.

[Ghoulish Delight]

A coworker just posted something that made me giggle...

http://menwholooklikeoldlesbians.blogspot.com/

[€uroMeinke]

I'm sorry, you two fighting again? ;)

Not Afraid's in the dog house again tonight ;)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Whereas she's usually in the cat house

[Moonliner]

I had one goal for this week. Don't work too late and get a decent amount of sleep.

I'm just leaving the office now which makes it a quick 0 for 2.

[JWBear]

This is cool (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/4542423536/)

[flippyshark]

This is cool (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/4542423536/)

Wow, it certainly is!

Unrelated, but I bought myself a demonic bag of evil tonight. It's called Nabisco Classics Cookie Carnival, and it's a nostalgic pit of dietary doom. This bag contains a mixture of Chocolate Snaps (haven't seen those in many years, but I remember the adorable box had a lion face imposed over the cookie surface), mini chocolate chip cookies, and best of all, Mother's frosted animal cookies (!), which I hadn't had since maybe I was six, and they're ecstasy in cookie form. I'm more than halfway through the bag, and I must never, ever buy this product again.

[JWBear]

I can already tell that today is going to suck.... Like a Hoover.

[Capt Jack]

http://menwholooklikeoldlesbians.blogspot.com/

a good case for always maintaining a goodly amount of facial hair. time can be truly unkind

:p

[Gemini Cricket]

I get coffee from the McDonalds near my workplace almost every morning. There's a cashier there that drives me crazy every time. Yeah, there are 4 or 5 cashiers to chose from but you can't avoid hearing him... he has the loudest and most annoying voice ever. And he sings everything. The impact will be lost as this is an internet discussion board and I don't have a webcam or mp3 recording of his voice. But just imagine a 280 lb man with the voice of a 8 year old soprano that sings everything and the ends of his sentences go up all the time. At 5 in the morning, it's just not something you want to hear. As I post this, I realize this has less to do with him and more to do with the fact that I've had 4 hours of sleep and had to do a sleep study last night at a local hospital. It's a ten minute walk to work from the hospital, so I figured instead of driving home and driving in I'd just get to work early.
But as of this moment in time, I hate Mr. McSing-y.
:D

[RStar]

Whereas she's usually in the cat house

:eek:


Did you just call NA a Lady of the evening??

Chris may have to punch you in the nose next time he sees you! ;)

[RStar]

I get coffee from the McDonalds near my workplace almost every morning. There's a cashier there that drives me crazy every time. Yeah, there are 4 or 5 cashiers to chose from but you can't avoid hearing him... he has the loudest and most annoying voice ever. And he sings everything. The impact will be lost as this is an internet discussion board and I don't have a webcam or mp3 recording of his voice. But just imagine a 280 lb man with the voice of a 8 year old soprano that sings everything and the ends of his sentences go up all the time. At 5 in the morning, it's just not something you want to hear. As I post this, I realize this has less to do with him and more to do with the fact that I've had 4 hours of sleep and had to do a sleep study last night at a local hospital. It's a ten minute walk to work from the hospital, so I figured instead of driving home and driving in I'd just get to work early.
But as of this moment in time, I hate Mr. McSing-y.
:DPerhaps the drive-through would be a better idea.

[Gemini Cricket]

Perhaps the drive-through would be a better idea.
lol! If only.
:D
The McD's is in the downtown area of Honolulu. It's in a plaza area called Ft. Street Mall. Walk ups only. But with the way people drive around here during rush hour, it could turn into one one day.

[Gemini Cricket]

My quote of the day:
A friend jokingly told me, 'Stop being so neurotic.'
My reply: 'If I wasn't being neurotic, I wouldn't be myself.'
:D

[Ghoulish Delight]

Such is Mango.

[Gemini Cricket]

You're a mongo.

[Not Afraid]

My housekeeper is irritating me. She puts the tub drainer stopper thingey on upside down every time so the tub drains, wasting water; she ruined our new vaccuum by sucking up cat litter with it so it spew cat-pee air; I gave her a key and taught her to use the alarm, but she still won't just come in and get busy; and she won't leave me alone when I am home working.

I really need to stop being so irritated with her. It really isn't that much of a big deal and she cleans the house beautifully. It's better then me having to do it!

[Disneyphile]

... she ruined our new vaccuum by sucking up cat litter with it so it spew cat-pee air...Is it a canister or bag vac? (We've had that happen a couple times.)

[Kevy Baby]

Whereas she's usually in the cat house
:eek:

Did you just call NA a Lady of the evening??

Chris may have to punch you in the nose next time he sees you! ;)Either that or collect back payments

[CoasterMatt]

http://menwholooklikeoldlesbians.blogspot.com/

Lesbians Who Look Like Justin Bieber (http://lesbianswholooklikejustinbieber.tumblr.com/)

The internet rawks.

[JWBear]

The microwave in the little kitchenette across from my office now turns on when you open the door. I unplugged it, turned it around to face the wall, and put a warning sign on it. Some of the women here actually got upset at me for doing so....

I told them that I don't really care if they cook their hands, but I don't want to have to fill out all of the paperwork that would entail. For some reason, they were not mollified.

[Not Afraid]

Is it a canister or bag vac? (We've had that happen a couple times.)


It's a Dyson. Whatever that makes it - I don't use it. :D

[JWBear]

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa208/bradfromga/heisenberg.jpg

"In this house Werner Heisenberg may or may not have been born on 1 December 1901." :cool:

[RStar]

Either that or collect back payments

:D

I feel like we are talking behind her back. Has she noticed this conversation yet? :eek:

[RStar]

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa208/bradfromga/heisenberg.jpg

"In this house Werner Heisenberg may or may not have been born on 1 December 1901." :cool:

Looks to me like December 1901 at 1 am......

[blueerica]

Remain positive, please...

Termine ser positiva, por favor...

[BarTopDancer]

Cinnamon toast and tacos on the floor!

[Prudence]

In case you haven't heard, Boris is dying. He appears to be comfortable, but he's very, very sick and he won't be getting better. He has only one functioning kidney - probably the other one never worked, as the ultrasound shows it's not even recognizable as a kidney - and it's just worn out. He's been hospitalized for a while and is now home to rest.

We're doing the best we can for him and have the name and number of the house-call vet to contact when it's time. I am beyond distraught. Boris is the best friend I've ever had and I love him more than I can possibly express.

[katiesue]

Sorry to hear that Pru. Hugs.

[Kevy Baby]

Does Thurston (or Kimchee) have one of these:

http://images8.cafepress.com/product/45413328v1_350x350_Front_Color-White.jpg

[blueerica]

*hugs* Pru

[Prudence]

And now Boris would like me to mention that he's not quite dead. In fact, he thinks he'll go for a walk.

(He's started eating again, and drinking, and wandering around doing more "Boris" things, and spending more time out with us.)

[Tref]

Looks to me like December 1901 at 1 am......

What, do you mean the weather?


(Pic unrelated)

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z1/Tref_foto/1272596583353.jpg

[wendybeth]

And now Boris would like me to mention that he's not quite dead. In fact, he thinks he'll go for a walk.

(He's started eating again, and drinking, and wandering around doing more "Boris" things, and spending more time out with us.)

Apparently the name 'Boris' gives these kittehs strange powers over things that would fell a less mighty cat. Our Boris has been flirting with his mortality for over a year now, and just when we think that maybe it's time to go for that final vet visit, he cashes in yet another of his 9+ lives. He's ruined our carpets, but we love him enough to deal with it. Happy Boris mojo to you, Pru.

[wendybeth]

Sooooo- because we just got off one vacation and were aspiring to save for the next (thank God we have the villa and air paid for!), our refrigerator decided to die on us. We didn't notice until things were warm enough to have spoiled (milk, etc), so we moved what was still good into the fridge in the garage and went shopping. As much as I hated parting with the money, I love our new fridge- we got the black model, so now all of our kitchen appliances are new and match, and it's so cool!!!! (No pun initially intended...)

http://www.whirlpool.com/catalog/product.jsp?src=REFRIGERATORS&cat=96&prod=1303

[3894]

Congrats on the new fridge, wendybeth! Long may it last.

Hubbo and I are entering a Frugal Period and you know 3894 ....or Helen doesn't do frugal that well. We will soon have two, two, two kids in college. We did a good job saving for the normal expenses you think of. What's getting us is the cost of travel back and forth a couple of times a year. Homesewn schmattas and drugstore mascara are in my future. It's very Sarah Bernhardt, this situation. Oh, the humanity!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

"Homesewn Schmattas" is my new band name.

[Kevy Baby]

As much as I hated parting with the money, I love our new fridge- we got the black model, so now all of our kitchen appliances are new and match, and it's so cool!!!! (No pun initially intended...)

http://www.whirlpool.com/catalog/product.jsp?src=REFRIGERATORS&cat=96&prod=1303Our fridge is 20 years old - my first "adult" purchase after graduating from college. We keep toying with the idea of buying a new one before the old one dies. How do you know when your refrigerator is about to die. We have been very lucky (knock on wood), that we have never had a problem with the one we have.

[wendybeth]

Our fridge is 20 years old - my first "adult" purchase after graduating from college. We keep toying with the idea of buying a new one before the old one dies. How do you know when your refrigerator is about to die. We have been very lucky (knock on wood), that we have never had a problem with the one we have.


Our first indication was when Tori's ice cream was too frozen for a few days, then suddenly it was in milkshake mode. The very next day the other part of the fridge just stopped completely- I reached in to get some milk and noticed it was practically room temp.The fridge still made all the usual humming noises that it always had, so we had no other indications that it was dead.

[lindyhop]

Our fridge is 20 years old - my first "adult" purchase after graduating from college. We keep toying with the idea of buying a new one before the old one dies. How do you know when your refrigerator is about to die. We have been very lucky (knock on wood), that we have never had a problem with the one we have.

It probably runs, loudly, all the time. I ignored mine and it died while I was out of town. That sure smelled good. If I'd known a new refrigerator would cut my electric bill in half I'd have replaced the old new one sooner.

[Kevy Baby]

If I'd known a new refrigerator would cut my electric bill in half I'd have replaced the old new one sooner.I may have to look into that. I need to fund an inexpensive outlet usage meter.

[katiesue]

Some refrigerators are also eligible for rebates if they're more energy efficient.

[Kevy Baby]

This (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882715001&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Electronic+Gadgets-_-P3+International-_-82715001) seems to be what I need to run a comparison

[Alex]

Unless it is an uncommon model, if you do a search online you can probably learn what the energy usage of your refrigerator is.

If you want to do a rough estimate of 20 year old refrigerators compared to current ones you can use this site (http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=refrig.calculator). Using the defaults, it says about a $100/year electricity savings on average.

[wendybeth]

It probably runs, loudly, all the time. I ignored mine and it died while I was out of town. That sure smelled good. If I'd known a new refrigerator would cut my electric bill in half I'd have replaced the old new one sooner.


I'm so hoping this is the case with us. The sticker on the inside of the fridge says it uses the same amount of power as a 75 watt bulb....... I love our new fridge- every time I open it I marvel at how awesome it is. Mostly, because it's so clean. ;)

Edited to add: we also got quite a few energy saver rebates with this one- an instant $100 dollar one from the store, and several other send-in ones from the power company and the government.

[Moonliner]

I may have to look into that. I need to fund an inexpensive outlet usage meter.

Would ~$50 count as inexpensive (http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/07/20/kill_a_watt_ez_electricity_usage_monitor/)?

[Mousey Girl]

I get to go and get a new remote for my cable box. The old one finally quit Saturday night. I hope they don't charge me, or look too close. There are quite a few teeth marks on it, and most of the buttons are gone.

[Moonliner]

I get to go and get a new remote for my cable box. The old one finally quit Saturday night. I hope they don't charge me, or look too close. There are quite a few teeth marks on it, and most of the buttons are gone.

That's one nice thing about Verizon. We've gone through several sets of remotes, you drop the things once or twice and they're kaput but they keep sending us replacements with no-questions or charges.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Same with Time Warner. We returned a cable box with a remote that had been thoroughly rabbit-munched and they didn't seem to care one bit.

[Mousey Girl]

They didn't even glance at the remote. She threw it in a box and handed me a new one. If I had known it would be that easy I would have exchanged it years ago.

I will miss the teeth marks... They were (mostly) made by a very special rodent.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I will miss the teeth marks... They were (mostly) made by a very special rodent.
We bought a $100 universal remote because it was the only one that did what we needed AND had had plastic buttons instead of rubber buttons that could be chewed off by a rabbit. Having lost at least 5 remotes to bunny teeth already, it was a good investment.

[Mousey Girl]

The rubber buttons were gnawed on by seeral different rats, the tooth marks on the hard plastc were from Hollywog, when she was trying to get my attention to pet her.

[Cynthia]

I am about to go into escrow myself, and just sold a house that had a similar situation with the owner, if possible have someone else clean the house out after she is gone, it is terribly depressing to sort though it all yourself, take my word for it.
But most of all enjoy your home

[Kevy Baby]

Would ~$50 count as inexpensive (http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/07/20/kill_a_watt_ez_electricity_usage_monitor/)?Your link is old (2007) - prices have come down on that unit (which is just a variation on the one I linked to) to around $20-$25 (http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?keyword=kill-a-watt&langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053&onlineStore=true&searchBox=Search).

[Moonliner]

Your link is old (2007) - prices have come down on that unit (which is just a variation on the one I linked to) to around $20-$25 (http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?keyword=kill-a-watt&langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053&onlineStore=true&searchBox=Search).

Well now I'm mad at ThinkGeek. I checked the price there (http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/travelpower/9f4f/) before posting since it was an old article.

[alphabassettgrrl]

So apparently we have a beehive in the hollow that houses my gas meter. I think the city (that reads the meters) is taking care of it.

[Alex]

So ugh, my boss -- whom I like very much considering we work 3000 miles away from each other -- just announced he's leaving. So as of the day after tomorrow I'll be on to the 11th person I've direct reported to in the 3.5 years I've been here.

[Disneyphile]

It's a Dyson. Whatever that makes it - I don't use it. :DThat's what we have. Just remove the sponge filter and wash it thoroughly with dish soap and warm water. Don't put it back in until it's completely dry. Should solve the problem. :)

[Betty]

So ugh, my boss -- whom I like very much considering we work 3000 miles away from each other -- just announced he's leaving. So as of the day after tomorrow I'll be on to the 11th person I've direct reported to in the 3.5 years I've been here.

Wow. That's quite the turnover. Does his job really suck or something?

[JWBear]

Is it wrong that I think the Times Square bombing suspect is kinda cute?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Wow. That's quite the turnover. Does his job really suck or something?
I'm guessing the fact that his employer was bought out in the chaos of the the banking industry collapse is the biggest contributing factor.

[Alex]

Wow. That's quite the turnover. Does his job really suck or something?

No, that doesn't represent 11 people cycling through the same job while I stayed in one place.

The sequence was:

1. The guy who hired me was re-orged to another part of the company three weeks after I was hired.
2. I then reported to that guys boss for about six weeks while they figured out the new org.
3. They finally figured it out and I was given a new boss in between me and #2. Reported to him for about 2 months.
4. Then one of the projects under #3 (that I wasn't on) became super high profile and he was moved to just that and given a different team. So they hired on a new guy to take the place of #3 (still between me and #2).
5. About six months later #2 left the company, they reorged someone into his position and they put #4 under him and promoted me to be equal to #4 both reporting to #5.
6. I see bad things in store for our company and assuming an acquisition is in our future I know my position is less likely to survive so I transfer internally to a new position and a new boss.
7. Company collapses and we're acquired. #6 has no interest in continuing with new company and leaves as soon as they're willing to fire him. I now report to his boss.
8. #7 is cut in first round of official layoffs. I now report to a temporary manager from the old company (because HR isn't merged) but it is known that I will be retained. Technically I reported to this person for almost two months though I don't think I ever actually spoke to her.
9. I'm officially assigned to my new boss in the new company.
10. Six months later the new team is re-orged, I'm promoted to be equal to #9 and we both now report to his boss.
11. Today #10 announces his departure so at least for a while I'll be reporting to the person who was #10's boss. Since I doubt that #11 will want the four people who reported to #10 reporting directly to him for very long I imagine that #12 will be not to far in the future.

So only 7, 8, and 9 were directly related to the chaos of the acquisition.

[CoasterMatt]

My dear, nearly indestructable phone. He broke in two today. Snapped back together, and it still works! But the end is near :(

[Kevy Baby]

As I was listening to the news today, I realized that you frequently hear of people being booked for assault, but never for a pepper.

[Not Afraid]

I got accepted into the very cool Patchwork show!!!

[BarTopDancer]

I got accepted into the very cool Patchwork show!!!

YAY!

[Kevy Baby]

This (http://www.patchworkshow.com/)?

Is it safe to assume the Long Beach show?

[Disneyphile]

I got accepted into the very cool Patchwork show!!!
Woohoo!!! :D

[Ghoulish Delight]

I don't suppose you'll be at the one in Santa Ana?

[blueerica]

OK... my co-worker isn't here yet... :( :(

[blueerica]

Should add: this is stressing me out because she's the one with the keys to the transport vehicle needed to get people to and from location (we're filming a promo video) this morning... and we need to get going soon.

We were supposed to meet nearly an hour ago... this is so unlike her. She's super early...

[Kevy Baby]

So; did she show up?

[Kevy Baby]

As I watch the news, I can't help but think that a new euphemism for putting on a condom might be "capping the gusher"

[Not Afraid]

This (http://www.patchworkshow.com/)?

Is it safe to assume the Long Beach show?

Yes. It is a super cool show and I'm really excited I was accepted!

I don't suppose you'll be at the one in Santa Ana?

Only one show this year, but I may do Santa Ana next time it rolls around. We'll see how this one goes first.

[Morrigoon]

All the news can talk about is that thing that happened on Wall Street yesterday. I'm kind of over it.

[Kevy Baby]

Happy hunky dorry in Palm Springs

[alphabassettgrrl]

I love garlic. I love it a lot. But...

Lunch today - I think I may have OD'd on it. Gods bless you, Presto Pasta, if I don't live through this.

[ToriBear]

Sooooo.....I finally broke it off with my boyfriend Sunday, a day before I went camping with my friends. I have to say that I'm very much happy to be out of this. I felt like I was suffering the whole time, and I couldn't just break up with him over a text, but I had no other choice.

In other news, I went to a camp with my friends and some of the kids from my school, and we had a blast. We did all sorts of stuff, like: Canoeing, rock-climbing which led to zip-lining (which I couldn't do, so I couldn't do the zip-lining), archery, night hikes, hikes, and my most favorite: MID-ROPES! That was a lot of fun! :D

[Alex]

I felt like I was suffering the whole time,

The whole time? Even when you were all like

Holy. Crap. I have something that I've been wanting for a while now: a boyfriend!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):) So happy now.

Just remember, throwing over your current guy and eloping with the bad boy from your past is more fun than it sounds.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Sounds like a great camp!

[mousepod]

VAM to Evil Alex.

[mousepod]

So last month one of our friends came to visit (and run the LA Marathon). She brought her husband and her two little dogs. While the husband presented no problem from the outset, we were concerned that adding two dogs to our existing pack of three might be more than a handful. It turned out to be completely fine, so a couple of weeks ago, we decided to adopt another chihuahua (after pit bulls, chihuahuas are apparently the most typical breed in California shelters). As with our last adoption, Lisa immediately started scouring PetFinder, and emailed us a link to a little dog (currently) called Venus. We met with the agency volunteer last weekend, and met the dog herself last night. She's coming to our house tomorrow, and barring some wild rebellion from our gang, she's staying. So, ladies and gentlemen of LoT...

http://pocketsymphony.com/lot/STBP.JPG

[BarTopDancer]

Puppy!

[blueerica]

So; did she show up?

Oh, yes.

I am soooo... glad this week is over. :)

[Tref]

...we decided to adopt another chihuahua (after pit bulls, chihuahuas are apparently the most typical breed in California shelters).


Fun fact: though many pet owner's call chihuahua's "dogs" they actually evolved from the peanut.


(Pic unrelated)

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z1/Tref_foto/scientologycopy.jpg

[Gemini Cricket]

Cute puppy, mousepod!
:)

[ToriBear]

The whole time? Even when you were all like


Just remember, throwing over your current guy and eloping with the bad boy from your past is more fun than it sounds.

Lol! Yes, it is more fun then it sounds. :cool::evil:

[wendybeth]

VAM to Evil Alex.

What he said. (I'm still laughing......)

[CoasterMatt]

Verrrry cute!!

[alphabassettgrrl]

PUPPY!!!

[Morrigoon]

My news feed: now in 4 languages :)

(Just got my friend request accepted by a girl who was on foreign exchange with me back in high school. Very cool.)

[bewitched]

Seriously, what is the point of friending/accepting people on FB if you are going to block said people from viewing your wall (therefore only allowing them to see what the general public is able to see)?

I suppose I understand if it is merely a matter of "disappearing" and closing off your account to everyone, but otherwise...why accept/send a friend request to begin with? :confused:

[katiesue]

Seriously, what is the point of friending/accepting people on FB if you are going to block said people from viewing your wall (therefore only allowing them to see what the general public is able to see)?

I suppose I understand if it is merely a matter of "disappearing" and closing off your account to everyone, but otherwise...why accept/send a friend request to begin with? :confused:

To avoid hurt feelings. Say it's your aunt Sally and you don't want her to know that you were out drinking till 2 AM. Or as JWBear had a co-worker who you don't really want to know what's going on but not accepting them will cause and issue.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I suppose I understand if it is merely a matter of "disappearing" and closing off your account to everyone, but otherwise...why accept/send a friend request to begin with? :confused:What Katie said, plus, when your mom asks to be your friend, can you say no? Even though you post regularly using language she might not like, or use sexual innuendo with close friends, or talk about your binge drinking?

It's already an old joke that the computer is the only device in the house which is used by your child for homework and by you for pornography. Facebook is just a smaller scale internet, where some use it for shout outs to "all my b!tches" after lost weekends in Vegas and others use it for pictures of their babies. Some use it for both, at the same time...

[JWBear]

BTW... My boss hasn't tried to friend me... Yet.

[Gemini Cricket]

In our office, we have volunteers who come in from time to time to help out. They're people dealing with mental illness and are trying to get back on their feet. The lovely lady who comes in often in Edna. I love her. She's so sweet and works hard. She made me coffee today. When I thanked her she told me she was honored to do so. (She grew up in Japan and was brought up very strictly when it came to traditions, customs.) I mean, how can you not tear up at something like that?
:)

[alphabassettgrrl]

So... tomorrow we're having a maid service come to clean a couple rooms. I'm not quite sure what to feel about this, but dang, I know I don't want to do it.

I'm concerned about where we're going to put all the carp that we need to move.

Ah, well, it was inspiration to get rid of a few things that were hanging around and scheduled to be donated. It's gone! :) Now I need to go through the rest of it and get rid of lots more stuff. My bookshelves are overflowing, so those need to be thinned. A lot. But how can I part with my books??? :)

We have a houseguest coming so the house needs to look like civilized people live here. :)

[JWBear]

My bookshelves are overflowing, so those need to be thinned. A lot. But how can I part with my books??? :)

Simple... Buy more bookcases! ;)

[Gemini Cricket]

Simple... Buy more bookcases! ;)
I'll beat Not Afraid to the punch: Billy bookcases!
:D

[alphabassettgrrl]

Hehehe... :)

I'm afraid of how many books I'm likely to accumulate if I gain any more space for 'em. My friend has wall-length bookshelves and I'm jealous. I was thinking one of the bedrooms might have to be a library.

But for now the easy solution is that I need to get rid of some!

[bewitched]

To avoid hurt feelings. Say it's your aunt Sally and you don't want her to know that you were out drinking till 2 AM. Or as JWBear had a co-worker who you don't really want to know what's going on but not accepting them will cause and issue.

What Katie said, plus, when your mom asks to be your friend, can you say no? Even though you post regularly using language she might not like, or use sexual innuendo with close friends, or talk about your binge drinking?

It's already an old joke that the computer is the only device in the house which is used by your child for homework and by you for pornography. Facebook is just a smaller scale internet, where some use it for shout outs to "all my b!tches" after lost weekends in Vegas and others use it for pictures of their babies. Some use it for both, at the same time...

I should have added that I also understand those situations. This is someone whom I've (supposedly) been friends with for several years. All of a sudden, I'm blocked out of their wall and only get very general info. I mean, why not send me a note and tell me you're pissed about something? Or defriend me and make it clear how you feel? Or On the other hand, I suppose it is clear, non? :rolleyes:

[Morrigoon]

Or they forgot the restrictions they put on a certain group and they just happened to add you to that group?

[Ghoulish Delight]

A thought for Theo who will be enduring a round of immunizations this morning.

[katiesue]

Poor Theo. It only hurts for a minute then he'll be fine.

[Betty]

Or maybe he'll end up being cranky all afternoon. There there little Theo. It's for your own good and you won't remember a thing.

[BarTopDancer]

I should have added that I also understand those situations. This is someone whom I've (supposedly) been friends with for several years. All of a sudden, I'm blocked out of their wall and only get very general info. I mean, why not send me a note and tell me you're pissed about something? Or defriend me and make it clear how you feel? Or On the other hand, I suppose it is clear, non? :rolleyes:

My old co-worker added me then removed me without a word. It's very strange since we had a good camaraderie, talked a lot of hockey smack and he's one of my references.

Whatever, it's just Facebook. I can't get worked up about it. I remove people all the time for no reason other than I don't want to be associated with their pages/crap. With the lack of privacy settings and the way FB is feeding content to advertisers there are just people I'd rather not be associated with on there. Blocking their feed or adding them to a group so they can't see mine doesn't guarantee I still won't be associated with them when it comes to data mining.

A thought for Theo who will be enduring a round of immunizations this morning.

Poor baby. At least he won't remember them.

[Kevy Baby]

Wow - this gives "Walt's Little Friend" a run for its money

http://www.moillusions.com/wp-content/uploads/i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb234/vurdlak8/illusions/1statuen.jpg

http://www.moillusions.com/wp-content/uploads/i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb234/vurdlak8/illusions/2statuen.jpg

[€uroMeinke]

The UK has a new Prime Minister - he's 43. I think that makes him the first major head of state younger than me. Thankfully I remain younger than the President.

[Alex]

If it helps, officially Queen Elizabeth is the head of state for the United Kingdom and I think she's still a bit older than you.

[JWBear]

On my way to work this morning I saw an elderly gentleman standing on the side of 7th street (in Long Beach) wearing a Tomorrowland costume... WTF?

[Alex]

Catching the bus to work?

[Gn2Dlnd]

Catching the bus sun-powered electro-suspension car, which needs no wheels, to work?
FTFY

[Ghoulish Delight]

Who slowed time down?!?!

[Gn2Dlnd]

What made the Hottentots so hot?

[JWBear]

Catching the bus to work?

Did I forget to mention that he had a full white beard?

[Alex]

Maybe he's going to shave when he gets there?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

What made the Hottentots so hot?What do they got that I ain't got?

[wolfy999]

I probably know him.

[Gn2Dlnd]

What do they got that I ain't got?

An ape with an apricot. :D

[bewitched]

Olivia's new little turtle buddy:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q63/wwithers/image245.jpg

[blueerica]

CUUUUUUUTTTTEEEE!!!

[JWBear]

Ever had one of those days when you can actually hear the sound of little bits of your soul being sucked away?

[Gemini Cricket]

Ever had one of those days when you can actually hear the sound of little bits of your soul being sucked away?
You're not getting a bj from a vampire, are you?

[JWBear]

No (dammit).

[bewitched]

I prefer werewolves.

[Gemini Cricket]

No (dammit).
I like cowboys...
Wait, what did bewitched say? I got distracted by JW's avatar. Something about warehouses...?

:D

[Snowflake]

TONGA!

Tonga Room tonight with houseguest from out of town. Should be kitschy and fun. Makes me think of the Lashpair, miss them!

[SzczerbiakManiac]

A friend of mine just IM'd me this and I thought the LoT crown would enjoy hearing it. I got his permission to repost it.Today I grabbed lunch from Carl's Jr and sat back at my desk to eat. I shared a few fries with the dogs, but tossed the rest in the trash after I was done. For the next 3 hours, my Irish Setter snoozed in my office doorway while I worked. When I got up to go to the fridge, I came back to find him with his nose in the trash. He had been waiting 3 hours for me to leave so he could get the rest of the fries.

[Capt Jack]

patience shall win out


good dog. :D

[Gemini Cricket]

Smart pooch!

[bewitched]

I like cowboys...
Wait, what did bewitched say? I got distracted by JW's avatar. Something about warehouses...?

:D


Yes. Warehouses with Taylor Lautner in them. :D

[cirquelover]

So..... I am finally back online! It's been an interesting few weeks without a computer, first mine went down and then Zach's. I survived ok but the kid does his schooling online which made for a very interesing time at the library. He missed his boards as much as I do!

I have a lot of reading to catch up on here!

[katiesue]

Welcome back!

[JWBear]

No posts on LoT since 8:48 last night?! WTF?

[Ghoulish Delight]

I see one.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Wait, now I see 2.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Crap, now there are three. WTF?

[Ghoulish Delight]

The infant philosopher observes his reflected visage and asks of himself, "Goo?"

[Cadaverous Pallor]

His whole world is coming into question.

He has officially rolled over, by himself. :cool:

We're keeping the Flip cam close by in case he ever decides to do it again.

[Kevy Baby]

You must be proud of GD on this accomplishment!

[bewitched]

College looms.

[katiesue]

Way to go Theo! Madz could only roll one direction for a long time. She'd go across the living room then we'd have to flip her and she'd come back.

[Ghoulish Delight]

It's funny, he's spent the first 4 months turning mostly to his right side. This week we started putting him the opposite way in his crib AND stopped swaddling, and he started turning his head to the left when he sleeps, and now he's rolling to his left.

He's only managed to make it all the way from back to front once. But he's constantly trying and will no doubt succeed again at any moment. I know the standard line is "you're in trouble now" but all I can think is how amazingly awesome it is.

[Moonliner]

"you're in trouble now"

A little self mobility is great. Kudos to the little guy.

What you really have to watch is when they start walking. That's when the "Time to trouble" factor drops dramatically.

[Disneyphile]

So, I've applied to be a vendor at the huge weekly Anaheim farmer's market and craft fair. They've requested photos of my work, and then I can hopefully be approved. They don't allow much overlap in product types, so this would be a great sales resource! :)

[alphabassettgrrl]

OOoohh, how exciting, DP! Good luck!

[Alex]

So, someone I know was in the Tyra Banks clip in the most reason episode of The Soup.

[ToriBear]

Sooooo.....I got a school test tomorrow, and it's the first one I've done since I've gone into home-schooling. Hopefully, I'll do good!

[Ghoulish Delight]

So, someone I know was in the Tyra Banks clip in the most reason episode of The Soup.
One of the people that she was displaying as exhibits in a relationship freak show?*





* not that I am saying the people featured are freaks, just, as anyone who saw the episode knows, echoing the ridiculous tone of the clip in question.

[Alex]

Yes, the couple in the photo on this page (http://tyrashow.warnerbros.com/2010/05/strange_sex.php).

The one on the left is Elayne Angel, one of the premiere body piercers out there (and possessor of some very cool tattoos (in spoiler tag). The one on the right is her husban, FTM transexual porn maker Buck Angel. Elayne and Lani go way back and we saw them just a few months ago when Lani got a new conch piercing from her.

http://www.tattoosinflight.com/content/WingedWednesdayElayneAngelsWingsTattoo_1159F/elayne_angel_wings_tattoo.jpg

It was because of that recent piercing that Lani has signed a porn release form. They taped the piercing for use in Elayne's seminars, but the only video release they had was one of Buck's porn shoot releases.

[lindyhop]

A little self mobility is great. Kudos to the little guy.

What you really have to watch is when they start walking. That's when the "Time to trouble" factor drops dramatically.

With my son the biggest problem was when he learned to pull himself up and stand holding onto furniture. Gravity was not a concept so he would let go and his head would hit the coffee table (usually) on the way down. Then he would do it again. And again. At least when he learned to walk he could walk away from the furniture before he fell down.:rolleyes:

[Alex]

That's why babies are just like cars. You should dent them intentionally on the way off the lot just so you don't get so worked up when it happens anyway.

[Mousey Girl]

That's why babies are just like cars. You should dent them intentionally on the way off the lot just so you don't get so worked up when it happens anyway.

While I didn't go to this extreme, I did refuse to react until I saw blood. It made things much easier on both of us. He would often fall and look at me to see if he should cry, if I didn't react he would giggle and move on.

I wish the lucky parents well. The Boy was cruising the furniture at 8 months and took his first step at 10 months. I am still waiting for common sense and coordination to kick in.

[bewitched]

I wish the lucky parents well. The Boy was cruising the furniture at 8 months and took his first step at 10 months. I am still waiting for common sense and coordination to kick in.

Haha! Let me know at what age this happens.

[Betty]

Haha! Let me know at what age this happens.

Not at 11 says my down 4 (maybe 5) toothed son.

[Mousey Girl]

The Boy is 13 in real age, physically he is 16+, mentally and coordination he is somewhere between 4 and 10.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Aren't all teens horribly coordinated? Poor things, their bodies changing constantly...

[Mousey Girl]

Yeah, but it is worse when it is your own. You can't help but think that it is somehow your fault they are that way, because you know you were never that bad, so it has to be something you did.

Or you can be like me and point and laugh and tell everyone, "Yep! That's my boy."

[lindyhop]

You know how you think of the best comeback when it's too late to say it? Well, it's two days later but...

That's why babies are just like cars. You should dent them intentionally on the way off the lot just so you don't get so worked up when it happens anyway.

The kid was circumcised before he left the hospital. Sorta like dented.

[Alex]

Shhh! You'll set off Strangler Lewis!

[Mousey Girl]

So, all we have been hearing for the last 3 months is that Lance Armstrong will be cycling through Bakersfield during this leg of the Amgen Tour. It is happening today, at Bakersfield College. After his crash this morning it seems like the main part of the Central Valley that he will be visiting is the hospital in Visalia.