Sooooo.....

[Alex]

DORK ALERT: If anyone asks for the date today, you can tell them it is "38". 10/01/10 (specifically 100110) converted from a binary number to a decimal is 38.

You can also tell them it is 481,170,188,163, which is 100110 converted from base217.

[Moonliner]

You can also tell them it is 481,170,188,163, which is 100110 converted from base217.

It would make more sense to convert 100110 from base 2 into base217. Which would in fact work out to be: €

Quite the curious coincidence.

[Alex]

Damn, I was hoping you were telling true. That would have been cool. Anybody around here want to be &?

[Moonliner]

That would have been cool. Anybody around here want to be &?

Granted, but I would think 38 in base217 would be å - lower case 'z' + 12 more places up the ascii chart.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Except you'd start with 0-9, not a, so it would be |

[Alex]

Except that ASCII is 7-bit so couldn't accommodate base217. So I'm switching to either 8-bit (such as ISO 8859-1) or larger (unicode). In both of those, 38 is & (since we have to change character coding I see no reason to skip the first 47 positions as we do with ASCII for hexadecimal notation).

Have we killed Kevy's joke yet?

[Moonliner]

Except you'd start with 0-9, not a, so it would be |

Humm, good point. 0-9+a-z are not in order on the chart, so the only solution is to make up your own damn list for base217.

€ is in fact the correct answer.

Thanks for proving my case.

[JWBear]

Me today:

http://clipart.coolclips.com/AGifm/tf05195/CoolClips_wb023727.gif

[Snowflake]

Humm, good point. 0-9+a-z are not in order on the chart, so the only solution is to make up your own damn list for base217.

€ is in fact the correct answer.

Thanks for proving my case.

Cocks head off to the side, looks dumb, feels dumb. Too much like math.

[JWBear]

I just sent a text to Bill asking him to have a cocktail (a strong cocktail) waiting for me when I get home. I let him know that his life may depend on it.

[Kevy Baby]

Cocks head off to the side, looks dumb, feels dumb. Too much like math.I think they are speaking Thermian

[Mousey Girl]

I had a blast tonight. I started off going to listen to a friend's band, left them to meet up with someone to hear a diff band. It was a great night. Believe it or not, Bakersfield has some talented musicians. I do believe I am over my fear of going out alone.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Cocks head off to the side, looks dumb, feels dumb. Too much like math.

I think they are speaking Thermian

And I think Snowflake is speaking Thurstonian!

[JWBear]

I just discovered that I have a cousin who raises Llamas.

[Kevy Baby]

That's Llame

[katiesue]

So I stumbled on a message board for parents of children with T1 diabetes. I hit today's posts and one of the first threads that pops up is "So-who's in the clique?". Made me chuckle. Those darn cliques seem to be everywhere.

[Not Afraid]

That is a complaint on my pug board as well. Someone always has to be the outside martyr.

[BarTopDancer]

So I stumbled on a message board for parents of children with T1 diabetes. I hit today's posts and one of the first threads that pops up is "So-who's in the clique?". Made me chuckle. Those darn cliques seem to be everywhere.

You should join and say you are :evil:

[blueerica]

Cliques are everywhere.

I'm just glad I'm in one! ;)

Today's going to be awesome... I can just feel it! (She says... tongue firmly planted in cheek...

[blueerica]

I have a co-worker whose little doggie is seeing her last days. The dog has stopped eating and has been having stomach issues. So... I'm listening to her talk to her vet calmly about what her dog can have to mitigate the pain and the struggle of eating.

Makes me want to go and snuggle my kitties.

It's easy to forget that life comes with a beginning and an end, and all we can do is hope the end comes as smoothly as possible.

[mistyisjafo]

I started a new contract job helping out an upcoming event next week. There is about 1million things that need to get done and no one is running the show. Which is why I was brought on. I now have one day and one week to get it all done (if that) and one of my team members has decided to be out of town for the weekend. Unbelievable!

Hopefully I can crawl thru the cluster!

[Gemini Cricket]

Not Photoshop.

[katiesue]

Egads!

[lashbear]

What a dog !!

[blueerica]

I started a new contract job helping out an upcoming event next week. There is about 1million things that need to get done and no one is running the show. Which is why I was brought on. I now have one day and one week to get it all done (if that) and one of my team members has decided to be out of town for the weekend. Unbelievable!

Hopefully I can crawl thru the cluster!

YOU CAN DO IT!! :)


Not Photoshop.

That... well...

HEROES IN A HALF-SHELL............... TURTLE POWER!!

[€uroMeinke]

For BarTopDancer:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__kwF9vKRmNg/TJjWOd-olWI/AAAAAAAAZyE/84XhjLTTOUc/s640/RuelPascual2010SilentWhistle.jpg

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I want!!!
The Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box (http://www.burtonelfman.com/)

[BarTopDancer]

Hey, who sent you that childhood picture of me? hehe

That's fantastic!

[SzczerbiakManiac]

http://i.imgur.com/E3S8i.jpg

[lashbear]

I want!!!
The Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box (http://www.burtonelfman.com/)
Also Want !!! :eek:

[ToriBear]

I want!!!
The Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box (http://www.burtonelfman.com/)

I want!!!!!!

[Gemini Cricket]

I want!!!
The Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box (http://www.burtonelfman.com/)
Ha ha. I'm such a didlo. I was all like, 'well, what does it play when you wind it up'. Ha ha. Not that kind of music box, dinglecheese.
lol
:D

[katiesue]

Ha ha. I'm such a didlo. I was all like, 'well, what does it play when you wind it up'. Ha ha. Not that kind of music box, dinglecheese.
lol
:D

Add me to the dinglecheese list. I thought the same thing till I opened the link.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Not so dinglecheesey, really. It comes with:a large scale, tin-covered music box complete with an embedded music chip playing "The Music Box Suite" arranged and performed by Danny Elfman specifically for this historic collection.

[Morrigoon]

I like it... but not enough to lay out $500 for it.

[Kevy Baby]

Ha ha. I'm such a didlo.Typos make for such great quotes (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/quotes.php?do=view&quoteid=1671)

[SzczerbiakManiac]

So my brother got married Saturday. During the reception I was sitting across the table from one of my cousins. She was drunk and hitting on me. And her husband was sitting three chairs away from me.

It was creepy and uncomfortable on multiple levels. <yammy>

[Moonliner]

It was creepy and uncomfortable on multiple levels. <yammy>

It might have seemed that way due to a misunderstanding. She was probably just looking for a threesome.

[Alex]

Or, she was drunk enough to confuse you for her sister.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

ew and ew

[Gemini Cricket]

Typos make for such great quotes (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/quotes.php?do=view&quoteid=1671)
Uh... Lisa was logged in as me. That's it...
:D

[flippyshark]

Do you enjoy pirates? Is Halloween your favorite holiday? flippyshark has something fun up his sleeve, but for now, it's a mystery. (Ooooh)

[katiesue]

I love mysteries :)

[Moonliner]

The sun is shining brightly, a gentle cool breeze is blowing and there is not a cloud in the sky. I find myself filled with warmth and happiness plus a general sense of contentment making me feel like it really will all be ok. So I'm wondering, should I go see my doctor today or wait a day or two and see if this passes on it's own?

[BarTopDancer]

The sun is shining brightly, a gentle cool breeze is blowing and there is not a cloud in the sky. I find myself filled with warmth and happiness plus a general sense of contentment making me feel like it really will all be ok. So I'm wondering, should I go see my doctor today or wait a day or two and see if this passes on it's own?

I think the cure is going to the Rally to Keep Fear Alive on Oct 30th. :cool:

[Gn2Dlnd]

Do you enjoy pirates? Is Halloween your favorite holiday? flippyshark has something fun up his sleeve, but for now, it's a mystery. (Ooooh)

Is the sleeve a puffy sleeve? Are you taking us on a cruise to Indonesia? IS THERE CANDY!?!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Just watched live as they pulled the 2nd miner out of the mine in Chile.

I've been fascinated by this story, that was AMAZING to watch.

[BarTopDancer]

Just watched live as they pulled the 2nd miner out of the mine in Chile.

I've been fascinated by this story, that was AMAZING to watch.

Me too. I turned it on just in time to see the first miner come out. There must have been something in my eye and someone started cutting onions in the other room.

On the CNN feed it looked like they were examining the tube with someone still in side. I hope nothing went wrong.

The MSNBC feed is alternating from above ground and feed from the mine. Technology is amazing.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Pornkins (http://www.pornkins.com/): NC-17 rated jack-o-lantern carving kits

ya might not want to click that link at work

[Ghoulish Delight]

Not clicking the link, since I'm at work, but I disagree with their name choice. I would have gone with Humpkins. Or perhaps Jack-off-Lanterns.

[alphabassettgrrl]

924 posts? In two weeks? Y'all have been busy!

I went on a trip to Minnesota, and have been playing catch-up since I got home. Now we're having new carpets put in (about half of what we need to get done) and there are terrible noises coming from that part of the house.

Glad to be back here!

[Gemini Cricket]

This popped up in a dream this morning and I had to share.

Back in '89, my dad dropped me off at Chapman University for my freshman year in college. Before that, we went all over CA and did all the tourist stuff (DL, Knott's, Universal, Sea World etc). It was tough for both of us because we never spent any time together when I was younger. It was like going on a trip with a stranger. One day, we went to Sea World and did all the shows. The one we did right after Shamu was one called "Ski! Ski! Ski!" or something like that. It was a bunch of people doing jet ski stunts in a pool. There was a theme song sung by the Young Americans or some group like that. You know, a bunch of clean cut Carpenters wannabees singing: "C'mon, everybody! Ski, ski, ski!" It was the stupidest show ever. So, at a quiet time in the show, my dad just suddenly looks around and goes, "Hey, this is a fu cking commercial trying to get us to buy jet skis! Let's get out of here." It was so funny and so out of character for him to be so loud and contrary in public. So we got up and left. Needless to say, it gave me a giggle fit that day. I woke up this morning because I had a dream about it and woke up giggling.
:D

See, CP, this is who I get my anti-commercials, anti-product placement thing from. lol

[Not Afraid]

I successfully found another homeless pet and really good home. I'm like the Million Dollar Matchmaker for pets. ;)

[Snowflake]

I successfully found another homeless pet and really good home. I'm like the Million Dollar Matchmaker for pets. ;)

Without the million dollars, alas!

Good job, NA! :cheers:

[Ghoulish Delight]

Wow. They're pulling the miners out at a rate of one every half hour now. It's an astounding effort. At this point, there's no more than 2 minutes between the capsule hitting the chamber floor and it being back on its way up with the next miner inside.

The part that gets me the most (well, besides the reunion with family) is the moment the capsule is close enough for the surface that the rescuers can yell down to and hear back from the rescuee.

Just 5 miners and the 2 rescue personnel left down there now.

[Gemini Cricket]

Chili miners. I figured you could just make it in your kitchen, didn't know you had to go out and dig for it.

[cirquelover]

So....my shy young Freshman boy has really come out of his shell. He has a date for Homecoming tonight, no make that two dates for the dance. Now this is the crazy part, for me, they are Juniors!

It would appear his buddy set him up with this pretty young lady and her friend doesn't have a date so he's taking them both! All the other young men are slapping him on the back and telling him what a lucky dog he is. It was entertaining to watch last night when I picked him up from the bonfire.


I can hardly wait to see how Gary reacts when he comes home tonight. I'm sure it will be more slaps on the back and other guy stuff! I just hope he gets here early enough to help me/kid figure out what to wear. I guess it's a Hollywood theme for the night. It has been so long since I've been to High School. I feel really old!

I don't think I'm ready for all of this yet :eek:

[Moonliner]

It was entertaining to watch last night when I picked him up from the bonfire.



We had homecoming last week. After the kids went off to the dance some of the parents sat around and chatted. Mrs. Moonie mentioned the bonfire's she had in High School. First we had to explain what a "bonfire" is to a couple of them (international folks) and then defend the concept against "My God, that's not safe at all" type comments.

I really hate the East Coast some days. I glad to hear traditions are still burning bright somewhere in this country.

[Alex]

Grew up on the west coast. Never heard of bonfires being part of Homecoming except when they killed people in Texas.

[Capt Jack]

it was a big part of our homecomings. also known as the float burning, where the various class floats for the homecoming parade were burned at the beach. had some great times at those events

[Cadaverous Pallor]

No bonfires in 1990's LA school activities.

Insert LA Riots joke here.

[Alex]

Never heard of a homecoming parade either.

Homecoming was a dance and a football game. As a general rule nobody actually came home for it.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

We had a parade, though only clubs participated, so I never really got involved. I think we in Academic Decathlon talked about participating but it didn't happen. I did go and see the silliness when I was a senior, and like all the other senior activities I attended, I really don't know why I went.

Homecoming did bring back alumni to some degree. I went for a couple of years afterward but mostly because I had a brother in the band. I bumped into a few classmates - those of us that didn't go to college.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

So, a mom I know owns an Eichler. Visiting the house I was kinda star struck.

[Kevy Baby]

When I went to school (college; not high school) in San Luis Obispo, we used to have bonfires on the beach near Avila Beach (http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&q=avila+beach&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Avila+Beach,+San+Luis+Obispo,+California&gl=us&ei=Wye5TLGRGIumsQPpi8GgDw&ved=0CCsQ8gEwAA&ll=35.176913,-120.749166&spn=0.009892,0.019269&t=h&z=16) though it didn't have anything to do with Homecoming. We could drink alcohol at these soirees, though I understand they have stopped this practice.

[flippyshark]

Halloween is getting closer. So is Pirate Halloween. What am I talking about? It's still an enigma. Stay tuned.

[Tref]

You'd think a pair of shoes made of feathers would put you in a giggly mood all day. You'd think that, but you'd be wrong.



(Pic unrelated)
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z1/Tref_foto/1285601008823.jpg

[Gn2Dlnd]

Halloween is getting closer. So is Pirate Halloween. What am I talking about? It's still an enigma. Stay tuned.

What's an enigma?

[JWBear]

What's an enigma?

An 80's English band.

[katiesue]

Maddies phyched for her homecoming. We went shopping for accessories for her dress today. Our homecoming dances were always really casual but theirs is semi-formal.

We never had bonfires but we did to the parade thing one year. Only it was too expensive to shut a street down to do it so they just went around the track on the football field.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Yeah, our parade was on the football track. My first year in high school I somehow ended up getting to wear a big papier mache mascot head (we were the Huskies) on the main float of the parade. I have no recollection how a freshman geek from the highly gifted program ended up doing it, but I had a total blast. First and last time I've ever had that many people cheering for me.

Never went to any of our homecoming dances.

And the only bonfire I attended was freshman year of college.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

So I'm watching the RHPS Blu-Ray (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003VS0CWO/) that just arrived today and whaddya know, I'm in it—a couple times! They shot the shadowcast stuff at our theater last year but I didn't know they were going to use a clip of me doing pre-show. I'm also visible (if you don't blink) in the 15th anniversary special. (Holy crap, that was 20 years ago!)

[blueerica]

Sooo.... We haz the interwebs!

[Kevy Baby]

Signed up for Netflix so we could watch Glee from the beginning. Unfortunately, Glee is not available as an instant download - only as a DVD shipment only.

I don't have the patience for this damnit.

[Alex]

Business trip extended over the weekend. So put my rental car to use and put in about 1,025 miles on the road yesterday and today.

Started in Delaware and then was in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.

Had lobster in Maine and ate pizza (but no ice cream) at Ben & Jerry's headquarters.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

So I'm watching the RHPS Blu-Ray (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003VS0CWO/) that just arrived today and whaddya know, I'm in it—a couple times! They shot the shadowcast stuff at our theater last year but I didn't know they were going to use a clip of me doing pre-show. I'm also visible (if you don't blink) in the 15th anniversary special. (Holy crap, that was 20 years ago!)Holy crap, I saw you on TV 20 years ago!

[Stan4dSteph]

Business trip extended over the weekend. So put my rental car to use and put in about 1,025 miles on the road yesterday and today.

Started in Delaware and then was in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.

Had lobster in Maine and ate pizza (but no ice cream) at Ben & Jerry's headquarters.Maine is pretty much the only place I eat lobster. Guaranteed to be fresh. Glad you got to Waterbury. I ate the pizza they had there too. Pretty good, and a cool concept to have a wood-fired oven cart.

[Alex]

I'm not a big fan of lobster so having it in mac and cheese was a good compromise. And I expected just a couple of pieces, but the thing pretty much had a complete top layer of whole claw meat. A half dozen lobsters died so that I could eat their hands in a cheesy sauce.

[BarTopDancer]

Nova Scotia is pretty much the only place I eat lobster from. I'll be very, very sad when my mom stops going to visit family and bringing me back a stash.

[Kevy Baby]

McDonalds is pretty much the only place I eat lobster from.

http://www.stenseth.org/adventure/images/melobster.jpg

[Moonliner]

McDonalds is pretty much the only place I eat lobster from.


Speaking of fast food lobster, I just learned the ugly truth behind Long John Silvers Langostino "Lobster"

[cirquelover]

My Mom had a lobster roll at McDonalds this summer when she visited the NE. I thought it sounded strange.

The boy had a good time at Homecoming, although his date put him to work. She was head of the committee and she is student body secretary so she had a lot of jobs to do. It wasn't quite the date he hoped for but it was sure the date I preferred!

[blueerica]

Lobster roll @ McDonalds? Woah...

[Gemini Cricket]

I love the lobster rolls at Red's Eats in Wiscasset, ME.
:snap:

[Kevy Baby]

The boy had a good time at Homecoming, although his date put him to work. She was head of the committee and she is student body secretary so she had a lot of jobs to do. It wasn't quite the date he hoped for but it was sure the date I preferred!Aw - poor guy, no under-the-sweater-over-the-bra action.





Oh wait... uh, yeah, better date for Mom - that's it!

[BarTopDancer]

Lobster roll @ McDonalds? Woah...

The McLobster!


Creamed lobster is much better. When are you coming to visit? ;) :p :evil:

[RStar]

Creamed lobster sounds like road kill....

[Snowflake]

Got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning and no chance of getting back in and sleeping off the lousy mood.

[Ghoulish Delight]

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/the_economic_argument.png

[Morrigoon]

Damn I love me some quotey goodness. We've been FUNNY lately!

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Lordy that's awesome GD!

[wendybeth]

Lol, GD! Actually, I have known people to use numerology and astrology in their business planning. Addresses, dates to launch, etc..... people do it.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Well, I didn't make it. Thank xkcd.

[Betty]

Lol, GD! Actually, I have known people to use numerology and astrology in their business planning. Addresses, dates to launch, etc..... people do it.

I like the number 22 for no good reason. I added 22 cents to the end of offers when I was looking to buy a house. Didn't make a bit of difference, of course. Just silliness.

[wendybeth]

Lol- whenever I see the number 22, I think of that scene in 'Lost in America', where Albert Brooks wife is frantically trying to win back their nest egg at a casino in Vegas. :D

[wendybeth]

Hey, for those of you who know mine and JW's (adopted) sister, Nice Bobbi- she just got a job, after a 4 month search! Jobs in the accounting field are few and far between, and she's been pretty stressed about this, so I am thrilled for her! :)

She had gone for one job- which had hundreds of applicants, and made it to the final three, only to lose out to someone who had more experience in that particular area. (An electrician office). The very next day, the guy's nephew called her- he has a business that was next to her old office, and her former boss recommended her for the position he was looking to fill. He called her, had her come in yesterday, and the job is hers! It's great pay, they use the same accounting system she is used to, and what's really weird is he had no idea she had interviewed for his uncle the day before. The office manager at his uncle's place wanted to hire her really badly (she was retiring, and she and Bobbi hit it off), and was bummed when her boss went with the other person. I should mention the boss hired someone else who didn't work out, against his office manager's advice, so he doesn't sound too swift. This actually turns out to be a better position, and Bobbi already knows a lot of the people in the office from dealing with them in the past. I'm beyond relieved for her- she's a workaholic, and unemployment has not been a relaxing time for her.

[Kevy Baby]

Yeah for Bobbi!

[BarTopDancer]

Hooray for Bobbi!

[JWBear]

Yay!

[Betty]

That's great news!

[Scrooge McSam]

Yay Bobs!!!!! I'm so happy to hear this :)

[lashbear]

What's an enigma?
"Give me my pencil"


ETA: OK, Show Queens, figure THAT one out.

[Kevy Baby]

We just spent the last couple of hours holding Noyoke for his end of time on this planet after a spider bite. He just died in my arms.

Gonna miss you buddy.

[katiesue]

Awww Kevy - hugs to you and GusGus.

[wendybeth]

:( I'm sorry, Kevy.

[€uroMeinke]

So sorry for you and Gus Gus - he was a beautiful creature

[Not Afraid]

A spider bite???? That's terrible! He's was such a beautiful guy. I'm so sorry for your loss.

[CoasterMatt]

:(

[CoasterMatt]

At the moment, I'm trying to decide on the "scariest" photo I've taken at a Halloween event this year. Right now, the leading candidate is this...
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1419/5111047159_9db905dab3_z.jpg

[madmonkeygirl]

You would put that picture in here. Figures....those fries made me physically sick pure grease and nothing but grease...lol but that was such a fun time so much better showing someone around. :) Will never forget getting "LOST" in the Cage total laugh. :)

[mousepod]

I'm so sorry to hear the news, Kevy.

[Kevy Baby]

Thanks for the well wishes everyone: Susan and I appreciate it!

In a strange twist today, when we were making our weekly pilgrimage to the reptile store for supplies, we spoke again with the owner about our bumper crop of baby Crested Geckos (our adult couple have being VERY frisky lately and we have received NINE babies in the last four months). Since he had just sold his last two Cresties earlier in the day, he said he was interested in out babies. He also has a female Nosy Be Panther Chameleon that we had been eyeing for a couple of months (we already have a male).

So we ended up making a swap: seven of our baby Cresties for his female (two are too young for him to sell): a truly win-win situation! That is six less mouths for us to feed and he has a new infusion of saleable merchandise!

[flippyshark]

So sorry, Kevy. What a beautiful creature!

[blueerica]

Kevy, GusGus, I'm very sorry to hear of your loss. It is interesting, though, to see that as one door has closed, another seems to be opening. *hugs*

At the moment, I'm trying to decide on the "scariest" photo I've taken at a Halloween event this year. Right now, the leading candidate is this...
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1419/5111047159_9db905dab3_z.jpg

That is truly the scariest thing I've seen this Halloween! ;)

Those were potatoes? They almost look like fried-up onions.

[Ghoulish Delight]

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/constructive.png

"And what about all the people who won't be able to join the community because they're terrible at making helpful and constructive co-- ... oh."

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Kevy - so sorry about your loss. :( Good to hear the news is getting better.

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/constructive.png

"And what about all the people who won't be able to join the community because they're terrible at making helpful and constructive co-- ... oh."Wow, this is the smartest thing I've ever read.

[JWBear]

Kim Jong-Il is alive and well and standing in our lobby.

[CoasterMatt]

Coca Cola and M&Ms DO make a good breakfast treat.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Kim Jong-Il is alive and well and standing in our lobby.

Rrrobby?

[Gemini Cricket]

I wish I were sitting on the front deck of the Mark Twain, circling Tom Sawer Island, eating a churro right now. That would be so righteously awesome.

[innerSpaceman]

I don't do SO so often, so I'm late with condolences for Kevy and Gus Gus. Aw, what a beauty brought down by an evil spider. Bah!


Oh, and now that I've been confronted with photos of those ribbon fries, I've got a grease flash-back, and I won't be back to SO for a few months. Heheh.

[Gemini Cricket]

Sorry to hear about your loss, Kevy & GusGus.
:(

[Ghoulish Delight]

OMG, gin martini + garlic stuff habanero flavored olives. Painfully spectacular.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Astronaut demos drinking coffee in space (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk7LcugO3zg)
Not "pretty" but damn clever.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Likes his coffee like he likes his space, cold, black, and neverending.

[Moonliner]

*sigh* Kids.

So I'm picking up Headliner from school. It's a warm breezy day so I have the windows down and the sunroof open.

Just as she gets in the car. Freebird (https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Free_Bird) comes on the stereo. The album version.

What else could I do? I cranked that bastard up and took the long/slow way home.

She kept looking at me like I was having a heart attack or something.

Kids.




(But to her credit, she was air guitaring it by the time we finally made it home. )

[ToriBear]

*sigh* Kids.

So I'm picking up Headliner from school. It's a warm breezy day so I have the windows down and the sunroof open.

Just as she gets in the car. Freebird (https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Free_Bird) comes on the stereo. The album version.

What else could I do? I cranked that bastard up and took the long/slow way home.

She kept looking at me like I was having a heart attack or something.

Kids.




(But to her credit, she was air guitaring it by the time we finally made it home. )


I feel your daughter's pain. Mom does it to me all the time.

[JWBear]

I feel your daughter's pain. Mom does it to me all the time.

It's good that she's introducing you to real music.

[Not Afraid]

Freebird is real music?

[katiesue]

I had to ferry Madz and three different friends around at different times this weekend. They learned to appreciate Gogol Bordello :)

[JWBear]

Freebird is real music?

Yes.... :p

[alphabassettgrrl]

I've decided on-line application forms are one of the top forms of torture in existance. Problems when a page doesn't load right, you can't see all of what you need to gather at one time (you get one page requesting info, so you get that info, then you get to another page that requires you to research info), you can only fill in one page (so I can't skip that page and fill out other things which don't require research), and it won't let you skip things that you don't know the answer to.

Booooo.

[Kevy Baby]

Freebird (https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Free_Bird) comes on the stereo. The album version.It could have been better: it could have been the LIVE version. It comes in at 20:58. I has it.

[Disneyphile]

I feel your daughter's pain. Mom does it to me all the time. Tori, my mom did it too. Except, I was stuck with the likes of Anne Murray, Lynn Anderson, and Tammy Wynette, including all of their Christmas music (and not just at Christmas either!). :eek:

[Disneyphile]

So, in part of my "Operation Restore Disneyphile" personal quest, I'm happy to say that I've been reading books on a regular basis again for the last three months, which is something I haven't done in 6 years. It feels awesome. :)

And, my latest "forgotten hobby" for which I finally have desire again: Music. I'm selling off my old electric guitar and have found a gorgeous acoustic with dark blue overlay that's calling my name. I've also been toying around with my closeted Yamaha DX7 keyboard again (although, I'm tempted to sell my analog Oberheim OB-8, because it's just too large to keep around, and is apparently worth a LOT, since it's in mint condition from the early 80's), and my dad is pulling my saxophones out of the attic and bringing them down to me.

It's been over a decade since I've played anything. It feels SO wonderful to have that part of me back. I just want to relax and lose myself once again in tonal expression and harmony. :)

[alphabassettgrrl]

I might get health insurance at a reasonable price. Thanks, Mr. President.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Procrastination Explained (http://youarenotsosmart.com/2010/10/27/procrastination/)

[Kevy Baby]

... my closeted Yamaha DX7 keyboard ...You should be encourage your keyboard to embrace its sexuality and come out of the closet.

[Mousey Girl]

Procrastination Explained (http://youarenotsosmart.com/2010/10/27/procrastination/)

I'll click on it tomorrow.

[alphabassettgrrl]

I now have a perfect copy of my upper jaw. Husband says it's creepy. I think it's kind of cool. :)

[Kevy Baby]

So, for those who don't follow me (and/or Susan) on Twitter, or who are curious for more details of this morning's fun.

Apparently, about 5:00 this morning, my jostling woke Susan and it was apparent to her that I was angry in a dream. Out of concern, she reached over and put her hand on my wrist in an effort to calm me. Unfortunately, at that moment in my dream, I was getting into a physical altercation. So, my subconscious decided that the hand that was physically touching me was the hand of the person I was altercating with and I defended myself.

Unfortunately for Susan, that means that meant that I bent her thumb backwards and pulled about 2/3 of the thumbnail out at the cuticle.

We went to the emergency room and after a local anesthetic, the doctor basically shoved the nail back in. She will probably eventually lose the nail, but they wanted to keep it there to act as a splint as the new nail grows in.

So, naturally, I am feeling like crap for abusing my wife. But on the plus side, she may be able to get 10% off her manicures because they only have to take care of 9 nails.

[Ghoulish Delight]

OMG, Kevy that must be such a helpless feeling! Hope Susan is okay and that you can keep that from happening again.


Speaking of sleep.

I spent this week being trained on a major new software tool for the new project I'm working on. It was actually one of the best training courses I've been a part of, I really feel like I learned a lot. Today, the last day, was dedicated to taking what we'd learned and actually using the software to work through an actual scenario that we'd be using it for (instead of the classroom examples). I spent about 7 hours in a conference room today staring at my laptop.

After 4 days of stuffing my brain full in the classroom, a day of eye strain with my laptop, all the while being treated to big lunches...I came home and crashed. My body rebelled and I wasn't home 15 minutes before I was laying uselessly on the floor. I don't even think dealing with Theo has wiped me out this much. Wow.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Kevy, I hope Susan heals quickly and cleanly. That must have been a little scary, to wake up and realize you'd hurt her.

[Kevy Baby]

That must have been a little scary, to wake up and realize you'd hurt her. It's been a really crappy day

[alphabassettgrrl]

It's been a really crappy day

I'm sorry. I hope tomorrow is better.

[wendybeth]

Yikes, Kevy!!!!! Of course you have no control over something like that, but I realize any advice against feeling guilty would be pointless- you love Susan and so you're gonna feel bad. Let her kick you in the nads a couple of times- that should get you over it. ;)

There have been times when I've argued with Eric in my dreams, and woke up mad enough to beat the crap out of him. It takes a while to go away, even though I know it was just a dream, the feelings seem real enough. Poor guy.

[Mousey Girl]

Towards "the end" I once woke up with a sudden jolt, my fist huirting... I had decked David in the jaw in my sleep. :evil:

[Not Afraid]

Chris woke me up one night socking me in the back. Apparently he was trying to kill a spider in his dream.

[JWBear]

Soooo.... I was planning on making meatloaf tonight. Should I make it like this?

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wGr8njEWjtI/TL9hN-_XHBI/AAAAAAAANng/AuJbNzFNH_M/s400/michelle+m.lw.meatloaf+baby.jpg

[alphabassettgrrl]

Went to Dia de los Muertos yesterday with a couple of friends and about half of Los Angeles. It was quite the event, though I think the people dressed in random costumes kind of missed the idea. I saw a couple in Plains Indian type headdresses with feathers, a teletubby, a teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, and the prisoner.

Day was topped off with dinner at Fred 62, a place I hadn't heard of but turned out to be pretty delish.

[Kevy Baby]

I am in Des Moines, IA

Actually, I am in Ankeny, but I figured most people on LoT have never heard of Ankeny - I know I hadn't until I was here about six weeks ago.

[CoasterMatt]

I've begun my month of mourning. Lemme know when it's Haunt/Horror Nights time again...

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Soooo ladies, how about that Stephen Fry (http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad-application/stephen-fry-criticised-for-female-sex-remarks-and-indecent-tweeting/story-fn6bn80a-1225946307930), huh?

[Mousey Girl]

He sounds like a very bitter man. The 2 women he had been attracted to both shunned him, so now all women must hate sex? Maybe they were just disgusted by him.

[Moonliner]

Obviously his conclusion does not support is observations, but what about his observations:

Of course, a lot of women will deny this and say, 'Oh no, but I love sex, I love it!' But do they go around having it the way that gay men do?"

So what up gays, are you having more fun more often?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

He's right that women don't crave sex the way men do. Duh. Doesn't mean that women don't enjoy it.

He's an idiot but I really don't think it's a big deal. Most men think about women this way because they don't understand how women think about sex. I don't expect them to. Women don't understand just how much men care about sex, either.

[Kevy Baby]

He's right that women don't crave sex the way men do. Duh. Doesn't mean that women don't enjoy it.Are you speaking that the biology is different or that women don't have the cravings for sex that men do. If you are saying the latter, I disagree with you. While overall, if you counted up all the men and women in the world with a ranking above [insert whatever number of out of ten on the sex craving ranking scale], I would suspect that there are more men then women. But to say that there is a huge difference is not correct.

There might be more of a bias in one direction in certain age ranges. For example, My experience is that in the late teens and into some point in their 20's, men lead the way. But as folks hit their mid-to-late 30's, the pendulum starts swinging in the other direction.

Take societal pressures out of the equation, then things really start balancing out.

[Gemini Cricket]

Kinda digs the show "Supernatural". Yeah, I know, it's been on forever but I'm just discovering it now. The two guys are HOT!

[ToriBear]

Kinda digs the show "Supernatural". Yeah, I know, it's been on forever but I'm just discovering it now. The two guys are HOT!

I know! ''Supernatural'' has to be one of my favorite shows, next to ''House'' of course.

[Kevy Baby]

I am Sofa King tired

[Gemini Cricket]

I know! ''Supernatural'' has to be one of my favorite shows, next to ''House'' of course.
I hear ya. I've been watching re-runs on TNT. Just watched two this morning. I got up early to see Jared Padalecki.

[JWBear]

Someone has a Jared Padalecki obsession, I see....

[ToriBear]

I hear ya. I've been watching re-runs on TNT. Just watched two this morning. I got up early to see Jared Padalecki.

As did I. Except, I got up early to see Jensen Ackles.

[JWBear]

My fellow supervisors and I all made and served breakfast for our staff today. I was making pancakes... Lots and lots of pancakes. I got batter on my shoe. And I smell like bacon.

[Chernabog]

And I smell like bacon.

Girl, we all smell like bacon! ;) Fvck I'm hungry.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I was making pancakesI like :cakes:

[JWBear]

The entire second floor still smells like bacon. It must be driving everyone up there crazy. (We cooked about 20 pounds of it.)

[Morrigoon]

Wow, sounds like a New Years party.

Incidentally, I cooked bacon as part of dinner tonight. Then I strained and kept the grease. Because... you know...

[katiesue]

Maddie wants to know where the homeless guys in the medians get their markers to make signs.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

They are homeless, not markerless.

[alphabassettgrrl]

So my hubby has a job interview by phone this morning. :) This makes both of us very happy. Wish him luck- it's a job that he's about perfect for.

[lashbear]

Good luck !!

[alphabassettgrrl]

Thank you! :) Next step is an in-person interview. :)

[Kevy Baby]

Thank you! :) Next step is an in-person interview. :) Followed by being hired. Followed by being sent on a business trip to Zimbabwe where he falls in love with a one-legged blind Hula-Hoop expert while touring Victoria Falls.

[JWBear]

Followed by being hired. Followed by being sent on a business trip to Zimbabwe where he falls in love with a one-legged blind Hula-Hoop expert while touring Victoria Falls.

That's ridiculous! Where did you come up with that?

Everyone knows the Zambian side of the falls are much better!

[Kevy Baby]

Funny!

A woman on Wheel of Fortune just solved this puzzle with only ONE LETTER. The category is "Phrase." See if you can figure it out without peeking at the answer (I put one word per line due to formatting limitations):

_' _ _
_ _ _
_
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ L _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _

By the way, the reason she answered so quickly was because it was a puzzle round where the winner gets a trip of some kind.

I'VE GOT A GOOD FEELING ABOUT THIS

[Ghoulish Delight]

I got the first 3 words.

[Disneyphile]

We have a koi! :D

Otto, our giant one-eyed goldfish swam off to the eternal waters a couple weeks ago, so we stripped down the tank and are redoing it. We got a gorgeous golden baby koi with unusual face markings.

I will take photos tomorrow once the tank is ready for him. For now, he's residing amongst the plants in a small bucket on our kitchen counter for the night. :)

[alphabassettgrrl]

DP- we need pictures! Congratulations on your new addition (and may Otto find peace).

[Kevy Baby]

Dear body/mind:

This is the first weekend in a while without multiple obligations and to get caught up on rest. So why the fark are you waking up at 6:00 on Saturday morning?!?

[Alex]

Could have been worse, you could end up awaking at 4:30-5:00 every Saturday morning just because that's what you do during the week.

[€uroMeinke]

What kinda geek are you?

http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/know-your-nerds-20101025-114429.jpg

[Kevy Baby]

We have a remote for an LG DVD Recorder. We do not now, nor never have, own an LG DVD Recorder or any LG device.

[alphabassettgrrl]

We have a remote for an LG DVD Recorder. We do not now, nor never have, own an LG DVD Recorder or any LG device.

The other remotes have been breeding? Ghosts?

[katiesue]

I just got my new dishwasher and mircowave installed. Now the stove looks all sorry and old.

[Morrigoon]

I bought the purple peacoat I've been obsessing over for weeks :)

[lashbear]

why do you need to wear a special coat just to take a pee ?

And Katiesue - time for a new stove... :evil:

[Not Afraid]

I had a very fun and interesting day at the Noches de Altares event. It was pretty successful for me sales wise, but it was also just a hell of a lot of fun - except for the first part of the day.

We had 4 hours for set up which is a VERY long time. We had a plan in place and we expected things to go smoothly. Well, the wind kicked up shortly after we set up. The canopy was lifting of the ground and moving several feet. The banner knocked over a display and broke several sugar skulls, a display hutch and some candles in tall votives. It was sheer chaos for about 2 hours. We borrowed some bungee cords and strapped down as best we could. Eventually, the wind died down and some emergency sand bags were delivered. But, not the way I wanted to start the day!

I had this bad feeling about the day for three reasons: I had a nightmare about my mother; I saw a cat that had been hit by a car; and I saw a large pool and stream of blood on the street when I was walking a dog this morning.

Thank GOD you can turn around a bad day into a good one!

[Morrigoon]

I'm glad it came out better in the end

[JWBear]

I forgot about the time change. I woke up and my alarm clock said 8:30, and I believed it. :(

[Not Afraid]

Chris is off to DC for a week, I cam home, put my PJs back on and an going to take a nap before I go out to see FRONTIER RECORDS 30TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY with ADOLESCENTS + AVENGERS + T.S.O.L. + MIDDLE CLASS + THE DEADBEATS + RIKK AGNEW + FLYBOYS + THE STAINS + THE PONTIAC BROTHERS + yer emcee Keith Morris from CIRCLE JERKS

I knew most of these people when I was 18-26, so this should be interesting.

[€uroMeinke]

Have fun. Say hi to Jeff & Dorthy (and any other long lost friends you happen to see)

[CoasterMatt]

Oh, lucky you Lisa... I LOVE T.S.O.L.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I had a very fun and interesting day at the Noches de Altares event.We had a good time (even if Theo wasn't quite on board with Lisa's...energy ;) ). Got a few photos and made a couple purchases (the shortbread skull cookies were a big hit at the get together we went to afterward).

[Ghoulish Delight]

I woke up today wishing I could have proper English breakfast at the little Iranian-run shop we ate at every morning in London. I think it's the weather that's triggering it. That and maybe watching the Mighty Boosh dvd.

[JWBear]

It poured in LB early this morning.

[Capt Jack]

It poured in LB early this morning.

great....have It make mine a double. :cheers:

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I woke up today wishing I could have proper English breakfast at the little Iranian-run shop we ate at every morning in London. I think it's the weather that's triggering it. That and maybe watching the Mighty Boosh dvd.Aww. Milk in your tea and baked beans for breakfast. I'll never forget reading the newspaper there, trying to keep up with the US presidential election.

[Ghoulish Delight]

And the leading edge of the financial collapse of the planet.

[Not Afraid]

That and maybe watching the Mighty Boosh dvd.

Mighty Boosh is in my que. My neighbor swears I will like it, but he doesn't know my weirdness about comedy. We'll see.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Hmmm....... iffy.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Artist? Severe OCD victim? Both?
You tell me (http://vimeo.com/16266682)

[Not Afraid]

I realized today why I like writing lists on paper as opposed to electronically. The satisfaction of taking my pen and crossing out the things that I've done is too great and doesn't have the same joy when things are electronic.

[alphabassettgrrl]

The satisfaction of taking my pen and crossing out the things that I've done is too great and doesn't have the same joy when things are electronic.

I agree! :)

[Cynthia]

Funny, just got back from several days of bean, mushrooms and nice black tea for breakfast, and of course reading with relief that Jerry Brown won (Meg scares the heck out of me) .

There really is only two degrees of separation theses days

[Chernabog]

There really is only two degrees of separation theses days

You slept with someone who slept with MEG WHITMAN?!?!? Great googly-moogly! :D

[wendybeth]

Artist? Severe OCD victim? Both?
You tell me (http://vimeo.com/16266682)
An artist afflicted with OCD.......

[Cadaverous Pallor]

And the leading edge of the financial collapse of the planet.Right! I had never heard of Lehman Brothers when we left for the trip, and it went under while we were there. For a while I was convinced that Lehman was a British bank because it was all over the news.

An artist afflicted with OCD.......I'm glad she's found a way to channel it into such awesome ideas and possibly make a living at it.

[Moonliner]

I assume everyone has head about the mystery missile fired off the LA coast?

No? Read the details here. (http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/11/09/california.contrails/index.html?hpt=T2) Or here (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/11/09/national/main7037857.shtml?tag=topnews) or here (http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/11/09/mystery-missile-launch-off-cali-coast/)


Just don't read this one (http://www.smartplanet.com/technology/blog/thinking-tech/the-mysterious-california-missile-launch-that-wasnt/5646/). It takes all the fun out of it.

Hint: It's a contrail from a jet coming towards you not a missile going away.

[blueerica]

Yeah, I read about it too, and was just thinking how strange it was that no one's posted here about it.

[Kevy Baby]

Having seen the contrails of so many rockets launched out of Vandenberg AFB (http://www.spacearchive.info/vafbsked.htm) (near Lompoc on the Central Coast of Cali), I didn't give it a second thought.

[BarTopDancer]

Having seen the contrails of so many rockets launched out of Vandenberg AFB (http://www.spacearchive.info/vafbsked.htm) (near Lompoc on the Central Coast of Cali), I didn't give it a second thought.

I didn't either, until no one knew where it came from.

[Alex]

Here's a rule I live by and it works out pretty weird: when people say something really unusual happened in the sky and they know in their hearts what it is, they're wrong. Because people generally really suck at recognizing what they're seeing in the sky.

If it were a rocket launched by us and the military wanted it to be a secret they would have just announced a launch and lied about what they were launching (as they probably do all the time) or done it where nobody was likely to see (we have launch sites all over the world and in very remote places). They would have to be pretty stupid to launch a missile over Los Angeles and think nobody would notice.

If it were a missile launch by someone other than the United States I really don't think they'd be able to keep their intense interest in it secret at all (and the president would probably not continue his overseas trip).

That said, at times like these I really miss Art Bell.

[BarTopDancer]

I've seen some weird stuff in the sky (Erica saw one of those things with me and it wasn't a double hallucination). That said, I didn't think it was a foreign missile or rocket. It was odd that for a period of time it wasn't being identified, the military said it wasn't them (which I believe because as Alex said they'd announce the launch and lie about what it is) and no one knew where it came from.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

If it were a rocket launched by us and the military wanted it to be a secret they would have just announced a launch and lied about what they were launching (as they probably do all the time) or done it where nobody was likely to see (we have launch sites all over the world and in very remote places).

That's called a cover story.

[RStar]

wow



That has nothing to do with this topic or anything else. That's just the way I feel today.


wow


I'm glad the day is almost over.


wow

[Not Afraid]

I didn't think the missile trail was off until I read it was "coming from Catalina". Since when do we launch missiles from Catalina?

[alphabassettgrrl]

Ok- today's a new day. Cool.

[RStar]

Yes, it was a better day.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I got my promotion this year based on a lot of smoke and mirrors. Not to say I didn't work, but I can't say I was putting my full effort in, or that I was putting as much effort in as I made it look to management.

However, I think I've retroactively earned the promotion over the last 3 weeks. Or, at least, I've accelerated from cruise control, right on past where I should have been over the last year, and am now putting in effort befitting my new position.

Feels good, but I'm exhausted, and getting a little tired of late work hours eating into my time with Theo. But at least it's been rewarding work.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Congratulations!

[ToriBear]

I just had my second ballroom class yesterday, and it was awesome! A friend of mine talked me into joining it because they needed one more girl, and I'm so glad that he talked me into doing it. I've been looking for ballroom classes for quite a while, and this one is by far the best. I just learned the Rumba and I picked up on it pretty quickly. I is a happy girl now. :D

[Snowflake]

I just had my second ballroom class yesterday, and it was awesome! A friend of mine talked me into joining it because they needed one more girl, and I'm so glad that he talked me into doing it. I've been looking for ballroom classes for quite a while, and this one is by far the best. I just learned the Rumba and I picked up on it pretty quickly. I is a happy girl now. :D

That's fabulous! :snap:

[Cynthia]

My husband and I just took a few ballroom classes and really enjoyed it! But I have to admit I am not picking up anything fast, good for you!

[alphabassettgrrl]

I just had my second ballroom class yesterday, and it was awesome!

Ballroom dancing is fun! Glad that you're getting the chance to do it!

Today I learned that a tired dog does indeed do better at the vet. Walked Boomer for an hour before his appointment. He sat in the waiting room, he calmly greeted the sedated poodle that was waiting her turn, and we got the blood draw done with hardly a flinch from anybody.

Normally he's crazy, even with a walk. Sometimes I think a short walk makes him even crazier than no walk at all. But today's really really long walk seems to have done better. May have to repeat that on Tuesday before he goes in for his snip.

[Kevy Baby]

I just had my second ballroom class yesterday, and it was awesome! A friend of mine talked me into joining it because they needed one more girl, and I'm so glad that he talked me into doing it. I've been looking for ballroom classes for quite a while, and this one is by far the best. I just learned the Rumba and I picked up on it pretty quickly. I is a happy girl now. :DCool - good for you! Susan and I tried ballroom dancing, but, um...

I was surprised about this though:...because they needed one more girl...Usually the shortage is with the boys. :eek:

[Cynthia]

Kevy, Brendan tried to take a ballroom class in his last year of college and they has twice as many men, as women. I think that guys have realized it is more or less a guarantee of getting laid!

[JWBear]

Bill wanted me to make peanut butter cookies with chocolate chips and coconut in them, so I did. They're... interesting. Bill loved them, so I guess it was a success.

[katiesue]

Congrats GD on the promotion!

Way to go Tori with the dancing lessons.

[alphabassettgrrl]

I dreamed this morning that I was at Knott's with a bunch of LoTers. There was a story/puzzle thing set up as a UFO crash site but everybody had already seen it but me so nobody wanted to spend much time there.

What gets me is that we were at Knott's!!! :) That's weird...

[Mousey Girl]

I have bene productive, for a change. I already have dinner started. It is beef stew, and needs to cook all day. The Boy will be come aroudn 3:30 and the first thing out of his mouth is, "I'm hungry."
Dishes are done, trash is out. Now I can go back to bed. lol

[Gemini Cricket]

It's a great day today. Too bad I'm not fully awake to enjoy it.
Zzzzz at work.

[Moonliner]

It's a great day today. Too bad I'm not fully awake to enjoy it.
Zzzzz at work.

Dude! You're in HAWAII!

[Gemini Cricket]

Dude! You're in HAWAII!
Ha ha. True.
But...
Living in Hawai`i is sometimes like working at Disneyland. You try to make a living while you're amongst people who are on vacation, who also expect you to be jolly about seeing them all the time.
:D

[Mousey Girl]

If you report a car stolen, will it be impounded when they find it or will they call you to come get it?

[lashbear]

Ha ha. True.
But...
Living in Hawai`i is sometimes like working at Disneyland. You try to make a living while you're amongst people who are on vacation, who also expect you to be jolly about seeing them all the time.
:D
You mean you weren't really jolly when we saw you ??:confused:

[Moonliner]

If you report a car stolen, will it be impounded when they find it or will they call you to come get it?

My experience is impounded. If there is a driver then he/she gets a visit to the pokey.

[Mousey Girl]

Luckily we found the car. If we had called the cops the driver would have been taken in for a DUI and the car would have been automatically impounded.

[JWBear]

We saw a Thing today!

[CoasterMatt]

I found a big black gelatinous blob living at the base of our fridge today.

[RStar]

We saw a Thing today!

I'm sorry. I should have put on pants. :blush:

[RStar]

I found a big black gelatinous blob living at the base of our fridge today.

Did you name it BOB?

[Disneyphile]

So... does anyone know if I could buy an official licensed item and then repurpose it for resale?

I bought some of the Flynn's Arcade tokens at Electronica and would like to make a few unique necklaces and keychains from them. I'm just wondering if I could list them on Etsy as, "Unique pieces featuring actual tokens from Flynn's Arcade".

Is that fine?

I know it works with licensed fabrics, as long as the item isn't listed as an "official product", but rather one that "features licensed material".

[JWBear]

I don't know whether to laugh or cry... (http://creationwiki.org/Main_Page)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Consolation prize for today's sh*tstorm of a commute home: Booze and a night of most of my favorite television shows. Followed tomorrow by what is sure to be a most memorable live music event. Flat tire be damned!

[flippyshark]

Just got back from Les Mis concert broadcast. Lea Salonga rules. Nick Jonas must never, ever get near musical theater again.

[Prudence]

True story - last night I dreamed I was at the NYE festivities and GC was there. I think it's a sign.

[Disneyphile]

Last night, I dreamt that Ken's family was a large musical ensemble and performed on Oprah. It was like the Partridge Family. ;)

[Betty]

Just got back from Les Mis concert broadcast. Lea Salonga rules. Nick Jonas must never, ever get near musical theater again.

OH - my daughter will fight you over that statement. She's pretty sure the sign rises and sets because of him.

[Kevy Baby]

Somebody posted a link on Twitter recently about iPhone auto-correct fails. I had a funny one of my own the other day: She told me she was getting her shot that day and I asked "Lipton?"

I had typed "Luprin?" (the shot that puts her in a temporary menopause for three more months), but the iPhone changed it to Lipton.

Have you had your injection of instant iced tea?