Sooooo.....

[Not Afraid]

In talking about books subjects to bring my MIL, Melia texted me the suggestions "Mary Queen of Pants".

[€uroMeinke]

Earlier today my iphone made me say every thongs alright

[Sub la Goon]

In talking about books subjects to bring my MIL, Melia texted me the suggestions "Mary Queen of Pants".

Earlier today my iphone made me say every thongs alright

Now we know what's under those Pants.

[JWBear]

No posts in over 12 hours? Where is everyone?

[Alex]

I've been assuming Facebook since volume is down for weeks now.

[lashbear]

We can do facebook posts here too, you know ! Lemme see...

"I'm sitting at the computer posting on LoT"

How's that?

[JWBear]

I've been assuming Facebook since volume is down for weeks now.

No one has posted on the LoT Facebook group since Thursday.

[Kevy Baby]

Also, weekend traffic on here is usually lower as well. Apparently, we are collectively okay with using work time to post on LoT, but aren't willing to give up personal time to do so.

And keeping with that, I am currently at work (although I am just transferring files for my trip to Des Moines - flying out tomorrow).

[JWBear]

Apparently, we are collectively okay with using work time to post on LoT...

Shocking! Shocking, I say!

[Prudence]

We started test driving cars! Today we visited a Toyota dealership and sat in a Matrix (way too small for our needs), a Rav4 (ok, but the seats weren't as comfortable as we'd like and I thought the steering wheel was too small), and a Venza (no, nein, nyet!)

[Ghoulish Delight]

We love our CRV

[BarTopDancer]

I love my Mazda3 (aka ShinyCar) but if I were to buy a new car now I'd buy an Escape.

I also love GDs and CPs CRV. Lots of backseat leg room.

[CoasterMatt]

I'm drinking rum and playing with a razor scraper. This might not end entirely well.

[BarTopDancer]

I'm drinking rum and playing with a razor scraper. This might not end entirely well.

Nothing could possibly go wrong!

[Moonliner]

We started test driving cars! Today we visited a Toyota dealership and sat in a Matrix (way too small for our needs), a Rav4 (ok, but the seats weren't as comfortable as we'd like and I thought the steering wheel was too small), and a Venza (no, nein, nyet!)

Did you try an Subaru Forester or Outback?

[madmonkeygirl]

I also love my Mazda 3. If i were to get a new car i would definitely rethink the Ford Focus or else the Toyota Prius. But i LOVE LOVE to drive my Mazda 3. :) Even taking it to Vegas for a road trip for the first time in March :)

[Mousey Girl]

I think I finally got rid of my former toy, hopefully for good!!!

[RStar]

I think I finally got rid of my former toy, hopefully for good!!!

Don't throw it out, just replace the batteries!

:evil:

[Kevy Baby]

We started test driving cars! Today we visited a Toyota dealership and sat in a Matrix (way too small for our needs), a Rav4 (ok, but the seats weren't as comfortable as we'd like and I thought the steering wheel was too small), and a Venza (no, nein, nyet!)

We love our CRV

Did you try an Subaru Forester or Outback?How about the Splinter (http://www.joeharmondesign.com/) - a wooden car that does 200 MPH?

http://www.blavish.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/splinter-wooden-car.jpg

[JWBear]

Mmmmm..... Cheese Danish....

[Prudence]

I don't think the splinter help us with east coast weather, nor the trip cross-country with four cats.

We plan to visit Honda, Subaru, Hyundai (despite their self-ignition tendencies), Kia, Ford, Nissan, maybe Mazda, etc...

[Morrigoon]

Is one move worth the increased fuel costs? It may be worth your while to still consider sedans and non-SUV cars as long as they handle well in weather, and just tow the car behind a moving truck. Just a thought.

[Morrigoon]

(Not that I can argue against wanting SUVs if it's what you want for your day-to-day purposes. I loved my SUV but the gas cost ate me alive.)

Oh, and FWIW my Matrix is the shiznit. Will hit 100,000 miles sometime around/after New Years. Wicked blind spot but otherwise a terrific vehicle.

[Prudence]

We want a bigger car for roadtripping and (sca) camping purposes. We still have the civic for day-to-day driving.

[Alex]

We've done all our road tripping and camping with our Civic since 2003 and it seems huge for that purpose.

But before that we did it with a Ford Festiva so our perceptions may have been warped.

[Stan4dSteph]

I wouldn't buy a car in CA if moving across the country. Wouldn't it be cheaper elsewhere too without the CA taxes and emissions package requirements?

[Prudence]

We have quite a few months before we move and had hoped to enjoy some camping and road trips here before we go. Also, if we buy used we don't want one that already has several years of east coast wear on it.

And that's the last I'm going to say on the matter. I'm not really interested in having to continually justify our purchasing decisions here. I did not realize that our choice of vehicle type would be so offensive to this community, and I will certainly refrain from discussing it here any further.

[Disneyphile]

I'm trying to see where anyone was even remotely offended...

But, ok. :confused:

[Ghoulish Delight]

And that's the last I'm going to say on the matter. I'm not really interested in having to continually justify our purchasing decisions here. I did not realize that our choice of vehicle type would be so offensive to this community, and I will certainly refrain from discussing it here any further.
All I see is people offering some perspective and some factors that you may or may not have considered yet in your decision. I see some questions and suggestions, I don't see anyone acting offended or demanding of justification.

[Alex]

No, she's right. I was just released from 36 hour mental observation, for so offended and distraught was I at her choice that officials thought I posed a risk of harm to myself and others.

It is only with this assurance that never again will the subject be broached that I am finally able to suppress my tears enough to resume some semblance of my daily life.

It the hindsight that putting this behind us has allowed I a can finally admit to relief, for I was on the brink of throwing down and demanding satisfaction of my offense. In the form of a duel, at dawn, preferably after one of the parties has moved East so that dawn will be separated by several hours making the endeavor much safer but infinitely stupider.

[madmonkeygirl]

Although my Mazda 3 is a BAD car for colder weather. This morning it was 34 degrees out or so and the low tire pressure gauge came on the dashboard immediately as i was backing out of the carport. In cold weather (extreme temperature flux) the light can come on which it did. So after work i had to go to a gas station to add air in the tires (rear right tire was a bit low) and then the light turned off on it's own. I would HATE to live in a place with cold weather constantly as this is a bit of a peeve now that i have to face when weather is that cold in the early mornings with the car. Otherwise i would have had to take it to the car dealer for them to reset the computer so it would turn off on it's own. Not worth the hassle when i can fix it myself with just a little air in a low tire.

[Disneyphile]

VAM

Alex - are you allowed sharp objects anymore? Or, did they remove your tongue? ;)

[Not Afraid]

Volvo. Volvo. Volvo.

[CoasterMatt]

I need a car that runs on the blood of freshly squeezed kittens, with a baby seal fur interior, and a condor skull hood ornament. The exhaust note is the mournful cry of a manatee being mangled by a speedboat motor.

That's a controversial car.

[Alex]

That's a controversial car.

Even better:

You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna get myself a 1967 Cadillac Eldorado convertible, hot pink, with whale skin hubcaps and all leather cow interior and big brown baby seal eyes for headlights. Yeah! And I'm gonna drive around in that baby at 115 miles an hour, getting 1 mile per gallon, sucking down quarter pounder cheeseburgers from McDonald's in the old-fashioned non- biodegradable Styrofoam containers! And when I'm done suckin' down those grease ball burgers I'm gonna wipe my mouth on the American flag and then toss the Styrofoam containers right out the side, and there ain't a God-damned thing anybody can do about it. You know why? Because we got the bombs, that's why!

[BarTopDancer]

Even better:

You're an asshole.

[Alex]

A-S-S-H-O-L-E

[lashbear]

Volvo. Volvo. Volvo.
I can testify to the alarming capacity of a Volvo: Camping gear, Suitcases, Food, Beverages, International Luggage, Snacks, Daypacks, Souvenirs, Bears, Stoats, Pugs & ConeMonkeys. :snap:

[Strangler Lewis]

Not to endorse Alex's suggestion that everyone who drives an SUV is a bad person--though they are, especially the women. And the men.--but for years, we did all our ski trips in a Honda Civic, chaining up as needed.

The smug highlight was driving up to Sugar Bowl in a blizard and nearly being smashed by someone's pickup spinning merrily down the hill.

[€uroMeinke]

I can testify to the alarming capacity of a Volvo: Camping gear, Suitcases, Food, Beverages, International Luggage, Snacks, Daypacks, Souvenirs, Bears, Stoats, Pugs & ConeMonkeys. :snap:

Not to mention the automatic deployment of the sandwich tray when the brakes were properly applied

[JWBear]

Not to mention the automatic deployment of the sandwich tray when the brakes were properly applied

Did it deploy sandwiches as well?

[lashbear]

Quite literally into our laps - and just at the appropriate time as well !

Stoat also noted you couldn't fit a piece of paper between the luggage in the back. Chris must be a guru at Tetris.

[Moonliner]

Apparently it's National "Let's run over Moonliner" day. Participation is at an all time high. I feel like I'm channeling Coaster Matt.

[Kevy Baby]

If I had known, I might have gone to Maryland instead of Iowa.

[blueerica]

Funny you should say "Run Over Moonliner" day. For some time it seems I've been semi-invisible... to the point where J and a co-worker have been commenting on how many people are running into me, cars just don't see me... Though it seems to have run its course and I am fully visible again as of last week. Maybe you had to be here to understand.

Oh, and about the Mazda 3 wheels... I'm feeling the cold and I guess I've just gotten used to it. Some Mazda dealerships have a nitrogen package, and they'll keep your tires level with nitrogen, which seems to have less problems than regular ol' oxygen in terms of not going out of whack when it gets cold.

Though - I think Mazda really needs to tune it down. The air pressure is usually just barely off when that thing goes nuts.

[Moonliner]

Some Mazda dealerships have a nitrogen package, and they'll keep your tires level with nitrogen, which seems to have less problems than regular ol' oxygen in terms of not going out of whack when it gets cold.

Though - I think Mazda really needs to tune it down. The air pressure is usually just barely off when that thing goes nuts.

I think nitrogen for tires (http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2007/10/the-truth-about-filling-your-tires-with-nitrogen/) is mostly hot air.

[Not Afraid]

John Robie has no balls.

[BarTopDancer]

Awww. It's so nice of you to get him fixed for me!

[Betty]

My coworker won $30,000 last night at Pechanga! wow!

[Alex]

How much did he/she lose on the previous trips?

[Betty]

How much did he/she lose on the previous trips?

She goes once or twice a month and spends $20 each time. She says they send her "points" to spend on her player card to though so it works out to about $30 total - with $20 of her money and $10 in points.

[blueerica]

I think nitrogen for tires (http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2007/10/the-truth-about-filling-your-tires-with-nitrogen/) is mostly hot air.

And by less problems, I mean gas should seep out at about 1/3 the rate of regular ol' air (i.e. instead of a pound a month, you lose it in 3 months)... and that seemed to be a source of madmonkeygirl's pain with her Mazda 3 (I drive the Mazdaspeed 3). I could care less about the tread, gas savings... mostly because the difference is miniscule, if any.

I mainly like having the package because it's seems to have reduced my TPMS's reaction to cold weather and the screaming alarm only seems to go off when it's severely cold. Plus, I have only had to think about air pressure when I get my oil changed, since I get my tires rotated and inflated when I bring my car in. (apx every 3 mos, even with synthetic... I drive a lot of miles) If your Mazda dealership does it, it's a small one-time fee and they never charge you for it again. I think Costco and many other tire providers offer such a service with no charges.

[Morrigoon]

Sooo... I moved the Xmas party invitation from FB over to Evite. If I missed anyone, or sent it to an old email, feel free to send me a PM with your email. Seriously, let me know :)

[RStar]

Welcome, RStar.
No New Posts since your last visit.
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Wow, is everyone Black Friday shopping, or on a turkey L' Tryptophan sleep-in?

[JWBear]

No Black Friday for us! We went out for breakfast, and just now finished cleaning up after Thanksgiving.

[Mousey Girl]

I sort of Black Friday'd, but with no money....

[Alex]

I unintentionally had a Black Friday experience. We forgot to pack our phone chargers, so when I ended up at a Wells Fargo that was in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart I figured I'd brave it rather than go the weekend without my phone.

If I hadn't known what day it was, being inside wouldn't have given me any clue. I was in and out in about 5 minutes. If all goes well that will be the last time I'm in a non-grocery-store store this year.

[Mousey Girl]

After going out, my friend and I picked up The Boy at 2:30am and headed for Walmart. They had True Blood for $12. It was sold out when we got there. The line for the cheap tvs was running down the main aisle, everyone lined up and waiting for 5am. We were still in and out quickly. My friend wanted to go to Sears for a garage door opener for $99 and boots for her daughter. To get to the mall we drove by Kmart. It was not quite 4 and the line was 1/2 way across the front of their building. The Target at the mall had a very long line as well. We got what we needed and headed back home. The line for Kmart was then all the way around the front of the building. We are still trying to figure out why their line and Target's line were so long.

[RStar]

We are still trying to figure out why their line and Target's line were so long.

Because people are friggen nuts?? ;)

Frankly, I see sales that are just as good through out the year. I did Black Friday twice, and will never do that again. Once was for a $900 laptop for $600, and now you can get one for $200 :( . (unless the sale is for a new house for under $100, or a new car for $29.99)

[blueerica]

I am so flipping tired, ugh.

However, I am looking forward to my trip to North Carolina tomorrow.

[Snowflake]

I am so flipping tired, ugh.

However, I am looking forward to my trip to North Carolina tomorrow.

Ooh, where? I love N. Carolina. Love Winston-Salem and Raleigh area

[Morrigoon]

Well, back on the job market. Trying to figure out where to go from here. New ex-boss suggested that I move away from admin and focus on media/video editing/social media marketing.

The Mouse has a social media position open that looks pretty awesome, but even getting an interview for a career-level job at the mouse is a one-in-a-million shot. Still, one must apply...

[Kevy Baby]

The Mouse has a social media position open that looks pretty awesome, but even getting an interview for a career-level job at the mouse is a one-in-a-million shot. Still, one must apply...And this is why one should ALWAYS leave a job on the best terms possible - you never know where your career will lead you.

Not that I am saying you didn't do this Morri (I believe you did leave on good terms); just using it as an example.

[Morrigoon]

Well, let's be honest, I think we all know the Mouse is where I belong. I just need a "career level" position there.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Have you considered going full-time as a CM? I know that frequent advice is to start that way.

[Moonliner]

Have you considered going full-time as a CM? I know that frequent advice is to start that way.

When I was doing research for Headliners 20 Year plan to take over George Kalogridis' job I ran across several references implying that having a Disney background (ie CM or Fan) was a detriment to landing positions with "the suits"

[alphabassettgrrl]

Wow- everybody's been busy! I took a few days off from the wonderful world of the internets to go enjoy myself in Vegas.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

When I was doing research for Headliners 20 Year plan to take over George Kalogridis' job I ran across several references implying that having a Disney background (ie CM or Fan) was a detriment to landing positions with "the suits"

I dunno about the "fan" thing. I got a job offer from Disney (though not the Parks) earlier this year, after an interview that involved a passionate discussion of my appreciation of the company. I kept it professional, and I'm sure it was tempered with my industry-specific experience, and specifics I cited as to how my ability to work for them would be enhanced by my knowledge of the company. But nevertheless, I got a job offer after being honest about being a fan. Should you go in wide-eyed and weird about it? No. But it's not a dealbreaker if you present yourself intelligently.

[Kevy Baby]

...if you present yourself intelligently.We'll, I'm screwed

[Kevy Baby]

My episode of Real Sex was on tonight = did you see me?

[3894]

My episode of Real Sex was on tonight = did you see me?

Honey, it was hard to see you through the steam on my eyeglasses but cheers! :cheers:

Have just returned from Hell, a.k.a. a small Iowa town where: 1) FIL resides and 2) dining choices are either fast food or a frozen dinner from the grocery store. Bleak, baby, it's so very bleak there.

[Moonliner]

It's that time of year again. The local weatherman used the 'S' word in the forecast. Nothing exciting just yet, a dusting at best. Still after the winter we had last year it's good to know our local snow crews learned from that experience and are better prepared this year. Not. (http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=2187061)


A contractor pretreated the Beltway with the wrong chemical, making both the Inner and Outer Loops a slippery mess

[Kevy Baby]

Snow is a great place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Snow is a great place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there.

That's why we put up with all the nasty that's here, in the form of traffic and expensive living and the sheer proportion of horrible people. Because the weather's good, among other things.

[alphabassettgrrl]

I've found the point at which a workout is too intense. I don't like it.

[lashbear]

SNOW !!!! We LOVE Snow. Send it to us.

[Not Afraid]

SNOW !!!! We LOVE Snow. Send it to us.

I will never forget the time it started snowing in Yosemite. You're very first snow.:)

[lashbear]

Not to mention what a foreign concept it was to us to be able to put the Panna-cotta's outside on the table instead of in the fridge to set !! :cool:

[ToriBear]

I will never forget the time it started snowing in Yosemite. Your very first snow.:)

And I'll never forget the time everyone freaked out over a less than 1" snowfall in Yosemite......

The Aussies actually frolicked in the snow (with Lash in his crocs) the week before Yosemite:

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac61/MadHattress95/0410091440b2.jpg
(http://s886.photobucket.com/albums/ac61/MadHattress95/?action=view&current=0410091440b2.jpg)

[Kevy Baby]

And I'll never forget the time Lashbear discovered what yellow snow is and asked for more.

[Chernabog]

Speaking of the Lashpair, cheese-man found Tim Tams somewheres ("Australia's favorite cookie!" the box said). I ate about 80% of the box in 2 days!

(pats belly) :D

[Kevy Baby]

Hee hee

[CoasterMatt]

Go to google maps, and search for "harman-geist stadium luzerne, pennsylvania"

Switch to Satellite view, then zoom in nice and close :)

[Kevy Baby]

How juvenile.

Love it

[BarTopDancer]

teehee!

I wonder how long until they re-do the field.

[lashbear]

Suddenly I like stadium sports again !!

[lashbear]

"Hey Honey, does this snow make my Butt look big ?" :D

http://i886.photobucket.com/albums/ac61/MadHattress95/0410091440b2.jpg

[Kevy Baby]

No, but that last cheeseburger does

[SzczerbiakManiac]

some boobies for Kevy Baby (http://www.jokewallpaper.com/Boobies-84.html)

[Disneyphile]

"Hey Honey, does this snow make my Butt look big ?" :D I miss you guys. :(

[CoasterMatt]

http://img573.imageshack.us/img573/1437/729y.gif
:eek:

[JWBear]

Soooo.... We're sitting here in the office (at home), no music playing, no planes overhead, quiet... Then precisely at 6:00, we hear the Queen Mary's whistle; faintly in the distance. Very cool.

[Kevy Baby]

some boobies for Kevy Baby (http://www.jokewallpaper.com/Boobies-84.html)Also try 71077345

[cirquelover]

So... I can't remember the last time I spent 12 hours alone. It was cool at first. I watched a couple chick flicks, cleaned and organized but now I am bored out of my mind! I have no one to talk to.

I decided to make twice baked potatoes. I baked them and added all the yumminess. I am sitting here eating a big bowl, notice I said bowl, they never made it back into the skins. So much for twice baked!

Maybe I should go make fudge or maybe that's too dangerous. I might just eat half of it before it ever hits the pan :evil:

[Kevy Baby]

So... I can't remember the last time I spent 12 hours alone. It was cool at first.Susan was house sitting for her Mother last week in San Diego. It was kind of nice being on my own for a week (though I am glad she is back).

Granted, we've been together for close to 25 years (next April 19th will be the 25th anniversary of our first date AND our 14th wedding anniversary).

[cirquelover]

The boy is still not home. They sure do keep the basketball team out late for a school night! I'm pretty sure they left our school 10 hours ago. He thinks he's pretty cool being the videographer for the team though!

He also called earlier to tell me he has a date for Winter Formal. It looks like I better get used to spending my evenings alone from here on out :(

[Cadaverous Pallor]

He's being a good Boy, calling home to check in. :)

[Disneyphile]

More craftiness on sale this weekend!

I have a booth at the Orange Coast College swap meet this Saturday, the 11th. Parking and admission is FREE!

Susan is joining me too, so please come check out our wares in space D12. :)

[Kevy Baby]

Susan is joining me too...I find out what my wife is doing by reading LoT

[JWBear]

I find out what my wife is doing by reading LoT

Well... Just what she's willing to post on LoT....

[Disneyphile]

I find out what my wife is doing by reading LoT
I should also mention that we need to be at the swap meet at 6am. ;)

[Kevy Baby]

Well... Just what she's willing to post on LoT....And it wasn't even my wife posting - it was someone else!

I should also mention that we need to be at the swap meet at 6am. ;)What's this "we" Kemo Sabe?!?

YOU need to be there at 6:00. I'll be thinking about y'all when I wake up at say, 10:00

[Moonliner]

So I was wondering, what with the holidays coming up, are those flat rate boxes from the Post Office a good deal? (http://www.ehow.com/how_5263961_avoid-flat-rate-postage-ripoff.html)

Short answer: They might save you time, but probably not money.


Flat Rate boxes are Small - $4.95, Medium - $10.35, Large - $13.95. Priority Mail (any size box that meets the guidelines) is $4.95 (1 pound or less), $8.70 (2 pounds or less), $11.95 (3 pounds or less), $14.70 (4 pounds or less)...see http://postcalc.usps.gov/ for prices on heavier packages.

Read more: How to Avoid the Flat Rate Postage Rip-Off | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_5263961_avoid-flat-rate-postage-ripoff.html#ixzz17ZsUFjl2

[Alex]

Flat rate pricing is a greater benefit to those who use the system most and a "rip-off" of those who use it least? I'm shocked by that revelation!

[Kevy Baby]

The article has several facts incorrect, but let me point out two main points:

The Flat Rate Envelopes and boxes have no practical weight limit (you can go up to 70 pounds). As they say in their commercials, "If it fits, it ships". I know this for a fact because we mail out several thousand packages a year using Flat Rate Envelopes and every single one of them is over a pound (most are over two pounds).
If you use the Non-Flat-Rate Priority Mail rates, the postage cost is based on weight and zone (distance). If you look here (http://www.usps.com/prices/priority-mail-prices.htm), you will see that all rates (excepting for one) are higher than the flat rate for both the Envelope and Small Box.

Also, you can get the flat rate boxes for free from the USPS.

If you have a one or two pound shipment or a three pound shipment going to Zones 1-6, then the medium Flat Rate Box is not a deal (and you can do your own match for the rest), but overall, Flat Rate can be and usually is a good deal.

[katiesue]

Just watching Castle which declared the Sidecar - the best drink of the prohibition era. Perhaps Castle has been to Euro & NA's house?

[BarTopDancer]

Flat rate boxes make selling on eBay much easier. The buyer can't argue the seller inflated the shipping price and the seller can't be cryptic in their shipping method.

[Kevy Baby]

It's funny that I am defending the USPS considering how much I despise them.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Just watching Castle which declared the Sidecar - the best drink of the prohibition era. Perhaps Castle has been to Euro & NA's house?
Cognac - check
Coitreau - check
lemon juice - check
orange peel - tangerine peel will due

Happy end of Hanukkah everyone!

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Gentlemen: If you like wearing briefs but wish your balls could "be free", try these (http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2010/12/into-the-void.html).

Use caution clicking that link if you're at a very conservative workplace.

[Kevy Baby]

If you ever need some amusement, just read the list of quotes (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/quotes.php?do=list) here on LoT. It always gives me a chuckle.

[BarTopDancer]

If you ever need some amusement, just read the list of quotes (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/quotes.php?do=list) here on LoT. It always gives me a chuckle.

While out of context is usually funny I wish there was a track back link to the original thread.

[Ghoulish Delight]

While out of context is usually funny I wish there was a track back link to the original thread.
If you'd said that three years ago I probably would have jumped on it and either found and update or made the change myself. But it's been so long since I've touched the code here that it'd take me a week just to figure out again WHERE to make the changes, let alone how.

Ironically I'm much more equipped, from a programming knowledge standpoint, now than I was back then, but the desire and time to work on it have vanished.

In the meantime, I can usually find the original post with a search. Just do an advanced search, put the user's name in, a word or 2 from the quote, and have it show posts.

[BarTopDancer]

If you'd said that three years ago I probably would have jumped on it and either found and update or made the change myself.

Eh, not a big deal. I think I brought it up a few years ago and then promptly forgot or it couldn't be done easily or something. It seems like a feature that would have been enabled if it was there.

In the meantime, I can usually find the original post with a search. Just do an advanced search, put the user's name in, a word or 2 from the quote, and have it show posts.
Well I can too but a link would be easier ;)

[Alex]

I use the quotes list to remind my self what a brilliant person I am.

And also to remind myself how forgetful I am since I don't remember writing most of the things listed there.

[blueerica]

I've read quotes on the front page that get me laughing, only to see that I wrote it but can't remember it. So, I guess I don't remember writing what gets quoted either.

[Moonliner]

I saw my first snowflakes of the season today. Just a few light flurries passing through. So far at least there is no shoveling in the foreseeable forecast.

[lashbear]

SNOW !!!!!

[RStar]

If it snowed here in LA, I think people would be running outside with straws to snort it up!

[JWBear]

PUDDI PUDDI!

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c60/JWBear61/Posted/PuddiPuddiCar.jpg

[Ghoulish Delight]

It snowed on me this morning in Detroit. The perfect kind of snow - the kind I got to leave! A beautiful dusting, enough to make everything pretty and pack a few snow balls, but leave the streets ice-free and drivable, and the airport operational. Even got to see the whole plane de-icing process which I've always been curious about.

Unfortunately my sister and her family were continuing their trip, heading from Detroit to Chicago, straight into the mouth of the beast. A truck jack-knifed 100yds in front of them, and now they're snowed in somewhere in between (warm and safe, thankfully). I'm thankful to be back in sunny SoCal.

[katiesue]

Channeling my mother and trying my hand at candies. So far so good. Peppermint Bark and Fudge turned out well. Now Divinity. Next up toffee. My mother would freak about all this for weeks. I'm not seeing what the huge deal was, none of it so far has been all that hard.

[RStar]

Good for you, Katiesue!

My mom said she tried davinity, but could never get it the right consisity.

New this year, I'm going to try chocolate bark. That is, dark chocolate and milk chocolate marbled, with a white chocolate wood print on the top, and almonds on the back.

[Morrigoon]

Lash: Am I supposed to read that in the squealing baby voice from "Giga Pudding"? Because I do. :)

[CoasterMatt]

I got stung by a bee this morning. Another happy Monday.

[Disneyphile]

Channeling my mother and trying my hand at candies. So far so good. Peppermint Bark and Fudge turned out well. Now Divinity. Next up toffee. My mother would freak about all this for weeks. I'm not seeing what the huge deal was, none of it so far has been all that hard.Sounds absolutely nom! :snap:

I got stung by a bee this morning. Another happy Monday.Yeeeouch! You ok? :(

[CoasterMatt]

I'm ok.

[cirquelover]

Channeling my mother and trying my hand at candies. So far so good. Peppermint Bark and Fudge turned out well. Now Divinity. Next up toffee. My mother would freak about all this for weeks. I'm not seeing what the huge deal was, none of it so far has been all that hard.

It sounds like you're doing great so far! I've never been able to make divinity, that was actually good. I hope you have better luck.

Maybe Mom just made bigger quantities or sometimes it fun to seem like you've slaved forever on something, just to get the appreciation :D

I've made most of my fudge already. I have mint, peanut butter, Andee's creme de menthe and white chocolate peppermint. I need to make plain chocolate and maybe a chocolate with toffee bits( Gary's new idea). I think I have about 12 pounds so far!

[CoasterMatt]

I've got a big ole bump on the side of my neck. I think I'll call him "Charlie".

[Betty]

I've got a big ole bump on the side of my neck. I think I'll call him "Charlie".

Charlie? Really? Why not Joe? or Frank?

[Moonliner]

Charlie? Really? Why not Joe? or Frank?

Don't question the bump. Bad things can happen.

[cirquelover]

I knew we were having wild weather but this was totally unexpected! A tornado in small town Oregon, just up the road a spell ;) http://www.kgw.com/news/Tornado-touches-down-in-Aumsville-Ore-111870589.html

The wind has been whipping around all last night and most of today but that is just plain scary! Thankfully we didn't lose power but many right outside of our town were even afftected, although it has been flickering for days.

I hope the crazy weather is over!

[Prudence]

Netflix streaming has introduced me to all sorts of random crap. Tonight: Steven Segal - Lawman. This is total crap!

[Kevy Baby]

And yet you're still watching...

[Prudence]

Two episodes so far!

[Ghoulish Delight]

That's what The Soup is for.

[lashbear]

Lash: Am I supposed to read that in the squealing baby voice from "Giga Pudding"? Because I do. :)
Short answer: Yes, just ask Wendybeth & Toribear.... :D

[BarTopDancer]

How did we ever survive childhood? How did our parents ever manage to tell us no?

Mom to sue McDonalds in Happy Meal battle (http://abcnews.go.com/US/mom-sue-mcdonalds-happy-meal-battle/story?id=12400445)

"I can tell them 'No' all day long, but then they see commercials that convince them you've really got to have this," Parham said. Her 6-year-old daughter Maya especially likes the toys that come with McDonald's Happy Meals. With a smile, the first grader says opening a Happy Meal is like "a birthday present."

Really?! Just say no!

[Betty]

How did we ever survive childhood? How did our parents ever manage to tell us no?

Mom to sue McDonalds in Happy Meal battle (http://abcnews.go.com/US/mom-sue-mcdonalds-happy-meal-battle/story?id=12400445)



Really?! Just say no!

And if that doesn't work - you say it louder with the Mom look and if that doesn't work, you send them to their room or make them stand in the corner in time out and teach them that just because they want something doesn't mean they get it. It's really not that difficult. Just say NO!

[Alex]

So in other words you sue McDonald's for inducing your child into be a pain in the ass, causing all sorts of pain and suffering.

[katiesue]

Besides there haven't been very many cool Happy Meal toys since the first Toy Story movie came out anyway.

[Not Afraid]

How about turning off the TV?

[Moonliner]

Besides there haven't been very many cool Happy Meal toys since the first Toy Story movie came out anyway.

The Inspector Gadget ones where my favorites. I had to bully my kids into going to McDonald's to get all the pieces. Perhaps I should sue my own kids for not wanting to get a happy meal.

[Alex]

How about turning off the TV?

Now you're just advocating cruelty.

[blueerica]

Torrone.

How I love thee.

[Kevy Baby]

And if that doesn't work - you say it louder with the Mom look and if that doesn't work, you send them to their room or make them stand in the corner in time out and teach them that just because they want something doesn't mean they get it. It's really not that difficult. Just say NO!And if that doesn't work, just smack 'em upside the head.

If THAT doesn't work, you aren't hitting them hard enough.

[Capt Jack]

And if that doesn't work, just smack 'em upside the head.

If THAT doesn't work, you aren't hitting them hard enough.

dad? is that you????

[Disneyphile]

Netflix streaming has introduced me to all sorts of random crap. Tonight: Steven Segal - Lawman. This is total crap!I suggest the film "Dungeonmaster" starring Richard Moll. It's total MST3K fodder. ;)

[Ghoulish Delight]

While out of context is usually funny I wish there was a track back link to the original thread.

If you'd said that three years ago I probably would have jumped on it and either found and update or made the change myself. But it's been so long since I've touched the code here that it'd take me a week just to figure out again WHERE to make the changes, let alone how.

Ironically I'm much more equipped, from a programming knowledge standpoint, now than I was back then, but the desire and time to work on it have vanished.

In the meantime, I can usually find the original post with a search. Just do an advanced search, put the user's name in, a word or 2 from the quote, and have it show posts.

Your wish is granted!

I actually had a spare moment to look into this today. I got far enough into the code to find the place where I would add the code to do this...only to discover the code is sitting right there and all I had to do was turn an option on!

In my defense, the option is not very well described in the control panel.

But the upshot is, from now on newly submitted quotes will have links back to the original posts.

[BarTopDancer]

WOOHOO!
Thanks!

[lindyhop]

I did some shopping at Long Beach Town Center today and when I was out of range of the relentless Christmas music I could hear the festive sounds of gunfire from the the adjacent police firing range. Happy Holidays! Duck!

[CoasterMatt]

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/5269/58963460.jpg

[Disneyphile]

I remember those. I saw one at Target when they first came out, and pressed the "Try Me" button. My first thought was "Damn. Put this on my Christmas list!" (No, I didn't get one. :p)

It didn't just vibrate a little - it damn near shook my arm.

[Moonliner]

I hope that Electronica is not as lame as the weather guy from Good Morning America made it look this morning.

[Gn2Dlnd]

I would hate elecTRONica in the morning.

[Chernabog]

I think I will be sufficiently tronned out after seeing the movie tonite.

[Alex]

My negative Tron review has people hating me again (why can't I just relax and enjoy the stupidity! they cry). I miss that.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

My negative Tron review has people hating me again (why can't I just relax and enjoy the stupidity! they cry). I miss that.I find it interesting that Ebert gave it 3 stars (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101215/REVIEWS/101219986) and yet said things like "The plot...It's a catastrophe, short-changing the characters and befuddling the audience." Regarding the original Tron, he said "The plot was impenetrable, but so what?" Sounds like we need to see it in the theaters for the effects and let it go at that. I know that makes you nuts, Alex, but I'm sure I'd enjoy the action.

[BarTopDancer]

I don't remember if I ever saw the first one and I'm going to see this one for the shiny.

[Alex]

I find it interesting that Ebert gave it 3 stars (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101215/REVIEWS/101219986)

Yeah, I'd read his review but I never pay attention to his stars (I'm pretty sure he doesn't either as he's strongly on record as hating rating systems like that) so I was very surprised when I saw that RottenTomatoes has him down as a Fresh.

Other quotes from "positive" reviews:

Owen Lieberman: But TRON: Legacy turns out to be a little too much like one of those logy trapped-on-Planet X sci-fi movies from the 1950s

J. Hoberman: The notion of a tragically split persona might have been scripted to give the new movie a measure of emotional gravitas, but why bother with writing when Tron: Legacy is so intermittently stupendiferous in its 3-D sound-and-light show?

Variety: Visually light-years ahead of the 1982 original and yet strangely old-fashioned in the story department, "Tron: Legacy" plays like the world's most impressive screensaver

Amy Biancolli: And yet the sheer size of the thing works against it: The effects are absolutely spectacular, but they blow the goofy-cheesy quotient straight through the roof.
Damning with faint praise, for the most part.

Now, I'm not opposed to grand visual epics. But there are lots of grand visual epics that actual provide at least basic quality stories, decent acting, or an actual point of view. So I have no problem with "it's stupid" not being a disqualifier for enjoying a movie, I just don't ever understand it being offered as a reason to enjoy a movie. When a movie is going to go dumb, I think the onus on it is to entertain me despite that (as, for example, Avatar did) not for me to rachet down to its level.

[alphabassettgrrl]

I liked ElecTRONica.

[Disneyphile]

My negative Tron review has people hating me again (why can't I just relax and enjoy the stupidity! they cry). I miss that.Not so much hating you, as just disagreeing really.

And, what you might call "stupidity", others call "fun". Just as with any other art form, what some find beautiful, others will find hellaciously ugly. For instance, Ken knows better than to even suggest to me that we spend an afternoon at MOMA. I'd rather watch paint dry - it'd be more interesting and "artistic" to me. But, that's just my general opinion on most modern art. Everyone has their own tastes, and there isn't one flavor that is "right" or "wrong". :)

[Alex]

Not so much hating you, as just disagreeing really.

And, what you might call "stupidity", others call "fun".

And I've had fun with plenty of stupidity (seriously, do you know how many Jackie Chan movies I've seen?). But stupidity is something to be overcome not something to be sought. And stupid can be smartly constructed. And to me, this movie was simply stupid, not fun stupid, not smart stupid, just stupid. The story makes no sense internally or externally. The acting is almost universally wooden (and when it isn't it almost goes too far the other direction as with Michael Sheen who would have been too much if even one other actor had shown a hint of personality). The CGI world is visually interesting at first (and well done technically) but it just hits the same note over and over and over with only two exceptions. It is padded to over two hours.

I'm fine with people enjoying the movie. I'm just always amused as the people who take it personally that I don't agree with them. It is always like they think I ended the review with "You, yes you. Sitting there in front of your computer on 23 Elm Street in your underwear reading this review before taking your morning shower. You're an idiot for liking this movie."

By the logic I see suggested (not by everybody, not by you) there is no such thing as a bad movie just a failure on the pat of the watcher to sufficiently lower their standards to the movie's level. The Country Bears wasn't a bad movie, it was just a silly kids movie with cheesy jokes, I just don't know how to relax enough to enjoy it for what it was.

This is not to say that good vs. bad is a purely objective concept, it isn't. But when I say I don't like a movie and here are my reasons why and the response is not some form of "well, I liked it and here are my reasons why" but instead "you just don't know how to enjoy yourself, of course it is a stupid movie, just turn off your brain" I don't see where any defense of the movie (or whatever) has been offered.

And the other thing I don't understand is the apparent expectation by many (again, not speaking of any particular person) that a movie critics job (and yes, I use that term very loosely for it to encompass me) is to try to successfully predict whether each individual reader will like a movie. It generally isn't. I view it as my job when writing those reviews to simply present and explain my reaction. I could go a different way and do it like Variety where the reviews aren't so much the reviewers opinion of the movie but instead an evaluation of the movie's box office prospects (read their review, it isn't so much a positive review because the reviewer liked it but a positive review because the reviewer expects it will make good green this weekend). But that would be boring to me (and even more boring to the reader).

Whew, long tirade over. I was called an idiot four times today. Once by someone who admitted they hadn't even seen the movie yet.

[Disneyphile]

I was called an idiot four times today. Once by someone who admitted they hadn't even seen the movie yet.Ooh, lordy! Now THAT is just stupid. I certainly don't envy your position of writing reviews. People do have a choice to listen to them or not, and there's no need to take it out on the reviewer. I take entertainment reviews with a grain of salt, because I have very eclectic tastes, and have been subjected to hours of lost time in the past when I've watched something with rave reviews and hated it.

[Morrigoon]

English Patient what?

[lashbear]

I've just bought and tried a generic "Home Brand" version of Rice Krispies.

...They don't go Snap Crackle & Pop...

...More like Snaff, Crapple & Pock !

*sigh*

[Alex]

When I was a kid we always had generic cereals. Most were fine but the rice krispies equivalent was truly awful. You had about 2 minutes to eat it before the cereal would absorb all milk and then congeal into a kind of sweet cement.

[lashbear]

The need Clark Griswald to save the day...

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Whew, long tirade over.I think one of the issues is when you call the movie "stupid" and someone else enjoys it. I'm sure there's no good way to say it without people getting offended. I'm not the type to worry about it because there are plenty of films with terrible scripts and poor acting and pointless dialog that I enjoy, and when reviewers or friends point out these flaws I'm usually aware of them enough to agree and still smile about the movie. Some others aren't able to separate out these elements and feel ok within themselves for enjoying a problematic movie. All they hear is "what you like is stupid" and they take it personally.

Confidentially, people who can't parse this out aren't particularly intelligent. ;)

[JWBear]

There was a recent movie that many people loved; and I was attacked when I said that I hated it. So I can greatly sympathize with Alex.

[Alex]

Which I could understand if they disagreed with me that the movie is stupid. But half the comments are not "you're wrong about it being stupid" but rather "you're a humorless asshole for having a problem with it being stupid."

As I've said many times, I don't have a problem at all with a movie chock full of plot holes and internal stupidity. But the movie can't just say "hey, come down to my level," it has to meet me halfway and make me want to ignore the problems.

But that said, if with all other things being equal me preferring spectacle supported by a quality story and acting (though the trailer for Country Strong does suggest that Garrett Hedlund does possess the physical capacity of facial expression, so I'll blame that on the director) makes me a snob, then I can live with that.

[blueerica]

What, you have a problem with being a humorless asshole?

[Alex]

No, not at all (though I don't think I'm humorless, I'm certainly often an asshole), I have a problem with people proudly telling me that they excel at dumbing themselves down like I should applaud that.

[Not Afraid]

I'm officially tired of rain. It's nice to know it takes 4 days of it get reach my "saturation point" but I'm ready for it to stop. The fact that I have a full schedule of dog walking tomorrow and I start a VERY full Christmas schedule the next day may have something to do with it. I'm just tired of being wet.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I still enjoy the rain, but the ants have decided it's much nice in our house and now I need to convince them otherwise.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

In fashion, everything old is eventually new again. Right €uroMeinke? ;)http://www.ohlalamag.com/.a/6a00e54fb7301c88340147e0e2446c970b-pi

In case that image doesn't display properly, it's the second picture (of the article, not the ads) on this page (http://www.ohlalamag.com/en/2010/12/ohlala-exclusive-first-look-leonardo-corredor-by-stefani-suffo.html).

[katiesue]

The poor ponies are drowning. Their stalls are already flooded and the worst of it hasn't even hit yet. And we can't let them out to run around cause the arenas are all wet and they'll slip, well Dukie can behave himself but Ivy and LuLu go bonkers and they will get hurt. Ugh.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Fun fact. There's a little arrow next to the gas pump icon on your gas gage that indicates which side of the car the filler cap is on. I NEVER KNEW THAT!

[Kevy Baby]

Comes in very handy when renting cars

[Ghoulish Delight]

Which is exactly where I learned of it.

[BarTopDancer]

Fun fact. There's a little arrow next to the gas pump icon on your gas gage that indicates which side of the car the filler cap is on. I NEVER KNEW THAT!

Really?! I'll have to look tomorrow.

[Kevy Baby]

Another cool thing that I sort of knew about but never had a reason (until now) to use it. With Google Maps Traffic, you can look up what the NORMAL traffic flow is like at a certain time of day on a certain day. For example, I was able to look (for a cow-orker) at what the traffic is normally like on the 71 North in the morning (clear BTW).

Sweet!

[Ghoulish Delight]

I use it quite often. I'd say it's about 70% accurate.

[Kevy Baby]

I figured it wasn't gospel - traffic changes on a daily basis (I know my commute is all over the place). But at least it gives a fairly safe indication of what one might expect.

[JWBear]

I still enjoy the rain, but the ants have decided it's much nice in our house and now I need to convince them otherwise.

So do we. We just came home from dinner to find a fresh invasion. Bill has been fighting them all day. Fortunately, they haven't found the Christmas cookies.

[BarTopDancer]

Use 409 or some cleaning agent to wipe where they have been. It gets rid of their trail.

[Kevy Baby]

Use a flamethrower - its much more effective

[JWBear]

Use 409 or some cleaning agent to wipe where they have been. It gets rid of their trail.

I know. Cinnamon scented air freshener works too.

Use a flamethrower - its much more effective

Our landlord might have an issue with that one.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Use 409 or some cleaning agent to wipe where they have been. It gets rid of their trail.I use 409 to kill them. A direct hit will end their says in just a couple seconds.

[Kevy Baby]

Our landlord might have an issue with that one.What (s)he doesn't know...

_____

And on the 409 solution: while it may wipe out their trail, my experience is that they don't have a problem re-establishing it. We used to live in Rancho Cucamonga on what used to be grape vineyards. We had a SERIOUS ant problem.

[Alex]

I have a friend that always licks his finger and snags a couple that way, eating them in front of the rest. He says it is an object lesson to them to move on.

You could try that.

[Not Afraid]

Tried and true ant (and flea, and cockroach, and moth, and tomato worm and, and ,and......) solution is Diatomaceous Earth. Sprinkle it when they are coming in the house. They will carry it back to their nest. The diatom fossil bits cut their exoskeleton and they bleed to death. It will kill a whole colony in no time - and it is non-toxic and organic.

[Prudence]

Or, you could live on the second floor. No ants.

[Moonliner]

Road Trip!

http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv243/stevesphotobook/android/img_20101221_152544.jpg

[Moonliner]

I've been checking out the Un-Official Disneyland webcam (http://www.hojoanaheim.com/take-a-tour/webcam). So far the tip of the Matterhorn looks like it is still above water.

[cirquelover]

That's a nice skyline but I have no idea where it is!? I love a good roadtrip, we need to take one.


As for ants, I always use Terro. It's non toxic and works every time. You'll see more for a little wjile but they take it back to the colony and die! My favorite ant is a dead ant. Especially since I've been busy making fudge, cookies and chocolate covering things.

The boy has an ap on his phone where you get to kill ants. They let me try it. Of course I am a natural, what with all this real life experience :evil:

[Moonliner]

That's a nice skyline but I have no idea where it is!? I love a good roadtrip, we need to take one.



New York City.

[Alex]

So, family stuff. I (as most of you know) don't maintain family communication lines in the way most people do so I tend to get news all at once.

My aunt managed to run herself over with her own van the other day.

My half-sister is moving to Ohio, with her girlfriend. This was news to me as the last time I interacted with her was in sending her a wedding present in 2007. But if she's out now and happy, good for her.

My ex-stepfather is having a baby with is almost mail order Vietnamese bride (it wasn't really a mail order thing but it was an "arrangement" of some sort).

My niece is finally doing well in school. Apparently auto shop and French classes finally piqued her interest. Problem is, I don't know if you can make a career fixing Renaults.

My uncle's bladder cancer isn't responding as well as hoped, but apparently the weight loss has really helped with the diabetes.

My dad, as he has been for the last five years, is still dead. Meaning I've only got another 11 years of normalcy before freaking out (should it turn out I'm one of those people who have complexes about reaching the age of their parent who died too young).

Both my mom and my other aunt refused to be interviewed for the local news when my other aunt ran herself over. So that's where I get it from, it's genetic. (When my house burned down in Hawaii, the reporter seemed shocked to run into someone who truly did not want to be on TV.)

My family almost seems interesting when I get updated biannually.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Nice pic, Moonie! Enjoy your trip!

Ants: we use Terro liquid ant baits. We've also used boric acid mixed with sugar (again, placed where they will take it back to the nest). I'm surprised we haven't been hit, with all this rain.

Update here- tarps on the roof, back down to drips inside (as opposed to a waterfall); made a trip to the local mall yesterday and didn't kill anyone (though several people seemed likely); and I'm kind of liking the rain.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I've only got another 11 years of normalcy before freaking outAre ya sure you don't want to put quotes around normalcy?

[JWBear]

The sun came out late this afternoon. Everyone got up from their desks and went to the windows, some even went out side, staring and pointing. It looked like a scene from some scifi movie.

[Kevy Baby]

New York City.Get a rope.

My aunt managed to run herself over with her own van the other day.Was it fatal?

[Gn2Dlnd]

Nobody's cooking and the apartment reeks of onions! I hope I'm not having some kind of Steven King pre-precognitive smelling things that aren't there thing. Those never turn out well.

[BarTopDancer]

Nobody's cooking and the apartment reeks of onions! I hope I'm not having some kind of Steven King pre-precognitive smelling things that aren't there thing. Those never turn out well.

Is there a rotting onion somewhere? Or some scraps of onion that missed the trash can?

[Ghoulish Delight]

5th episode of Top Gear USA. Seems to be hitting its stride, really entertaining, definitely moreso than the earlier episode we watched.

[Morrigoon]

The sun came out late this afternoon. Everyone got up from their desks and went to the windows, some even went out side, staring and pointing. It looked like a scene from some scifi movie.

"All Summer In A Day"?

[wendybeth]

The sun came out late this afternoon. Everyone got up from their desks and went to the windows, some even went out side, staring and pointing. It looked like a scene from some scifi movie.
Welcome to the PNW. :D

[lashbear]

5th episode of Top Gear USA. Seems to be hitting its stride, really entertaining, definitely moreso than the earlier episode we watched.

And yet, for us, the words "Top Gear [any country]" and "Entertaining" belong far, far apart. Not even in the same room as each other. It's never held any thrall for us at all.

Ladette To Lady, on the other hand...

[€uroMeinke]

Today is my last day of work for 2010

[Moonliner]

And yet, for us, the words "Top Gear [any country] except of course UK" and "Entertaining" belong far, far apart. Not even in the same room as each other. It's never held any thrall for us at all.

Ladette To Lady, on the other hand...

Fixed if for you.

[katiesue]

We LOVE Top Gear and I tried to watch the US version but it's just annoying. Maybe I'll give it another shot then.

[Ghoulish Delight]

This last episode was great because they picked a prefect subject matter - old GM cars. Plus where in the first episode we saw (which I think was the 2nd episode in the season), they seemed to be giving Tanner (the littlest guy) the "lead" role (like Jeremy's role on the original), in this episode they seemed to be leaning more towards Adam for that role. A better choice, he's got much better screen presence IMO.

ETA: I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with the British version. I really love their take on cars, and they do some awesome things. But it always bugs me when they try to pass off stuff that's blatantly staged as spontaneous.

[Alex]

I wasn't aware that the UK version ever does anything that isn't staged. It all looks that way to me. That isn't to say it isn't amusing, I just assume it is a skit show.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Oh, it's certainly all staged, but sometimes it's staged in a way that actually tests/illustrates an aspect of the vehicle(s) in use, and sometimes it's staged in a way that's just patently ridiculous that they try to pass off as actually saying something about the car. I know it's kinda arbitrary for me to draw a line between acceptably stage vs. annoyingly so, but oh well.

[Moonliner]

I'm having trouble coming to terms with the American version. I mean they explained the Stig for gods sake. "Now you'll never hear him talk....." Good grief. They've taken the edge off. I can't see these guys driving through the south with cars bearing slogans like "Man Love" and "Country music sucks". I'm also still waiting for their first trashing review of a current model American car.

[Alex]

I know it's kinda arbitrary for me to draw a line between acceptably stage vs. annoyingly so, but oh well.

Oh, with that explanation I definitely see what you mean. Kind of like how I get annoyed at Mythbusters for doing some stuff just because it is cool but trying to put a gloss on it that is also actually explanatory.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Exactly (and Mythbusters is becoming more and more guilty of that).

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Whatever happened to UvaGirl anyway?

[Morrigoon]

I know I say I don't want sales jobs... but DVC wouldn't be too bad, right?

[lindyhop]

Or, you could live on the second floor. No ants.

Your ants have no ambition. I've suffered ants many times on the second floor.

[Ghoulish Delight]

One of the most spectacular ant invasions I've ever witnessed was in our second floor apartment.

We had no ants inside during the rain. Instead we had WORMS! EARTHfreakingWORMS!!! We saw 4, near our front door. The thing does NOT seal well. A couple were dead when we found them, a couple alive.

I'll take ants.

[katiesue]

Our worst Ants were on the third floor.

And I put a worm backcoutside from our office this morning. Yuck.

I hate ants because we had the big wood ants in my room once as a kid. And I woke up with one in my mouth. Environment be damned I use as much raid as possible at first sighting.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Whatever happened to UvaGirl anyway?She is an Aussie, right? I'm sure Lash runs into her constantly.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Kiwi if I recall correctly.

[Morrigoon]

Same thing, right?

*ducks*

[Stan4dSteph]

Same thing, right?

*ducks*No.

And yes, she was/is from NZ.

I love watching Top Gear UK on the treadmill. It's a perfect distraction.

[Not Afraid]

The worse creature we ever had in our house was a Jerusalem Cricket, also known as a Potato Bug. It crawled into the sleeping bag where my niece was sleeping and bit her with its large mandibles.

[Morrigoon]

Steph: joke, hence the *ducks*

[Ghoulish Delight]

Kiwi = ducks? No, you're thinking of platypuses.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Platypi.

Plate o pie.

Mmm, pie...

[lashbear]

Anyway. everybody knows who the Stig is now anyway, so there. :p

[Kevy Baby]

I don't

[JWBear]

Today would have been my father's 88th birthday. Happy birthday dad. :(

[alphabassettgrrl]

I think the week between Christmas and New Year's Eve is my favorite week of the year. All the pretty stuff's still up, people are mostly still in a good mood, we still get all the ginger/cinnamon/eggnog goodies, and the stress of the gift season is done so I can enjoy it.

[CoasterMatt]

Making my parents smile is so much fun.

[Moonliner]

Making my parents smile is so much fun.

In the category of things I never thought I'd say....

Can I get you to hang around my kids more often?

[CoasterMatt]

Trust me, I've got plenty of years of making my parents cry, yell and scream.

They did a great job raising me, despite my best efforts.

[RStar]

Trust me, I've got plenty of years of making my parents cry, yell and scream.

They did a great job raising me, despite my best efforts.

Aw, that makes me want to hang with you more!

I hope my kids say that some day.....

[lashbear]

I think the week between Christmas and New Year's Eve is my favorite week of the year, we still get all the ginger/cinnamon/eggnog goodies,

So who says you can't make Eggnog all year round ? :p

[Disneyphile]

So who says you can't make Eggnog all year round ? :pAnd eggnog pancakes! :D

[lashbear]

And eggnog pancakes! :D
I knew there was a reason I loved you.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Jebus cripes, I hope I've finally run out of Christmas cookies.

I sound fat.

[lashbear]

don't you mean Jeebers Crepes ?

[lashbear]

Geez, I just noticed DP's sig line. You must be getting excited about that cruise now, T. !!

[alphabassettgrrl]

I hadn't thought about how I felt about eggnog outside of its season. On the one hand I like it being special to Yule. On the other hand, it's eggnog! And should be consumed as often as possible.

[BarTopDancer]

Eggnog is vile.

[Moonliner]

Eggnog is vile.

I second the motion.

[Alex]

Eggnog is vile if consumed in quantities greater than 8 ounces per calendar year. But up to that 8 ounce limit it is mighty tasty.

[Disneyphile]

Geez, I just noticed DP's sig line. You must be getting excited about that cruise now, T. !! Ooooooh, yeah! We fly out one week from today! :)

I hadn't thought about how I felt about eggnog outside of its season. On the one hand I like it being special to Yule. On the other hand, it's eggnog! And should be consumed as often as possible. Ostara/Easter. Add a bit of food coloring, if you like. ;)

[alphabassettgrrl]

Well, it is made of eggs.... :)