Sooooo.....

[FEJ]

What are you doing right now?


[Admin Note: This thread continued from the original Soooo.... (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showthread.php?p=258882#post258882) thread]

[Kevy Baby]

Closed escrow. I haz keez.YEAH!! Congrats!

Soooo.... Does a house come with those keys?

[JWBear]

Soooo.... When's the housewarming party? :D


(Oh, and congrats!)

[Morrigoon]

Gratz on the new digs!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Closed escrow. I haz keez.Heer iz nother keez! *muah*


Congrats. Can't wait to see it!

[JWBear]

We're going to George's tonight for their Friday Kleftico special... Yum! <happy cheese>

[mousepod]

Thanks for the congratulations and well-wishes! It's been a crazy few months, and I am both excited and dreading the reality of home ownership. We don't move in until mid-January (we're letting the erstwhile owner stay for up to four weeks to get her 44-year accumulation of stuff together), and it'll be a few weeks after that before our first movie night.

For the time being:

The front
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3238/3078629510_329c49d14d.jpg

and the back
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/3078863502_cd1c681876.jpg

[Snowflake]

Inka, Bob and Jack are going to love their own backyard!
It looks great MP, I'm thrilled for you all!

[alphabassettgrrl]

Fantastic!

[Snowflake]

Thanks for the congratulations and well-wishes! It's been a crazy few months, and I am both excited and dreading the reality of home ownership. We don't move in until mid-January (we're letting the erstwhile owner stay for up to four weeks to get her 44-year accumulation of stuff together), and it'll be a few weeks after that before our first movie night.



MP, was this a single owner residence? 44 years of stuff, eek. This makes me want to really houseclean and purge myself of accumulated crud.

[Kevy Baby]

The front


and the backWhat - no 3/4 view or overhead shots?

[Morrigoon]

Do you guys need the name of a good mover? I used one that Disneyphile recommended on my last two moves, they're great: Delancey Street Movers. They're inexpensive and do a really good job. (Oh, and you can write off the move costs because it's considered a charitable contribution)

[JWBear]

This afternoon is d....r....a....g....g....i....n....g.....

Why isn't it 5:30 yet? :(

[Chernabog]

Seriously. Today has been suckage. I'm seeing Milk tonite with BJ, so that should cheer me up. ;)

[Prudence]

I got out early. :D

[Morrigoon]

Seriously. Today has been suckage. I'm seeing Milk tonite with BJ, so that should cheer me up. ;)

From what I understand, it's not exactly a comedy.

[JWBear]

No, it's not.

[CoasterMatt]

I cried.

[Andrew]

I left at 4:20. :cough:

[CoasterMatt]

I left at 3:40.

[Kevy Baby]

I cried.Well, you knew better than to put your finger in the vise.

I left at 4:20. :cough:I left at 3:40.I'm still here.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

I haven't even gone...

[Stan4dSteph]

I worked from home today.

[JWBear]

I haven't even gone...

I thought you didn't want to go anyway.

[Kevy Baby]

I thought you didn't want to go anyway.But how long can the guy hold it? Eventually, he is just going to have to go to the bathroom.

[Gemini Cricket]

You ever have random sh!t just pop into your head for no reason?
I have no idea where this came from, but during a quiet moment eating lunch today with friends I thought, "Rockin' Space Mountain fu cking sucked!"
And then without warning the thought went away.

[lashbear]

Good News, GC: THIS trip, Stoat is getting to see the REAL Space Mountain...

Riding with the lights on = not as thrilling....

[CoasterMatt]

Until this point in time, your brain had fought to even consider thinking about that abomination.

[lashbear]

I can't wait for Rockin' Matterhorn or even better...

Rick-Rollin'-Space-Mountain !!

:rolleyes:

[alphabassettgrrl]

While I wouldn't want it all the time, I did like Rockin' Space Mountain for a change. Kind of like I wouldn't want Haunted Mansion Holiday all the time, but I like it for the season. In spite of the down-time to change it over and back.

Rick-Rollin' Space Mountain made me laugh. :)

[CoasterMatt]

I wish Space Mountain had the trains from Knott's Berry Farms Pony Express.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

I only think about Rockin' Space when I bang my head against a concrete wall.

[MickeyLumbo]

What Will You Celebrate?

[bewitched]

What Will You Celebrate?



Thought you might want to know that when you click on the "Disney Video Spoofs Celebration" link or "skip video", it goes to a page with your email on it. Don't know if you care....


eta: Cool! :D

[wendybeth]

Thanks for the heads up, BW!

[Kevy Baby]

Thought you might want to know that when you click on the "Disney Video Spoofs Celebration" link or "skip video", it goes to a page with your email on it. Don't know if you care....You also get the same page if you watch the video all the way through

[MickeyLumbo]

Thank you WB and BW!

[RStar]

I get the feeling I'm missing something here....

;)

[Kevy Baby]

I get the feeling I'm missing something here....

;)You can create your own here (http://www.sun7news.com/spread.php).

[bewitched]

This (http://www.sun7news.com/index.php?code=29G2aX9pM268EYR23BB2&CMP=OTC-WWYCOVS1001) is what it is. (This is an email acct. I never use so I don't care about the link). Very fun.

**Beware that if you post your video online, everyone who sees it will have your email address.**


eta: Kevy beat me to it. I'll leave it for anyone wants to see it without actually doing it.

[JWBear]

My mother had two antique cookie tins that she used to store Christmas cookies in since before I was born. I washed one of them in the dishwasher, this morning, just as I have dozens of times; and my mother a hundred times before. When I pulled it out, all the paint was gone - just bare metal. I'm devastated. One of my most treasured childhood memories is gone... ruined!

I know it's just a thing, but it feels like a part of me just died.

[Gemini Cricket]

For some reason, drinking beer and then wine and the beer again gives me such a headache the next morning. I have to think about not doing that too often.

[wendybeth]

I could be wrong, GC- I'm certainly no medical expert, but I believe you may be suffering from something commonly known as a.......hangover. Next time just go for the tequila shots. You'll still be in pain the next day, but the buzz is much better.:D

[Gemini Cricket]

Ya. But you don't drink tequila. You rent it.
:D
I'm definitely hanging this morning.

[bewitched]

Aw, JW...that sucks. I'm so sorry.:(

[ozron]

It started around 7:00 this morning. Now Portland is covered in a lovely layer of snow. The city is hushed an glowing, people are cheerfullly chilled and out enjoying the ambiance, and all the things that go with the first snowfall.

Unfortunately, a couple of inches on the valley floor translates to significant snow at 700 feet where the zoo is. ZooLights is cancelled for the evening. Ordinarily, this wouldn't affect me on a Sunday, but I had a date.

Out where she is, there's a lot of wind that goes with this kind of weather. So she didn't even want to leave her house, or have me try to go over there. Tomorrow the high is supposed to be 26 degrees. She's just in town for less than a week. I haven't seen her and Tuesday she goes back to Mexico.

Well, we were wanting to keep this casual...

[Disneyphile]

Well, I'm being nailed with a load of holiday hustle and bustle all in one day.

Tomorrow's gonna be busy as hell, but mostly fun.

Gotta get up early to grab the DL tickets for the needy family, then drop all the gifts off at the community center (or GusGus might handle that alone). Then, I'm going shopping with a couple fantastic ladies. Then, I have to prep some food and a graphical chart for a 2-hour long appointment in the late afternoon, followed by racing to LAX to pick up an old friend whom I haven't seen since '95, who, of course, is gonna want to hang out all evening, even though we'll be going to Disneyland the next day together.

CRAZY!!!

But... fun.

But, why does fun have to happen all at once?

[alphabassettgrrl]

Tomorrow (Monday) will be a Disneyland day!

[Morrigoon]

For some reason, drinking beer and then wine and the beer again gives me such a headache the next morning. I have to think about not doing that too often.

How's it go? Liquor before beer, in the clear; beer before liquor, never sicker.

[Morrigoon]

I could be wrong, GC- I'm certainly no medical expert, but I believe you may be suffering from something commonly known as a.......hangover. Next time just go for the tequila shots. You'll still be in pain the next day, but the buzz is much better.:D

Or, drink a glass of water for every drink you consume (preferably during consumption, but at least before bed), that way you don't dehydrate.

[lashbear]

or, don't drink ! :p

...now I have a Soda-Club (http://www.sodaclub.com/sodaclub.html)(that's what y'all call it - over here it's a SodaStream) , I'm getting a taste for Fuzzy Water....

[RStar]

Tomorrow (Monday) will be a Disneyland day!

Good luck with that, and bring a poncho!

[ozron]

There's a silvery sheen of ice everywhere, the forecast high is 25, and then there's that chill wind out of the east. Things are improving - chains are no longer required on metro area highways - but the zoo is still closed. We'll stay closed until we can make the grounds safe for the public. And we can only do that after we clear keeper areas.

So it's a weird day. We're all there, but the public isn't.

[ozron]

Icy downtown:
http://blog.oregonlive.com/news_impact/2008/12/IMG_1026.JPG

[wendybeth]

It's an icy, frozen mess up here too, Ozron. Got below zero last night.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Man, it is wet out there! Thank goodness this wasn't the weather yesterday, our DL trip would have been very different.

[BarTopDancer]

I'm back. Vegas was awesome. Grades are back. All As and 1 B.

[Snowflake]

Yay BtD!

Poured earlier this mirning, now clearing up a bit. Snow around the bay area and maybe some closer to home if it rains on Wednesday, it's supposed to be pretty nippy (28 or so)

[Moonliner]

I'm back. Vegas was awesome. Grades are back. All As and 1 B.

Congrats on the grades!

[Andrew]

Or, drink a glass of water for every drink you consume (preferably during consumption, but at least before bed), that way you don't dehydrate.
Sound advice that always works for me.

[Andrew]

I'm back. Vegas was awesome. Grades are back. All As and 1 B.
Super mega congratulations!

[Morrigoon]

Man, it is wet out there! Thank goodness this wasn't the weather yesterday, our DL trip would have been very different.
How'd it go?

[Snowflake]

Xmas shopping is done, xmas cards going out tomorrow, e-cards this weekend. A couple more batches of cookies to go and I can relax for the 4 day weekend.

[Alex]

My hangover advice: Be me, I'm apparently immune.

Even the one time I got so drunk I puked and blacked out I didn't have a hangover. The time I did five shots of five different alcohols in one minute (plus the two G&Ts I'd already had). The worst I've ever experienced is a dry disgustingly fuzzy feeling tongue.

I am a god among men. Worship me for I am beneficent.

[Betty]

My hangover advice: Be me, I'm apparently immune.

Even the one time I got so drunk I puked and blacked out I didn't have a hangover. The time I did five shots of five different alcohols in one minute (plus the two G&Ts I'd already had). The worst I've ever experienced is a dry disgustingly fuzzy feeling tongue.

I am a god among men. Worship me for I am beneficent.

Alex drunk. I think I might pay to see that. You'd argue with people for our entertainment - right?

[Ghoulish Delight]

You puked, that usually helps prevent hangovers, actually, so that's no surprise.

But the real question is, have you tested your theory since your 30s? I was similarly immune until the last year or so.

[Alex]

Please, don't question your gods, it reduces the beneficence level.

[BarTopDancer]

I used to be immune too.

[Ghoulish Delight]

The worst I've ever experienced is a dry disgustingly fuzzy feeling tongue.

Okay, when people refer to "the hair of the dog", they don't literally mean you should lick a dog.

[Kevy Baby]

or, don't drink ! :pNo: we are looking for REALISTIC solutions.

...now I have a Soda-Club (http://www.sodaclub.com/sodaclub.html)(that's what y'all call it - over here it's a SodaStream)Actually, what you are looking for is Club Soda (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_soda).

______________________

Susan is also one of those people who don't get hangovers - even as she turned 40 (and 41 and soon-to-be 42). She might still be drunk the next day, but no hangovers (and no Technicolor Yawns).

[Stan4dSteph]

I'm back. Vegas was awesome. Grades are back. All As and 1 B.Congratulations!

[Strangler Lewis]

Yes, well done, BTD.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Soooo....

I've closed the original Sooo.... thread. Perhaps it will help the server load issue, perhaps not. We'll see. I've copied the last page's worth (based on my 100 post/page setting) of posts here to keep things going and to keep viewing of the original thread to a minimum since, if it is the Sooo.... thread that's responsible, it's viewing more than posting that's at issue.

Carry on.

[wendybeth]

Nooooooo!!!!!!

Whatever will we torture newbs with?

[Ghoulish Delight]

It's still there to be read if anyone wants/is forced. Just reducing the number of times it has to load.

[Kevy Baby]

Wow, that was weird seeing the post and view count so low of the Soooo.... thread.

And typing that reminds me that the minor error in the subject of having four periods as an ellipsis instead of three always bugs me.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Me as well, but I decided to preserve it as-is. For tradition's sake.

[RStar]

Me as well, but I decided to preserve it as-is. For tradition's sake.

Burn it to a CD and sell it for $9.95 as a fund raiser. :D

I wonder how many pages it would be if I printed it? :eek:

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Someone just threw a shoe at me... wtf?

[Strangler Lewis]

Yes, well done, BTD.

Soooo....

I've closed the original Sooo.... thread. Perhaps it will help the server load issue, perhaps not. We'll see. I've copied the last page's worth (based on my 100 post/page setting) of posts here to keep things going and to keep viewing of the original thread to a minimum since, if it is the Sooo.... thread that's responsible, it's viewing more than posting that's at issue.

Carry on.

Looks like I'm the answer to a trivia question.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Someone just threw a shoe at me... wtf?
I KNEW it, you're George W. Bush, aren't you?

[Snowflake]

I think Fej should come and drop by to rechristen this thread.

[bewitched]

WTG, BTD!!

So apparently taking all of the pain meds I did after my surgery gave me an ulcer. Just call me barfy. :( Top that of with a raging (and painful) ear infection I acquired yesterday and 6* (w/-118 windchill)...I'm having a GREAT day.

[Kevy Baby]

Me as well, but I decided to preserve it as-is. For tradition's sake.In retrospect: it would have been an interesting social experiment to have done what you did without telling anyone - just see if people discovered the change had been made, or if we all would have just carried on like nothing happened.

[JWBear]

Soooo....

I've closed the original Sooo.... thread. Perhaps it will help the server load issue, perhaps not. We'll see. I've copied the last page's worth (based on my 100 post/page setting) of posts here to keep things going and to keep viewing of the original thread to a minimum since, if it is the Sooo.... thread that's responsible, it's viewing more than posting that's at issue.

Carry on.

Awwwwwww... My cheese is sad. :(

It's the end of an era.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

I KNEW it, you're George W. Bush, aren't you?

I am many...

[lashbear]

Someone just threw a shoe at me... wtf?
Was there a foot in it?

and Kevy: Club Soda is what it makes, but Soda-Club is the machine you can use at home to make Club Soda. Don't make me come over and Club you with a Soda Bottle. That would also be a Soda Club, but not as fun.

[Snowflake]

Don't make me come over and Club you with a Soda Bottle. That would also be a Soda Club, but not as fun.

Liar

[Ghoulish Delight]

That would also be a Soda Club, but not as fun.

Liar
I suppose it depends on whose perspective.

[JWBear]

I didn't want to post there anyway. (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showpost.php?p=259392&postcount=25674)

[Betty]

Everything is going to be okay.
Everything is going to be okay.
Everything is going to be okay.
Everything is going to be okay.
Everything is going to be okay.
Everything is going to be okay.
Everything is going to be okay.
Everything is going to be okay.
Everything is going to be okay.
Everything is going to be okay.
Everything is going to be okay.
Everything is going to be okay.
Everything is going to be okay.
Everything is going to be okay.
Everything is going to be okay.
(that's what I'm doing right now - chanting - and trying not to have an anxiety attack.)

[Promo-Man]

I am getting ready to put my Santa suit on and go visit the Hi-Hopes www.hopeu.com always fun, lots of Smiles. This is one of the most fun visits for me.

[cirquelover]

I'm sure they love to have you visit too!! It sounds like a great way to spread the holiday cheer!

I'm getting ready to make about 400 spritz tree cookies! I've decided to skip the wreaths this year, to much of a pain to switch cookie plates. Plus the trees are easier to decorate, shake on the colored sugar and voila.....decorated cookies!

[Andrew]

shake on the colored sugar and voila...
I misread that as "shake on the colored sugar and vodka..." which was going to make a very interesting cookie.

[madmonkeygirl]

I cheated and bought store already made Xmas variety sugar cookies in a box. Lots cheaper than making them myself and i didn't feel like baking but wanted cookies. Cookies and hot cocoa nothing but a warm fireplace and the day would be perfect. Thursday i have to get the remaining 2 presents and roll rum balls with my mom and i'm pretty much set. Just sitting back and waiting for Xmas to come and be over with and get life back to normal.

[BDBopper]

Congrats on the new thread!

Just a tip. Don't ever have a migraine at the same time as a cold. It sucks big time. Finally things have eased and I am feeling much better today and got the most restful sleep in quite awhile.

Just please don't have a cold and a migraine. It hurts! :eek:

[Snowflake]

You won't here this coming out of my mouth very often, but it is damned cold up here! Brrrrrrr..............

[mousepod]

You won't here this coming out of my mouth very often, but it is damned cold up here! Brrrrrrr..............

Heck... I turned on the heat down here (mostly because the dogs asked me to).

[alphabassettgrrl]

WTG BTD! I should check if my grades came through yet.

[madmonkeygirl]

We turned on the heat here for the doggies since we went out for a few hours. Lucy just brought me her Mr. Quackers duckie that is bigger than she is and she carried him all the way to the couch and jumped up onto the couch with him in her mouth lol...think it's time to get her another one of those. :)

[CoasterMatt]

A new couch?

[Gemini Cricket]

Jeepers H Crackers! NA killed So.... What a b!tch!
:D

No, it had to happen.

My new job takes a lot of my energy. I haven't reached the stage in my new job where I can surf the net without being noticed. So no LoT for awhile.

I should be getting briefed soon on my February trip for work. It should be exciting. 3 week long trip... or so I hear.
:)

:)

[CoasterMatt]

Gathering notes and mentally preparing for tomorrow.

[Morrigoon]

Negotiating?

[Betty]

Preparing for a great day!

[Capt Jack]

I should be getting briefed soon on my February trip for work. It should be exciting. 3 week long trip... or so I hear.
:)

:)

lemme guess...theyre sending you to LA

:p

[blueerica]

... I'm doing lots of work. Lots. And lots. Of work.

Too much work.

[Snowflake]

I volunteered to help someone else as I was not busy, now my work came in and I am officially slammed.

On a happier note, the staff luncheon (with gift exchange) is happening at noon. I do hope someone wants the nice giftie I brought, it included home-made rum cookies (they're yummy if I do say so myself).

[Andrew]

I do hope someone wants the nice giftie I brought, it included home-made rum cookies (they're yummy if I do say so myself).
If they don't want 'em, you have my address... ;)

[BarTopDancer]

It's snowing in the foothills. (http://postcards-from-my-edge.blogspot.com/)

[Snowflake]

If they don't want 'em, you have my address... ;)

:-) Not anymore I don't.

They were stolen twice and I came home with a nice picture frame I can use on my desk.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

It's snowing in the foothills. (http://postcards-from-my-edge.blogspot.com/)

We've got about 2 1/2 feet in the local mountains. Here's a picture from a few days ago:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3121/3116238501_3be100223d.jpg?v=0

Here's what it looks like now:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3223/3117066446_a5bcbdf09f.jpg?v=0

The picnic table is almost completely covered.

[JWBear]

I really need to remember not to put things in a safe place. I can never find them after I do.

[bewitched]

I really need to remember not to put things in a safe place. I can never find them after I do.


Maybe they're in the same safe place as my stuff. :confused:

[CoasterMatt]

I'm gathering more terrible sounds for my phone.

[BarTopDancer]

I'm gathering more terrible sounds for my phone.

I have a few for you.

[Andrew]

Driving back and forth from home to the office because I forgot the #$%@ing power brick for my Mac at work. :mad:

[lashbear]

Work just surprised me with a Lemon Curd Tart for my Birthday celebration (I won't be at work tomorrow as I'm off to Forster - (they give you your birthday as a holiday here...love it...), and then my actual B'day's on Saturday)

[Not Afraid]

Lemon Crud Tart! My favorite!

[lizziebith]

It's snowing in the foothills. (http://postcards-from-my-edge.blogspot.com/)

*swoon* gorgeous pics!

[ozron]

I got it! Evita goes up the end of July at the Broadway Rose Company. I will be playing Juan Peron.

My cheese is very happy!

[CoasterMatt]

WOOHOO!!

[Not Afraid]

YAY RON!!!!

[wolfy999]

Sounds like a LoT swanking in July/August next year!

[Kevy Baby]

I really need to remember not to put things in a safe place. I can never find them after I do.Whatever you are looking for, it will always be in the last place you look.






Unless for some odd reason you keep looking for something after you find it. That would be weird.

[lizziebith]

I usually keep looking wherever said originally-lost thing was found, because chances are extra-super-good that more long-lost things will be found in the vicinity. :p

[Morrigoon]

I got it! Evita goes up the end of July at the Broadway Rose Company. I will be playing Juan Peron.

My cheese is very happy!
Did you tell them that you'd be surprisingly good for them?

[ozron]

Did you tell them that you'd be surprisingly good for them?

I feel high-flying and adored!

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Went to a cool Holiday party with the Punisher (Tom Jane) and the Rocketeer (Billy Campbell) present. Free beer and hung with EH. Saw some industry pals and many I didn't know. Always fun.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Work just surprised me with a Lemon Curd Tart...

And I thought, "What kind of Australian abomination would a Lemon Turd Cart be?"

[Strangler Lewis]

Did you tell them that you'd be surprisingly good for them?

I feel high-flying and adored!

Then again, we could be foolish not to quit while we're ahead.

Congratulations!

[BDBopper]

Congrats Ozron!

[Stan4dSteph]

I feel high-flying and adored!Congratulations!

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Congratulations!

[swanie]

A friend of mine posted a link to this a cappella group last night. If you haven't seen "Straight No Chaser" before, they are worth your time...

Twelve Days of Christmas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fe11OlMiz8)

Not only are they funny and talented, but their story is pretty cool too.

:D

[wolfy999]

Do you agree with this:

http://shopping.aol.com/articles/2008/08/08/10-movies-to-see-before-you-die/?ncid=AOLCOMMshopDYNLsec0001&icid=200100397x1215566734x1201019139

[JWBear]

Work just surprised me with a Lemon Curd Tart for my Birthday celebration (I won't be at work tomorrow as I'm off to Forster - (they give you your birthday as a holiday here...love it...), and then my actual B'day's on Saturday)

My brain first read that as "Lemon Turd Cart". :eek:


Then I read this:
And I thought, "What kind of Australian abomination would a Lemon Turd Cart be?"
I'm glad I wasn't the only one!

[JWBear]

Went to a cool Holiday party with the Punisher (Tom Jane) and the Rocketeer (Billy Campbell) present. Free beer and hung with EH. Saw some industry pals and many I didn't know. Always fun.

Tom Jane? <swoon>

[Not Afraid]

Do you agree with this:

http://shopping.aol.com/articles/2008/08/08/10-movies-to-see-before-you-die/?ncid=AOLCOMMshopDYNLsec0001&icid=200100397x1215566734x1201019139

Eh gads...NO! What a terrible list!

[wendybeth]

Sooo.....I'm snowed in. Got two feet of snow last night and it's still snowing. I tried to get the SUV (in 4 wheel drive) out today and got high-centered just past the driveway. I'm getting back into my jammies.:D

[Ghoulish Delight]

Do you agree with this:

http://shopping.aol.com/articles/2008/08/08/10-movies-to-see-before-you-die/?ncid=AOLCOMMshopDYNLsec0001&icid=200100397x1215566734x1201019139

Eh gads...NO! What a terrible list!

Geebus. Save for Titanic, I like or love every single one of the movies on that list...and I still think it's an awful "must see" list.

[Stan4dSteph]

Sooo.....I'm snowed in. Got two feet of snow last night and it's still snowing. I tried to get the SUV (in 4 wheel drive) out today and got high-centered just past the driveway. I'm getting back into my jammies.:DWe're getting a storm tomorrow. I'm likely going to work from home and not risk getting stuck trying to fight my way home in the middle of it. Stay warm!

[wendybeth]

We're getting a storm tomorrow. I'm likely going to work from home and not risk getting stuck trying to fight my way home in the middle of it. Stay warm!

The mayor has declared the roads closed to the public, and we're supposed to be getting possibly another foot of snow today. The entire city is effectively shut down. Needless to say, we broke our 24 record by a good 6", which is saying a lot because we get loads of snow up here. Stay home and stay warm too, Steph!

(I'll take some pics here in a bit and post them).

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Do you agree with this:

http://shopping.aol.com/articles/2008/08/08/10-movies-to-see-before-you-die/?ncid=AOLCOMMshopDYNLsec0001&icid=200100397x1215566734x1201019139

With four of them. Can you guess which four?

And, yay Ron!

[Alex]

I'd say it is a horrible list in that not one of the 10 films should be anywhere near getting named as the sole choice for "Must See" in the category listed (Star Wars probably comes closest; Naked Gun furthest).

I don't think I've ever seen (or noticed) The Sixth Sense being classified as horror before. Is that a genre assignment anybody would agree with?

[madmonkeygirl]

My mom got stranded last night since the 14 freeway was closed in both directions. My dad said they had around 9 inches and he was shoveling the driveway this morning. My mom stayed at my sister's condo in Santa Clarita and is going to try to take the train back home this afternoon since the freeway was still closed as of 11am. I miss the old days of being snowed in or it snowing even. One of these days i'm going to go stay overnight when we have a storm like this and be stranded so i can't get back home or even better to work.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I don't think I've ever seen (or noticed) The Sixth Sense being classified as horror before. Is that a genre assignment anybody would agree with?I'd say "thriller" at most.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

I'd say it is a horrible list in that not one of the 10 films should be anywhere near getting named as the sole choice for "Must See" in the category listed (Star Wars probably comes closest; Naked Gun furthest).

I don't think I've ever seen (or noticed) The Sixth Sense being classified as horror before. Is that a genre assignment anybody would agree with?

See, for me, Godfather IS really on a shortlist; it's maybe my favorite film since the 40s, after Harold and Maude (which I don't really count as a "great film" because I'm too sentimental about it to consider it logically.) But, no Kane? No Casablanca? No City Lights? Poppycock.

[Andrew]

Making, or trying to make, rice krispie treats with vegan marshmallows (http://sweetandsara.com/). They didn't quite come together with the butter in the microwave, so I used the hand mixer and then mixed the cereal with my hands. It looks right in the pan, so I guess we'll see.

[Kevy Baby]

Do you agree with this:

http://shopping.aol.com/articles/2008/08/08/10-movies-to-see-before-you-die/?ncid=AOLCOMMshopDYNLsec0001&icid=200100397x1215566734x1201019139I was worried until I got to Amelie: it is the only movie on the list that I haven't seen.

I was worried that if I had seen all of the movies on the list it meant I was going to die.

[wendybeth]

I took this pic with my phone this morning- it's off our side deck:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a397/wendybeth/-MediaCard-BlackBerry-pictures-IMG0.jpg

[Moonliner]

Amelie: it is the only movie on the list that I haven't seen.


Cool. I was wondering what I should get you for Christmas.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

I took this pic with my phone this morning- it's off our side deck:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a397/wendybeth/-MediaCard-BlackBerry-pictures-IMG0.jpg

nice! Snow makes interesting shapes and patterns as it accumulates.

[Morrigoon]

I don't think Titanic deserves to be on that list... the script sucks.

[JWBear]

I don't think Titanic deserves to be on that list... the script sucks.

Try fast-forwarding through all the Jack and Rose scenes. It's a much better movie that way.

[Andrew]

Try fast-forwarding through all the Jack and Rose scenes.
*almost* all.

[Capt Jack]

twenty twenty twenty-four hours to gooooooo
I wanna be sedated...
nothin to do, no where to gooo oooo
I wanna be sedated...

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

The year of a million deaths continues: :( So sad...

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0632213/

[lizziebith]

:(

[lashbear]

I'm on holidays at last and packing to go to Forster for an 11 day Christmas Vacation ! YAAAAAAAY!!!

[Snowflake]

I got it! Evita goes up the end of July at the Broadway Rose Company. I will be playing Juan Peron.

My cheese is very happy!

Well, Don't Cry for Me! Break a Leg instead! Awesome! :snap:

[Snowflake]

Do you agree with this:

http://shopping.aol.com/articles/2008/08/08/10-movies-to-see-before-you-die/?ncid=AOLCOMMshopDYNLsec0001&icid=200100397x1215566734x1201019139

No, not really. I gotta be the party pooper on this one. I adored Amelie, however. Godfather, yes, absolutely, followed by Godfather II (and please burn the master negative and all prints and DVDs of Godfather III)

Film lists are so subjective of the lister and the era in which they're listing.

[Snowflake]

I took this pic with my phone this morning- it's off our side deck:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a397/wendybeth/-MediaCard-BlackBerry-pictures-IMG0.jpg

Purty! Did you take the pic in your jammies? (color me jealous of both the snow and being able to home in jammies)

[Snowflake]

I'd say "thriller" at most.

I'd call it suspense.

[Morrigoon]

Then again, we could be foolish not to quit while we're ahead.

Congratulations!
Yeah, but he believes in the art of the possible.

[Alex]

See, for me, Godfather IS really on a shortlist; it's maybe my favorite film since the 40s, after Harold and Maude (which I don't really count as a "great film" because I'm too sentimental about it to consider it logically.) But, no Kane? No Casablanca? No City Lights? Poppycock.

Absolutely, the Godfather is a must see film. You can't be an educated movie watcher or student of American pop culture without having seen it. But in the category of Drama it is not the must see film. Though I would entertain the argument. Unlike with Naked Gun, if you consider that the must see comedy film then you're broken.

[wendybeth]

Purty! Did you take the pic in your jammies? (color me jealous of both the snow and being able to home in jammies)

Total jammie mode here. Surprisingly, they actually plowed our street- we're not a main arterial, not even close, but they must have gotten enough complaints that we were moved up the list. So, unless we get socked again, it's work tomorrow......sigh.

[madmonkeygirl]

Awww man at least they did that. My parents house is on a busy street well they live on the corner and there were no snow plows. Same with the freeway. Years ago they used to blow the freeway and their street not now. My dad was outside shoveling snow off their driveway this morning.

On a happier note my mom is should be home by now. She made the train even though the first train pulled into the station and turned around and went the same way it came. She had to wait out in the cold for 2 hours but at least she'll be home tonight.

I love jammie days. I had a relaxed day off today going nowhere in particular just staying put. Considering i'm sick the best thing i could do.

[alphabassettgrrl]

That's exactly how I like to see snow- in pictures. Congrats for a jammie day!

[Prudence]

Yay! I have tomorrow off! But our pre-existing plan to drive up to Vasquez Rocks isn't happening, what with the closed freeway and all. I'm not sure now what we're going to do to fill the time.


Besides sex, I mean.

[Morrigoon]

I've heard of the Vasquez Rocks, that's where the banditos used to hide out, right? How do you get there?

[CoasterMatt]

You've SEEN the Vasquez Rocks in tons of movies and tv shows, too.

Just head north on the 5 to the 14, get off at Agua Dulce Canyon Road.

[€uroMeinke]

Another sign of the recession - we got our Wired and Vogue today - together they are barely as thick as a normal magazine.

[Morrigoon]

Another sign of the recession - we got our Wired and Vogue today - together they are barely as think as a normal magazine.
Well, Vogue has always been barely as "think" as a normal magazine.

[madmonkeygirl]

Hopefully the 14 freeway will be reopen by tomorrow. It was still closed today and my mom had to take the train from Santa Clarita to home (Palmdale). Their main road by their house wasn't even plowed and she "SLID" into the driveway barely making it home...lol Man now i wish i was up there to enjoy the white stuff.

But Santa came early. I got out of the shower to find my cell phone has a new Bon Jovi skin on it thanks to someone :) Best persent ever next to my license plate. :) It's a week before Xmas too. :) This Xmas rocks. :)

[RStar]

Right now I'm drinking what I consider a fantastic beer. It's Chili Beer from the Black Mountain Brewing company in Tecate Mexico. There is a green Serrano chili pepper in the bottom of each bottle. It is spicy, and tastes surprizingly good! I got it from Bevmo!

Chili Beer itself is hand made in the small town of Tecate, Mexico.
Each chili pepper is lovingly dropped, by hand, in every bottle then the bottle is filled with a fine Mexican Lager Beer. The result is THE MOST UNUSUAL BEER IN THE WORLD!
The beer was good, damn good, So good in fact, the yuppies started driving in from all over to try it. Something had to be done, So , whenever one of them whined for a "wedge of lime" Ed started putting a hot Serrano chili pepper into the beer instead. Amazingly, about 2 out of ten actually liked the stuff. Surely, thought Ed, the Eighties had come to close.
Their website is cool! (http://www.chilibeer.com)

[lizziebith]

You've SEEN the Vasquez Rocks in tons of movies and tv shows, too.

Just head north on the 5 to the 14, get off at Agua Dulce Canyon Road.

One of our favorite hiking spots -- :snap: :snap: :snap:

[Kevy Baby]

Cool. I was wondering what I should get you for Christmas.I'm holding my breath in anticipation.

Did you take the pic in your jammies?Did you get your picture taken in your jammies?

More importantly, did you get your picture taken OUT of your jammies? :evil:

[Not Afraid]

I'm holding my breath in anticipation.



Amelie is a wonderful film. It's the only one of the films on that list that I actually love.

[Kevy Baby]

Amelie is a wonderful film. It's the only one of the films on that list that I actually love.I was commenting more on the likelihood of Moonie actually sending me a gift. He's such a tightwad.

[Moonliner]

I was commenting more on the likelihood of Moonie actually sending me a gift. He's such a tightwad.

Ohh I'd send you a gift, or at least I would have except for all those stupid rules the post office has about shipping flammable items....

[Moonliner]

Sooo why in the frack does Malibu and Vegas get snow while here on the bitter east coast we get zippy. No white Christmas, no snow days....

All we get is rain. Do you know how annoying rain is at 35 degrees?

Dear snow Goddess: In your face bitch! Bring us some snow now or I'm gonna have to go medieval on your hiney....

[mousepod]

Just finished getting some viruses off a stupid old Dell PC. I'm so glad my personal computing is still all Mac-based.

[Snowflake]

Just had a very nice surprise, I got an Xmas bonus! :-)

[Ghoulish Delight]

can someone decide what I want for lunch?

[BarTopDancer]

a gypsy rice salad and adobe stew.

[Stan4dSteph]

I'm at home while the snow keeps falling and falling. I'm also watching the Smart Watermelon Show. :D

[Moonliner]

can someone decide what I want for lunch?

Indian food. Heavy on the curry.

[Chernabog]

Indian food. Heavy on the curry.

Fish and Chips!

[ToriBear]

can someone decide what I want for lunch?

Tongue!

Yeah, that's what my dad and grandma like to eat, mom and I don't eat it.

[Ghoulish Delight]

You're all wrong.

[Stan4dSteph]

Just had a very nice surprise, I got an Xmas bonus! :-)That's awesome! Congratulations!

[Capt Jack]

Tongue!

Yeah, that's what my dad and grandma like to eat, mom and I don't eat it.


awww......I luv me some tongue. been ages since I had it.
mmmmmmmmm

[Ghoulish Delight]

I don't eat food that can taste me back.

[BarTopDancer]

I used to eat tongue... until I realized what it was.

[Capt Jack]

I so dont get that.

always reminds me of the line from "All in the Family"

Edith : "Archie said he wont eat anything that comes out of a cows mouth, so he had hardboiled eggs instead"

:p

[Ghoulish Delight]

Mine was just a joke. I've tried it. It was okay, but not good enough for me to choose it over the countless other meat choices available to me.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

I don't eat food that can taste me back.

This reminds me of the deli of my youth - which I have written about, and with which some of you are thusly familiar. They had a sandwich called Frank's French Kiss.

[Betty]

you wanted nachos with carne asada didn't you?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Brie and roasted red pepper sandwich.

[Alex]

No, I'm sorry. You were incorrect.

You may have thought that was what you wanted but only because you are a weak mind and easily swayed.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I am NOT easily swayed.

[Kevy Baby]

I am NOT easily swayed.Well, I think it depends on how much you've had to drink.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Trying to get ready here; leaving tomorrow for Vegas. I sincerely hope the 14 and the 15 are open. Not sure of an alternate route to Acton.

[Not Afraid]

I think I need to turn the heat on in the house. I'm sitting on the couch and, to the left of me are a PILE of beasties: Thurston, Trixie and Rupert (and a few plush toys for insulation). Very cute! Too dark for pictures though.

[€uroMeinke]

So I almost got hit leaving work when a driver distracted by his cell phone ran a red light. Thank goodness I was too busy texting to proceed into the intersection and be hit.

[Alex]

Reposted from my LJ.


So I made a purchase at Amazon and it arrived at the apartment today. I wasn't concerned about this because the management office takes packages. Well, apparently today the UPS delivery guy didn't feel like giving it to them and instead left it at our door.

We're not really a high risk area so I'm not too mad. However, the box it shipped in was the original manufacturer's box and so it was completely obvious what was inside so that would concern me a bit. Anyway, showing foresight, the UPS guy decided to hide the package...under our doormat.

At this point you may be jumping to a conclusion as to how the story ended. You might assume I, or Lani, stepped on said doormat, breaking the item.

You'd be wrong, but it was a close thing:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3127/3121904080_77a4619cd6.jpg

[CoasterMatt]

VAM!

[Morrigoon]

I've been enjoying the heck out of Netflix streaming. Watching an old British drama series called "The Duchess of Duke Street".

Of course that's been distracting me from the actual mailed DVDs in my posession, which is another (similar) series called "Upstairs, Downstairs" (much more well-known, and also excellent)

[JWBear]

Reposted from my LJ.


So I made a purchase at Amazon and it arrived at the apartment today. I wasn't concerned about this because the management office takes packages. Well, apparently today the UPS delivery guy didn't feel like giving it to them and instead left it at our door.

We're not really a high risk area so I'm not too mad. However, the box it shipped in was the original manufacturer's box and so it was completely obvious what was inside so that would concern me a bit. Anyway, showing foresight, the UPS guy decided to hide the package...under our doormat.

At this point you may be jumping to a conclusion as to how the story ended. You might assume I, or Lani, stepped on said doormat, breaking the item.

You'd be wrong, but it was a close thing:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3127/3121904080_77a4619cd6.jpg



Oh yeah... Completely hidden. No one will ever find that! :rolleyes:

[Alex]

I'm hoping the UPS guy did it with a sense of humor not seriously.

[Morrigoon]

Well, it does make it clear that the box is left specifically and intentionally for THAT door, so there is no mistaking it for lost, left, basura, etc.

[BarTopDancer]

I'm wondering who is going to make a Facebook app for updates in the Soooo thread.

[Morrigoon]

Does anyone else find the length of the title jarring? (eg:"What are you doing right now?" which used to be in the OP)

[Prudence]

It's cookie baking time at Chez Prudence! First up are the M&M cookies. Get 'em while they're hot!

[CoasterMatt]

I LOVE M&M cookies!!

I'm baking chicken and taters.

[€uroMeinke]

It's cookie baking time at Chez Prudence! First up are the M&M cookies. Get 'em while they're hot!

You know - some of us know where you live...

[Morrigoon]

I have a corned beef in the crock pot

[Alex]

I love Resse's Pieces cookies, but I'm not fond of the taste of melted and resolidified M&Ms. So if you'd be a dear and make a separate batch for me, it would be much appreciated.

[Prudence]

You know - some of us know where you live...

Hey - we *like* company!

Once I finish this batch, it's peanut blossom time (the one's with the hershey's kisses.)

[JWBear]

I'm going to make rum balls tonight (they need to steep for several days before you eat them). Tomorrow, I start my Christmas cookies...

[alphabassettgrrl]

Yummy!

[Gemini Cricket]

Worst. Delivery Guy. Ever!

:D

[alphabassettgrrl]

Your food arrived crushed and cold?

[Prudence]

Best batch of M&M cookies I have ever made.

[CoasterMatt]

Playing Guitar Hero: World Tour on the Wii

fun stuff.

[Not Afraid]

I just ended up on a web site for a place I used to work. Twelve years later, they're STILL using the same copy, the same brochure design and some of the same graphic elements I created for the place. Either they are REALLY dull and stagnant or I'm REALLY good. :)

[Andrew]

I just ended up on a web site for a place I used to work. Twelve years later, they're STILL using the same copy, the same brochure design and some of the same graphic elements I created for the place. Either they are REALLY dull and stagnant or I'm REALLY good. :)
Strange. None (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarterdeck_Office_Systems) of my former (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidson_&_Associates) companies (http://web.archive.org/web/20010405045148/http://networkice.com/index.html) survive (http://web.archive.org/web/20040414104354/http://www.blackice.iss.net/) in any recognizable (http://web.archive.org/web/20061205185420/www.ghrsystems.com/loansoft_update.html) form. I wouldn't say that has anything to do with me, but it is interesting...

[cirquelover]

I'm going to make rum balls tonight (they need to steep for several days before you eat them). Tomorrow, I start my Christmas cookies...

That's why I made them over a week ago:D Actually this year I made 151 rum balls, Capt Morgan balls and Crown Royal ones and now I was looking at the Rumplemintz and thinking that would be divine, Gary laughed at me. I was also thinking the Kahlua might be tasty. I figure I can spend the winter toasty from the inside out! I don't think I've ever made this many kinds but friends brought me 151 to make them some and I had a little bottle of Crown sitting around so....

Pru- I'm making peanut blossoms tonight too! I love them when they are still warm and melty!

[Gemini Cricket]

Had breakfast with a great friend and former theatre director of mine. She wants me to audition for plays here in Hawai'i. That makes me happy. I think I will.
:)

[Morrigoon]

Am I a freak because I don't really like rum balls?

[Andrew]

Am I a freak because I don't really like rum balls?
If so, then we're equally freaky.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Reposted from my LJ.


So I made a purchase at Amazon and it arrived at the apartment today. I wasn't concerned about this because the management office takes packages. Well, apparently today the UPS delivery guy didn't feel like giving it to them and instead left it at our door.

We're not really a high risk area so I'm not too mad. However, the box it shipped in was the original manufacturer's box and so it was completely obvious what was inside so that would concern me a bit. Anyway, showing foresight, the UPS guy decided to hide the package...under our doormat.

At this point you may be jumping to a conclusion as to how the story ended. You might assume I, or Lani, stepped on said doormat, breaking the item.

You'd be wrong, but it was a close thing:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3127/3121904080_77a4619cd6.jpg

Heh, seems that's company policy. From failblog (http://failblog.org/2008/10/04/hiding-place-fail/) a few days ago.

http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/fail-owned-ups-hiding-place-fail.jpg

[lashbear]

Today just keeps getting better. So, we're just about to go to bed, but I have sucessfully managed to hook the charger up to the 110v Transformer we use to power our Christmas Tree & Garland (her name's Judy), and have charged up the old Virgin Phone that we used in 2007, and I'm able to access all the contacts from then.

I know NA has a new number, but all the rest, you need to PM me so I can add/check your cellphone numbers in my contacts !! (addresses if desired) - I love that the $20 cheapie phone still works after being unused and flat for almost 2 years !!

I've been enjoying the heck out of Netflix streaming. Watching an old British drama series called "The Duchess of Duke Street".
That show was the reason I wanted to become a Chef !! I have both DVD sets - the whole two seasons worth - and I love to go back & watch it. I'd love to run the Bentinck.

I'm wondering who is going to make a Facebook app for updates in the Soooo thread.
I'll put in an order for the iPhone app as well, please.

[Morrigoon]

Rather disturbed that they keep enthusiastically feeding the dog chocolate. I've seen it in at least two separate episodes so far (still on series 1, nearly done though). Did they not realize it's bad in the 70's?

[Alex]

I don't even know what a rum ball is so I have no idea if I would like them. Though I don't like rum as a drink.

As for dogs and chocolate, when I was a kid we let our dogs have some every once in a while; while I don't think it was hyped as much back then it was something vaguely known. Chocolate in large doses (or small dogs) is toxic but it isn't like the first bite kills them. A toxic quantity of standard milk chocolate in a 20 pound dog is about 10 ounces.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Don't know that I've ever tried rum balls but I tend to like both booze and chocolate, so combining them ought to be yummy.

[Not Afraid]

Here's the chocolate chart for dogs. (http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/10/pets/chocolate-chart-interactive.html)

[CoasterMatt]

Rumballs are especially yummy when eaten while riding Pirates of the Caribbean.

[Gemini Cricket]

I am so over Christmas songs right now. Done diddy done done done.

[CoasterMatt]

I'm putting together something special for Rose's mom.

The sucky thing is, I won't be there to see her get her gift :(

[RStar]

I am so over Christmas songs right now. Done diddy done done done.
Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas......
;)
I don't even know what a rum ball is so I have no idea if I would like them. Though I don't like rum as a drink.
Think of a chocolate truffle spiked with a hint of alcohol. It's pretty good.

[Prudence]

Am I a freak because I don't really like rum balls?

No.



You're a freak for entirely different reasons. :evil:



Another Saturday morning means another trip to our Farmer's Market. We have quickly become "regulars" at a booth. Oh, not a produce booth, mind you. No, we're regulars at the croissant booth. Of course. It's not bad enough that he recognizes us, or even that he says "oh, I have something you'll really like!" It's that he's RIGHT.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Croissants are yummy.

Our last dog survived eating quite a lot of chocolate (he got into it while we were gone- not like we gave it to him). He was quite a stinker.

I have since learned that dogs can't have almonds, grapes, or a lot of kinds of bones. I had thought anything but chicken was fair game, but the vet says even things like pork chops can splinter and cause problems. I used to love feeding our current hound grapes but she can't have them anymore.

Currently I'm avoiding packing for our trip to Vegas. I'm hoping the snow is melted.

[lashbear]

Rather disturbed that they keep enthusiastically feeding the dog chocolate. I've seen it in at least two separate episodes so far (still on series 1, nearly done though). Did they not realize it's bad in the 70's?
I assume that, because it's a costume drama, they were giving the dog "doggie chocs" or some other non-toxic substitute, all the while saying it was chocolate. They don't use real bullets in the guns during duels, either. ;)

...Stoat says that despite all that, he suspects they were giving Gemma Jones real champagne (he noticed she tends to mouth other peoples lines while they're saying them - but only when she's drinking champagne in the scene)

[ozron]

It started early this morning. Small, persistant flakes drifting down in a steady snowfall. I had breakfast, I did some work around the apartment, I took care of some email. It still fell. I watched a sappy movie. It still fell. I finally had to face facts.

Last minute shopping does not wait. It's do or die time, and tomorrow promises turn from picturesque to truly nasty. So I headed out. I took my camera with me.

My apartment building as I left:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3087/3124167340_18695a821c_o.jpg

Fortunately, I live within walking distance to downtown. And, this being Portland, transit is easy. My chosen vehicle, the streetcar.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3208/3123356929_264a71a290_o.jpg
Please note the 2-3 inches on the ground. This is about 1:00.

Some Portland landmarks...

Pioneer Courthouse:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3076/3124138832_9951e762c5_o.jpg

Powell's Books:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3248/3124138780_ba0c0892d3_o.jpg

Notice that the snow hasn't slowed down other shoppers, either.

The pendulum sculpture across from Powells. It's interactive - with a good shove you can set it swinging ponderously. This piece is lovingly nicknamed "Satan's Testicle".

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3232/3123312327_e48dc438ca_o.jpg

One of my favorite little parks in the Pearl, Jameson Square:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3246/3124138748_40984e91a0_o.jpg

Yeah, the snow's piling up now. This is about 3:30.

Got shopping done and got home by 4:00. This is the view out my window:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3211/3123312185_88bffd2192_o.jpg

I'm hunkered down for an evening of mochas, frozen pizza, movies, reading and wrapping presents.

If I forget to say it later, Merry Christmas from the frozen north to all my friends on the LoT!

ron

[Not Afraid]

Our last dog survived eating quite a lot of chocolate (he got into it while we were gone- not like we gave it to him). He was quite a stinker.

I have since learned that dogs can't have almonds, grapes, or a lot of kinds of bones. I had thought anything but chicken was fair game, but the vet says even things like pork chops can splinter and cause problems. I used to love feeding our current hound grapes but she can't have them anymore.


Also Macadamia Nuts, onions, raisins (worse than grapes), and large amounts of avocado are also toxic. Some people food in large quantity can cause pancreatitis which can be fatal.

[Andrew]

Wrapping prezzies and stringing lights on our three mini-trees.

[CoasterMatt]

Wizard of Oz and Dark Side of the Moon.

[lashbear]

Oh, and BTW: watching the Chamber Of Secrets today with Mum, we realised that Madame Pomfrey is The Duchess Of Duke St !!