Stupid Yahoo IM! I log in and can't see what I post nor can I see what people are saying to me.
Grrrrrrrrrrrr.

Edit: Oh yeah, it's better now...

I looked - you don't want to know.

(sigh) I need something new to be excited about. Bad ru-ru getting me down and there's nowhere to escape it because there are too many sources of stress in my life right now. It's bloody depressing.

LoT: the Hawaiian Island on the not-so-pacific "ring of fire" that is my life.

So I just got a whole bunch of Netflix discs in the mail today. Two of the three are Oscar shorts: 2005 and 2006. Remember that really cute boy from the last HP film? He's in one of them, along with the girl who played Miss Darcy in the A&E version of Pride and Prejudice.

What's Ru-Ru?

Like mojo, only sh*tty.

My life truly sux.

So, I'm slightly terrified that my condo is on fire.

I was sitting here in the living room, on the couch, and suddenly there was this loud sparking noise and I look over and the hallway light fixture is filling with smoke. So I rush over, futz with the light switch because I'm in a panic and can't remember which switch controls which light and I hit a switch and it's not turning off and we're all going to die.

But I got it turned off, yelled for Ryan (who still doesn't get that if I yell for him like that it's an emergency, and I don't have time to explain in great detail exactly what is going on and convince him that he has to pay attention), who came down and took the cover off the light fixture. The light fixture is super hot, and two of the three bulbs are broken in the fixture so that they can't be unscrewed. (Or at least they can't be easily unscrewed.) The unit now smells like smoke. Bad smoke. Electrical smoke.

So now I'm a little terrified that there's some fire smoldering in my ceiling, and I'm afraid to go to bed. How would I know if there's a fire smoldering in my ceiling? The ceiling doesn't feel hot. The floor above doesn't feel hot. But it smells like smoke in here. Is it the smoke from before I got the light turned off? And why was it smoking? What the hell is wrong? And if I fall asleep, because it's nearly midnight, will I die in a fire?

Um, might I suggest calling the fire department instead of posting here? Go to the circuit breaker and turn off the entire circuit.

Yeah, definitely hit the circuit breaker. And Kevy's right about calling out the dept too. Or at least calling them to ask. Maybe look up their actual phone number instead of going through 911?

Those are good ideas.

But, while you are waiting, I'd air out the house. Unfortunately, it seems smoke lingers as I think it permeates the walls, drapes? Maybe?

But, we've had things like this happen. Once while watching t.v., I kept noticing sparks from alongside the wall unit. So I called the hubby over and it was indeed sparking and, like you, it was night so luckily we caught it. He did something, no problem since.

Hopefully it wasn't internal wiring but rather the light fixture? Was anything else plugged into the same outlet as the lamp? Or was it like, say, the light fixture over the dining room table sort of thing?

Anyhow, don't sleep too tightly tonight and definitely get it checked!!

{we have/had one that is right up against the ceiling and the electrician who replaced it said being so close to the lightbulbs the heat was melting the wires and caused the shorting....but no sparks with that one, I think it just quit working...}

Take care!

I'm in the county so there's only 911, and they don't like non-emergencies. They get very very angry. I've had the 911 dispatcher yell at me before and refuse to summon help when we had something that we needed police for sooner than in the morning, when the non-emergency line opens, but wasn't life or death.

I think it's okay. On a whim, I checked what type of bulbs the spousal unit put in there, and sure enough, they're 40W. And the little sign on the light fixture says "Risk of Fire - Use 25W Lamp Max." The ceiling and floor still aren't hot, and the first floor smoke detector is right next to the lamp, so I probably won't become a crispy critter.

So, assuming I don't immolate myself, should I replace the entire fixture before trying to use it again? Right now I've got the light switches taped in place, so I don't accidentally turn it on again.

Well, I would replace. They aren't quite so expensive these days, Home Depot has some nice ones.

It sort of sounds like mine. The Hubster could have replaced it but to make sure everything was alright, we had an electrician do it. He checked the wiring and that is when he explained about the heating of the wires and he did, now that I think about it, replace some of it. Of course, our wiring is quite old but...well, darn it, as old as I am.

hell, I am off to bed.

Well, on one hand, I think the source of error is probably the bulbs. On the other hand, being wrong would REALLY suck.

So I'd say err on the side of caution, and in the morning call the non-emergency line and ask the firemen what they suggest? Or better yet call an electrician out to inspect it?

The hallway light fixtures are truly fugly and I was planning on leaving them for the next owner to deal with, but I guess I'll go ahead at replace them now with something that looks a little less like it belongs in a Shakey's Pizza.

I think I'll have my dad come out and replace them. He's an electrical engineer and, while he mostly does computer stuff now, he can still wire basic things like lights. I'll offer to program his phone in exchange, since he confessed that he can't figure out how to do it. It'll mean a lecture on how my life is all wrong, but better than then the alternative.

It seems that a few weeks ago, my local CostCo started selling Mexican Coca-Cola in bottles - perhaps for a Cinco de Mayo promotion. I stopped by yesterday and picked up two cases for $18 each.

I am a happy camper.

Mexican Coke is the yummiest.

Good soft drink, too

I am pleased to report that I did not burn up last night. Dad's coming over tomorrow to replace the hallway light fixtures.

Mexican Coke is good.

Yummy soft drink, too.

Anyone have any ideas on where to get rid of a bbq? It's gas, works but needs cleaning - maybe a few parts replaced. It's about 8 years old so time for a new one, plus it's just too big for one person. Anyway I don't think goodwill will take it and I don't think I can just put it in the dumpster. Any ideas?

Find a large parking lot, tie a match to a very long stick, close the bbq lid, turn the gas on...Then, after the gas kinda burns off relatively harmlessly, leave the bbq there and go home.

craigslist. Put it up there for like $30 and you'll probably get someone to take it off your hands, and give you $20 for the privilege.

Don't put it up for free or people will assume it doesn't work, and since it's gas, they'll assume it's dangerous.

Alternatively, go find the "Greek Row" area near your local college, and dump it on a corner with a "free" sign on it*

(*-dumping on other people's property is illegal, so I'm just kidding)

I, typically fairly up on my soft drinks. I love Dublin Dr. Pepper for example but I must cop to ignorance on coke from Mexico. What makes it special?

I think I talked about it recently - but the secret to Mexican Coke is sugar. US Coke has been using high fructose corn syrup since 1985. The difference is surprisingly massive.

Ahhh which by a strange coincidence is the same secret ingredient that makes Dublin Dr. Pepper so good.

Okay, so interesting thing. This is the second open house I've done for this one particular listing agent. In both cases, I wasn't pleased when I first arrived, because I perceived the location as "low traffic" (the more difficult to direct people to, the fewer you get). However, in both cases (assuming no one arrives in the next 1/2 hour), my *one* visitor has been exactly the kind of person I'm sitting here hoping to meet. I'm a happy Morri right now.

I just want to say that having Nickolas home (I worked, he spent the day with Asshat), makes all of the pain and stress worth while. I love my Boy.

Isn't it odd when you go into a store to buy a birthday gift and you end up buying something for yourself and not the other person?

Ok, I feel totally stuffed. I didn't eat for more than 24 hours (and only some string cheese before that). I had promised Nick chicken & rice. So, by the time it was done I felt quite hungry. yummmm!!! And with only 2 of us we can have it again tomorrow.

It is too freaking hot. It has no business being over 80 degrees in a region that doesn't believe in air conditioning.

MG! Eat!

I just had a flashback to when my marriage broke up. For about three months I only ate when I remembered to, or when my daughter was with me. When I did eat it was crap.

You owe it to yourself (and Nick) to take care of yourself.

Just my experience talking, for what it's worth.

ron

I am trying to, but whenever something hits me or comes up (right now it is a money issue), I have trouble swallowing and keeping things down.

My biggest thing is making sure Nick eats right.

I have officially lost 23 pounds since Easter.




Oh, and Chicken is a free range Chicken. I am now able to leave her pen open and let her roam. She returns to it for food, water and at night to sleep. Our main concern is cats. We have a LOT of feral cats around here. Luckily PoohDog hates cats, so I don't believe it is an issue.

Ally, Nick is beggin for a Wii. This has become a whine since the commercials came out for MArio Party 8 and a new Pokemon game.

:evil: I told him to ask his dad for one for Christmas.

Ally! We SO have to link up our Wiis! I'll send you Mii and Oprah, and Jacko and some others!

We've been thinking of taking the Wii plunge, but we're thinking we'll wait for Christmas.

So give me the low down....I don't know anything about them except that you actually "play" the game and my two oldest say they're really cool.

I just can't afford it right now and I am trying to really buckle down on my spending. If I got one we would have to cancel our trip to DLR and I refuse to do that (even though my sister told me to yesterday).

Yeah, but who are you going to listen to: your relatives or some strangers on the internet?

There's an echo in here.

I thought he was just trying to make a point. ;)

After all, I had no idea until I read this thread that they had different formulas for different locals. :eek:

Mexican Coke is yummy goodness.
:D

A gal I work with LOVES to play a surgery game on her Wii. I'm not sure how graphic it is, but I'm assuming it's a little more involved the "Operation"

I like cooking bacon (on the Wii)

I heard you can actually do that on the PS3

I can almost cook bacon on my graphics card - the exhaust makes a great coffee cup warmer.

Funny, some guy told me to turn off the internet. Since he doesn't live here anymore, he can't tell me what to do.

Wow, MG, that surely says a lot, doesn't it?

{like you can trust us here for good advice and to care about you? Because I think you can...sometimes you have to sift through the jokes, though}

We bought one of these today for our patio. We put it together in about 3 hours. Now the patio is usable!

I am so freeking tired. Who would have thought running around DL for 3 hours would be so exhausting.

Very uncrowded. Longest wait was maybe 10 minutes. Except for Nemo. Which looked like it was a few hour wait for the CM preview.

Our bunny, Munchkin, loves to sit on the back of the couch and obsessively groom my hair. And every time she does, all I can think is, "In my business you meet so many interesting people."

Wait wait wait..... we can hook up???
How?

Can I play with you or Ally if we hook up? Please explain.

(Hmm... we may need a Wii thread)

One of my all time favorite Bugs cartoons.

Munchkin is SO cute! Clearly you are the head bunny of the household.

For now, you can send Mii's back and forth to each other, and you can send messages to each other. CP just read an article detailing what the first online Wii game is going to be, but I've forgotten it. And I don't know if it's going to require subscription to a service to play online or something.

those are cool arent they? I went for the 'Costco, doubles as a garage' kind a couple weeks ago, but yeah. makes all the difference in the world having a wee bit o' shade back there, doesnt it?

Very cool!

I do wish I had a patio. :(

Even a balcony would be cool.

What's Irish and stands on the terrace?

Someday you will.

I just wish I could actually use my patio. Right now it is still storing cars/parts and it is also the home of Dog and Chicken.

you mean storing car parts doesnt count as 'using' your patio?

bummer....then Im aparrently 'not using' 80% of my house. :(


( ;) )

Ouch! :eek:

I'd always heard that as part of the "no arms and no legs" canon.

That would work.

But the quadriplegic humor belongs in the tasteless jokes thread.

Why must I be a responsible adult? If I were not I'd play hooky and go see Kenny Chesney in July. Only west coast show. /sigh

Ive heard of no laws requiring this. hence, Ive abandoned that mindset altogether.

As a responsible adult, I must warn you that country music will rot your brain.

As an adult with taste in music, I must warn you that country music will rot your brain.

<Runs away very quickly.>

Amen.

On the other hand, there are some fine looking men in Country music... I'd almost be willing to sit through Tim McGraw's music just to see him sweat live and in person.... Mmmmmm... Tim McGraw......

<<HUGS>>

good vets office. half the ones I go to seem to be put out that I even came in.

Sooooo.... I'm sitting here in my office, eating lunch and prowling LoT. My phone keeps ringing. Every two to three minutes, someone calls and doesn't leave a message on the voicemail (I checked). Whoever you are, GIVE UP and leave a message. I'll call you back when I'm not at fricking LUNCH! Sheesh!!!


(Oh, BTW, I'm now officially in a mood.)

:birdy: Planning my upcoming rip to Disneyland! Geeking out so badly that I'm planning my outfits and shoes and accessories, like I'm dressing up a Barbie.

That would be "trip". Geeking out so badly that I'm not typing too well these days.

I'm planning mine too, in fact, I'm even packed ;) We cannot wait for this week to drag on by.

And here, I thought you were gonna have Mexican food before your trip.

Blah blah blah

And we have a winner. :p

((((HUGS)))). I completely understand.

I saw Tug McGraw sweat live and in person a few times. At least I assume he was sweating under the flannel in the New York humidity.

Pavarotti sweats. He's a hard working man.

My wife's family was friends with the founding music director of the Pacific Symphony. Every time he conducted, he would drench his tux. I would venture that everyone in the orchestra sweats as well.

Dancers, of course.

Every play I was ever in, I sweated. Sometimes right through my dance belt. Didn't stop some of them from being crap.

I don't think sweat is a meaningful variable for artistic decisionmaking. Maybe it's a fringe benefit.

And do you like me have caller id? So you can see that its the same number over and over?
I have tendancy to be on the phone with someone, with a legit question, and I'll be danged if someone doesnt call over and over, no vm, up to six times while I am on the phone! :mad:

One New Years Day I had 10 missed calls between my home phone and my cell phone from my parents (and there was not an emergency). My dad said they called once on each phone. Uh huh. I saw 3 of them myself (cell phone, home phone. 10 minutes later repeat). No voice mail.

Fringe benefit. Definitely.

No caller ID. We have one of those big switching systems in our building.

But I did find out that it was a co-worker. I asked her why she kept calling when she knew I was at lunch. Her response was that she had a question that she needed answered, and that if she kept calling I might pick up…. :rolleyes:

annoying by design is even worse.

Ugh. That is the worst. Annoy me into submission. ya, not so much.

Okay, I know I'm a dork but I had to share...

My cache was cleared, so when I came back on LoT, I had to sign in again. The quote that came up was so perfect it almost seemed by design (to someone coming onto the page without being logged in)

Our salon is is like a co-op, where we all have our own stations and share in the phone answering duty. Sometimes we'll all be too busy to answer, in which case our voicemail picks up and regular clients know that we will call them back as soon as we are not busy. Every now and again, someone will call, hang up, call back, etc,- exactly as JW described. When we finally do answer, it's always a client who tries to laugh it off by saying they knew they'd wear us down if they called often enough. I want to reach through the phone line and rip out their tongues when they pull this. It's never an emergency, just someone being an asshole.

See, I see it from a different POV. I hate leaving messages, preferring to talk live to someone, so I'll call back at a different time because I consider live conversation a much better way to handle things. I *hate* leaving messages, so I don't if I can avoid it.

Calling back at a different time is cool- repeatedly calling over and over again in rapid succession is obnoxious.

Hurrah for Eye candy &
Hurrah for Vegemite !! :snap:

Wow, that took a while for Lashbear to respond to the male eye candy - how ya been?

The Ducks have won!!!! WOOHOO!!!

One more game and Lord Stanley's Cup is ours!

Really good... but a little busy - do you have any idea how long it takes to catalogue 21 videotapes full of footage ??? :rolleyes: :eek: (I'm up to Universal Studios now... tape 13)

I might be having me a whole lotta fun with Youtube eventually :evil:

So far, June is not impressing me.

Light fixtures catching fire. Family members going psycho. People killing cats.

And today I go into work late, after an appointment, and I get to my desk and.....stop. While I was gone, people from the department across the hall got my suite mates to clear off my table, moving my files all laid out and sorted for biennium close processing, and put their giant stick fan up on my table, thus ensuring I could not put anything else out on my desk - which was just as well, because they'd cranked the window out to 90 degrees open. And while it was warm this weekend, today it was breezy, cold, and raining.

This isn't even someone from our group. I understand that it gets stuffy across the hall, and I don't mind if they come over and open the window when I'm gone. But to come in my cube, rearrange my work, and leave it like that - even making it so that I can't actually do my own work - I walked out.

For once in my life I grew a spine, left, and told our HR person I wasn't coming back until I have a work space that is actually mine. I like being next to a window, but if it's going to be a continual tug-of-war between me and the other unit, which wants the space, then I give up. This is not the first time they've messed with my space. If I'm on vacation, I come back to a cube full of everyone else's garbage because oh, they were cleaning out their cube and since I wasn't there....oh, and they don't have room to take it back right now, so if I could just hold onto it for awhile...

If every time I'm not the first one in the office in the morning I'm going to come into squatters using my workspace, then I'm done. They can assign me a new work station. If Ms. Director of Marketing wants to throw her weight around and make it clear that her employees are just so much better and more deserving than me, then she and her employees can just **** off.

And that goes double for my suite mates who HELPED cannibalize my space. It might be just a cube, but hell's bells I work there!

Don't JINX US!

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I am a happy BTD

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You've been listening to country music, haven't you? (sigh).

you my dear, need to chase some of your coworkers around with a claw hammer, throw several pounds of OPC (other peoples crap) out of that open window and have a latte' with your feet up.


trust me, you'll feel a lot better. I know I would.
translation. you have my sympathies. office work can be...hmm...
lets go with 'stressful' rather than some other more colorful terms.

:coffee: :snap:

:D

Aw Pru, that would be so f'ing upsetting.

LOL I don't know if I agree with the claw hammer but I wouldn't be surprised to find myself shoving other peoples things into a trashcan and then throwing away something really nasty...

I am calling off tomorrow to go to the Nemo preview. My husband told me not to tell them I was going to Disneyland.....hee hee

I did keep a serious face and today when I go in I am going to claim that I have to be off and put in for the time....{getting paid to go to Disneyland? Yes!}

Gawd, I must need a break, I am so excited about going. How many times have I been to Disneyland??? I am squeezing as much in to tomorrow as I can....

Pru, I'm so sorry they are treating you like that. That is so far beyond rude to move someone else's work/ project around. They obviously don't understand having your work laid out and arranged how you need/ want it for later use. My husbands cubicle was used as the dumping grounds for unused computer stuff until he couldn't find his desk, then he had to move it all to the basement!

Pru, when you and your boss inevitably sit down to discuss this matter, you definitely want to point out how other people's behavior has cost the company money because they've undone the hours it took you to get your work organized (hours the company has to pay you for), which you now have to RE-do in order to move forward, and therefore you expect the company will agree with you that it is HIGHLY inappropriate for your coworkers to be messing around in your workspace.

I second what the woman in the tiara said ^^^^

I'm sorry Pru, that not only sucks, it's totally invasive and unprofessional. :(

Screw professionalism - throw a hissy fit until you get your way!

Pru I'm so sorry. I know at times my workspace is a complete disaster but I know where everything is - any movement and chaos ensues. And doule boo on your suitemates for helping.

I see all your ducks are in a row. Oh! and they have a chance to win it all at home this Wednesday. Why yes. I expect you are a happy BTD.

Biggest mistake ever was to fire that puck off at Scotty. Alfredsson has a giant target on his back now. Not just for the Ducks - but for the entire league. No one likes a dirty player. And Scott is respected throughout the league as being an amazing player.

Well, it's actually taxpayer money that was wasted - so perhaps wendybeth should write a letter. I'm about to head into work now. The situation has not resolved, so I'm going to get some of my things to make clear the "will leave permanently" threat. In fact, once our HR person told my co-worker that marketing could NOT put their fan on my table, my co-worker brought in a fan of her own because, now it's not marketing's fans. And apparently because it wasn't a stick fan she stacked up a bunch of empty boxes and taped the fan to the top, where it promptly fell down once the table was bumped. (Fortunately, I wasn't there to get conked on the head.) The co-worker is being belligerent and keeps replacing the fan when the HR person left, because "those poor people across the hall" are hot.

Some more dirt has surfaced - the coworker who moved my stuff wants the manager of the fan-owning unit to hire her to work for them. So this is all about her future prospects. And my big boss lady is apparently pissed, because it's interfering with her "team-building" efforts to have team members sabotaging the team in order to curry favor with outsiders.

This whole spine thing is quite refreshing. I feel really bad-ass. It probably helped that I listened to "Start Wearing Purple" before going in yesterday. Got the blood going. I'll probably do the same today.

Go Pru!

Sooooo, is it better to have so many options that is seems overwhelming or is it better to have only a few options and be frustrated?

wow. that could be an entire thread all its own.

nice goin Pru. even better than the claw hammer thing.

I'd go for overwhelmed rather than frustrated.

Overwhelmed because you have solutions for the overwhelmed feeling, but nothing will fix the frustration of too few.

but too few will urge you on to find more options. having too many options may create a need to abandon ship on all of them

I think I need more choices.

I'd rather be overwhelmed than frustrated. Just means I have to be more efficient and plan ahead.

I'm eating a Yoplait yogurt right now. Strawberry. I stick my spoon in to find a whole strawberry there. Awesome... sort of. The big strawberry displaced a lot of yogurt... Same thing the cave did to the sub lagoon.
:D

Ive heard of SubLagoon....who's Cave?

:p

Dontcha just love office politics....

For some reason, the mini icon for my bookmark of the WAMU site in my favorites bar is the LoT logo. :D
(I'm using Firefox on a PC.)

LoT was bought out by WAMU in a proxy battle.

Nick Cave. He fronted a group called the Bad Seeds.

Orry, Pru- can't do any letter writing, because I'm a Democrat and....well, we're all about wasting taxpayer's money!;)


(You go, girl- kick some bureaucratic butt!)

It depends on my mood. More often than not, when faced with a few options I can make the best of it and usually find another unexpected one at the last minute. Sometimes with too many choices, if I'm feeling squirrelly and/or indecisive, I can spend too much time deciding and not enough time doing more important stuff.

If there are more options to be found, then that is a different problem.

May I derail and say how strange it is to just see the name Alex on the left... with the two little dots?
I had to go read other posts just to make sure it was the same guy.

Ok, back to thought in process.

I only see one little dot.

I think i am going to burst from excitement.

Over Alex's change? Wow ;)

She's easily amused.

It's a gorgeous day, breezy, cool (70s)....and I'm not outside playing.
Today is an ideal day to play hooky. I love this time of year.

It's cool and cloudy here, which after days of 80s and 90s then a monster thunderstorm Monday night, feels pretty darn good.

I didn't know we could change our names, not that I want to or anything.

Today is the boys last day of school,woohoo! I think we are going to the movies and out to lunch to celebrate! I can't believe we made it thru 5th grade, it seemed a lot tougher than when I was in school! Then again back in the Stone Age we didn't have all these technological advances they do now!

If someone requests it, and there's no good reason not to, we'll make the change.

I am not used to my new schedule. And I'm antsy. And bummed. I hate being bummed in any way when it's a sunny f***ing day like this. BLAH. Gimme clouds and dark skies... gimme...

On the plus side, I've learned how to list textbooks on Amazon.com. I'm barely getting anything for two of my books, so I'm going to wait a bit and decide what to do with them later. I didn't realize that Amazon took such a thick cut from some of the lower priced items (like a $15 book), so I might end up keeping one, and selling the other one a different way. Or I'll turn around and sell it on Amazon for the Fall.

We'll see.

Half.com does text books and I don't think they take much (in the range of e-bay fees)

Now that I now longer am an "official representative" of anything within the online Disney community I've decided to end the anomaly of using my full name on message boards (that's why I did originally at MousePad and then at other Disney boards so nobody would think I was trying to spy and infiltrate).

The change from my name to one of my standard internet monikers would be too weird at this late stage but I figured I could at least get my last name out of there.

And that makes complete sense.
I never knew why you used your full name, but I suppose if I were have to ever searched for it, that would have pointed me into all the right directions.

Thanks for that info. It threw me for a loop when I first saw it.

What about eBay? Is that an option for selling your textbooks? I see there is a fairly large amount for same on there.

Also, do schools have end of term book buy-backs? I know that is what I did with a fair amount of my texts.

They do, but they are often picky about what they'll buy back (won't buy it if there's a new edition coming out, won't buy it if the class isn't offered the next session, won't buy certain paperbacks, etc.).

Yeah, that is how it was when I went to school. Except we didn't online options back then (Al Gore hadn't invented the internet yet).

I recommended Amazon because in my experience I always got more for the books and they give a decent shipping credit. They also have a better return/refund policy that protects the seller.

Half.com uses eBays rules and PayPal also takes a chunk of the profits. So when using half.com you are paying PayPal fees and ebay fees.

my school buybacks of textbooks always sucked, it was almost not worth selling them back. God Bless the Internet and those that invented it. :D

Are you no longer going to be doing movie reviews at MP? Or am I just confused and you aren't using your old name at other message boards? Sorry, inquiring minds want to know! Plus I would miss your reviews:(

I think it is a wise idea though, not using your full name out in cyberspace.

He's still contributing, he's just no longer the CEO.

So, my first book sold already... :)

cool!

Can I just say that "Dora" and "Explorer" doesn't rhyme. Unless she was Dora the Explora... then that would rhyme.

:D

Dora is Dodo to a couple of my daycare kids :) I agree most of the time though she's not as annoying as Barney.

:D
Do you know the backpack song, Brigitte? I bet you do...
:D

Sooooo...

Who's ready to go to New York to see Grey Gardens?

I am LOVING "Revolutionary Costume for Today" LOL

I'm game. I'm only about 200 miles away. I had a discount code for tickets at one point too. Not sure if you can still get tickets now...

Backpack, Backpack....

I do :) as well as many many other kid songs ;)

Dodo the Explodo.

I like it.

Except now, using my Jerry Falwell certified children's television analyzer, I'm pretty sure she's a suicide bomber.

I have to go deliver cheese, stop making me type.

Deliver it, just don't cut it.
:D

I knew somebody would understand. I tell my buddy here I want to go and he looks at me like I just chewed the head off a bird.

Yeah... after all the Tony noms, ticks will be a hard get.

Well, on the Spanish channels it's "Dora la Exploradora"

Which, while obnoxiously repetitive, at least does, in fact, rhyme.

But it still doesn't rhyme in American.

:D

And American's the only right way to say anything. Ya hear me?

Some days, I really REALLY love the banners on MSN's front page:



Yep, they look pretty frustrated to me. Must be those rules keeping them from dating the cheerleaders.

Weird. Is anyone else getting a weird error message when trying to read this thread? It looks like there's a post after my previous one, but all I can see is a warning pop up that says, "Firefox's automatic Anti-Glitter Filter has blocked this content." *shrug*

Hahaha... !!! ;)

I was about to be proud of myself for making it all the way to 2:30 without any coffee or tea...then I remembered the 2 glasses of iced tea I had at lunch. Damn.

Let me guess, you're watching TNT's 24 Hours of Gigli.

:D

Boy gets pissy when I sing the Bakcpack song to him!! So I sang it almost every morning.


I had a meeting this morning and next week something is gonna happen that I am dreading. I hate confrontation, but at least I have friends willing to do the deed, since I can't legally do it myself.


After that I picked up boy and we went to Chuy's for lunch. I got my ego stroked by a male friend, although I had to emphasize (again) that all we would ever ever be are friends. It is nice to hear kind words, knowing that it is genuine.

Hmm... I know how we feel inside can vastly differ from what we portray to the world, but I never thought of you as a peg that doesn't fit. I think you fit in perfectly fine - at least with us. ;)

I do hear what you're saying, though. It's hard to find that place where we belong. I think the first key (at least this is what I've been trying to tell myself) is to belong to myself. Does that make any sense? Sounds kind of hokey when I say it out loud, but the biggest challenge I face is accepting myself. When I don't accept myself, it feels like others don't accept me, and that's at the heart of every single one of my self doubts.

I can't tell you to believe in yourself, but you should. You're a wonderful, loving girl who maybe is just a bit lost right now.

*hugs*

OK, that was weird. I gotta go delete that insan-O repetitive posting accident. Or maybe it just means that I really meant it.

Clean up on Aisle 3!

OK, that was triple weird.

My post duplicated itself a whole bunch of times (maybe 6?) then I re-opened the thread and it was down to two. Oh well...

Umm, I hope those are tears of laughter 'cause I meant my post as pure humor.

Different from who? What constitutes someone as being a "somebody"? Are your goals for yourself unattainable? Should you cut yourself some slack?
Heck, I ask myself this stuff all the time. Your answers might fill you in on what you're feeling...
To me everyone's someone.
I'm also wondering if you were classified as the prettiest girl in the world, would you believe it?
And you're definitely not invisible.
Or is this all because you didn't eat lunch and your blood sugar's low? That happens to me sometimes.

Oh, Ally...

Do I have to call Dr. Roni?

You can't be invisible. That would mean I've needlessly spent a fortune recently at Sephora on your recommendations (which were great by the way) not to mention the .99 cents you owe me because I felt the need to download "Two of Hearts" from iTunes.

Ally, you are our very own glittery, Hello-Kitty lovin' angel with a potty mouth, and the place wouldn't be the same without you! What would you like to change your name too? Personally, I was leaning toward 'Loretta', but I didn't want to piss NA off.;)


We wuv you, Ally.:babette:

One interesting aside: it still lists "Alex Stroup" as the author on your quotes.


ETA: Well, actually, I see it both ways. With. Without (last name).

That's because it stores that as text data, rather than pulling up the "username" variable. If he cares (and I doubt he does) I can go through and fix that.

I'm picking my jaw off of the floor here. I just found out that one of my friends who I haven't seen since college became a total heroin addict and is in rehab. I'm just floored. He was one of those shining star kind of guys, an actor... And he fell apart a couple of years ago after a break up with his girlfriend. He's in rehab after falling off the wagon twice. I hear he's doing well this time around.
I'm stunned.

I wonder how the one quote got changed (it was posted in January)?

Not a biggie, I am just curious. One possible scenario is that the person who posted it (Alex himself - isn't it considered gauche to quote yourself? ;) ) manually entered it and only put his first name in.

And why am I spending so much time on this?!?

1. I didn't quote myself. That was an original composition delivered directly to the quote function.

2. It always said "Alex" as the author since that is a freeform field and that is how I entered it (the submitter name is drawn from the userID database so that did update).

3. I don't know why.

I just had a very STUPID moment. I left my credit card at Chuy's this afternoon. I just called them and asked for it to be placed in their safe until I can go get it. I would go right now, but dinner is in the oven and it is Bike Night (which means no parking and very crowded).

Luckily it is just down the street, but still I feel very dumb.

Don't feel dumb. Just feel glad that they have it (and I would call the CC company to make sure that no unauthorized charges have been made!).

It's 7:36 PM - June 6, 2007.

I wonder what BTD's doing right now?

Jumping up and down, squeeling.

YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY!

:D

Losing her voice

CM has been possessed by BTD?

So Parade? Fireworks at DCA? what next?

So I take it hockey is finally over?

Until it starts up again.

But, yes. For this season it is done.

See below ;)

The jumping did not commence until about 8:30.

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG

That was amazing!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, Still have it :p

Parade, 6:30pm, Angel Stadium start, Pond finish

:(


OMG that was sooo amazing. So surreal. No words can explain what an amazing experience that was. Holy freeking cow. Wow. Just wow.

Whew! I thought perhaps you'd made good on your threat to attend a country 'music' concert.

(Congrats!)

I'm feeling quite down. I'm here trying my best to raise my spirits.

Our family had another family as close freinds. They lived here in Garden Grove, Brian and Jean. They have four kids.

Brian is a contractor, and for a while did work for the city of Anaheim, and Disneyland. You know those strange structures on the median on harbour Blvd. with the green glass? He wired the power for the lights. And those red and green lights letting you know that the toll boths are open in the parking lots (Lion King mostly)- yup, he installed them.

About two years ago they moved to South Carolina. They wanted to get away from the crowds and high cost of living. Last night Brian was driving home from a job and lost controll of his truck. They found it upside down and belive he died instantly.

I don't know what to say to Jean, she's a single mom with four kids now. How can you ease the pain when someone is going through something like that. Plus I don't know how to break the news to my wife, it's been so hard on her since her mother's murder, and this is the closest death since then. I tried to call her psyc dr. but she is on vacation till the 13th.

Thanks for a place to open up and talk a bit. You guys are great!

Hang in there, RStar. My condolences to you, your family and your friends.
:(

I'm sorry :(

RStar: as far as what to say to Jean... just say you're there for her. And call her in a few weeks and say it again, when all the hubbub quiets down and everyone's done making their "obligatory" calls, and she's no longer busy with the "business" of death. That's when she'll really really need you.

RStar~ my sympathies.

I am also sorry, I did not know about your mother in law. This is going to be a tough one, ease the information on her. How did you find out? Might she find out on her own? {{{hugs}}} to you for strength to deal with this.

A call to Jean, a card. Let her know you are here for her and how much you know her husband is going to be missed. It is true, she will receive a lot of 'obligatory' calls but the ones where she knows you know what she is going through, well, that would mean a lot. Now, but then again, like Morri said, after when the calls probably will have stopped.

I'm so sorry RStar. Don't wait too long telling your wife - I know I'd be peeved if someone kept that kind of information from me (but then it's been almost 17 years since my Aunt was murdered, and Aunt is big time different from Mother).

I had to put these in different posts, so sorry for the double post....

The Congressman for the district right next to me was indicted earlier this week. He's being arraigned on Friday, and the Ethics committee of Congress has 1 a month to do their investigation separate from the Justice Dept. You may have heard about the raid on his home almost 2 years ago: He had a lot of cold cash. $90,000 in his freezer.

But this town is crazy. #1 - the dude was re-elected last year. (I will admit the woman in the run-off against him wasn't a very viable candidate, either, though.)
#2 - Someone just called into the radio station I listen to in the morning "talk/news/sports" station indicating that she wasn't sure the cash wasn't 'marked' AFTER it was taken out his freezer. Oh yea, everyone stores cash from legal sources in their freezer, when they received marked cash, and the FBI then 'plants' the evidence. Yea, that always happens.

We have met the enemy and he is us.

sooooo...

What kind of medical condition is serious enough to require release from jail but not serious enough to require a trip to the hospital?

Why, the kind of medical condition Paris Hilton has, silly.

Money can now buy you a medical condition.

She also got home detention, the very thing the judge had prohibited.:rolleyes:

Can you imagine what a pain in the ass this whole thing must be to the people of that jail? I bet they'd have supported her departure if she'd demonstrated a distressed cuticle.

That is good news!

Good news! Glad to hear it!

Yay doggie! :D

Thanks guys!

I plan to tell her toight. She has agoraphobia since her mother died a year and a half ago and rarely leaves the bedroom, much less the house. She loves the Pirates movies and the last time she went to the movies was to see the last one. So she has been waiting to see this one (had to wait for the crowds to die down and for a chance to go on a Wed. afternoon for less traffic). So, I didn't get a chance to tell her yesterday (not to mention some drama with her sister in texas wanting to move in with us- but I have to put my foot down there. The two of them can't stay in the same state much less the same house without fighting!!).

Oy!

You can share with her some fond memories and I believe a card, phone call offer of support will always do wonders and are welcome. This is too sad and I'm sorry for the compounded problem you have with relation to relaying the news to your wife.

Does the shrink have a colleague you can call in emergencies?

You can say that again!

Yes, I plan to do that today. He's is familiar with her because he is the one maintaining her meds.

That's one way to get your wife to leave the house more often.
;):D

ALERT! Lame attempt at humor in the face of unimaginably difficult situation follows:

Might not the sister's moving in be a cure for the agoraphobia?

You were warned.

Great minds, great minds.

A colleague at work said he heard a comedian say that the name Dora the Explorer rhymes in a Kennedy household.
:D

You know, it occurs to me that Bob the Builder doesn't rhyme either.

No parade. Just a party outside the Ponda.

From a reliable source.

I am content, I just ate the most delicious risotto with clams and parmagiano reggiano. Oh wait, not quite content, I want a nap now.

I had no idea he had retired.

It alliterates.

Assonance, alliteration,
message board participation.
GD is our language buff.
You could say: "He knows his material."

So close...

Visible mojo for MP :)

Can you divulge the source? It sounds great!

Associated Press?

Well, it's all over the news now... CNN etc.
It's just from my friend Holly who is in the industry who knows people who knows stuff.
:)

Holly Wood?

o-u-c-h!

Good one DPR!

Oy.
:D

Snowflake, I saw Buster Keaton on TV last night








unfortunately it was in Beach Blanket Bingo

Morrigoon has it completely right. As of right now, she's probably got a lot of people surrounding her. In my experiences, it's always a month later, a few months later, that things get really difficult and lonely. As reality sets in for her, she'll need her friends as much, perhaps even more.

Yeah, but he improves it. I heart Buster.

So I heard that Xanadu has been adapted as a broadway musical. I'm ashamed to say, I saw that in the theater (it had Gene Kelly in it is my excuse), a disco dog that one was!

This just makes my heart melt.

You don't have to share, if you don't want to.
Just as long as you're ok.
:)

♥ XOXO ♥ :)

Is it just me, or does anyone else think Capt Jack's new avatar looks a little like GD?

Cool! I'd like to read the whole article.

we can fix that easy enough

My husband does look a lot like a herd of buffalo on a tennis court - if you get the lighting just right...

Lighting my ass. Do you have any idea how much styling gel that takes?!

Lighting your ass sounds dangerous.

For the record, I was referring to the one before the buffalo.

I read this and then looked at this:


But then my post was rendered mostly moot by this post.

And then by the time I got here, I wondered, "why bother?"

And yet, I did.

Not at all. With the right brand of styling gel, that is.

On which side of your crack do you part your hair?

:D

Maybe a mohawk?

You metrosexuals ;)

Just a wash and comb out for me, thanks

I think the current icon looks more like me. Or, at least my left boob.

sorry. that was a hacked Speed Racer one Id found. didnt really care for it but wanted to see how it looked.


so for the rest of you....no, hes not crazy. I just cant prove it at the moment

;)

No; he's definitely crazy!

Did somebody say lighting their ass?

Hey!


(Who have you been talking to?)

That's not his ass, just so you know! ;)


OK, I had to talk to my wife about Brian. She took it pretty well (as could be expected). Now I need to watch her and see if she has increased nightmars (that was one of her symptoms) or worsening fear of people.

Anyway, now she knows, and I feel better it's off my chest. And I gave her your advice about contacting her in about a month. Thanks for all your help!

RStar~ I am glad that you have that off of your chest now. Don't forget about your feelings as well, I hope you are doing well, too.

Glad to hear you got the bad news off your chest RStar. I echo MW here, make sure you are taken care of, too.

My 13th anniversary is Monday. Too bad I won't have the papers until later in the week.

At least now I know why I have been "down" again.

Why is it when I have the opportunity to sleep in, I can't?

I'm awake but just need some sleep. I'm feeling a bit useless and I need to do some crappy financial analysis for a case study due on Monday. I hate doing this crap! I think I'm going to go read the case now, and see if I can either pass out or figure out what I need to do. Stupid class.

*yawn*

I knew I was all growed up when I realized that no matter how late I was up or what day of the week it is, I would wake up by 7 a.m.

I was supposed to sleep in this morning but my phone started ringing at 7:30.

I was just contacted by a recruiter! Odd timing.

For the Anaheim Ducks?

Nice, NA!

My cutoff is 8AM (sometimes I'm lucky and my body lets me sleep until 9, but only after a really late night).

Army? Marines?

Salvation Army? NAMBLA?

/giggle.

Our Controller is all annoyed that the Ducks beat the Sens because the Sens are Canadian. The Ducks may be from SoCal but they are made up mainly of Canadians.

Photos from the game are here.

I have a bunch of video too but it's too big for YouTube. Anyone have any hosting suggestions?

CIA?

NBA.

Just $7 a month at Lunarpages, AND you help the LoT with a referral bonus if you click the link at the bottom of the page. ;)

Thanks. I'll look into that.

My roommate has an FTP server that I am going to do a data dump onto but he said it's not the best for videos.

I took a nap. It was nice.

Thanks, I will.

We watched Phantom last night, and now I can’t get that damn music out of my head!



Oh… And Gerard Butler is one of the hottest men on earth.

no offense, but DUH

:p


(but have you seen Timeline yet??)

Apparently I need to wait before spreading mojo to you Po. :snap:

I'm sorry to disagree with you, but if you want to talk smokin' phantoms, Lon Chaney is where it's at..



:D

Actually, out of the frightening make-up, the Lonster was a handsome fella. You know, in my opinion, for being released in 1925 this is still the most scariest looking movie monster of all time. No, really!

You know what also used to scare me to pieces? The Twilight Zone episode where an overacting William Shatner sees the "thing" on the plane wing! I was watching the Twilight Zone on the Sci-Fi channel in bed the other night, and that episode happened to be on. I was like, "I'm going to scare myself & watch this before falling asleep!".

What a difference adulthood makes. The "thing" looked like a dude in a cuddly teddy bear suit that got lost on the way of delivering a candy-gram. :( The face is still kinda freaky, however!

LOLOLOL!! How did I miss this?!?!? I almost choked on my Robeks!! Hahahaha!! :snap: :D

You might need to call Dr. Roni right away. Is a good cleanising of the colon comparable to a good cleansing of the Soul?

Or, you could just bring back the Jackie puppet. I really miss him. :(

;)

How about Gérard Depardieu?

Shatner's acting IS the scariest thing about this episode!

Ummmm.... No.

How can you compete with this:

Is that the dude who played Jesus in that Mel Gibson film with the whipping?

In other news, I am officially a word dork. Not only did I explain the difference between the uses of effect and affect to my boss, I followed it up with a more complete explanation of how I oversimplified it before, and the dictionary.com entries for both, which, by the way, I found fascinating, especially the explanation of the word roots from the 16th century and the Latin before that. Yeah, I'm definitely a dork.

What film is THAT from?!?!?!

(and no Morri, you're thinking of Jim Caviezel)

I think it's from Attila.

oh surely I know someone with NetFlix...............

Just to tease you a little more:

Ummmmm....No.

Mmmrowr, JWBear!

Oh my!

Since I posted Gerard Diparwhatever's picture, I thought I would redeem myself by posting this pic of Reichen Lehmkuhl. I don't know who he is, but someone might enjoy the photo.

Spoilerized just in case (no nudity).

No. He's a first class ass. Thanks though.

Will anyone think any less of me if I said I know who he is?

Nope - I had the same question.

I apparently have completely different taste in men from just about everyone.

But, I successfully replaced the circuit board thing-y in my treadmill and now the belt moves again. Yay! :D

Now I can go burn off those medicinal french fries that I had last night when I was moping over my tax grade. :(

He's not bad looking, but not my type either.

Wait- I just remembered. I'm heterosexual. Never mind. ;)

Hee hee. Your post reminds me of one Easter season {ah, Lent?} I stopped by my moms house while everyone is glued to the t.v. and a movie about Christ. My comment when they show the actor playing Jesus was 'Damn, he's hot!' Quickly I blessed myself for such a comment {my mothers house is practically a church, very religious old school Catholic...}

Eh, that dude you guys are showing is alright. I thought Orlando Bloom looked damn good at the end of Pirates. Damn good. Hell, I would have made him work for that boot....

Prudence, it's okay to have different taste than everyone. I do. I think I like it better...

He did, don't you think? A lttle kiss on the knee...a little stroke on the calf....Elizabeth seemed to like it.

I've wondered though. What would happen if he didn't leave land before sunset? Would he have just died? And then who would be the captain of the Flyingdutchmanthingyboat?

Elizabeth spends all this time running around on boats, why wasn't she able to stay with him, or at least visit him more often?

Because she was mortal and the Flying Dutchman goes underwater. She'd drown.

Not to mention that when the captain is doing the job he is supposed to be doing all of his time is spent in the locker transporting the dead.

Hey! Some of us haven't seen the movie yet! :mad:

I will be very glad when Wedding Season is over!

I need a BIG drink!

Ditto!!!

(Not that it sounds like plot is a reason to see this movie.)

I'm very sorry for what I contributed above. I didn't realize the post I was responding to isn't in the Pirates thread.

I had someone trying to "phish" my bank account this week. That's the second time in about six months. The first time I got an e-mail saying there was a problem with my sign on or password, something like that. The e-mail had all the right logos, it looked exactly like it was from the bank. But I was suspicious and didn't click on the link. (I don't even use the links when the bank informs me about a bill.) Instead I signed in to online banking the usual way and had no problem. I e-mailed customer service to ask about it and they gave me an address to forward the e-mail to so they could investigate.

This time I didn't even bother to open the e-mail, I just forwarded it. But it's annoying and scary all the same.

Only twice in six months? I get a dozen a day if I look through my spam filters.

At work I am on a project developing a product that will generate emails that look a lot like standard phishing attempts. It has been surprisingly difficult to get some of the managers to understand why I am putting so much effort into designing things to minimize this.

I am slowly getting ready to go to a Graduation party. At least Nickolas was invited. I want him to see just how boring these types of things can be.


I just came in from outside. There was a blue jay preening itself on our back fence. He eyeballed me, but quickly dismissed me as a non-threat. Then Chicken made her way to the grass under where he was sitting. I think her presence confused him. He wasn't sure if he should fly off or just see what was going to happen. When I came back in they were still watching each other.

Greetings from the Albany Apple Store. :cool:

And Finns.

I think he's scary! Actually it entertains me to remember that he did his own make-up.

You say that like it's a bad thing.... :) I'm more into old alphabet scripts than words, but not by much.

Color me dork with you. :)

Oh, forget Elizabeth! I meant I'd make him work for it! :evil:

Well, duh!;)

Hello Albany!!:snap:

So....does anyone else have the Jungle Cruise miniature? Or know how to turn the lights on?

I don't have the Jungle Cruise miniature.

I do know how to turn the lights on.

My lights are on. I am having trouble turning them off.

And would you be so kind as to tell me? Or is there a secret handshake?

The lights are on, but nobody's home.

Been meaning to post another picture of Sherri...

Doggie looks scary :(

Okay, now I'm feeling neglected.

I think puppy is cute.

gorgeous dog! how big is she? and what kind?
:snap:

They were really unsure at the pet rescue center, though she looks to be definitely part German Shepard, and some blend of Collie and/or Husky. Her sister looked WAY more like a collie than she did.

She's a sweet thing, and very quiet and shy. She was abused when they found her, so she's taking her time adjusting to things... you know, things like not being beaten and getting food and getting loves. Awww... I miss her so much already! She's really just a sweetheart.

Oh, and she's 9 months old now. If I were to guess, she's about 2.5 feet from her front paws to the top of her ears. I forget how much she weighs, but she's not really heavy.

Happy doggie. But she still looks scary in the photo.

Then again I'm not too fond of German Sheppard's to begin with.

Cutie pie! from the chest down she looks like a shepherd but her face is really Husky to me.

Ok, why don't shirt manufacturers get that people may want a shirt that isn't either huge or ginormous? I'm looking for a few Stanley Cup shirts and everywhere I go only has huge and ginormous. I don't like the patterns on the womens shirt, so I'd like to buy a small mens (or boys XL). I found 2 shirts in a M but they are sooo big. :(

I don't like the stuff they have at the Team Store and I've been to Chicks and 2 different Sports Authorities.

I have the problem with some concert tees, BTD. Sucky sucky.

Sherri is a beautiful dog. She looks quite graceful, the way she is standing.
Posing. :)

Now where exactly do our dear Lashes' live?

I just read about some awful weather in Sydney, or north of Sydney...

So, I'm making a shout out to the boys....

How you doin?

I just got done looking on the NHL store website. They start their shirts in medium. My mom said she may be able to redo the seams to make them smaller. We'll see.

Stupid treadmill still doesn't work. I think the customer service is just screwing around by getting me to buy replacement parts that are unnecessary and won't fix it. Complaint time.

Thanks ! :)

The main brunt of the storm was about an hour north of us, thank goodness. Hornsby's doing OK, and Forster too, but the havoc in Newcastle is making my work on the infoline a nightmare. Train, Bus & Ferry cancellations all over the place ! :hairtearingoutsmilie:

Oh, thank you for posting! I was worried. The news story was really frightening!! Stay dry and it sounds like you may be staying home with the commute being a mess?

BTD~ I have considered altering some of my shirts I bought a few years ago that are too big now but I don't want to mess them up {I am not at all handy with a needle and thread....}. I sleep in them instead. I did see on one of the craft shows where they made a quilt with the t-shirts. That was really cool.

Prudence~ Hmm. Well, maybe someone needs to see it to figure out the problem. I take it they don't have home service?

You know, it's way more effective to tell me directly when I'm not wanted around. I don't know why people think it's better to say nothing and wait for me to figure it out.

I'm glad to hear you're doing ok, but now your smilie isn't working!! Sheesh!!


:D ;)

Um... I'm confused.


:confused:

Because no one here knows how to turn on the light of the Jungle Cruise? Or because no one has told you how to fix your treadmill? Or was there something else that hasn't been answered?

So it's been certainly over a decade since I last dined at a Red Lobster. Before tonight, I would have (and have) described it as the "Olive Garden of seafood."

After tonight (we got a gift card), I owe many apologies to Olive Garden.

I gave away my Olive Garden gift card. Take it, please!

The only thing good at Red Lobster is the ceaser dressing and cheddar bay biscuits.

There's more to my life than the LoT, you know. I do *gasp* have interactions with others beyond this limited scope and sometimes I might like to express my frustration with those interactions.

Man I want some cheddar bay biscuits now. And some snow crab legs and lobster. And some sushi. And pickled ginger.

Why am I hungry?

Mmmmmm... Cheesey Biscuits!

No amount of bread or dressing is worth having to ingest the sorry excuse for food I was served. To be fair, the spicing on the fish I had, and the actual piece of fish, were decent. It was the flavored mayonnaise sauce (which they laughably called, "rich lemon sauce" on the menu) that was a culinary crime. As a matter of fact, they had a similar flavored mayonnaise sauce on the chicken that CP ordered that made me assume that their business model pretty much consists of slopping disgusting flavored mayonnaise sauces on varying pieces of perfectly good fish or chicken.

And then there were the lobster and crab stuffed mushrooms. I've had better appetizers from the freezer aisle.

Even with the gift card I feel pretty ripped off.

No no... you and Ally and I are still fighting over the SVU guys...

And I am pleased that the treadmill works.. come fix mine?

(where do you stand on the jungle cruise lights?)

That is my point. The only thing good there is the bread and dressing. I'm sorry you had such a subpar meal overall though. Put the gift card up on eBay or one of those gift card swapping sites that were posted around Christmas time. Then maybe you can get some cash back or a gift card you'll use.

I am so pissyfrustratedtired.

Okay, okay, out of all of those posts, this is what I want to know,

Who are the SVU guys????? :D

"Men, men, men, men, menly, men, men, men....."

I slept funny. My neck and right arm are so sore.

I'm slightly better now.

I dog tried to wake me up at 4am. I refused. She pooped on the floor.

I bet that's a lot less cute than when Munchkin gets mad and poops.

wow. thats pretty bad. I havent been there in a decade or more. what I remember isnt much better.

yeah...I'll continue to pass that one by I think

What's horrifying is that we had to wait 15 minutes for a table. And several people commented as to what a small crowd it was. This place is popular. And at $16-$30/entree, it's not like it's a bargain.

And far less cute than when Tango barfed in my brand new pair of navy sandals this morning at 5:00 am. :mad:

It's been years but I think I've eaten at Red Lobster three times in my life (though only ever when on the road).

I don't remember it being any worse than the other big mid-level chains. Applebee's, however, is the place where any future gift cards (yes, Grandma, I'm looking at you!) will go straight in the trash.

Oh gosh, what is up with the animals and all of this pooping????

We have a big dog. That's all I'm gonna say.

That's nothing. A couple of years ago, we had dinner with some friends at their choice of restaurant - The Outback Steakhouse. We waited over an hour for a table for the privilege of mediocre (at best) food in a noisy and unfun atmosphere. Maybe I'm jaded, but I thought that living in a food-friendly city like New York or San Francisco meant that you could avoid crappy chains like these all together.

I'll now take either Applebee's or Outback over Red Lobster (though I would not be thrilled to be eating at either). Last night may have been the worst restaurant meal I've ever had, including the time Hamburger Hamlet made me puke.

I think you should go to Gypsy Den to erase the horrors of last night. :evil:

The wait is crappy, and the food is generally mediocre, but a.) sometimes you just can't wait for the county fair to get your greasy bloomin' onion and b.) they had a really good salad there the last time I went.

It's over-priced mediocre and I remembered that the last time I went.

You know what's going to suck and blow about Utah... so many chains. So, so, so many chains.

I've never had a bad meal at Red Lobster, but I've never ordered the dishes you did. I usually get the fried shrimp, or I'll have a salad and bowl of clam chowder (and tons of cheesy biscuits).

I have no problem with the chain restaraunts. I live in Bakersfield, that is about all we have. On one of the min streets we have what I call Restaraunt Row. It is chain after chain. First up (going East to West) is Red Lobster, Del Taco, Jack in the Box, Arbys, Road House, Chuy's, Dennys, Macaroni Grill, Chili's, I-Hop, a Chinese Chain, and a combo A&W/Long John Silvers. These are all in one side of the street, in a long line about a mile long.

All this talk of food has made me hungry. I think I may take Nickolas to dinner tonight...He is the only reason to be happy about today. If I hadn't gotten married 13 years ago today I would not have been blessed with Nick!

The worst thing about moving from Oakland to the 'burbs was that I went from a neighborhood with 80 restaurants within walking distance, only two of them chains (Round Table Pizza, KFC) to a neighborhood with 30 restaurants, none within walking distance and almoster every one of them a chain.

Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame) owns two restaurants in the area and he recently blogged about how the recent opening of Cheesecake Factory (extremely mediocre food though occasionally I'll walk in for a piece of cheesecake to take home) and P.F. Chang's (why anybody living in the Bay Area would ever feel a desire to eat that truly crappy food I don't know) have had a serious Wal-Mart affect on what few non-chain restaurants are around.

Yeah, I can get non-chain food but it sucks that it is only at the $20 per entree level. I hate the burbs. Recently there was a four hour wait for Cheesecake Factory (which I can semi-understand at the SF Union Square location since it has a great view but we're talking about a restaurant in a shopping mall parking lot).

So rants the guy who has quadrupled his fast food intake since moving out of the city.

Ya you do!

I'm not ashamed to like chains. I like Cheesecake Factory. I like PF Changs. But I also know that when I go to PF Changs I am not getting true Chinese food. I love Mimi's and Lazy Dog (which is turning into a chain now with 5 locations). Islands is awesome. And my Chipotle addiction is no secret.

I also love hole in the wall restaurants. I crave Kings Pizza in HB. Harbor House at 3am is something I am seriously missing. Manja Manja is delish and give me Gypsey Den any day.

Harbor House...

Harbor House...

I hear an echo........

Mushroom swiss veggie burger........

I realize I am pulling an old post to the front... but I am teribly sorry you had such poor service.
The one our my end of the world would be horrified to know you had it so bad. I did have the mngr at mine tell me once that they are very independant, and not as "get the same thing everywhere you go" as some of the other chains go.
That was unfortunate. I'm glad they tried to fix it.

I'm a Olive Garden junkie!!!

Evil.... that was.... evil. Yeah, thats the word.


NOW I know why I havent had that poor a meal. This is also my staple. Sause on fish isnt really my thing. Of course FISH isnt really my thing.
Shrimp.... that I like.
Come down to SD and I'll take you to Anthony's or Point Loma Sea food. It'll make up for it.

I don't necessarily care about "authentic" Chinese food. Hell, I ate at an Indian restaurant the other night that had a steak dish on the menu and the food was good.

But I've never had anything resembling good food at P.F. Chang's.

I like the chicken and eggplant there. One good thing about them is that you can get brown rice on the side instead of white rice.

Huh. I've always liked PF Chang's. Haven't eaten there in ages though. It's no Mr. K's but it knocks the pants off Panda Express.

Red Lobster - meh. I don't hate it, I'd certainly eat there on a gift card as I am rather fond of fish n' chips (which IS doused in a tartar sauce), and I LURVE their cheesy biscuits, and their clam chowder doesn't suck. On my own dime I'd probably only eat there at someone else's suggestion. Last time I was there I think it was a Mensa lunch or something of that nature (the same people who somehow get me out to the Spaghetti Factory, Mimi's, and a few good hole-in-the-wall places).

There's a great Thai chain called Thai Bite near my office that has awesome food, literally awesome. Okay, not "Toi" awesome, but pretty darn awesome.

And I don't care if it's authentic or not, I love me some Macaroni Grill.

Consider me the chain-loving repository of unwanted gift cards ;)

Can anyone who has been to the Greek clue me in on how far back the upper section really is? I'm buying tickets to a show and I am trying to figure out if the upper section would be equivelent to the upper section at The Forum (yes, the Forum), the Pond or somewhere smaller and closer.

thank you

Never mind. I found a happy compromise for my tickets.

I like the lettuce wraps at PF Changs. And I've been fooled (twice, my own fault for not remembering) by this dish that is supposed to be crispy and hot, but is instead mild and beef-jerky like.

Their drinks are awful.

In other words, I go to the corner Chinese place... sure, they don't have the neat interior design of PF Changs, but they have a fish tank.

soooooo....
I just got off the ohone with someone at the park.
They said the crowds are HUGE.

Supposedly half of Tomorrow Land is closed off, and the line for subs is Five Hours long. (But subs doesnt open till noon?)
They were leaving the island as I spoke to them, and they hadnt been able to enter the caves at all for the amount of people in them.

anyone know whats going on? Or is it just opening day of nemo crowd?

They have killer koi!!!!!

5 hours?!?!

thats nuts.

I am really craving Gypsy Den, but don't have the time to make it over there.

And by craving, I mean I'd give up sex for a month... oh wait. I won't be getting any in the next month, anyway. Perfect timing!

5 hours is pretty crazy. I'd like to be in the rest of Disneyland right about now. Just relaxing, not having to go to school. I'd go get some sorbet and chill out, or maybe some iced tea. Yeah.

Nickolas was asking about bread sticks with "that white sauce". He meant Olive Garden, we always get the al fredo sauce with our breaksticks. I am thinking that we will head there, it is really close to our house.

Dinner or dinner tomorrow?

Not tonight (school) and probably not tomorrow (need to do school and work). :(

I've never been to Red Lobster and I'll fvcking cut anyone* who recommends that I eat there.





*Person must be within stabbing distance of me. Threat not valid on Tuesdays. Restrictions apply.

Literally lol right now. :D

I feel this way about Tony Roma's.

So, apparently I remembered Break-Even Analysis and its various application more quickly than I could have anticipated. I still have a dislike for finance and accounting, but I'm glad I remembered.

WOO!

That would be... Law & Order: SVU
Pru has first dibs on Det. Tutuola
and I have dibs on Det. Stabler

I figured it was not cool of me to say she couldnt have at least one of them. :evil:

Stabler is MINE!

Or Cragen. Though I suspect Allybell will want to share him with me. We seem to like the older men. ;)

w00t! I have dibs!

It is so nice to make someones day. Especially when it has been a really crappy day week.

As you wish. I think the feeling is mutual.