And then a new page begins.

[ominous music plays]

That's a man.

Then I shall be gay for that man.

You guys have way too much time on your hands!!!!

I feel a “Lets All Find Brad a Boyfriend” tread coming on….. :evil:

I hate to tell you this, but on a board that is primarily straight women and gay men, you’ll never have balance.

I agree… Blech! (But use a good swiss or cheddar instead…. Mmmmmmm!)

Mmmmmm.... Tim.......

YEAH!!!!

(Oh, and gay rainbow colors? I worry about you, Kevy!)

Pretty early in the day to be that drunk.

:blush:
How fun would that be?
:)

For Scarlett Johanson, no alcohol would be required (well, on MY part).


(Ya see, I was responding to the "Scarlett Johanson is a man" post.)

I would tread lightly in that thread!

So does my wife. On a regular basis.

Well, the moon IS made of cheese!

Wow, you guys move faaaassst.

Crystal hears a raised voice coming from upstairs


Crystal: Be nice, Josh.

Josh: No. He's walking around naked in my room!

Todd: So what?

And there it is.

And here we are.

And I gotta go... Deadliest Catch is on.

Over 10,000 posts.
Should we start a Soooo.... 2.0?
:D

NOOOOOOOOO!!!

I think CoasterMatt likes the idea.
:)

Either that, or he's the thread's father

Now that's funny. :)

Hi to Crystal and the family!

When's the next time you guys are coming down?

Well, Scarlett Johansson in underwear is nice, but I would put Angelina Jolie in underwear up against Scarlett Johansson in underwear any day of the week.

^ Hey look! A Hidden Dicky.

:D

I'm sure a lot of guys here would put the two of them against one another.. in underwear or otherwise. ;)

The Old People are now in Canada and out of cell range. So I called my sister tonight, just looking for some support. I told her about some of the comments I have been hearing about "other fish in the sea" and "you'll find another man." I told her my views on that. She said (again) that I needed to not date or anything until Nickolas was grown and out of the house. She heard this tidbit from Dr Laura, so it MUST be gospel.

I don't know what I have more of a problem with, that she believes everything Dr Laura says or that I am to have no social life for the next 8 years.

Nonsense - you can always send Nikolas off to boarding school while you tour the French Riviera

Eh, I can do without Angelina Jolie. Something about a woman that seems to be made entirely of botox and collagen just doesn't appeal to me.

Both Angelina Jolie and Johannsen was fine from the neck down but have faces that don't really appeal to me.

Charlize Theron is very, very pretty. In a very clinical sense.

Reading this thread. Still.

Actually, I've seen her up close and she is a natural beauty. The photos are made to look perfect and that looks clinical but in reality, I didn't realize it was her, I just thought it was a beautiful woman.

Ally, I want a Cornell-Depp Samwich.......Or a Homme-Cornell Combo....yep, that would be my samwish. Forget the cheese....

Kevy...I worry about you but I am not your wife. That takes off a lot of pressure.

Mousey Girl~ that is honorable of you and in this day and age, well, a good idea. But, it doesn't mean you can't enjoy your life. I love That Guys idea. :D But seriously, what a wonderful gift you have with your son, and what a wonderful mom you are to commit yourself to him this way.

Mmm...GC wants a boyfriend? How about a toyfriend? :D

Do women really have Sanchos? This Mexican guy was telling me about how women all have them {I guess in T.J.} and I don't know why the hell he was telling me this. He also told me my husband was probably out with his {my husbands} girlfriend and not Home Depot. :rolleyes: I don't think he was hitting on me, I think he was just an ass.

But I did have someone offer to be my Sancho....so, I ask, do women have Sanchos?

{of course, the timing of my question is a little odd what with the subjects at hand...just bad timing, I guess....}

Ah yes, the Hostess Fruit Pie.

I was overwhelmed to eat my first ever Hostess Fruit Pie (Cherry) while in SFO.

It almost brought me to tears, after a childhood of reading Richie Rich, Dot, Baby Huey & Casper Comics and seeing ad after ad for that real fruit filling...... MMMmmmm.

However, they didn't mention in the ads that it was made from real fruit and 99% Sugar !! :eek: (Well, it WAS very sweet, and I took extra insulin just in case.)

Nope.. Me too ! :snap: :cheers:

OK, now I wonder if I wasn't correct way back in the days of the Padders Pics Page when I photoshopped a 5:00 shadow on GusGus.

:p

As a matter of fact, we'll be down for a short visit next month. The weekend after 4th of July.

*checking the calendar*

I suppose I should have given more notice but our plans were up in the air as recently as two weeks ago. In the end, Disneyland won out.....as it always does.

No worries ;) Have bunches of fun, give bigs hugs to everybody from me... and the sidecars are on you this time.

What, the calendar already told you no? Get a second opinion.

Ahem... who said I already stopped looking?

Sorry. I thought the "give big hugs to everybody from me" line was a clue.


Here, have a sidecar to get you in a California frame of mind.:cheers:

Hi!

Hope we get to see you next month!

My sister has one - or rather has a cat named Sancho. So the neighbors are amused when she calls for him. Her husband, not so much - but probably because he was her Sancho in her first marriage.

It is important for boys to have a strong, positive male role model. But that doesn't mean you need to run out and "find yourself a man", nor does it mean that casual dates need to be introduced if you are never going to see them again. If and/or when you are in a place where you would like to date, go for it. If you aren't, don't worry about it right now. Priorities 1 and 2 are Kid and you.

And Dr. Laura ranks up there with Oprah in terms of cultability.

But were you warned of their napalm-like qualities?

Nope nope nope. You must rearrange your trip. I'll be in Vegas :p

Hey Leo, when are you coming down?

If you time it right there can be a SacTown, ML, SCA Sammich. Covered in cheese. :p

So I'm traveling down memory lane today, just downloaded the Traveling Wilbury's on my iPod. Good stuff.

Awwww... you left out MBC. There can be no one more qualified to bone the ham than MBC.

Ham and cheese? Sounds great except for the gay sex part.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket (Post 142764) :blush: How fun would that be? :)

We REALLY need to find GC a boyfriend. He is now getting aroused by emoticons.

Oops. And MBC.

I used to agree, but for reasons beyond my understanding, that's changed for me with Johannsen.

Jolie's face still looks like she's having an allergic reaction to a bee sting.

perhaps, but I'll still wager shes one 773H of a good kisser :p

/swoon

:(

Well, I'm going to be out of town then... Between summer sessions and I have to go see the boy. :blush:

That is a really funny story. But, did she name the cat Sancho before they were married?

My sister had a can she called Egore. The neighbors nickname was Egore {won't go there} and it was awkward calling the cat in....

Santeria by Sublime, a warning to sanchos! A fun song to sing, too.

Bleh. I hate that whole thing about every woman *must* have a man. What- we can take care of ourselves. If someone comes along and you get along, great, but we are complete in ourselves. Well, some of us are. I know some women don't feel complete unless they're paired but I don't understand that.

I'll drink to that!

I usually click view first unread and read forward. My brain does enough tangenting, I don't need help getting lost.

Hey, there's a lot of range between "no social life until your kid is 40" and "immediately finding a new man".

I can't take Dr. Laura seriously. Just... no.

As mentioned in another thread - scratch me being gone that weekend. I am around. Busy with finals, but around. I should definitely meet up.

I'm hungry.

I feel like crap. I am hoping it is just problems from yesterday's caffiene intake and not the stomach flu.

It could also be stress. *sigh*



On a rather funny (in a verrrry 'Bad Mommy" moment), Nickolas likes it when I wake him up by crawling into his bed with the Girls. Holly, who is our loving, cleaning girl, has a problem. She likes to chew on fabric. She does not have a mean bone in her furry body. She sort of nipped on his undies this morning. He finally admitted he was the one who squeaked, not her. I found this hysterical.

Have a cookie.

So Kevy, did they have to send a cookie, or just type it out?

Please tell me that "Holly" is a cat or some other type of domestic animal.

Note her screenname (but replace "mouse" with "rat")

Please tell me she isn't...

Hey! Now who went and changed my avatar?

Ahhh. I guess I've always assumed that "Mousey" was more of a Mickey reference.


Of course now I'm afarid to ask about "Mousewife" :blush:

I had Pick Up Stix.

That's funny Kevy.

Editing the company newsletter is proving more complex than I'd anticipated.

Strike that... lemme elaborate by saying that editing a company newsletter that is of a higher quality and style than the previous incarnations of the newsletter is proving more complex than I'd anticipated.

Before it was just several pages of random stuff, each page with its own composition, font, color scheme, layout, etc. I'm trying to make one that stands out as a vast improvement upon that legacy. And it turns out making a decent newsletter with a consistent look but where everything that needs to stand out, does... is taking longer than I'd planned. My cover's pretty b*tchin' though. It was better when it had the monorail on it (hey, if they're going to put a DL monorail photo in a collection of royalty-free images, I'm going to try to use it!), but it still looks pretty cool. I stretched the name out in a lovely bowtie-shaped bit of word art that covers the bottom third+ of the cover (prevously it was just in inch-high letters in the high-middle of the page in a color that barely stood out from the cover photo). Of course, making the cover better was the easy part, because well, I understand transparencies and how to make them work in publisher. (duh)

But yeah, getting everything I need on the inside to look good as well as consistent is taking some actual work.

Strrrrreeeessssssssssss....

Chhhhooocccccoooollllaaaatttttte.

Hmm... it could help but I feel like I'm going to burst. I will probably get a chance to LJ this one before or after class tonight. Ugh.

f jda;lj

Im glad to see someone else has embraced the claw hammer as the super weapon of choice.
bravo :snap:

You know, "Rumble in the Jungle" doesn't rhyme either.

Your avatar is yummy.

I want him (in person) for Christmas. I used to date a guy who looks just like him. I think that was the only reason I went out with him.

Wow, today was my most productive day in many moons. I think I'm learning that the project that I had previously spent months positioning myself to focus on is what has been causing my lack of motivation. It's still theoretically the direction of most interest to me, but the specifics are so frustrating to deal with on a day-to-day basis that I will find any way I can to avoid actually doing it, including avoiding actual work all together.

For the time being, there is no work to be done on that project. So now my goal is to build some motivation momentum by working on some other projects that are actually rewarding to work on and hope that momentum carries through once the other project is back on the front burner.

wow. you just described most of my work life over the past decade (or two)

Attention mister dark haired, bearded waiter at the Cheesecake Factory in Brea, in your white jeans, white dress shirt uniform, if you are reading this (yeah right!)…You are smoking hot!


(I apologize to the regular readers of this tread. I just had to get that out.)

This is Holly:

I have a headache.
Throb throb throb.
Ugh.

[singsong voice]Brad likes a boooooooooooooooyyyyyyyy Brad likes a booooooooyyyyyyyy[/singsong voice]

I so read that as you have a hearthrob.

I have Canadian chocolate. Yum.

Didn't matter. The microwave in our Hotel Room was so old it couldn't heat up an 18 year old in a Strip Joint ! :rolleyes:

If only, BTD. If only. :)

My headache's gone.
:)

AAAAwwwwwww!

What's so great about Canadian chocolate?

I had a beaver tail in Montreal on my most recent trip. Now that is something to get excited about.

Probably nothing but happy childhood memories of vacation. Mainly it's chocolate I can't get here. My mom brought Rosebuds home from Nova Scotia. I did find a candy store here that sells Aero and Coffee Crisp bars too. That was exciting.

Hee hee....No worries, I'm just 'mousey'. :blush:


Quoting Ally~
Mousewife!! I love the term "Sanchos"!! I've never, ever heard this!! I referred to my ex-boyfriend as Sancho & I have no clue why- it didn't even remotely fit. Unless Sancho is spanish for "Mr. posessive who likes to drink a whole bunch."


I didn't know what one was myself,even after the 'Sublime' song. I just thought it was a name. But, people explained to me what it meant, in describing other people!! And, the person who offered up {and no, the Hubby does not know about this so Shhhhh!!} was saying that all women deserve a Sancho. What to do when the hubby works so many hours...

Oh, I am glad you say this is an 'ex' boyfriend.

I first heard the term when one of the guys in the warehouse used it towards one of the girls in the showroom. She has a boyfriend, and one of the guys outside wouldn't leave her alone. When she was walking through and heard it she was livid.

Sometimes the warehouse workers forget that there are other people who know the language. One of our laundry ladies referred to another girl as fat (but in Spanish). She knew what she had just been called.

When I go out there they always try to get me into their conversations and agree with whatever was just said. I just grin and stay out of it.

Wow - I left an important couple of words out. All they had to do was type "have a cookie"

Haiku's are supposed to be 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables. You got the first line right, but it went downhill from there.

Revenge of the Mummy at USH has had it's ending altered... I like the new way of bringing the train back to the station, much more.

OK, today's been a big stressful bummer... Thankfully I have The Onion Radio News.

Go listen to their latest podcast, "New Total-F*cking-Mess Czar To Oversee America's Total F*cking Messes"

:D

Oh yeah, they do not realize even if people aren't fluently speaking Spanish they just might understand.

I think you are A+ smarty to stay out of their discussions.

It sucks having to get up this early for work...

Yes it does.. been there... but I always felt sorry for the first child I had to pick up at 5:30 on my school bus, stadning cold on the street, who wouldnt get to school till after 7am.

You have my sympathy.

Midterms? Already?! ACK!

Wish me luck! Or wish me "remember what you studied!" I hope I'm not relying on luck - that would suck!

Now that sucks :(

4 days till I leave. I think I am going to burst from excitement. In a roundabout way I was hoping we would have gone to game 7. Sure, the stress and anticipation would have near-killed me but then I'd have less time to wanttogorightnow. Don't get me wrong, I am so happy we took it in 5. But the distraction would have been nice.

I love Canadian chocolate too! I also think it's because of childhood memories because Swiss is much better;) But there is nothing like a good coffee crisp or aero bar. When we went to Montreal I introduced my husband to them and he's hooked too! He actually ordered a bunch off ebay last year to get a fix! I found coffee crisp at the dollar store last week and bought him a few.

Do you remember a candy bar that was chocolate on the outside and had soft centers of 4 different flavors? I think they were chocolate, caramel, vanilla and something else. My mom swears they were made by Cadbury but I don't remember. They discontinued them a loooooooong time ago. I would give almost anything to have one.

They sell the British candy bars at the tea shop in EPCOT, as well as in all the grocery stores around here.

Let me know if you need directions to Publix.

You know what I am talking about?! I think I may cry tears of happiness if I come across them.

We won't have a car, but I am thinking that I want to try and get Giridono's while we're there too (because the dining plan won't be enough food :rolleyes: [sarcasm people!]. If we get a cab I'll hit up Publix.

BarTop, are you thinking of the Sky Bar? If so, you are in luck, because they still exist, although they are somewhat limited in regional availability. Around Florida, they are easy to find at any Cracker Barrel restaurant. You can also order them online.

I know Cadbury's available here, and I know Aero's easy enough to come by. As for your four-flavor thing, no, I don't know about that. There was at some point something kindof like that at the shop in Japan.

Japan is not known for their chocolate.

Giridono's?

I think so!!!!! I was just a kid when they went away but that looks so familiar! I think now we need to find a Cracker Barrel too.


I will definitely check out EPCOT and see if we want to go to Publix for some goodies. Giordano's pizza. I heard there is one near DW.

Meh, stupid American Cadbury's just isn't the same. Hershey makes Cadbury in this country. You want the good stuff, you need to go abroad.

When I came back from England I was melting down this ginormous Cadbury "Dairy Milk" bar that someone had given me for Christmas and dipping fruit into it. Well, I ran just a little short on chocolate so I ran to the market and bought an additional Cadbury bar here, and it melted completely different... all paraffin >:(

There is apparently a collegiate cement canoe competition being held on campus this weekend. Today is the day they all show up, posture about, and get their canoe weighed and tested to make sure it floats - and this weekend they race. Or something.

And apparently this also involves electric guitars, although I don't personally see the connection. This being a college campus, the guitar player is required to skip through the first 8 bars of a number of classic rock standards, never actually playing a "song" as such.

Wow all this talk of foreign chocolates and I did not see a mention of

Toblerone. Now them's good chocolate. Especially frozen.

MF is quite right. There was a similar product at the Japan pavilion, with fudge, pineapple, banana and strawberry centers. The individual flavors were in discrete squares, not fused together, but it was a similar eating experience. (Easier to share) I haven't seen it for sale there in a while. I thought it was pretty tasty. Overall, Japanese chocolate seems pretty similar to American chocolate to my palate - very sugary. I do like the chocolate coating on Pocky a lot, especially the semi-dark coating on Men's Pocky. (If you find it, give it a try, even if you aren't Men. It's good.)

BTD - If you don't find one while you're out there and don't want to order it online (because you don't want a whole box, I'm thinking), I'll be a stone's throw from a Cracker Barrel in a month (sorry, no sooner) and can get you one if they have it in stock.

BTD - There's a Cracker Barrel next to our hotel in Nashville next week. Let me know if I can pick you up anything.

I mentioned Swiss chocolate, which to me means Toblerone. Is there any other kind of Swiss chocolate?!

When we were in San Fran the Cheesecake factory had toblerone cheesecake. Sadly we just came back from Seattle and went to CF to get some and they don't have it there:(

I've been addicted to Toblerone since I was 8 and Pierre brought me a big bar of it. He brought it every year after that! I hoard it though and don't share:evil:

Yes.

I used to have a HUGE thing for Toblerone, and just about any Swiss chocolate. That was until I went and had a layover in Switzerland. It was then and there in the airport convenience store that I had a startling revelation. Swiss convenience stores carry far superior chocolate to anything I'd had in the U.S. Everything else I'd had was just stale from shipping, or something... I can't put my finger on it. I remember we bought a bunch on the return flight home - and it still tasted better than what I could buy here... a month after we were back!

Though I still love me some Lindt, Toblerone and Ritter, my chocolate-lovin' heart can't forget.

Oh, I could use some serious chocolate right now. Unfortunately, the only thing that really sounds good at the moment a scotchmallow. Just one. Yum.

Of course Swiss chocolate is all well and good, but most you lucky bastards live smack dab in the middle of chocolate nirvana. In the store, girl in the white dress, made fresh daily, nirvana. I hate you for it.

Yeah, around Christmas time we get a cart at the mall that sells a few prepackaged selections, and yeah I can order off the web site, but it just ain't the same as getting it from the store.

I never understood why See's was such a phenomenon. Every Christmas everybody was giving it out to everybody else and it just tasted like your standard chocolates to me.

Since they don't do the sarsparailla suckers anymore (that I've seen over the last year of looking) there's no reason to go in anymore.

But then, since I don't bitter stuff (this feeds into the coffee hating too) I'm a heretic in not really caring one way or the other about chocolate and when I do I prefer milk chocolate over dark chocolate.

I like Sees, I grew up with Sees, but it's not fresh daily in the stores, has not been forever. I have a Sees a few blocks away on Polk Strasse, I do love their caramels (and toffee, and raspberry cremes) but if I want chocolate nirvana, plain and simple, it's this. One small uber dark square of this decadent 70% cacao, melts slowly in your mouth like nothing else. If I could inject it, I would.

If they are what I think they are, I want a case :p

Thank you all for the offers. I really appreciate it.

It probably because it was tied to all our family special occasions when I was a kid. Christmas, birthdays etc.. Objectively, yeah it's probably not that different than some other brands but emotionally there ain't nothing that comes close. A whole box of Milk Molasses Chips all to myself was just about the best part of Christmas for me. Plus I'm sure living out on the bitter east coast where I can't get it plays it's part also.

Though at least it is now officially not the policy* of Cracker Barrel (as of 2002) I am still iffy about patronizing the place since most of the company executives that supported the explicit anti-gay employment policies are still there. The more recent racism allegations don't help.

On the other hand I love any restaurant where you can get a meal with three "side vegetables" and none of sides are actually vegetables (I think I had macaroni & cheese, some cinammon apple thing, and biscuits of some sort).

*Between 1991 and 2002 (when forced by shareholders) it was official policy that employees promote normal heterosexual values.

For us growing up it was equally likely be a See's sampler or a Whitman's sampler. I preferred Whitman's because it had a map of the chocolates (if the See's did as well I never saw it).

At least for us, the holiday Sees boxes (except for the molasses chips) where all custom selected 1lb boxes heavy on the California Brittle and Milk Chocolate Creams and so no road map.

Mmmmm... See's.... (anguished drooling)

I used to love the See's pops, hard chocolate blocks on a stick. The dark ones were especially tasty. I probably lost a filling or two on them.

So, I've had two perfect hair days in a row. Awesome.

Snopwflake, where do you get your Valhrona chocolates? I've read of them, but I've never seen them for sale anywhere. Sounds like an indulgence i'd like to try.

Flippyshark, PM me an address and I will send you some!

Trader Joe's carrys the regular size bars (a little larger than a Hershey)

Screw you guys and your talk of chocolate.

Some of you even have Ghiradelli(sp) in your backyard! I have been rationing my squares since last years trip. I am almost out! The factory had so many delicious flavors I had never experienced before!

I like See's because you get a free sample when you walk in. Of course if it's good my son always wants mine. My friends all request boxes of bordeaux(sp) at Christmas time, but I didn't find it that amazing.

What the heck are "normal heterosexual values"?
Who is defining normal? And whose version of heterosexual values are they promoting?

My heterosexual values are to promote equality for all regardless of their sexual orientation. Does that reason make me abnormal? (I can think of many other things that make me abnormal KEVY :p )

I want some chocolate. I think I shall go raid the candy dish downstairs.

When I go to Sees to buy a gift I always end up with a box of my favorites. I love the butterscotch square and the bordeauxs, but I also enjoy the mocha and butter creams (preferably the orange and the vanilla). Nickoals discovered my last box, so when I had a piece he had a piece. That box lasted half as long as it usually did. :(

So just double the size of the the box. Problem solved.

I really really really dislike See's. Apparently I am in the minority.

My understanding was that it was essentially a "don't ask, don't tell" type policy. If nobody knows you're gay then ok. If we find out, you're fired.

Hmm, I should go find a more recent version of the employee manual. I remember that even by my own definition in th 1990s that it seemed super strict on hairstyle... everything. It seems that DADT type of policy would only be an extension of the other policies, and not necessarily for the sake of sexuality specifically.

Next time anyone sees MBC, strangle him for me. I can't get Sister Christian out of my head.

:)

Thank you.

No I'm with you. My family loves See's - bleh.

I have chocolate!

munchkin has been behaving?

Dude, don't your supermarkets carry Ghiradelli?

BTW: F* you all and your talkolate (talk of chocolate). You just made me dive into my desk supply for a square of Ghiradelli.

(Yes, I keep a Ghiradelli bar in my desk and break it off into squares when I feel like a little chocolate... so sue me.)

Well, now that we've found the right brand of hare gel...

I worked in a chocolate store for six years. What we found is that when people would hand select a box of chocolates, that is exactly what would happen.
They would select what they liked, or their favorites as a gift, as why would they give something that they thought was horrible?
The exception to that was gift givers that KNEW what the reciepent liked.
ie: pink champagne truffles for the wife for valentines, not the Kahlua he likes.

What am I saying? You are totally normal. ;)

Hey, he started it. I was busy trying to be all vain, DPR's the one who brought puns into it.

See's Dark Chocolate Raspberry Buttercreams...... Mmmmmmmmmmmm

Nah, I'm with Moonliner on the Milk Chocolate Molasses Chips.

What, is everyone on their period?

who told?

I'm not on my period. I'm on my question mark.

?

I'm gonna go wash my car, in case anyone needs to find me.

ok. can you pick me up some rite-aid ice cream on the way home?

chocolate malted crunch and chocolate chip please.

Not me. But it I was, you'd know it.
:D

No, I would dtill get the gift I went in for. Usually I would get something for my mom, a 1/2 pound box of scotch mallows. Then I would get something for myself.

Sure, blame it on the Pirate ;).





As to Kevy, not me. I am munching on Red Vines.

Red Vines make the world better...

Especially when used as drinking straws.

My stores only carry the milk chocolate squares, plain or filled with caramel or ?. When I was in San Fran I picked up my favorite white chocolate with vanilla bean squares and some milk choc with caramelized almonds yum oh! I also had the dark choc with mint but they are all gone.

I have also raided my stash today with all this talk of chocolate!

I think the only thing that would make this Cheddar Cheese popcorn from Popcornopolis better is if it was BACON Cheddar Cheese popcorn.

I really want to go to Cracker Barrel for their macaroni and cheese right now.

I'm so happy that Thin Mints come in handy single serving tubes.




:D

Matthew McConaughey is Bachelor of the Year. I think he's still a bachelor because he's crazy and women fear him.
:D

Yummy. I'll take him on.

Watch out, if we get two more "McConaughey" posts in a row I'll have to make another "balance" post.



and if it's three or more in a row it'll have to be a NSFW post.

So THAT'S the formula? I'll have to go invade the baseball threads. ;)

Knowing myself, I only bought the small package. They did not last long enough to become straws.

Dammit btd... now I want thin mints. Gonna have to go see if I have any stash left to raid...

At least I finished my mac n cheese dinner before seeing the mac comment ;)

There are baseball threads? I must have "selective reading."

Oddly, I love baseball games, I just don't get into watching it on TV.

That reminds me - I need to order some of that bacon chocolate from Vosage - I hope it's still in stock

Update: The guy plead guilty and was sentenced to 2 years. Apparently the authorities don't look kindly on committing auto burglary when you are already on probation.

It's sad that this guy is throwing away 2 years of his life to get some junk out of my car.

That was quick justice. This just happened a couple of weeks ago.

Glad to hear it worked out well (for everyone but the idiot who broke into your car).

They are going to have a restitution hearing, I might even get my window reimbursed. We'll see.

This isn't Mohamad from Huntington Beach is it ;) ?

I thought Mohamad was from the mountain?

Chocolate, chocolate...

I bought a big bag of Kisses for the Hubster to put out on his desk. I couldn't resist buying them...they were on sale.

I did buy some Kisses, Reeses' Peanut Butter Cups miniature, and peanut M & M's. These are slowly munched by everyone in the house....

Mohammad is now Zap. Or wanted to be Zap. Or whatever.

My mom said that the candy bar I am thinking of is called The Four Flavor Bar by Neilson and has strawberry instead of peanut butter.

Does that brand ring a bell with anyone?

Oh no! That would mean Moonliner would have to start posting balance posts in there too!

DPR, that's a heck of a story!

Really? Oh, sorry. Well, learn something new every day. :D

Ugh. So I'm not in the office today. Got up at 3 with a lovely case of food poisoning, the ill effects of which I'm still suffering. Great way to start a weekend.

Stay away from the light Carol Ann, don't look at the light!!


Damn he/she is cute though.

Lisa.... walk to the light............. follow his voice....

He is a Hemingway Polydactyl. (extra toes).

No you're not! Just do it!

Here's another one of him.

and the linked one....

And you are writhing with indecision because?

So, this is his brother. My friend Amy has been looking for a kitten but has a dog. Maybe they both will get homes this weekend.

mewp take me home. mewp. take me homemewp take me home. mewp. take me homemewp take me home. mewp. take me homemewp take me home. mewp. take me homemewp take me home. mewp. take me homemewp take me home. mewp. take me homemewp take me home. mewp. take me homemewp take me home. mewp. take me homemewp take me home. mewp. take me homemewp take me home. mewp. take me homemewp take me home. mewp. take me homemewp take me home. mewp. take me homemewp take me home. mewp. take me homemewp take me home. mewp. take me homemewp take me home. mewp. take me homemewp take me home. mewp. take me homemewp take me home. mewp. take me homemewp take me home. mewp. take me homemewp take me home. mewp. take me homemewp take me home. mewp. take me homemewp take me home. mewp. take me home

resistance is futile

A kitten that cute - Hotel Swank is going to have to start charging an admission fee just to manage the foot traffic of adoring fans.

Did you hear me squeel? ;)

Extra toes. They must have to buy specially made kitty shoes.

Awwww....Rooster's so cute.

Haha! Charlie Chaplin's great!

The second picture of Emily Dickinson is great! She has a smirk on her face!!

Over time most threads just fade from memory but today I accidentally ran across one that.... Well it has some interesting comments if viewed today.

BTD

KB

NA

Brilliant Moonliner :snap:

Adopting a new little kitty to honor Dexter's memory. What exactly is the hesitation here? Besides, he's ADORABLE!

Driving in Boston was a great way to prepare myself for driving in the Hollywood area.

I believe it. driving hot rods in SoCal set me up perfectly for driving in Manhattan

Great one, Moonliner! I need to spread around some mojo before I can give that post its due.

I don't get it.

But if you guys say Moonliner did a great job, then I'll go with it.

Great job Moonliner!

Click a link, look at what it says and then look at the thread title. The thread title will guide you from there.

12 Slurp Spiders!
Someone buy GD some RAID.
:D

A Russian folk group performing "La Bamba"....I think my brain just broke.

But, this IS me in a bathing suit.:p

If it is, you need to shave.
:D

I've given up the razor and the wax. ;)

Sooooo, the foster dad of the kittens with thumbs is out of town until Monday. I'm not sure if I can meet the kitten until next Saturday. I'm boohooing.

Meanwhile, there is a 6 month old pug at the SPCA (NGU might take her) but I'm tempted if he's not. Then, tonight, i met a woman in our neighborhood who does bulldog rescue and has a friend who does French Bulldog rescue.

Following the camping trip, I'm going to open a zoo.

Our new tent, however; will be my new residence

lucky for you shes not allowed to bring home ones she may find camping.

besides Ive heard bears are marginal housepets at best

Its better than the doghouse I guess.

I think my fever just broke.

Well, that sounds like good news!

Can it be fixed?

budum bum.


I'm happy for you MG. That is always such a relief.

Why, hello there, Mr. NA Meinke Jr!

He's pretty purrfect.:)

I'm sure Jr will have a wonderful time shredding your new abode with his abundant nailage.

TOES!

I've said the word "toes" today more times the the word "Nemo" is repeated in the new Subs.

My kitty Kyria had six toes on all her paws. She still had them when she turned into a Ricky, some six months later. Weirdest cat I ever had, but I loved him.:D

Tori thinks that kitty is adorable, and suggests you name him after the six fingered man in the Princess Bride, Count (Tyrone) Rugen.

I thought Tori was awesome before - but she's exceeded my cool-meter with that suggestion... Seriously.

Wait.... you had a transexual cat?

I'm confused...

You don't want to do that.

Trust me. You really don't want to do that.

Somehow I missed this post, too... I'm confused, as well...

I was as well. Kyria was adopted when she was barely six weeks old, and the vet assured us she was a healthy girl. When she was about four months old, she 'dropped', and Kyria became Ricky. The vet was a bit embarassed, but he said he would have figured it out come fixing time.:rolleyes: The cat was bonkers, but I loved him.

Kyria/Ricky - the anti-Munchkin

It's after 2am. I can't sleep. And apparently no one is online to entertain me. Forty lashes for all of you!

Thank you, may I have another?

Dear FedEx,

You suck.

It is almost time to head for home. I just wish I knew what is wrong with my 'puter. I am thinking it is the monitor. The littel blue light says it is on, but nothing appears.

Did you check the connections from the monitor to the computer? It may have come loose.

Wow. I think if you are able to post without actually seeing an image on the monitor, you've been spending too much time on the LoT :p

ttthhhpppttt!!

I did a hard boot of everything and it is all working now. We had some power issues last night and I was worried that it was something worse.


I got home to find my father-in-law helping David to move out some of his crap. Luckily I was able to talk to him alone for a minute. He was doing it to help me reclaim my garage and back yard. He even made a few snarky remarks about taking everything over to Dawn's house. I was highly amused, David not so amused.

I now have 1/3 of my garage available, tomorrow I can start cleaning it out and moving things around. I still can't park in there because of the boat, but it is a step. My patio needs a good pressure washing, but it is no longer a car port!!

Don't you have more important things to do? Like packing for a trip?

We had a yard sale this morning. Sold lots of crap, but only made $122.

For me the happy part is getting rid of the "crap". The $$$ are just a bonus.

I have to agree with that.

As I am cleaning up my house full of crap. The parts that I've cleared look so damn good...I need to keep it up....

Now the roses the Hubby brought me look nice. :)

Well, what are you going to do with your earnings? We used to do yardsales to go to Disneyland. Now we have APs.

I just keep donating and donating. It's a never ending cycle... I can't believe I ever had this much crap.

Our neighbors are moving!

This is good news on at least a couple fronts, both relating to their dogs.

They have two dogs. One of them is a large dog (looks like a dalmation/dane mix to me). She spends almost her entire day either inside or in the tiny (~20ftx8ft) back patio that our condos have. This is a trapped, frustrated dog. So I don't blame her for barking. But that doesn't make it any less of a nuisance. She barks at everything. She barks at anyone who walks by the back, she barks at us every time we enter or leave. She even barks at us while we're in our own kitchen.

Thankfully, she's brought inside at night, so that doesn't tend to be an issue. But CP, who takes her bike out the gate and parks in the carport right by their yard, gets "assaulted" every single morning. It grows wearisome.

She had a conversation with them recently, which wasn't particularly encouraging. After first making, "She just needs o get to know you," excuses, they eventually said, "She used to be better when my mom would come by and walk her more often, but she doesn't any more." When CP suggested that they might look into training, the response was, "Oh, you can't train for barking, can you?" :rolleyes:

I feel very sorry for these dogs, it's no life to be stuck in that little cement box. But we were coming very close to contacting the association and finding out what our options might be.

So I was very happy to get an email from CP saying that our neighbor came into the library today and told her they'd be putting the condo on the market within the month. Their main motivation being to find somewhere with a yard for the dogs.

I'm happy the nuisance will be gone (presuming a new one doesn't move in *crosses fingers*). And I'm really happy the dogs will hopefully be much much happier in their new home.

LOL!! YES! Nickolas keeps bugging me about when I am going to start packing. I made him go up in the attic to get the luggage down on Thursday and he has been bugging me ever since.

Very true.

Hello, I would like to return this life, please. What's wrong with it? Oh, it just doesn't seem to be working out. It's not really "me". No, I don't want to exchange it for a different style. I think I'd just rather get my money back. Thanks so much.

I am a bit beyond pissy at this point. While I am happy that I can slowly start repairing my abused patio, it would have been nice if they had fixed the sprinkler they ran over, or at least told me about it. I now have a mess of stinky, oily water covering 1/3 of my patio. I lack the skills (or at least the knowledge) to repair it.

Add this to the horrific sunburn on Nick's back and I am one pissed puppy. According to Boy, when he asked Dawn for sunblock she said she threw it all away. I am now taking pictures of his back, my yard and the disgusting, moldy mess David left in the back bathroom.

Ran over sprinklers? Messed up patios? Huh? I need to read back, or just accept this is something I miss.

And seriously - he asked for sunblock and her only irresponsible answer is that she threw it all away? What were they doing? If they had anything outdoors planned and sunblock wasn't... OK, I'm just irritated. But I think I'm just in that kind of mood.

I was downstairs with grandma earlier and she was watching some Lifetime movie. The lead actress was stupid. I know she made her decisions because of love and all, but I couldn't help but be irritated by her lack of concern for everyone but herself. Though I'm sure most Lifetime viewers could "understand" why she did it (took her amnesiac husband home), I could see through that thin shell... Though it all ended well, as are Lifetime flicks wont to do, her children suffered mental abuse and were put in regular danger. It was based on a true story, which made me feel even worse - she didn't listen to doctors and didn't read up on what memory loss does to a person... selfish!

So it's probably my mood. But in general, I hate such blatant irresponsibility.

HMPF!

That's great news GD! I hope they follow through. I hope this isn't just a ruse to get you off their backs for a couple of months. I think I'd find out what the assosiation has in it's bylaws about such matters- just in case.

I have lived in such situations and had to wonder- does anyone else have their sence of hearing? Why is it that we are the only one's annoyed by insesant barking?

Sorry to hear about the frustrations MG! Good luck with everything! Get some green tea, make a strong batch and mix it with aloe juice. Use that on Nicks back. It will sooth it, and allow it to heal faster. And keep sunscreen that he can take with him next time. Sheesh! Threw it all out.....:rolleyes:

I have some aloe gel with lanocaine and menthol, it has helped him enough to sleep. I will put the sunblock on him before he leaves. I can't afford to supply her multiple spawn with sunblock. I also told him to keep his tshirt on, even with the sunblock. I already chewed David out for the sunburn, but that was before I knew about the damage in the back yard.

So... Daivd didn't come for Nick until after 10. He said he would be here between 8 and 9. It seems they have a problem with their pool. Someone has gouged holes in it. I guess Dawn was trying to blame Nick because the first thing David did was look at his toes. Nick can't have long toe or finger nails because of Tai Kwon Do. They have regular nail checks (which he would know if he ever watched).

He had the whole group with him when he pulled up. I asked him about the broken sprinkler. I could sense her seething as he insisted on fixing it while they waited in the hot car. LOL! I know she was furious!

Oh well, small things like that keep me amused.

Kids outdoors without sunblock???? Not smart. I'm sorry this is difficult. Hopefully the Boy will heal quickly and this will fade into the past.

So she thinks toenails gouged the *pool*??? I thought the liners were harder than that.

Congrats on getting your sprinkler fixed!! :)

I'm at work tonight. Bleh.
Maybe until 10 or so.
No cemetery for me.
:(

I had to work today, too, and on father's day. Software release tomorrow. Blah.

But, when I got home, my family had purchased for father's day for me...a Wii! How fun! They had been looking for one for a month and finally got one today while I was working. It is so cool. We only created a family of Miis and played a few things on the sports game, but it is way cool and I could become incredibly addicted to this thing.

I don't know how common they are in the stores yet, but when we were at CostCo yesterday they had a pallet of them them. So of course we got one.

We found it fun, but I don't know that we found it addictive so hopefully it'll get used. If anybody has The Legend of Zelda does it actually get interesting at some point? I played for about 30 minutes last night and quite literally fell asleep while doing so I was so bored.

I would like to trade places with my cat.

You want to fall off the sofa?

We haven't seen them anywhere here in Phoenix. My wife had been calling various retail outlets for the last two weeks trying to find one. They are quite scarce in Phoenix retail stores.

I have tried anything like The Legend of Zelda - we've only played Wii sports. Having a lot of fun with it. We also piddled around with Wii play to get the hang of how to use the controller.

One good thing is our kids have had a Gamecube for several years and we have many games, which are all Wii compatable.

I have a very angry little boy. That is all.

Picked up the Shag lunchbox yesterday at Character Warehouse for $14. Awesome.

GD and CP: ugh, sucks about the dog, but glad to hear they're leaving. Tell your neighbors to get their home on the market ASAP. You don't want them trying to sell it in fall and winter if you can help it. Better chance to sell in summer (and keep up your property values). Oh, and the added benefit of getting them gone sooner ;)

So a friend of mine (my friend H, who some of you met at my bday party) recently returned from vacation to discover someone stole her rose bushes out of their front garden. Their ROSEBUSHES. Four frickin' holes right there at the front of her property. WTF kind of world do we live in? Another reason I wouldn't live in the Valley again.

Unbelievable! But things like that do happen, and here in OC as well! My mom had a potted palm walk off right from her front door porch. And when we did some landscaping at my church (two blocks from Disneyland) four palms were pulled up and dissapeared the next day! From a church even! :eek:

Maybe it was the same people. We'll call them the "Four Hole Bandits"! :rolleyes:

Zelda's pretty front-loaded with story. It takes a while, but eventually you're are doing more playing than watching. It's not the most amazing RPG ever, but once you start getting to the dungeons, there's some good entertaining problem-solving.

Meanwhile, I'm gonna be an uncle. :D

Excellent. Now you can buy it and knock out some walls, and give munchkin some living space.

Those kitties
Remind me of these:

It's Monday, I have 100 files on my desk, it feels like a blue Monday.

Every single day I think this Pru... every day.

Of course, I posted that right before I reached up to pet him, which startled him, which led to him falling off the couch.

I'd still like to trade places with my cat, but I'd like to fall off the couch less often than he does.

Okay, point taken. I would not want to fall *kersplat* off the counter whilst I am begging for wet food.
Or any other less than graceful moment my cat has.

I did read, in something my son brought home, that if your cat is asleep you should say their name softly before you pet them, they are less likely to startle.

I don't think I'd trade places. Having to beg to go outside, peeing in the laundry room, and being endlessly entranced by twist ties doesn't sound so great to me.

Though sometimes I would like to sleep on the top shelf of the entertainment center on top of the DVD cases.

ooooooooooooh you have a point too.... I'll have to think on this more.


However.... I was just sitting here thinking how awake I felt, and how nice it was to have caffine.
As I stirred my yogurt, and prepared to eat my first bite..... <drum roll>
I was trying to eat with my pen.

So now... do I clean the pen? or throw it away?
Do I eat the yogurt?
or
Do I now go home and go back to bed?

But isn't that part of the fun of having a pet (or a kid)?

my dad sure seemed to think so. nothing he loved more than watching his boys peel themselves off the ceiling first thing in the morning after one of his weekend wake up calls.

:rolleyes:

OMG, does that mean the kitty needs to be named "Old Bill"?

C'mon now, be a nice kitty kitty...

So...

did you clean the pen?

did you eat the yogurt?

back to bed...that is a nice idea....

I wish CraigsList would sort all the jobs offering $10.00 and hour (and even less!) into a special "slave wages" section, so I wouldn't have to waste my time clicking on the "Exec Assist Needed" links just to be insulted by the pathetic compensation packages I've been seeing. Thanks.

I have been known to hide in the dark to "get" Nickolas. He "gets" me back at every opportunity.

The startling thing works great on rats too. Thudder is really fun. She will be stalking something, or doing something she shouldn't and all it takes is a light, quick touch on her back with a "Thudder!" and she has been know to jump a foot off the ground.

Tell me again, when is life supposed to get all easy?

You missed it.
it was the time that someone else fed you , carried you everywhere, and catered to your every whim.

Hear hear!

When you're loaded into the back of a long black car.

Until then: Life is pain. Anyone that tells you anything else is selling something.

Wow, such happy people here.

Have you checked the stadings for the Nats of late?

I'm trying to make it through the day sans-caffeine. This sucks.

Good luck. Watch out for the no caffeine headache. Bleh!

Actually, I've been getting yes caffeine headaches, which is why I'm trying to break the addiction.

Drink lots of water, GD. I also stand by my B-12 vitamins can help you through the day shtick.

As for me, I'm going to grab an iced tea in a bit.

Yep.
There's a fine line between yes and no.

omg why???? :eek: (not really...why is not my biz)

theres a reason its called 'cold turkey'.....cuz the turkey is DEAD!

slowwwwwly ween yourself off if you must (although Im still in 'why?' mode)
that and an aspirin or other like compound to offset the physical reaction. zero reason to put yourself through that.

Meh, I'm just tired. And these days, even one cup gives me a headache, so it's drinking it that's "putting me through" anything.

I've done this before many times. It takes about two days of dragging, which I can get through if I keep myself busy, then I'm back on even keel. As long as I don't have any meetings I need to stay awake through between now and then...

ohhhh....it GIVES you headaches. I was off into the 'caffine withdrawl' headache thing...of which I know all too well and will fight furiously to never have to do again.

btw, when I die and have myself cremated, please put me in a coffee can...half me, half columbian dark roast.

Not that I drank much to begin with but I haven't had a spot of caffeine in more than two weeks now. No headaches coming off but I do find that if I am drinking a lot (don't drink coffee or tea and my preferred sodas coincidentally don't have caffeine) I start to get them.

Lisa, LISA, lisa Lisa, lisa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You have to see this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Sometimes even small creatures need to harness the power that comes with a single colorful horn in the center of ones forehead. Fits noggins 11-14 inches around. Magical powers not guaranteed.

OK, cat + fez = hilarious.

Haha... that's awesome.

I'm sitting here trying to make it through the remainder of my day so I can go home and be miserable with my backache in a comfier chair. I think there's a Smirnoff Ice with my name on it in the fridge. Yes, yes I do. Stupid backache.

Fez cat!! Yeah!!!

But Christmas Tree cat is just strange, and not a happy camper.....;)

Heheh, the only thing I liked about Holy Mountain was chameleons dressed up as Mayans (or was it Incans?) It was low-brow cuteness.



* * * * *

oh, and now that I'm LoT posting again ... brace yourselves ... I think I'll even start posting in the Sooooo thread.

:eek:



:iSm:

I don't get it.

When you die.

That's one pissed looking cat!

I NEED a knitted cat fez.

I've also got another kitten on my radar.




I haven't been able to see the Polydactyl yet, and I'm not sure I can see him before next Saturday's adoption fair - which I can't go to. Meanwhile, I also became interested in a silver and black tabby, but she's a heap of trouble and probably wouldn't be good with the boys (per my second visit with her today. While at said visit, I met that little tyke pictured above. His coloring is shades of taupe and mocha - more Siamese colors than brown tabby. SWEET sweet baby boy. Here's a video which includes Ike and his brother Iggy (who was adopted yesterday) as well as the troublemaker grey tabby girl (Dally) and a Tuxedo boy - all at the Seal Beach Animal Shelter.

My God. You're as bad as Tori- she's always putting stuff on her cat's head!;)

I must post some of those.

You will get it when you least expect it!! :evil:

I think NA should get a pterodactyl cat.

I need to figure out how to make KISS boots for one of our kitties.

Lordy Lou. WTF is going on here?

Erica's obviously had a rough time and this is the way you respond? This is how you react when someone asks when things get good in life? Life's a bitch and then you die?

I know, you're going to say you're kidding, but the fact is that this is your reaction, this is how you posted. Yeech.



Erica - I'm tempted to say that life is always easy. You make your decisions, you take your chances, you deal with consequences. It's always got challenges, and regardless of the size of the problem and the stakes involved, there's always good and bad ways to deal with things. Sometimes it's mistakes and bad times that lead to wisdom and happiness, and those that lead "easy" lives end up totally unprepared to deal with life....not to mention becoming total assholes in the process.

I've had my sht. I just remember that in the long run I'm one of the luckiest people alive - we all are, because we have real choices, even among the chaos.

I hope things go better for you, and soon. :coffee:

Life sucks, then you die (Cerebral Fix)
Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it. (Black Box Recorder)
Life is suffering. (Schopenhauer)
First you suffer, then you die (C. Meinke)

Every difficulty has an opportunity hidden within. (me)

Well, normally, I wouldn't have given a second thought to this lineBut after reading this:

I have to ask: was that directed at us?

Posting a one liner does not indicate anything more than a crappy day - a typical crappy day. E has posted many times in this thread about the stresses in her life because of school and other crap. We all love and support her in this trying time. Our posts in response to this ONE post are simply a way for myself (and I suspect others - though I do not portend to speak for others) to keep the spirit light.

Most everyone on this board, if they are in need of supportive words and energy, are able to ask for it knowing that this is a safe and supportive community in which to do it. I believe that E is one of those people who know this and (without doing proper research) believe she may have done so in the past.

And to Erica: if there is something more than the daily crap going on in your life at this moment and you truly needed support, then I do apologize.

Susan is currently in process of having "female" problems addressed (endometriosis - I've discussed previously in this thread). I saw some paperwork from the insurance company and happened to catch a glimpse of this one test on a form and it made me laugh:

It turns out it is unrelated to the girlie issues and is about her allergies, but I still got a chuckle out of it.

I saw 'Personal Best Peak Flow Value' and right away I thought of Flowmaster exhaust systems :)

I just made baked CornDogs. Yes, baked. Yum. I'm a happy bear.

Recipe to follow if enough people want.

Here's mine:

1. Go to grocery store.
2. Buy box of Foster Farms corn dogs.
3. Return home.
4. Preheat oven.
5. Lay out two corn dogs on rack in oven.
6. Let bake for as long as box says.
7. Remove from oven.
8. Apply a bit of mustard.
9. Eat.
10. Realize these are the same corn dogs they sell already hot at the AM/PM you passed on way to grocery store and next time you'll just cut out the middle man.

The latest fad that I'm once again late to the party with is soft pretzels. I have never been a fan. But recently I've been enjoying Wetzels Pretzel Bits. Yum.
:)

Terminix.

At the risk of speaking for her, no, the "become total assholes" was not directed at anyone, it was simply her response to Erica's post.

But, both CP and I were struck by the pessimistic tone of responses. All three responses were of the nature of, "We're just waiting for death to come." It just seemed unnecessarily...defeatist.

My response? Screw easy. Easy is boring.

Hmm...

I do thank everyone here for the support that I do get. I think my question was more a moment of rhetorical flabberghastery. (That might be my new favorite made up word). While things are more frustrating as of late, more than the recommended daily allowance, I'm actually just fine. That was me just trying to poke fun at myself, my situation and life in general.

Easy is boring - that I agree with. What's hard is watching stuff spin out of control and feeling like I have little hope to affect the outcomes. My lesson so far this year this year, an extension of lessons learned past, is to focus on what I have an impact on, and to take care of myself in the process. It's never easy, and I suspect that's the plight of many on this board.

On the upside, things are looking up (go figure... on the upside things might actually be looking up... this is where I laugh at myself), and I'm continually reminded how fortunate I really am - I have love in all facets - something that's hard to find these days.

That and I still have this mental image of a champagne cork launching 30 feet into the air. That's still enough to make me smile. :D

That's a good one! my MIL, who is always saying thing somewhat sideways, once said that she was "Flabbergasting". it is one of my Top 10 Omaisms.

some laughs just arent meant to be stifled.

I think I hurt myself

Thanks for your post clarifying your state of mind, Erica- I know that you know how very much we all care about you, and that any seemingly flippant remarks were merely (and obviously, at least to me) a way to lighten up with dark humor, something that most of us employ to great effect around here.

Spent too much time on iTunes tonight, but I found an awesome version of "Volare" by the Gipsy Kings. Awesome. Was not successful in downloading Peer Gynt in the version I liked. Grr.

Oh, I know, and I know you need no defending. It was just how the responses struck me. I'm sure I read too much into them, but 3 "life sucks" posts in a row got to me.

What??? I thought riding in your own limousine was a sign that you had "made it" and life was good... :D

The video was terminally adorable.

The distinction is "getting loaded into a long black car" as opposed to "getting into a long black car loaded".

Or "getting loaded, in the back of a long black car" which I think is what most people seem to do. My exposure sole to a limo was for a funeral, no champagne there.

No, no. Here's the full context again:In other words, the obscenely privileged and other people who get everything they want, every moment of their lives, are usually assholes.

I'm sorry if it looks like I over reacted. Life is just so wonderful, and wonderful in its trials. I wish everyone could see life as a great adventure, where the sadness is as strong as the happiness, and only contributes to the latter later on.

"If you want to sing out, sing out..." ;)

Day 2 of caffeine-free GD, and I feel better already. Of course, that may have something to do with going to bed 2 hours earlier last night than the night before.

Sooo....

Has anyone heard from a hopefully very happy, chocolate hoarding BTD?

I dont believe I was stating "let death come".
What I was trying to imply was that easy was very young childhood.
I said nothing about death, and know nothing of the personal issues she may be having.
I saw a one liner, I responded, there you have it.

Easy is boring in a great many ways. But I dont expect it to every be easy again.
I think the last time I ever had to take it easy was in the hospital when my son was in the nursery.
My apologies CP and GD. That was not my intent.

ME?!?!?!? Oh nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnooooo WB. I stole those pics from a person who is SELLING those to the public.
Tell Tori I'll buy her one if she'll take pics.

I love the knitted cat hats. Sounds like something a friend of mine would make, since she's already made Flying Spaghetti Monster hats that are truly obnoxious. :evil:

Right now, I'm sitting here in editing hell, because of some very bad footage that I shot early on when I was still getting used to my camera 5 months ago (thank god it was a freebie job). It's driving me nuts, because some key shots that would totally make the story are just screwed up beyond hope. Very frustrating indeed. So, I'll probably have to spend extra time adding in some effects to distract from the lack of storyline. (But, hey, that tactic works for some big blockbuster films. ;) )

A good note about the business - I got my second camera yesterday at an absolute steal. I got an almost new Canon XL2 for $2,200. (A man bought it in March, used it twice, and decided to upgrade himself to HD instead.) It's gorgeous, and has a lot of great features.

Yeehaw! Fixed the one segment with a fancy-schmancy graphical effect that will be sure to awe. And, I don't feel guilty at all.

On another note - ever have one of those days where you feel like you're talking to yourself? ;)

Then again, you're all probably not as bored as I am right now, looking at the same scene over and over and over.

I hate editing for that very reason.

I talk to myself all the time. I always think I'm talking to my husband or son but come to find out it's just me. I'm beginning to think I speak Japanese and just don't know it;)

Worse is having your Hubby silently walk away from you and you are there talking to them...

Found this link
http://http://www.balboapark.org/calendar/detail.php?EventID=1000

Looks like something worth a visit...

Hmm...seems like the link isn't working...it is an exhibit on Ford Mustangs at the automotive musuem at Balboa Park.

very cool.

The link had an extra http in it, here's a link that works a little better.

Dah! Thanks!!

{blind as a bat, I am...}

{I tried to fix my original post...hope so...if not, ya guys can go to DreadPirateRoberts link...}

I just got back from my lunchtime walk. Being in the area we're in (at work) I can have quite a range of "visual experiences" on my lunchtime walks just by altering course a few blocks.

Today's walk prompted the following pondering.

How low on the hooker totem pole do you have to be to end up working the morning shift on a Tuesday at the corner of 60th and San Pablo?

Followed by this: And how much demand is there that two women are working this shift?

lunchtime hooker.....

/shudder in disgust

personally...between the two, I'll take my chances with Subway

Hey, sometimes ya gotta pay up for a nooner if the ol' lady isn't up for it.

y'know? I dont think, in my entire life, Ive ever been quite that horny
:p

At least they practice the buddy system.

And I dont know about your town Alex, but there's enough of a call for it down here to have two on one corner.

Hey, I've got two in my own house... take that! ;)

Much as tobacco and brewing companies sell a number of different brands to give the customer the illusion of choice as part of the experience, I imagine they both work for the same pimp.

Ugh, and being hookers I'd imagine the variety is definitely the 'generic' type.

Okay, type 'A' or type B'.

Either one a sure sign of desperation. :rolleyes:

I remember Jr. High and sex ed. What a teacher we had. She told us that whenever we became active we would find ourselves calling up the guys that we never even wanted to talk to. Call them up late at night to hook up...ew, a '70s version of a 'booty call' I guess.

So instead of reveling in the fact that email has made my life soooo much easier than before, I found myself griping about how "tedious" it was to login in and out of 2 gmail accounts. I shouldn't complain. :D

What is up with this massive Star Trek kick I'm suddenly on?

Star Trek rocks, that's what's up.

"and so the conversation turned... until the sun went down... and many fantasies were learned... on that day..."

I blame GD's thread for getting that song stuck in my head.

:D

Fo sho!

Serving Sizes are tricky. When you're reading your nutrition facts on the back of your snacks, make sure you find out their idea of a serving size. I'm halfway through a bag of trail mix and according to the package, I've had 3 servings. So I didn't just consume 10g of fat but 30g of fat.
Oink diddy oink, baby.
:D

Houston, we have kitten.

Insulin, I need Insulin!


How many toes?

It's not a pterodactyl cat.

Regular number of toes, but REALLY long legs. She's obviously part Abyssinian. And, it's a GIRL! I've been looking at her for 3 days. I've loved her every time, but was afraid of her girlishness and her bossy personality. She's been home an hour and Scoundrel (who else) is the only one having problems. Aleister is currently licking her toes.

She's silver and black with golden brown eyes, a loud purr and she coos. She's about 3 months old, all shots current, already been fixed and she's mocrochipped. Now, we just need a name for her. Sinestra is one current possibility.

She's got a really great personality, but she's going to be trouble - I can just tell.

I think she's cuuuuuuute!
:)

I hate my daughter's Language Arts teacher. F U Mrs. Morgan. A big F.U.

And next time you want to give her detention, you damn well not just put a start time on it and tell her she'll leave when you decide it's time. Doesn't work that way.

And with only 1 1/2 weeks left of school I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!

I've written an email to the Principal Mrs. Morgan. I've told him you won't be going to detention until I get some answers - and guess what? You can kiss my fat a$$ if you don't like it.

Oh - and the next time you think it's okay to keep a student from working in class because they run out of lead in their pencil and you'd prefer to give them an F on the assignment instead of letting them borrow a pencil you can go FOAD.

That's right Mrs. Morgan. You've f-ed with us f-ing year. My daughter is no saint - but you're the only class she gets detentions in. To the point where other kids have asked us why you hate her so much.

Why is that Mrs. Morgan? Get off on the wrong foot with her? Just don't like her? What?

Oh - and your condescending attitude and tone on the phone with me is just outragious. No matter how hard I've tried to be nice, to look at things from your point of view, to get the "real" story of what's happened, you've treated me like some stupid yokel that you just pat on the head and say - there there - whatever you want. whatever you want.

Well - what I was is for you to F.O.! Right now. Go ahead. We'll all feel better when your done.









/that is all.

Lovely name . . . for a hormone replacement therapy or something. "Ask your doctor if Sinestra is right for you."

Fine looking cat, though.

Hopefully not: I am looking forward to a follow-up.

Good luck in dealing with the PITA instructor.

Mrs. Morgan should ask her doctor about Sinestra.

Howzabout Sincity?



Rhymes with kitty!

I was curious about the origin of this name and did a quick search. I found this:

I don't know if this is where you got the name (somehow I think not), but I was VERY intrigued by the first "not to be confused" entry :eek:

What about Slymenstra Hymen?
(from GWAR...)
:D

Sinister/Dexter
Right/Left
Sinestra is the latin for left (also Italian).

Well, the .com URL is already taken:And someone already blogs with that moniker.

So you are going for the yin/yang thing. Cool.

Where Dexter was the always-good boy, I have a feeling she is going to be the opposite. HOWEVER, Scoundrel named himself and has never let up being a Scoundrel. Maybe I should name her "The Angel Sinestra". ;)

And now, thanks to blueerica and Matterhorn Fan, I have the Sexy Data Tango running through my head.

Pru - AWESOME!

I was just teased about my resurgence of dork-dom. Of course, I've been caught a couple of times being a total geek, but I just can't help it. Must be a part of my nature, whether it's music, movies, television, random crap... I'm a geek - I GIVE UP!


Not Afraid - I actually like the name, but... *pause* (or is that *paws*... OK, that was nerdy, too)... it reminds me of the pharmaceutical commercials and their "smooth" sounding names. Maybe I have to meet her to grasp onto it. Maybe she'll be the kitty to cure what ails us? Hehehe :) OK, now I like it.

Betty - UGH! There are such bad eggs in the system that it stinks the whole place up! Thankfully for you, the year is almost up. It is a point that certainly needs to be brought up... I can also tell that you're pretty balanced about the situation - you know your daughter is no perfect angel, and that's the perfect perspective with which to come at it. And it's at the point that other people are asking why the teacher hates her so much? Wow... truly astounding. I hope your daughter does realize that not all teachers are like this one.

I know I've mentioned it on the boards some time ago, but I had a Kindergarten teacher that seemed to target me. Let other kids slide while catching me on every slip up. It seemed like at least once a week she was telling me that I just wasn't ready for Kindergarten. I was young, and I can remember just being so hurt. My mom and step-father were already considering moving, and decided to speed it up. They found a new home and a new school to enroll me in. As a precaution, I took some sort of test... I don't remember what it's called, but I remember being taken out of class for a few days... to see if I was ready. And I was.

I guess the thing is - what a teacher says and does can often have a permanent impact on how kids handle their education from that point forward. A negative experience like that could be detrimental to her esteem in upcoming classes, something everyone in the school system needs to be aware of.

Good luck, Betty!

It is a bit odd to still have a Trek thing going...


Oh but it reminds me. What's the best drink at Quarks bar? I'd hate to look like a flatlander and embarrass myself by ordering something stupid in front of a Ferengi.

Wow, Mrs. Morgan sounds like a total turd.

I admire how you support your daughter in this ordeal. Some parents just default to the teacher's way of thinking and leave it at that.

The fact that she isn't a problem with other teachers makes me think something's wrong with Morgan.

A scheduled detention with a start and finish time is not too much to ask.

Oooooo.... Cute kitty!

As for names, how about Attia.

Moonliner - I don't know, I don't think I've ordered drinks from there before. The Romulan Ale looked interesting, but I'm too much of a chicken to drink blue beer. (Maybe I'm not enough of a Trekkie.)

OK, I realize that I just have a major bug up my ass from my Business Law class. Just some lines I've been drawing, and I think I need to take a little while to make it gel in my head. GRR...

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Awwwwww, kitten's first message!

I don't know how about drinks, but Susan's favorite food item is

I vote with GC - Slymenstra Hymen is a killer kitty name!!

Have you considered DreadPirateRoberta? I like that name.

Cool!!! Cute baby.:)

Hmmm, how about Iman? I realize she is actually Somalian, but she has long legs and that exotic thing going for her.

Umm... no


Just, no.

Hmm... I wonder what you think of that one?

Maybe you should install a Star Trek Home Theater:



More photos at the link.

AAhhhh....

Stop me please - I am on geek overload.

The Batcave Home Theater

[quote=Kevy Baby;144103]AAhhhh....

Stop me please - I am on geek overload.

The Batcave Home Theater

Nice room, but those three color projectors are soooo last decade.

Yeah, but it could easily be replaced with something like this - it is only $27,000.

My dad once told me that they could show a movie on my mom's a$s. I wonder if any of these geeks would dare simulate that!
:D

Long legs, skinny, troublemaker, Naomi (Campbell)

Congrats!