This just sounds dirty.

You realise this now requires Photographic Proof. ;)

OK: The Mango Syrup in the tin...

....Darn Americans.....

I thought it was pretty great. I like mango syrup in the can, as well, Lash. ;)

Sorry, I already burned the negatives! :rolleyes:

Woohoo! Finished question two! Now I just have to go back and do question one....

Now NA needs to call everyone in her phone list and tell them about the new number.

Joke 1: By the time she finishes, the phone itself will be outmoded

Joke 2: That's ok, she calls everyone on her phone list once a week anyway

Sarcastic comment: Ah, the trials and tribulations of having soooo many friends.

:)

Factoid - NA's number is the first number I've called hundreds of times but never, ever memorized.

Oh, we must!

I hope you are sleeping in, today

Is this someone's idea of a joke?

I discovered this morning that the vending machine has been stocked with Hostess Cupcakes, the finest of all packaged snack foods. I put my 85 cents in ('cause I needed breakfast), pressed F4..."Please Make Another Selection" :eek: :eek:

I'm pretty sure that's a form of torture as defined by the Geneva Convention.

dewd. thats just cold blooded.
hope you didnt injure yourself too much breaking the glass

Urban Outfitters is selling Garbage Pail Kids and Wacky Packages.

They are also selling Snoopy Sno-Cone machines and packages of 3 My Little Ponies from the original 1983 series.

We have evil vending machines here at my work too. The old one was always full of snacky goodness, but wouldn't take money. If you put a dollar bill in, it would spit it out and tell you to use exact change; if you put coins in, they would just drop down in to the coin return. The new machine works just fine, but never has anything in it. :rolleyes:

DUDE!

It just occured to me... She has to transfer all those numbers to the new phone! :eek:

Soooo... what kind of phone is it NA??

Unfortunately, I do not have that photo. Someone else has it.

I had a nightmare that the killer clowns kidnapped me. :(

I hate clowns :(

And now I'm exhausted.

That's what SIM cards (or other transfer services) are for.

I love my son!! He can be such a good kid sometimes.

(we had a small victory this morning, we defeated the evil garage door and changed the key pad code)

Today is Wednesday, the first of the month, and inventory day here at work. I have a pile of stuff I need to do, but I am not wanting to do any of it. *sigh*

ok, back to my end of month file purging...

I hope you showed it who's boss!

great movie. one of my all time faves

My new phone is a "Wing". (Purtty!) It's the latest version of the phone both Chris and Kevy have. It's both phone and PDA. I have yet to sync it with my calendar and contacts list. I also have yet to learn how to use it.

I'm still learning stuff about my phone and I've had it since September.

And can you believe that I never sent in my $100 rebate???

I'm supposed to be working on my second (and longer) essay question. But am I? Of course not.

Get to work! You can't watch the dancing tonight if you've got homework!

It's called planning ahead. I mean, if you worked on it now, what would you have left to do during the last minute?

Clearly you've had experience with this!

Actually, I slept in until noon today with the plan of pulling another all-nighter. I seem to work better at night.

Just write:

"Everything I need to know I learned from the LoT's Soooo thread"

and attached a full printout of the thread as supporting evidence.


(except for that one really stupid and embarrassing post I made. Please delete that evil thing. Thanks.)

One?

"afternoon bounty", "changed everthing", "Lord we thank thee", "Eddie Murphy".


One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn't belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?

Did you guess which thing was not like the others?
Did you guess which thing just doesn't belong?
If you guessed this one is not like the others,
Then you're absolutely...right!

Dom is so going home tomorrow.

I'm with you. If it was Eddie Murphy's "Boogie In The Butt" then that would be a different story.

The only problem with going to Trader Joe's to stock up on lunches for the rest of the week is having to make the decision of which one to eat today.

Wonder if a motorized wheel chair would be fast enough so I could make it through the Disneyland 5K without getting swept? hmmmm

I'm seriously that lazy.

One month to go better get up off he couch (and walk my sorry self further than the fridge).

I'm starting to question the quality of Henry's Markets' produce. Sure, they still have the best avocado prices going, but I was there the other day and could not, for the life of me, find any zucchini, and their avocados were ridiculously overripe. I remain unimpressed with their meats.

Granted, I've been totally spoiled by the mere existence of Bristol Farms, but that's more for gourmet prepared foods, etc. Henry's I'd look to for cheap abundant produce.

Henry's is owned by some company that's in trouble right now, aren't they?

oh right. this from the person leading the way on most of the hikes at camp swank and barely breaking a sweat.

;)

you'll do fine Im sure...but I do like the motor chair idea though.

Onion rings.

I'm seriously addicted to them. I realize they are some serious comfort food for me, a "special treat", but now I can't stop ordering them.

Love, love, love onion rings.

Then you probably love all tempura veggies. Trader Joe's has a package of tempura veggies with the whole gamut: onion, sweet potato, pepper, I think maybe even carrot?

Mmm... deep-fried sweet potato.... *Homer drool*

I have some Brawn going cheap..... :evil:

No thank you, I'd like the contents of my stomach to remain where they are for a while.

I totally understand.

And it's too expensive to go to TJs every day to get lunch.

Love the tempura veggies! There is a Korean place in the next town that will tempura whatever they have for me. If I want just carrots then that's what I get. That's the only way I eat a sweet potato.

Now I'm craving Toki Teriyaki and the kid will never go:(

Henry's is owned by Wild Oats. Wild Oats and Whole Foods are trying to merge, but the merger is getting a lot of static from the FTC (Federal Trade Commission). The FTC sez that the merger would stifle competition in this segment of the market.

Hmmmm. It's 2:30 and I'm done for work for the day Should I clean house or read HP?

Read :)

Whee! Drafted one of the six issues for the last question! Of course, I've used up a quarter of the allotted words...

I am so freeking sleepy.

BTD - I'm soo tired right now I can barely type this.

CP - Onion Rings are my all time favorite food. You just can't get enough of them.

CJ - I was powering through the pain hiking (hehe) plus it wasn't for time.

I've been sleeping a ton, and yet I still can't fully wake up

I normally don't believe in the Cosmos or planetary alignment but I am really starting to think something is off.

The "offness" that I have been feeling has also been reported by co-workers and other uncoorlated friends.

You can buy them frozen at Henry's and possibly Trader Joe's. Thought about buying those the other night.

Sleeping too much can be just as detrimental as not enough sleep.

Yep.

And Lauren, most likely.

And Nick's daycare provider. She said the kids have all been acting up more than normal, and in strange ways.

Things will be "right" again tomorrow, after I have some Pinkberry.

I don't know if I mentioned it. I was so out of it earlier (just got up from a nap about an hour ago), but yeah... I've been out of it, and today was just weird from the get-go. I decided against going to my second class, lest I decided the coldcock the professor for being a jerk to students like on Monday.

I thought you had a wife !!

They're supposed to run around and cook lunches for you !!!


*runs and ducks*

blueerica, I believe your paper topic just arrived.

The full moon was last week I think. And this was going on a week prior.

I am contemplating not going into work tomorrow. The environment in there is really negative. Normally strong, professional people are reaching their breaking point and breaking down.

No idea what is going on but I wish it would stop.

Fu ck Sooo! I'm going to post in Laaa.
:D

It's like the universe is constipated and bloated...

It's Cheney's fault....

I'm back!

I didn't read the post before my joke.

I say hang in there and look like crazy for another job while you're working at your crapola job.

Don't take in their negativity.

GC - normally things are good. No idea what is going on. Just *off*.

Friday cannot come soon enough,

GC - normally things are good. No idea what is going on. Just *off*.

Friday cannot come soon enough,

Things have been great for me this week - I must be sucking up all the stray hedons in the universe

Oh, so you're the one who's been stealing all the fun from the cosmos this week. I'm sending you my liquor bill.

Great idea WB!

I'm sending him my Vegas tab. :p

Something MUST be off. I cleaned the kitchen like it has never been cleaned before. I hope the "off" continues until I get the whole house clean.

He may also be responsible for our bar bill on the cruise next week.

Down to one issue/343 words left! Of course, it's the weird issue that involves something we didn't cover that we're supposed to analogize to something we DID cover and I don't know what that is. Or, rather, I suspect what it is, but I don't know how to make the analogy. Grrr. Still, I'm definitely on the home stretch. Both questions need some final editing, but at least it looks like I'll have something to turn in tomorrow. Of course, it's all crap, and I'm likely to repeat my C performance from admin law and tank any hope of decent employment post graduation, but there's not a lot I can do about that now.

Well, hell, throw mine into your bucket as I've been off. No cleaning for me {although that is one thing I've needed to do and can't get to it...}.

Work was off, even my body, it felt 'off'. Like it is also out of sync with the rest of me. It hurt just to stand.

Okay, either that or I'm getting old but come on!! To hurt for no reason? What cruel joke of life is that?

And, wait, we can send That Guy our liquor bill? Is it too late to run one up? :evil: F' ibu, give me some rum!! That'll relax them muscles, for darn sure!

Oh, and I agree with GC, don't let your fellow co-workers drag you down. One yesterday really yanked me and today she wasn't there. That was good. I did vent to a couple of people {probably not a great idea but if it gets back to her, what can she say?} adding to it, 'I'll get over it. I'll let it pass. I'm not going to make an issue over it and let her make me want to quit.'

Oh hell. Now I'm not going to get anything done - "Who Wants to be a Superhero" is on. How can I resist Mr. Mitzvah and Hygena?

Difficult issue handled by deflection! Rather than coming up with the tricky argument against the claim, I suggested that we strategically concede that point, and came up with a damn good argument why. Evading the question! This must demonstrate that I'm ready to graduate...

Wow! I slept a full 8 hours for the first time in months!!!

I was trying to stay up to watch Top Chef, but at 9:20 I decided I wanted to go to sleep. I even got Boy to bed early last night.

Oh, and someone has figured out the locks are changed and the garage door code is different.

A good night's sleep is wonderful, isn't it? Congrats on the lock change- was he pissed? He needs to realize he's no longer a part of your family, and if I've read him right he's one of those that wants it both ways. Probably a polygamist in a past life.:rolleyes:

Little by little, things are getting better and will continue to do so for you and your boy. One day, you'll look back and wonder how you stood all the crap for so long.:cheers:

I got a great night's sleep. I'm going to see great friends today. I'm going to have a little productivity going on.

Today will be good.

Last time I visited with NA I told her of our goings on, and she said I should post more often in Soo... so here goes:

Our pup of 14 years was diagnosed with Laryngeal Paralysis a few years ago. It didn't bother her until this summer while she was in Colorado. She had an attack where she couldn't breath. With this condition the harder you breath, the more the voice box closes off, and the worse it gets. A viscious cycle is started that is hard to stop. Watching this happen to your dog is terrifying.
At 14, we know she doesn't have alot of time left, but I didn't want her to go this way, so we looked at our options. It turns out that there is a surgery that they can do to help the condition, called laryngeal tie-back surgery. I felt that she still had a good enough quality of life that it was worth the risk.
We took her to VCA All Care where they did the surgery. I was really impressed with the place. Everyone was friendly and understanding. In the waiting room, someone actually came by to check to make sure you were being helped, and would go back and check on the status.

She had her surgery yesterday morning, and the surgeon took the time to talk to me about her and how it went, I wish regular doctors had his bedside manner, it was impressive and comforting. The surgery went well. I have been allowed to visit her anytime we want. Her breathing sounds 100% better, and we hope to have her back home in a few days.

Aw, she's a beauty! I'll add some prayers for her speedy recovery and your blessings to have her company for a good long time!

What a happy looking dog! She's lucky to have you!

I'm so glad she seems to be doing well. She'll be in my thoughts today, too. What a cutie she is~!!!!

DPR, you did good.

I also pray for full recovery and many more years with your pup.

~Bob

Today is a happy day. :cheers:

DPR, I'm glad the surgery went so well and she is recovering nicely. Soon she'll be back home where she belongs!

PUPPY!

I slept well, too.
But I woke up with a sinus headache.
The weather is to blame.
I blame the weather.
Mother Nature is an asshole.
:D

Otherwise, I agree today's a good day.
:)

Neither. He saw Nickolas putting down the garage door yesterday and noticed that he didn't press 0. From what I was told he asked about it, but no info was given.

Legally, since he is still paying the house payment (the one thing he will pay, all $850 of it) he still has rights to the house. My lawyer told me it was a good idea to change things more to prevent Her from trying to come in. He still has a mess of stuff in the garage and back yard, and a few minor things in the house. I have told him I will work on getting the stuff in the house gathered for him. The stuff in the garage he can get, but only when I am there. I have already pulled the stuff out that I need to keep to run the house.

We had a civil conversation last night, he wanted me to give him the house payment bill and the papers from Nick's daycare. I told him they would be in Nick's overnight bag on Friday.

:cheers: for civilness, and lock changing.

I had to post this picture of J's sisters hopefully-soon-to-be-puppy.

We think he's a fuzzball.

I keep looking at it and wanting to LOLcat it.

You can't LOLCat a puppy!

LOLDog

And fuzzball is not scary.

Looks like a polar bear cub.

How about "I on ur couch, drinkin ur cokz?"

But you'd have to repose him with a bottle of coke.

"I iz fuzzier than u"

"Get the cool... get the cool shoe shine!"
:)

I iz on ur couch sucking up ur coolnezz

i iz so dam cute, snowflake's gone into diabetic shock

Ugh - my mother's having a retirement party in September. Yay - finally. But getting Maddy and I there sucks. Airfare to Reno - cheapest is $400 for both of us. Rental car - get this - cheapest I can find is hotwire for $128.61 for the weekend. Directly the rental car places are asking $78/day economy. Plus parking here in San Diego is another $35. Plus gas for the rental. Ugh. All for an hour or so party.

It's all this or a 10 plus hour drive each way. Actually longer going up because we can't leave until after Maddy's out of school on Friday which means super sucky traffic all the way up the 15 until you get to 395 pratically.

I'm going of course, already bought the tickets, just lamenting how much it sucks to come from BFE. And why is Reno always so flipin expensive? Oh and there are maybe two non-stops a day the rest are all connections as well. Joy Joy Joy.

How about flying into Sac and renting there?

Full moon was actually on Tuesday the 28th.

Not that I follow these kinds of things :blush:

Studies show that more than half of all murders and car accidents happen within a week of a full moon. This is such a well studied phenomenon that hospitals staff emergency room accordingly.

I've heard that from multiple sources. There is definitely something about a full moon. But something else is going on. This has been going on since at least the 23rd.

Flights were only slightly cheaper (like $20 each) and the only times avaliable with the chaper flights were late arrival Friday early departure Sunday. And it's about a 4 plus hour drive to Sac. So ugh.

Pleez dont be eat my eyez

Well let's see:

"Within a week" is reasonably interpreted as including one week before and one week after the full moon. This is a two week time span. Full moons are just over four weeks apart. The two week time span around the full moon would represent about 1/2 of the time (actually, just under) in a lunar cycle, so it sounds about right :)

A dog came to my work today. I love it when that happens. (I got nothing done, but there was a dog at my work!)

Cute doggie, but what does "Pleez dont be eat my eyez" mean?

Tuesday? My book shows the 28th to be Saturday and the full moon on Sunday night the 29th, 5:48pm. 28th, 29th, it's pretty close.

But where'd you get Tuesday? :)

Puppy! :)

Yes, that was the intent of what I said. Kind of like the dihydrous monoxide.

You could start here to research such grammatical/spelling sillyness...

Here come de fuzz.

I'm glad your pup is doing well after surgery DPR. She seems like a sweetie pie. Is she golden or golden mix?

Um, because I accidentally looked at August upon which the full moon DOES fall on the 28th and which also happens to be a Tuesday. Yeah, I'm an idiot.

I have the July full moon listed at 12:48 a.m. on Monday, 7/30. Our group got together Tuesday for full moon due to scheduling conflicts (yeah, we aren't always dead-on with this stuff).

It's a LolCat(dog) reference to a Private joke my friend and I share (did starvin' Marvin ever say it?)

When I got home and parked last night I suddenly had a spider in my face. Well, actually it was running up the windshield but it was right there and for a moment I wasn't sure if it was inside or outside. I got out of the car and saw the spider hovering up above in the rafters. We had both been taken by surprise. This morning there was a web spun all the way to the roof of my car. And of course backing out my car destroyed it.

I don't like to live with spiders but their webs can be so beautiful. Tonight there was no sign it was ever there.:(

Worst. Exam. Ever.

What a stupid waste of time. I *HATE* it when professors forgo testing major concepts in favor of "in the footnote on page 47, which case is cited once in 6pt font and then never mentioned again in the remaining 700 pages?" I'm so screwed.

That blows, Pru. :(

I'm ambivalent about this.
 

This a.m., I sent my man off to Boston with a man bag.

Jack Bauer has one.

Bon Voyage, Monsieur 3894! I hope he waves at me as he passes over.

Soooooo the day has come. My bathtub is being reglazed. They are also going to reglaze the ugly yellow tile in the one wall. Progress!

T-minus 12 days and counting until I drive my roomie to the airport.

T - 4 hours and counting till I can leave to go cause havoc and debauchery!

I didn't know you could have tile re-glazed as well! Cool! Can they fix chips first, then make it look like new tile?

Where're you going BTD?

VEGAS!!!!!!!

Hawaii!!!!:cheers:

YES! It's magic!

Oh, if I did not rent, I'd love for them to fix some of the cracked tile in my deco bathroom.

OOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

I wanna go! Need a sitter? :evil:

I think madmonkeygirl might get a kick out of this:
Talk about late to the party... But I have never been a really big Bon Jovi fan (most likely because my friends in high school were really into the hair bands and I got OD'ed on all of them). But today I was listening to the song "Living on a Prayer" on the radio and actually listened to the lyrics this time. It's a freakin' good song. Sad, but hopeful. Cool song.
:)

Soooo....
 

GC i love "Livin on a Prayer" it was the first video on MTV that i saw of Bon Jovi's believe it or not. Plus it is my theme song. Seems like every month just getting by just like Tommy and Gina. I love the lyrics. Bon Jovi writes lyrics i can definitely relate to. :) And get this my mom even own mother loves their songs and knows the words and she sings Bon Jovi at times lmao....so the band really does bridge the generation gap. Now to coropt my nephews lmao...

GC glad you listened to teh song for the lyrics and you stated the obvious. I think the album that really had me helped me thru and yet hurt alot was These Days it was a really depressing album as far as lyrics go.

Take my hand, and we'll make it, I sweeeaarrr! Oooooh! Livin' on a prayer!!!

57 minutes...

<-- jealous

It's white and beautiful! Now I need to paint. ;)

"This sh!t is bananas! B-A-N-A-N-A-S!"

:D

I am trying to decide if I need to go fill my craving for a tastey bacon cheeseburger or just curl up in a ball and miss The Boy...

A fruit fly just tried to fly up my nose.

This is a cool pic. It's not photoshopped...
:)

Hand-knitted ? :evil:

My personal opinion is: Go the bacon cheeseburger. :D

I wanted a bacon cheeseburger from this local dive place that makes the best, greasiest food! 1/2 way there I started feeling guilty. I changed direction and got a small cheeseburger from In & Out instead. I just feel bad for whoever got my rootbeer thinking they were getting Diet Coke.

I braved a 4X4 from the SFO In & Out. It was Goooooood !! :D :evil:

My cheeseburger hit the spot. It hit all the right cravings with only 1/2 the guilt I would have felt. Plus, their fries are better than the other place.

Now I have to call The Old People and rub it in! They are in BFE Alaska, somewhere north of Anchorage, but south of Homer.

Hmmm... tonight was cheeseburgers from the grill. Mmm... Cheese.

My mother informed me that she remembers when the first I&O was built.

I was unable to rub in anything. They went out for beer and ended up with fresh crab's legs for dinner.

Well, while we are on the subject, tonight was Meatball subs smothered in Mozzarella and Parmesan. Homemade of course, I even grew the tomatoes and fresh Basil for the sauce! Yum!

Followed by a fantastic Banana Split for desert! Double yummy!

:snap:

On a whim, when I was at the pet store today I bought a cat bed. It's black, with basically a feather boa attached all around the top. They've never liked cat beds before, but for some reason I couldn't resist.

They love it. They've both been taking turns curling up in it. Fighting over it. Sasha looks the cutest in it, I have to say. She's all long-haired and fluffy and all nestled in the black feathers.

And sometimes eating the black feathers.

Tonight - (er last night, now I guess) - Rose and I ate at the Tony Roma's at CityWalk.

Delicious Bleu Cheese Burger- bleu cheese melted over the top, and covered with two crisp slices of bacon.

:D

I got home tonight and the stoat had cooked me a perfectly golden roast chicken, with roast veggies and gravy, and I have a carcass to make into chicken soup tomorrow. I'm as happy as a sandboy !!

O just had the worst dream. I guess my subcioncious took my slumber into the depths of my psychy and brought out all of my fears at once. Since my alarm decided to go off at that exact moment I now get to remember everything in stunning detail. My biggest fear (esp since Nickolas is on visitation right now) is that David won't bring him back, or once he brings him back he will take him from me. The other part had to do with material possessions and David just trying to hurt me (mentally) in every way he could.

I have just spent 20 minutes trying to find the padlocks I bought so I can lock the back gate when I leave for work.

*sigh*

I am going to go start a load of laundry and slowly get ready for work...

Cool! I love roast chicken. I make it on my bar-b on the spit! Yum. Sounds like Stoat's a good cook!

What's a "Sandboy"?

Edited to add: sorry to hear about your nightmare, MG! I know how that is, and it tends to stay with you all day. But just remember it's not real, it's your mind makeing up this fear. You are in controll of your mind. Most fears are never realized, and just do more harm than the actual thing you fear.

OH MG - Hang in there. I'd have those nightmares too. What if he just takes her and runs off to god knows where?

There was a car parked in the front of the little coffehouse here with the license plate (heart) 396 CAT. But I didn't see NA around anywhere.

Haha, someone in my neighborhood has been shouting "Here Kitty Kitty Kitty..."

OK, it was cute for a while, but if the cat hasn't come, and I can hear you from over here, I don't think shouting is going to help.

I'm going to buy a WDW annual pass tonight. The price goes up tomorrow.

Scratch that. The online site appears to be fvcked and the ticket office closed 10 minutes ago.

Moving south?

BTW: I passed on your cook comment to the stoat and now HE'S as happy as a sandboy.

See here for explainations:
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-hap2.htm
http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_b...sages/340.html

Tonight we were at Borders and Not Afraid pointed out a book entitled something like, "Make Your Own Sex Toys." I was amused at first at the DIY crafts of turning your cell phone into a vibrator, or adding erotic stencils to your sex toy box - but then I came across a project involving drilling a hole into a pumpkin and then sticking it in the microwave to warm. I don't know, perhaps I'm old fashioned, but if I'm going to masturbate, I'm not going to hop in the car and head to the grocery store to thump some melons. Guess I just prefer porn over produce.

No, and now that it costs more than $43 more than yesterday, I don't think I'll be buying one. They were "updating the website" last night and I was given the answer "no" when asked if I could get the lower price given that I was having trouble yesterday.

I hope they get yelled at alllll day long for that bull****.

I HATE when that happens!!!

My dad was a regular at that one.

Are Were you one of them? ;)

Was it sub-titled, "How to Produce with Produce"?

There's just something wrong with leaving the grocery store with 2 of your items in a plastic bag inside of your Green Bag.

I remember seeing them back in the first half of the eighties (at the Great Western Forum) and being surprised at how hard they did rock.

I'm SOOOOOO happy that you guys are using these now. They're a good alternative to Paper, and a lot stronger ! They'll hold plenty of Melons.

That was fun.

My Boy is home!! He seems to be enjoying the groceries I bought this morning.

Euro, I was about to post some extraordinarily important information in response to this post, but, this thread has leaned over into an admirable ecologically conscious mode, and I don't want to sully that, so I have instead posted in the Guys and Dolls thread, which is already in the gutter.

And, yeah, the green bag sounds like a great idea.

Sometimes you don't have a choice though. You could always reuse the plastic bags. That's what I've been doing when I go to the farmer's market. I have been using my own bags at the grocery store too! Does yours give you a credit? Mine gives 5 cents a bag. I use my Wegmans bags at the Hannaford. :D

So, La Lohan is out as a face for Louis Vuitton, but Gorbachev is in.

Sometimes, things work out.

I have my reusable Trader Joe's bags and Pavilions bags (which they never seem to recognize when I bring them in). I keep those in the car trunk so I remember to bring them in the store. Then at home I have a ridiculous collection of shopping bags (the handle kind) and other assorted plastic bags which I'm incapable of throwing away unless they're full of garbage or something like that. And I'm trying to remember that I don't always need a bag if it fits in my purse or is something easy to carry like a book.

Yeah, I reuse the plastic bags like crazy. That whole dog ownership thing, heh.

You know it's bad when you decide you need to go grocery shopping because you're running low on bags.

Me too! :D

I use them all the time to take my lunch to work, or haul things around.

But at least when I do get so many of them I cannot keep them anymore, I can put them in the recycle bin so they don't go into the landfill.

So, dodged a bullet today, my group is not required for Jury Duty. Fingers crossed for a similar result when I check in tonight, as well.

I do not mind doing my civic duty, really, but right now it is sort of like that joke, Dear God, please make me good, just not now.

I knew a mess of people at SBC who called in to volunteer for jury duty.

does that work?

Well, my store just started selling them last week, and already they seem to be out. I hope they order more. I only bought one. I hope they learn to pack them well.

I have one of those mesh ones I used to use, but the one time I took it into the Publix here they just about freaked out when I handed it to them. I decided it wasn't worth the trouble. Plus it's difficult to pack and awkward to carry. This is much better. Now I need to get a few more.

The ridiculousness yesterday was that all my items fit in the Green Bag. Stupid guy put two items in a plastic bag, and then put that bag inside of the Green Bag. If truly green, the bag should have spit it out, but I guess that feature would make the bag cost more than 1.50, huh?

Didn't check my receipt to see if I got a credit. I don't think I got one.

What were the two items? Grocery clerks are trained that certain items are supposed to be bagged separately even if they all end up in the same bag.

I think I liked it better when I wasn't going to work.

Alex--a package of cookies and a loaf of bread.

If it were drain cleaner and Windex, I'd understand, but cookies & bread can sit on top of orange juice and veggies.

Yes, that's stupid.

Wegmans ran out initially too. I would expect they'll get more in. Let me know if you want some Wegmans bags... :D

And tell the grocery store that has a monopoly here that there's a better store? :eek:

Yep. I never did it, but I have friends who called in regularly. It got you off the phones and full pay if you were lucky enough to be on a jury. You just had to make sure you didn't do it too often or it could be considered work avoidance.

38 days until pre-season!

I thought the NFL pre-season started sooner than that?

Tonight I got the message to weigh. I had been dreading it, since I have not been going to the gym regularly. I LOST 4 MORE POUNDS!!!

Yeah!!!

:p

I'm looking forward to the start of NCAA football... Starts at the end of the month!

People! I promise you that each of your little games will return when the time is due, but there is real sport going on right now so let's try to concentrate on what is important and not the little trivialities.

What sport is that Alex?

Duh!

LOL Steph

Of course!

Hey CoasterMatt and NirvanaMan - This is for you two

Baseball-shmaseball... I've decided that I can watch a game on TV if I just need background noise, but otherwise, it's the most boring thing ever captured with a lens. On the other hand, there are few things I love more than going to a baseball game. I figure it's the entire experience. I'm interested in the sport enough to know what's going on, but the peanuts, the one hot dog I'll eat all year, the beer, the friends, the loud guy that's inevitably nearby... They make baseball great.

Even supermarket California rolls can be great if you're REALLY in the mood for sushi at 9:30 at night.

But having spent nearly $100 on groceries as a result of going to the market for late-night sushi, I'd have done better to go to a fancy sushi place for a spider roll. Cheaper.

But then I wouldn't have plastic bags ;)

Erica, I'm right there with you. To watch a game on TV, I would have to care about the outcome, which I've never been able to do.

Going to a game, however, makes it an EVENT. The whole ambiance of the experience is wonderful. All those things you mention, plus there is nothing like the slow transition from evening, through magic hour and into night, all outside the magical cocoon of the stadium lights.

I don't know if that affects anyone else, but that's always been my favorite part.

Soooo.... after seeing over almost two dozen homes that we didn't want to rent, we finally found one that we did. We signed the lease yesterday, so in a few short weeks we will be Los Angeles residents. Thanks to all who provided support and advice. We look forward to seeing you SoCal LoTers real soon.

Yay! Can you spill what part of LA you will be relocating to?

I expect there will be a large gathering to welcome you both, and the chihuahuas, that will rival those that the hub for the fireworks.

Congratulations!

I love my wife

That is all

then you're set for life.

muy bueno

Both of the things that I woke up at 5am thinking about ending up being nothing. My gut was telling me to check up on the car insurance for 2 reasons. One, I needed to find out if He had cancelled the insurance on any of his vehicles and 2, to make sure that he didn't add the new car they just bought to my policy. No to both!!!

The other was due to a notice from my finance company saying that they never received my proof of insurance on the boat. I called that insurance company and they are faxing it over right now.

2 worries down and another 1000 to go!!

I called in useless.

One step at a time, MG!

Visible MOJO to you! :snap:

Now go back to bed for a nap!

LOL! I was/am up for the day. Caffine is my friend.

Soooo....
 

Yay Mousepod....just let me know when the chihuaua party is. Our girls are ready to have some other doggies to play with.

Congrats!
:)
I wonder where it is....?

Great.

I just found out that my boss did not sign the paycheck I deposited last Friday. Banking is now all in a havoc.

Wow. I just received the results of my yearly review. Not only was it a positive review, I received a raise that we well beyond (read: double) what I was anticipating. It was a bigger raise even than when I received a promotion last year. I was hired at a bit below market rate and have continued to lag behind in the ensuing years. This year the powers that be decided I deserved to be brought up above the curve. That means that I received not only the raise that HR determines based on the result so of the review, but extra percentage that's at the discretion of my department heads. There is only a limited amount of discretionary bonus that each department has to spread around, and from what I've gathered, what they gave me is the lion's share (if not all of) that.

This of course puts pressure on me to continue to deserve that, but it also is quite the motivation to actually seek out the opportunities to show that I do. I'm kinda giddy right now.

Oh, and if I did indeed get as big a chunk of the bonus money as I think, I'm going to be doing a lot of deflecting of, "Are you as pissed about your raise as I am?" that people like to do. I hate that.

oh yeah. they have plans for you.

CP gratz on the influx. :D

uh...you too GD

Somebody shoot it and put it out my mizery
 

Way to go GD!

Kevy- I think I'm blind now, thanks!

Congratulations! What an excellent time to start funding the 401k!

K....wtf is that?????

I hate to say it looks vaguely familiar but it does ( the only thing that comes to mind is Krusty or Bozo)

First, congratulations.

Second, really? In pretty much every corporate job I've ever had discussing personal salary, raises, and bonuses is just about the biggest taboo going. For all the conversation about pay I've ever had with coworkers you'd think we were all volunteering our time.

Everywhere I've ever worked it's taboo to talk about salary/raises which makes sure that everyone hints around about it. And usually by the end of the day you know who got what basically.

That's my philosophy and my pat response any time someone bugs me about it is, "It's my personal policy not to discuss it either way." But there are a handful of people in my extended department that constantly convince themselves to be poorly done for and insist on bitching to me about it. No one's gone into specifics, but they make it known whether they're pleased with their review results or not (while regularly ignoring advice on how to benefit themselves by doing what it takes to make their work visible to the decision makers). The people who do that tend to be the habitual job-hoppers, which is a common species in my niche-tech industry.

And if you want to know who really got what just ask the Admin - we know all ;)

Congrats GD!

Or the payroll tech, because we eat lunch with the Admins.

Would you believe Lauren Hill?

oh my ...yeah. I can see it.

Im sorry I can and may yet rip my eyes from their sockets, but yeah....I see her now.

so, shes doin the Barnum and Bailey circuit now?

So, I'm about to do this volunteer thing down in Newport. Yay. I get to sit in traffic.

Again, that's completely different from any experience I've ever had. No bitching (maybe about how pay and bonuses are structured in general but not about amounts), no hinting, no gloating.

Our semi-annual bonuses were received in the last paycheck and if I hadn't received one I'd have had no idea.

You must have different responsibilities as an administrative assistant than I ever had since I was never privy to such information. It wasn't even in the paper personnel files.

Besides, if everybody knows what everybody got, how can management lie to everybody that they got an above average raise/bonus.

When I worked in gaming, didn't hear so much about bonuses and pay and such. In Financial Planning and where I work now - it's much more so.

I just saved myself $15 a month by having a cell plan that gives me about what I need instead of way more.

Big congratulations, GD! I'm sure you deserve it.

Congratulations, GD. That's awesome news.


I despise the unspoken and spoken policy of not revealing what you earn to co-workers, or even to friends. It's bullsh!t, imo.



(oh, and I've been bitching about my crappy raise for the last 10 days around the office.)

I don't really have any qualms mentioning my salary to friends if it comes up, though I'm unlikely to bring up the topic myself.

Coworkers is a different story. While I personally don't give much thought to comparative salary, I know too many people who put a ton of stock in it and would get bent out of shape if they were to know that they got a smaller piece of the raise pie because I got a larger one. So I simply don't discuss it at all because I want no part of their drama.

Why you don't run with scissors
 

Spoilerized for the squeamish

As the fiscal person, I know what everyone makes, and I know that I'm on the bottom of the pile. It kind of sucks, actually, that the receptionist makes considerably more than the "fiscal administrator." I'm have to account for tens of millions of dollars down to the penny, and I make considerably less than the person responsible for ordering the pens and copy paper and serving coffee to visitors.

Not that I'm bitter or anything. (4.5 months....)

ETA: it's been published on campus that we've been allotted 4.5% per person for merit increases this year. Except in our unit, where they decided that 2% is a "substantial" increase, and they're going to save the rest of our allotment to award the "truly deserving" - which means it's going to the Queen Bee's chief fluffer, who has already had three substantial (15%+ each time) increases in the past year. AND, I know that they plan to request 15K/year additional funds for my replacement.

Again, not that I'm bitter...

Okay, Bonds did it. Can everyone shut up and move on now?

Nope... we'll be subject to at least another couple of weeks of this. Just glad it didn't happen in LA.

I really hate how USA and TNT cut out parts of L&O and SVU.

Or maybe it's just sad that I know that they cut parts out.

Of course not. Now every HR he hits will be the new world record.

A new MLB record, but not a world record. He has 112 more to go to reach that point.

But at least we're on the downside now. And teams can go back to treating him like the player he is worth. It will be interesting to see if anybody wants to spend money on him next season.

No.

Who knows. Look how long Ricky Henderson was able to stick around. Somehow I doubt Bonds is willing to beg like he was, though.

*

So, I've finally figured out who in the f*ck is the loudmouth in my neighborhood. Here, I was blaming the (apparently) former bad kid (and by bad, I mean it was loud, and his friends were high, drunk, and puking in the streets until something happened and it all stopped) who lives across the street and one house over. It seems that it's actually the relatively good teen next door. Now that he and his buddies are all 16 and able to go places, they're across the street, in the house, upstairs... playing Xbox, or Wii, or who knows. But that's all.. They're screaming about video games until midnight. I have a feeling it's only so loud for me because the window is directly across the street.

I would be pissed if I had to wake up early.. which I kind of do...

Oooo....that would be my house before, b.e.!!

All the gang would hang out in my sons room and he just had to have the window open!!

I told him that it had to stop, even though we never had complaints.

But, then they complain {the family, not the neighbors} about my music while I am working out. I tell them that I don't play it past 11...much...

Sorry it bugs. People get so excited playing those games....:blush:

So far no jury duty, but a secondary set of groups was called for today, so tomorrow my number may be up.

Happy hump day! Make of that what you will Kevy. ;)

The thing is, I totally understand - I'm a gamer, too! I don't even think they're being that loud - it just happens to be that the TV is just under the window in that room, and the window is wide open during the winter. If they moved the tele, problem would be solved. Then again, it might not be as cool of a gaming room. ;)

If I went to a different room, I'd have problems with the neighbors to the back, who aren't playing games, but are in the backyard fighting. The thing that sucks about summer months is that people tend to take their problems outside, because... you know... it's so nice out.

LOL Oh, they may not be loud 100% of the time but I bet their random shouting is.

We have two phone lines and I would call him from my bed and tell him to make his friends keep it down!!! One guy, poor guy, he just had a deep baratone voice and just talking was loud.

Now my son in law has a PS3 and he yells at the game, cursing too {is that corny, cursing?}. I told him to cut it out as I didn't want to hear it but moreso, the neighbors shouldn't. Funny but our houses face one another slightly as we live on a court. So, yea, open windows suck.

And, I have a sad story. A young man at work passed away on Saturday night. He was in the back seat of a car that lost control {I don't know if they were speeding, but actually, the speed limit is 50 there} when it swerved not to hit a bunny. He died and the other boy in the back seat may not make it. Really hit me hard, he was really a very nice young man, always friendly, always smiling.

I told my son that it was a miracle that his friends survived the accident they were in coming home from Arizona recently. They were going at least 90mph when the guy looked down and when he looked up he was heading into a big truck. He swerved, lost control and rolled his car 5 or 6 times. Amazingly, they all got out of the car and stood there able to see the wreckage. One friend, who remembers his head hitting the roof a few times, had a concussion and another guy broke an arm. Amazing. I asked them when I saw them 'Am I looking at ghosts?'

I told my son to tell his friend I am glad he is alive but my son is never going on road trips with them.

This photo makes me very happy.:)


credit goes to Frogberto :snap: (I filched this from Mice Chat)

Carry on.

Rickey Henderson is the greatest ballplayer of all time (look it up). Barry Bonds couldn't carry Rickey's jock.

I need Halloween costume ideas.

I think I am going as Jessica Rabbit again.

Or a French maid.

I was going to be the red head from the Pirates painting but I just cut my hair and it won't be long enough.

Me too. I have some already though.

Going to have to disagree with you there.

Ruth is still #1 (primarily because he was also a fantastic pitcher) and Bonds is pretty solid in #2. Henderson can have a spot in the thirties, base stealing is about the most overrated statistic in the game.

Muggle.

new thread just for this stream of thought.

as Im all out of ideas since I shaved my pirate beard and (regardless of thoughts otherwise) I dont think its going to be back in time. so Im in need of alternatives.

Soooo....
 

Well this year as always we go out for Halloween no need to dress up since we usually go to Halloween Haunt at Knott's. That way we don't need to get costumes and are not at home for trick or treaters either. Ha more candy for me

Rickey somewhere in the thirties? Whatever. As Bill James said, "Cut Rickey Henderson in half and you'd have two Hall of Famers".


Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for Barry's throw to reach home plate. Sid Bream has already showered and left the building.

I'm tired. Couldn't sleep then had to be at work early. I've tweaked my knee somehow (this is my excuse for doing poorly in the 5K). And it's only 1 - I want to go home now.

Came home early. Wasn't feeling well.

Bonds is in the top ten in homers and slugging in the NL, and he's leading the majors in walks and OPS. Someone will want him. Probably in the American League, where he can DH (like Hank Aaron did for his last 20 or so home runs). Plus, I bet his average goes back up now that this is behind him.

Of course, if he's indicted for perjury or tax evasion, that may diminish his value.

Oh, I'm sure that somebody will want him. I'm not sure that the price tag he wants will intersect what people are willing to pay.

If he finishes strong, people will pay because there'll be the prospect of him reaching 800. I can't imagine he'd retire with everyone assuming that Alex Rodriguez will have no trouble breaking his record.

Why, I can make a hat or a broach or a pterodactyl...

Or a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the window and wheels that looks like a big tylenol.

It's always a nice feeling to find out that the owner of the company wants his [much lesser qualified] kid to do your job.

Then perhaps he should promote you :)

That's just what they'll be expecting us to do!

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OK, I feel better now. I needed to get that out of my system

I got my screaming out at DL on Sunday...

OK, so I was reading the paper at dinner (I'm still at work and couldn't get out for lunch) and I was reading the Calendar section of the LA Times (gotta read the comics!). I went to page three of that section and thought some of the article looked familiar. I then realized that I had read ALL of them yesterday.

So I look at the page/date part at the top and it says "Tuesday, August 7" - WTF?!?

I check the rest of the section, and indeed it all says "Wednesday, August 8." Even page 4 (the back side of page three - same piece of paper) says August 8.

How freakin weird is that?

Kevy, you missed a review of "Daddy Day Camp." Sorry.

;)

Hahah, wow, journalism gets sloppier and sloppier. Just goes to show, spellcheck is no substitute for an editor.

Last night, Charles stepped into a pair of man's shoes and tried to take a few steps. He's a wacky boy.

I know what this is about....



You want me to have an abortion

Nyquil is great, but my brain is looser than usual tonight -
I'm not hallucinating, but I feel these shapes and colors pulsing through the air around me
I can form sentences in my mind, far too complex for my simple tongue to push out.
Just what am I supposed to do? do do do de dee do...

^^ and that is why I don't take Nyquil!

The red zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no parking in the white zone.

It sounds like a good reason TO take Nyquil!!!

I'm really sensitive to medications...

It's not the medications, it's the drugs that'll get you! :D

I used to do drugs in the eighties. Now I will do them at any temperature.

Soooo....
 

Did anyone go to Disneyland on Mon or Tues Aug 6th or 7th and find the Nemo ride 4-5 hours long during the day? I have a friend who came down from San Fran saying that the line was that long and i've never been at the park with the line that long or heard that it has gotten that long.

That sounds like grade-A tourist exaggeration to me.

I went somewhere overnight without my phone!:eek:

uh no...the white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no parking in the red zone.

The fine residents of Chatsworth would like to thank you for that rupture in the time-space continuum.

Look Betty, don't start up with your white zone shlt again. There's just no stopping in a white zone.

Timmy, do you like gladiator movies?

(I can just picture the confused look on NA's face at the moment)

How is this possible?

The guy who caught the home run ball is going to be nailed with taxes based upon its value even if he doesn't sell it. That's crazy!

burn it. then deduct it.

I picked a bad week to stop sniffing glue.

Better yet, burn a DIFFERENT baseball ;)

Wow, all the more reason to stay anonymous...

Well...capsulated version:

I get to keep the house.
He has to pay almost double what he was willjng to pay.
Mediation stands as it is.
Now that I have health insurance from work he can remove me, but if I ever am not covered he has to add me back on (per the judge).
We almost got to see Dawn in cuffs when she refused to leave the courtroom. My lawyer has a policy that when it is time to talk in front of the judge no one else should be there but the 2 parties. She refused to leave. He finally told her she can get out on her own or he would call the baliffs and sheriff to cuff her and remove her forcably. While we were not in there, my lawyer gave us (my sister and friend) a running commentary on what was going on.
Basically, I got a good deal financially, and even better, I have my son.
David has to come up with an itemized list of items he wants before he can remove anything else from the garage/yard/house.

David & Dawn are not happy campers this afternoon.
I just want to cry.

YAY MG - at least that part is over. And you came out ahead. I can't imagaine how stressful it was. I only had a mediation and I cried hysterically for hours after (I came out ahead too) just from the stress of it all.

I LOVE that she almost got forceably removed from the court. Although it would have been funnier if they had actually cuffed her and dragged her out (you can add that to the re-telling of the tale later).

Now you can just concentrate on your life. And getting on with it. Heck in a few years you might even look forward too and enjoy your kid free weekends.

That is great news MG!!

Oh, and the most satisfying, yet hardest thing I did today was turn off his cell phone. It was under my name, and he refused to pay for any part of it, so the judge told me to go ahead and turn it off. His lawyer was blustering over it, trying to say I couldn't do it. The judge asked me if it was possible, I said it was in my name and I had already found out how to get it off the contract. At 3:45 pm today his cell stopped working.

I feel awful that I did it, but it had to be done.

I'm glad it worked out well for you MG. Hang in there, it will get even better!

It's hard, MG, but you're doing all the right things! Hope you'll accept a supportive e-hug from a stranger! ((hug))

In my little world: I just re-interviewed for my current job, which includes a pay cut. The sad part is I really hope I get it -- the new boss would be a great guy. I'm just naturally unhappy with the effective demotion brought on by the restructuring. Well, I might find out as early as tomorrow morning, so wish me luck!

MG - you totally rock. You did what you need to do to get what you needed from a situation that you did not create, nor do anything wrong in.

Now that it is over and the survival instinct motivation wears off make sure you take care of yourself. We're all here for you.

Oh my goodness, MG! What a nightmare you have been going through!!!

I'm glad that you're on the first real steps to it being over. I know that we're all so proud of how strong you've been through David & Dawns insane antics... How you held it together as much as you did - wow. And best of all, you've got Nick. You're gonna make it, after all!!

In the meanwhile, I might suggest that you take your posts from Sooo... and get ready to write a Lifetime movie. Seriously, you could make some bucks! Plus, it'll be AFTER the divorce, so it would be alllllll yours! :D

So I really love the new Justice album - joyful polyphonic noise on the verge of collapse - they made my ears hurt at Coachella - and I replicated the experience listening at volumes so loud I couldn't hear the bluetooth ringing in my ear - I was smiling broadly the hole length of the 405.

Stupid job. I hate writing up procedures. Especially for something as basic as "fill in the appropriate fields in the data entry form." What specific information pieces are required? Well, look at the form. See those labeled boxes? That's the info needed. How is this complicated enough to merit detailed procedures?

If I never hear the phrase "process improvement" again it will be too soon.

Read the 40 page instruction book for the IRS's one-page 1040-EZ and emulate it.

In a way that is what I do for a living and if you pull it off people will think you're a genius. And every time I think I should back off a bit I am presented with the anti-genius who really does need complete explicitness.

I am going to be feeling pain tomorrow... No more drinking on a work night.

I spent some celebration time with some friends. I also talked to my mom for over an hour. I love my friends and family.

I can't feel my face...or my toes... I think I lost my nose somewhere.... *sigh*

Today's major local news story: the operator of a local espresso stand is wearing a bikini and other "skimpy" outfits to increase business. The community is *outraged*. How dare they! It's selling sex, and therefore is prostitution! Meanwhile, the other local stands are advertising that they are "family friendly" and called the cops on the bikini stand because it's "disruptive."

This is why Seattle sucks. It's supposed to be all liberal, but when it comes to sex, suddenly it's a city of church ladies.

Boy woke me up at 4am. He had a tummy ache and wanted to know if he could stay up. I went back to bed at 5. *yawn*

On the plus side, no hangover!

BE, that picture cracks me up!

TGIF!

MG, yay on the no hangover but sorry the boy got you out of bed so early.

I saw a Bill Geist segment on those espresso stands on CBS Sunday Morning. It was funny. I suppose it's like Hooters, although the espresso women seemed to be more normal-looking and less plastic that Hooters girls.

If some men are stupid enough to buy coffee at a specific joint because the women dress differently, then why not take advantage of it?

Also - I've never understood the disconnect between wearing a bikini at the beach and wearing a bikini elsewhere. Either you can wear it in public or you can't. And no, I don't mean to church, or to the office, but just out and about. Not that I've been tempted, if only because I'd be an anomaly.

No way, do not even feel badly!! I can't believe he was justifying your paying for it this long!!

Oh, how I wish that woman had been carted off and that by the grace of goodfortune there was a photographer {or heck, even a bystander with a cell phone!} and it was posted on the local news!! Fantasyland, much?

I'm sorry you are having a hard time. But, you have your son and now it is all in court papers and if that scuzzy woman tries to lead that man by his juevos to do something, it is now in the court minutes how she was and you have a lot more power.

Yeah, baby!

In all honesty, I didn't plan to sit with him. I got up to use the potty and when I gave him a kiss he was so pathetic... I just sat there and rubbed the top of his head. He was so pleased by that simple gesture, I didn't have the heart to leave him.

When I finally went back to bed, he did dump a rat on me. Unfortunatly it was my sweet Holly. She is a fabric chewer and I had all my clothes on the bed so he had to take her away.

MG, may you continue to get this part of your life over, and build the new one that you are working on. I know it's very hard for the both of you, but I continue to pray that good things will come your way.

You guys are troopers, keep up the good work!

~Bob

TGIF, all!

Here's a fun little article on grammar.

OMG... I am such a nerd for writing the previous sentence. Thought you oughta know.

What did I miss?

I'm with you. Using sex to sell products covers about what... 95% of advertising? If a girl's got all the important bits covered, I don't see the problem.

I would buy coffee from a hottie in short skirts over some random employee. Sure.

Ha! I'm doing some work for a client that is using sex as a selling point. It's a pretty fun project to work on. ;)


We had to go inside the pharmacy to hand over our first born child so we could make some meth. Of course, we had to buy Dorritos and Red Vines too. Does meth give you the munchies?

I thought you could buy Methylated Spirits in a bottle these days ???

LOL! Meth,most certainly, does NOT give you the munchies.

On a side note, when did the GCH entrance to DCA start enforcing the, "Must be a guest of the hotel," thingy? Nick and I were challenged this morning... She let us go, but with a one time only type statement.

Must be a newbie working the gate. Besides, like the "Just this time" is going to mean anything to any one next week! That's such a joke.....

I know I was a tad smart-assed in my response that I had never been asked that before. She was taken aback when I asked her when they started enforcing that policy. I was nice, but she didn't have an answer for me.

She also just asked to see our hotel key, not the charge slip that is used for early entry. I will look around for an old key card and keep it in my wallet.

Sometimes they don't let you use the gate early or before a certain time if you aren't a hotel guest.

I am also amused by people that are perfectly okay with being seen in a bikini, but are mortified is seen in their underwear. Specifically when the underwear covers MORE than the bikini!

Did you know that In Vitro Fertilization costs about $15,000 per attempt and that there is only a 35-40% chance of success?

Our insurance would generously cover about $300 of that :rolleyes:

I cried when we left the clinic yesterday.

Awww, hugs Kevy.

Is IVF needed still, even post op?

Also, have you looked into medical tourism?

Oh Kevy. I wanted to cry when I read this.

It is so hard to deal with this, but, if it is what you want, there must be a way. If a child is what you both want, I do believe one will come to you... some way.

I found out pretty young that I have difficulties in carrying a child and so I had high risk pregnancies. So scary.

But, before I found a doctor who could help me {and at a high cost to us} we both felt, wow, it was so many emotions. Can't pinpoint just one.

I send gigantic, ginormous hugs to you and your wife through this time.
Actually, could you give it to her for me and her to you? Thanks. :snap:

I've seen Young Frankenstein, The Musical, and you haven't! Neener neener!

Hey Prudence, Disneyland is less than an hour and a half from here! Neener neener! :p

Bite me, fan boy.

Is anyone planning an upcoming jaunt to Company D who might pick up some things for me? I'd send funds for the items and shipping, of course....

{{{{{{hugs}}}}}} to Kevy and GusGus.

Monday, Monday
So good to me
Monday morning
It was all I hoped it would be
Oh, Monday morning
Monday morning couldn't guarantee
That Monday evening you would still
Be here with me

Monday, Monday
Can't trust that day
Monday, Monday
Sometimes it just turns out that way
Oh, Monday morning you gave me no warning
Of what was to be
Oh, Monday, Monday
How could you leave and not take me

Every other day
Every other day
Every other day of the week is fine (fine), yeah
But whenever Monday comes
But whenever Monday comes
You can find me crying all of the time

Monday, Monday
So good to me
Monday morning
It was all I hoped it would be
But, Monday morning
Monday morning couldn't guarantee
That Monday evening you would still
Be here with me

Monday, Monday
Can't trust that day
Monday, Monday
It just turns out that way
Oh, Monday, Monday
Won't go away
Monday, Monday
It's here to stay
Oh, Monday, Monday

There's a possibility.......

Day late, sorry.

But speaking of Company D, they have the Olszewski City Hall for 50% off *drool*

(no, I didn't get it :()

Yeah - your LJ post tipped me off to the City Hall bit. I require Olszewski Main Street pieces!

Due to a troublemaker at work, all of my internet access has been blocked. She is going to be shocked when she comes back tomorrow and finds out that her own access is also blocked.

Oh dear, permanently? :(

In other news, fun piece on iPod theft. Is it just me, or does it seem like it would be fun to work for Dateline?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20078671/

Speaking of Dateline, did anyone else see the one where they went after those African email scam people?

I'm hot for all the wrong reasons.

No, but I saw this whole thing online where these guys intentionally scam the scammers, getting them to do all sorts of crazy stuff for them in an attempt to get paid for crap.

I posted a link either here or on my LJ, can't remember which. Funny stuff, including two guys in some Nigerian shop recreating the Dead Parrot Sketch, poorly, in English. Hi-fricking-larious.

Go find it.

And all the right ones :D

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We're back! We just got home about an hour ago, and I went directly to this thread to do some catching up. MG- you go, girl! KB- I hope with all my heart you and Gus become parents- I truly believe you will be terrific ones!

We had a great time, but it is good to be home. The animals are swarming us and my house is so clean I could cry. (My sis Bobbi took care of the house and animals while we were gone, and she is the bestest housecleaner on the planet). Some time ago, my sis-in-law, also named Bobbi (Jo) went on an Oregon coast trip with us, and my Bobbi took care of the house. Upon returning, Bobbi Jo took one look at the house and exclaimed "She is a goddess! She was right.:cheers:

It's so nice to see our kitties and doggies again, even if we have enjoyed a lint-brush free week or so.

Welcome back WB!

Why does this sound like the set up line for some Vantucky joke? (says the man who's wife shares his sister's name....) :p

Welcome home, both physically and internet..erly. :cool:

WB, WB!

So, tell me that J and I aren't the only ones to have seen the Clorox commercial where one kid whispers to another "I play with my poop in the toilet..."

I can't find it on YouTube, and it's so YouTube worthy. Or maybe I'm the only one that loves it when commercials are unintentionally funny.... :(

Is it this one?

YOU ARE MY HERO, DPR!!!

On another note, it wasn't there last week-ish.... So... Damn, I should have looked today!!

I just saw it again and lamented that there were few mentions on the interwebs! On another note, I did find a mention in a blog dated March of this year.. I can't believe I only saw the commercial a couple of weeks ago!

What am I doing? Waiting for my daughter to go to sleep.

Lol! Well, I do have an Uncle Bud who hails from the Ozarks, but the Bobbi's given names are Barbara and Roberta. (Of course, it goes without saying that they are family names and as such could have been much worse: Gertrude, Fredericka, Dorothy, etc).

Thanks for the welcome home!

I've always heard that as 'I play with my boats in the toilet'.

'Cause little boys do. :p

And, they do eat dog food. Not mine, of course, but I've known kids that have.

I saw an ad on TV tonight that was for a home pregnancy test. This guy in a deep serious voice said something like "The most advance piece of technology you will ever pee on". Seriously. :D

Oh, and I ate a dog biscut when I was a kid. It looked better than it tasted. Rather bland. Not sure if Clorox would have made it taste any better, though.

Yep. I will have limited access. I am the one in charge of ordering office supplies, so I will be able to access the Stapleslink website and Mapquest (for the warehouse), but that is all. The resident tatteler, who spends more time on the internet than anyone else, will have also have her internet blocked. Unlike her, though, I have the internet at home. I just wish the owners would wise up and realize that she is the one causing the drama in the office. As of right now, they think that she walks on water and the rest of us are just jealous of her.


grrr... My sinuses are a mess today. Yesterday afternoon we started having ash fallout from the Zacca fire. Last night they did the spraying for mosquitos again.

I packed up 2 boxes for David, with his cds and a few dvds and then some other misc crap. I wonder what he thought when he opened the one box and found the laminated copy of Jimmy's obituary right on top.

I got to work at 6am.
Bleh!
:(

Ooh! So sorry MG. But to the troublemaker, you reap what you sow sweetcheeks.

Yawn, that's me nearly every day. But then I love getting home before the traffic and well before 5pm, too.

You know, we've never met in person, but I really really like the way you think. :evil:

Today's exercise in futility --

Clueless dolt from another unit: Please complete a PO and sign off on the attached check request to reimburse Grand Poobah for his moving expenses.

Me: Check requests can not be used to reimburse moving expenses. [In fact, check requests are not used with POs at all, so that makes no sense.] Moving expenses have to be approved by academic HR and are subject to review by the state. AHR won't approve the move unless a PO has already been entered, so either a PO already exists or the expenses have not yet been approved. In addition, you must include documentation of the move (receipts, something) so that the state can review the request for allowable expenses.

Clueless Dolt: I sent the moving form to (person utterly unrelated to any of this.) Please sign the check request form.

Me: Check requests can not be used to reimburse moving expenses. Did AHR sign off on the moving expenses form?

Clueless Dolt: Grand Poobah needs to be reimbursed right away. Please sign the check request form.

*headdesk*

It doesn't matter if I sign it or not - purchasing won't process it without the correct signatures on the correct form. And the state LOVES to scrutinize self-moves and cross out line items and it can take six months (or longer) to reimburse a self-move. So have fun waiting for your money.

There's one in every office, isn't there? Sucks that you have to deal with her fallout.


My sinuses are awful too. Have been really bad for a couple of days. Hadn't thought of the fire being responsible.

Who's Jimmy? Seems like he is someone who mattered to the two of you so yeah, I like that! **hugs**

I've had a terrible sinus headache since Thursday. It was incapacitating for a day then it moved into the dull irritation stage where it has stayed. I'm taking Claratin D and just about anything else that I think will work, but it won't go away. I'm NOT going to take antibiotics. I'm NOT going to take antibiotics.

Try Saliene spray. My Doctor reocmmended it. She says it works about 70% of the time to clear out sinuses when allergies are bad. And since it's just salt water it has no side effects etc. It seems to help me, and it's cheap.

Awww, NA, do what Katiesue suggested. Saline spray works wonders.

I've wanted to try a neti pot (or something similar) for my own allergies, but it creeps me out. Thanks to AllyOops, I'll give the nasalrise a try.

Sending healing vibes.

NA should learn to surf. Same results as the saline spray, and she'll stay cool.

Sooooo, can I just use contact lens saline or some salted water instead? I have one of those baby nasal rinse contraptions. I actually used it with just warm water the other day and it hurt like HELL. Like, cussing and stomping my feet hell.

Swimming in ocean sounds like fun! Surfing, not so much. There's balance involved. Balance and skill.

Perfect, you'd have gallons of salt water forcibly injected into every open space in your head in no time.

I was once told by a nurse that antihistamines and decongestants work against eachother, to some degree, which explained why those supposed all-in-one allergy medications did nothing for me but make me tired. She recommended I use Tavist Sinus (which was different from Tavist-D in that is was ONLY the decongestant), and that was the first thing that ever seemed to work on my allergies. The best part is, because it's a decongestant, it works terrifically on reducing sinus pressure, because the whole point is to encourage everything to drain out.

Can't find Tavist Sinus these day, but basically anything with pseudo-ephedrine in it will do the trick. Yeah, the stuff they now make you ask the pharmacist to get. My attitude towards allergy medicine is if you don't have to go on a government list to get it, it isn't good enough.

I've known people with sinus issues and every one of them that's tried the saline solution has come out of it extolling its benefits. While I felt it helped me, I couldn't help but gag every time I did it. It's my own issue... I know it's good stuff.

I hope you start feeling better soon!

I <3 Zyrtec.

and I just love getting chewed out by the office manager for something that is completely her fault.

Are the two related? ;)

I'm really in the mood for something mustardy. Is that weird?

I'm with Morri on the 'government list' allergy meds, but am fortunate that Benadryl still works for me. (I've been taking it for years, long before it went otc).

Strangely enough, I had almost no allergy symptoms in Hawaii. Don't know if it's because it hadn't rained much there lately or what, but I took very few allergy meds. Got home, and it was right back to the Benadryl.:rolleyes: I know some of my allergies are due to the animals, but I don't care. I wuv them!

You know what I love? I love having budget meetings where they talk about how with my increased duties and responsibilities and such they'll have to pay someone about 18K more/year to replace me. And boy, that's going to be hard to come up with in the next couple months. And then they find out I'm not leaving until sometime after graduation, which is the end of December, and they blurt out, in the meeting with me: Great! Now we don't have to come up with the extra funds until 2008!

Oh wait - that's things I *don't* love.

Nice to know that I'm worth a third more than I actually earn, and that you'll give it to the next one, and that you want me to request funds for that next person, but that you expect me to do all this new stuff for the same amount. Because you don't need to pay me because once I graduate I will instantly be rich because apparently everyone with a JD is rolling in the extra dough.

I have so much hate for these people.

I wanna cry right now.

I strongly encourage doing so!


Seriously

Aww, I'm sorry-- are you OK? What's up?

I received Nick's resuklts from the STAR test he took in May. He scored off the charts. I just got a letter today asking for my permission to test him for the GATE program when he starts back to school next week.

SWEET MG!

Morri - what is wrong?

Suitably added to Quotes.

:D

Oh, my deal that I've been busting my ass for is in serious danger of falling apart because the original listing said the place had central air, and it turns out it doesn't have a/c, in which case we'd have never gotten this far into trying to make a deal, so I've potentially done all this work for nothing, unless we can now strong arm the bank (it's an REO property, the bank is the seller) into making an even better deal than we'd been trying to put together. And that's IF my clients even want to bother.

I have invested so much time and effort into this deal, and was getting SO close to making it happen, only to have this happen. It's very demoralizing.

grrr!!!

I am so sick of David and his shyt! He says he knows nothing about owing me money from June 15th. He did not make the July house payment. I am just sick right now!

I did fire off a fax to my lawyer, explaining that David is an idiot and asking what my next step needs to be. the $2000 that he owes me is needed desperatly, plus the current amount that I should have gotten tomorrow. Now I am even deeper in a hole.

Maybe if hadn't been so worried about Dawn having to leave his side he would have heard what had been said in front of the judge.

What a jerk!

Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if Dawn was behind his sudden bout of "forgetfulness"

Hey MG, messing with a court directive is a bad bad idea.

It is very stressful but you have the paperwork and the law on your side.

Can you say wage garnishment?

So...I go to the bathroom at work this morning and just as I walk into one of the stalls this woman in the next stall starts talking to me. Well, no, she wasn't talking to me, she was on her cell phone, of course, in the toilet. So I got to listen to her (loudly) order tickets for the 9:15 show (of what I don't know, sorry). I also heard her credit card number, her address, and her home phone number.

Do our brains all turn to mush when we pick up a cell phone? What was she thinking? Actually the stupidest thing was that I couldn't bring myself to flush the toilet until she was finished with her phone call. Maybe she didn't mind having a phone conversation with the sound of toilets flushing in the background but I don't think that whoever she was talking to had to know what I was doing.

This is called being controlling and trying to wear you down with the details. Keep after him. It's the only way.

What she said! Don't let him get away with anything. If you give in at all he will run with it and keep wearing you down until you give in and he has to pay nothing.

REMEMBER! You did nothing wrong. You need to support yourself and your son to the best of your abilities. D needs to step up to the plate, grow a set and do what the judge says! Mama Bear needs to kick in and you need to go after what you were awarded. Period!

I'll admit to having brought my phone into a restroom because I'd been on hold for god-knows-how-long before I realized I had to pee. Fortunately I have yet to be caught in the act by someone actually picking up, but there comes a point where I'm willing to take the embarassment of talking in the restroom over having to hang up and sit on hold again.

Mosquitoes are rampant in Huntington Beach.

:mad:

I would have been flushing frequently. Or making loud noises of a bathroom nature.

But that's just me.

Or you could rub a chocolate bar on your palm, reach under the stall and ask for some extra toilet paper :evil:

mmmmmmm..... new laptop!

So, Lisa's telling me a story - but I don't think she'll ever get her breath long enough to tell it

Oh no, Lisa is that sick? The breathing, would sitting in a steamy bathroom help? Hot tea? Warm/hot compresses for the pain/pressure.

I have the sinus rinse, haven't used it in ages but it does work.

Does Lisa have a fever, too? Poor kiddo! In this heat, too!

I can't gues what is up but maybe Vicks Vapor rub might help.

NONONO! I'm dying of laughter! I was trying to tell Chris the story if what I said to MousePod on the phone while I was distracted by a puppy. I couldn't, for the life of me, say the line. I was laughing too hard.

Of course, that made my head hurt more. :rolleyes:

*scoff*

And here I was packing the chicken soup in the car....;)

Awwwww. It sounds good, though.

Rectum?!? It damn near killed him!

Soup does sound good about now, doesn't it?

Kevy Baby! That is one of the most funniest quotes/things I've ever heard you say!! It is something that sticks in my head but you know I can't go around actually saying that. Well, I have but no one actually gets it.

I was happily surprised to find that the resort hotels are having special AP rates until Dec 15 {and that it's been going on for a while???}. We've booked a room at the GCH and are taking the Boy and two of his friends {if they can go}.

Why is it that what comes to my mind is food? Beignets? Lunch at whatever that restaurant is called and popcorn and ice cream and why didn't I do another set of my workout????

:confused: and the line was.........

I'm just not sure it would be funny the way I would tell it in writing. You have to fly to CA and I'll tell you.

Just don't let her tell you over the phone - you can't afford the minutes

I'm watching an SVU re-run and my decades are crossing.

General Stockwell from The A-Team is in this episode.

I also reminded him that the judge told him to get me a list of counselors for Nickolas. He is still on his kick of not having done anything for Nickolas to be so upset that he needs help.

I hope that asshole gets a giant nudge from the judge.

Any chance you can negotiate with the bank to add a/c?

Hey Lisa, did you get hurt at work?

I need a shirt that says "Guess what? I didn't get the job."
It would cut down on alot of needless conversation.

Insomnia sucks

So, apparently, last night I was so tired, clueless, stressed at out of it that I posted in the toothbrush thread about looking for jobs.

OH well...

(copied over)

It's hard to look for a decent job while living almost 1,000 miles away. :(

I'm trying to do my research and make my contacts for my next trip to Utah, and it's daunting. I'm getting the feeling that it may come down to my taking a job I'm not in love with, and getting into a more specific search once I'm out there.

Ugh.

Life, be easy?

[[[[hugs]]]]]] blueerica

Look at it this way, taking a job is not a life sentence. It is always easier (at least in my experience) to hunt for a job while you have one. So if job #1 is not ideal, there will be another, no question.

Focus on Friday. Focus on the weekend. That has become my mantra. Too much to get into - but lets just say, working in the relocation industry when the housing market has tanked is not a good thing.

Add to that needing to move when the rental market has skyrocketed because the housing market tanked.

Focus on the weekend. It gets me through the week.

Has the rental market really skyrocketed?

Yes. In the 7 months I have been living with my friend rent jumped astronomically. People aren't moving, there is no longer a surplus of apartments and landlords/management companies are charging accordingly.

I'm sorry to hear that. I hope it settles down soon.

*sigh*

I have stuff to do today, since I am off, but I just can't get motivated to do anything.

I did do the caculations and right now Asshat owes me almost $3000. Mostly because he didn't pay anything in July. Needless to say, I didn't sleep much last night.