Once again, they're not dragon food. ;)

I GOT THE JOB! I GOT THE JOB!

Um... yeah. I got the job I wanted. I didn't know if pay was to be negotiated, but she offered me what I was going to start with for my negotiations, so I took it. So yeah. Offer in writing forthcoming. And two weeks vacation. Which means, California here I come. And I got a job.

YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY

Congratulations!

Yaay, BE!!!!:snap::cheers::snap::cheers:

<happy dance for BE!>

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:snap: :cheers: :babette:

I agree, 19 grand does seem a bit steep, although they were pretty good episodes.

Yay!

Congrats E!!

woot! now...we do the dance of joy!

Congratulations!

:snap:

Congrats! :D

Congratulations, blueerica! :)

Erica.... did you get the job?

JK... CONGRATULATIONS!

Soooo....
 

Yay BE Congrats on the job hon. :)

Ok only 24 more days til Bon Jovi and Anaheim tehehehehe 4 shows in 8 days including one trip to Vegas oh ya baby....so much to do so little time lmao..i so can't wait and i will post after Vegas sometime when i get back to being "human again" i have a feelin Vegas show will be unique with song requests granted via Jon's request lmao....

CONGRATULATIONS E!!!!!! I'm very happy for you. They are one lucky company to have you.

I deleted every single message from my PM box. I sure hope there was nothing in there I needed one day.

Hey MMG, I think you need to do the countdown thingie with tickerfactory! ;)

Yes, I say that calls for a countdown, MMG!

Thanks, everyone, for your words of support and encouragement along the way. :D

So THAT was the strange vacuum sound I heard.

That's like an entire day on Micechat.

I just ate some sliced fresh hot chili peppers.

Oh. The. Pain.

Funniest headline of the day for a 13 year old boy (i.e., me) goes to.....

Replace "rout" with "pound" or "beat" and you've got the whole month covered!

I'm happy for you, that's a great way to feel.

(Can I rub up against you?)

And K responds with a special glimmer in her eye...."Why YES!" :)

I sold tickets to a guy named Dang Lin Wang several weeks back.

I had to fight giggling at the window.

I once serviced a gentleman with the last name "VanBlomewaand."

Thank you for the new sig line :)

it just occurred to me that it would be really funny/cool if his first name was Obiwan

but thats probably just me...

carry on

:D

Please explain ?

Well, I would venture to guess that there are episodes of South park based on some place called Imaginationland and those particular episodes are being released on digital media known as "DVD"

But that is just a guess.

Aw. I just found Glinda dead. :(

She must have had a bug or something - she was up playing and eating today, and had lots of energy. And now... ugh. I swear, that's the worst part of pet mice - they're so tiny and can have something silently wrong with them and just instantly keel over within a week or two of bringing them home. She's the third one I've had to ever do that. Because of that, I make a point to not get too attached for about a month. They're definitely not as hardy as rats.

Poor Elphaba's all alone.

I will have to go to a different shop this week and get her a new Glinda to play with, after I see that she's staying healthy.

I guess Elphaba isn't very popular.

Well, yeah - why do you think I asked? ;)

Just trying to extend the good feelings of the day. We should all feel beautiful.

It's like someone dropped a house on the wrong sister.

So I went to Walmart to purchase some new socks and "underthings" as they are known to the worldly folks. I'd rather buy tampons and Vagisil then go up to the register with "underthings.

Lucky for me Walmart has a register that is automated and you just do everything yourself. So I ring it up and put in the money and the "underthings" are secured in the bag when the register freeks out and a worker comes over.

So she comes over and starts with the flirting - "Oh you broke it -giggle" - bangs on the register, then from the bag falls the "underthings" with a thud.

I don't think I will go back to that Walmart now...

I keep reading this as "underthongs". No wonder why you blush. ;)

I want to see what kind of underwear you were buying that made you blush to purchase them.


Then again.... Maybe not.

I'm in favor of anything that brings beautiful women within my circle. :)

::giggle::

You're sweet. :) And you're beautiful. :) You should feel beautiful.

This is what was caught on the security cameras:

And the Wonder Woman set. The stars make my ass look smaller.

Dude, are we talking about underoos or rubbers, because either way, I don't get it? Am I just being thick?

I mean, I love buying condoms. I just slap them down on the counter and give that proud grin which means, "Dude, I'm getting LAID!"

:P

Sorshah, you're a 'glass is half-full' kind of gal, right?


Me, too!:cheers:

I generally give the sheepish grin that says, "My old ones expired." :(

Lol! Hey, I gotta grin when I'm lucky enough to get lucky! Then again, if I'M buying the condoms, what does that say for the guys who will have me?

I think we all just need a little PMA.

That's right. Positive Mental Attitude!

:P

A tip for everyone -- why spend $$ on condoms?

Go to a gay pride event, any gay pride event. Seriously. They hand em out in droves. You'll walk away with enough condoms and lube to last the entire year, and then some, even if you're a little slutty. ;)

Well, given the benifit of doubt that you don't know me THAT well S, I will say it's not da rubbers. Plus it's an "under" not an "over" but there is elastic involved...

man, she totally killed my funny post... <cries a little.>

My lesbian coworker would always bring me handfuls after a night at the bars - I had no need for them so they accumulated in my desk drawer with the other office supplies. Makes me wonder what anyone thought if they were looking for a paperclip.

They expire? Ah. Well that explains that.

Why would a lesbian bar have condoms?

Somehow, this headline popped into my head again last night, and like Kevy, it would be slightly improved with a few other words, including those Kevy suggested. I also thought White Sox or Red Sox would be a good addition, as well.

Well, they're a darn sight better than "crusty sox"...

I have bought condoms for my older brother his whole life. Thankfully he doesn't need them anymore.

OK. Now I wanna know what kind of underwear makes a "Thud" when it falls.

Bornieo, are you buying Chastity Belts again ???

It amuses me how some men are embarrassed to buy feminine products or have them in their cart. It's not like the cashier isn't aware of what they are for and that they are not for... MEN!

Ken always buys my girly items. He doesn't even blush about it.

Then again, he works at a pharmacy, so he sees all kinds of stuff coming to the counter.

When I was 8, buying girlie stuff was mortifying. Now, I know which ones to get and have no problem with making the purchase.

So, I'm trying to find some inspiration to finish off a wedding video tonight.

I'm not exactly in a romantic mood right now. Anyone have any suggestions?

I hear Eliot Spitzer's schedule has suddenly cleared up and that he likes a good time.

Whip out a DVD of "The Holiday" or "Love Actually". Both awesome, romantic films :)

Watch The Notebook and Away from Her then append the closing line to the video:

"May your marriage last long enough that eventually you have to go through that..."

My sister gave us a laser disk copy of Muriel's Wedding as a wedding present. She had never seen it or knew anything about it, but her rationale was that it had "Wedding" in the title and she knew we were into laser discs. :rolleyes:

We sat down one evening to watch it for a "we're newlyweds; let's have a romantic evening together" night. Um, no.

Moral of the story? Don't watch Muriel's Wedding for inspiration.

Have ya ever noticed how phones on vibrate can sound like a vibrator?

Never noticed that, because the sound is probably silenced between my thighs. ;)

Sooo....

I have to be in Vista (a 90 minute drive with no traffic) tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. I keep vacillating between driving down tonight and staying at the La Quinta Inn or getting up at 4:30 in the morning.

Ewwwwww and I was JUST about to call you. ;)

I like the movie Amelie to put me in a happy romantic mood, but you gotta watch it all the way through to the end.

If you don't get her just keep calling back. She'll come to the phone sooner or later.....

I wonder if that voids my warranty. Hmmm.

How far away is Montclair?

I just read about a Tiki-themed Drive-In theater there that's thriving as one of the last surviving, and I thought it might make a good swanking if it wasn't completely out of range.

Looks like it is between Pomona and Ontario.

Here's the theater.

Noooooo... like Ruffles, you can't buy just one...

I think I just OD'd on baby carrots.

It's 3027 miles away, or so. At least the Montclair I once called home.

Let's not even discuss how you will pay for that tomorrow. I've done it and it wasn't pretty:eek:



Soo, the boy and I get to stay the night with the sharks on Monday. Our aquarium is doing home school days and we found out they had a program for families to spend the night in the shark tunnels. We went to their day last month and Zach saw a shark autopsy. He's been going on about it since. That's when we heard about sleeping with the fish. It looks like we get to do lots of cool stuff, Zach is so excited!!

Cool! Sharks!

I know how they feel. I was just eating and eating and then I'm overfull. Just like a shark...

Always tough for a Mac man

I didn't really know where to put it, but yesterday I lost my friend (see Rocketeer thread) and today I lost my Dad. How often does that happen? It's pretty cruddy. But at least I feel like grief came conveniently packaged in a set for me this week. I jest, but it's that gallows-humor ha-ha thing. :(

I'm so sorry Liz.

Yikes lizziebith - condolences all around

wow

condolences to say the least

Very sorry to hear the news LizzieBeth - Best thoughts...

Oh, LB. :(

My heart truly goes out to you.

*big hugs*

I'm so sorry to hear that.
Hang in there.
:(

Thanks guys..it was hard for me to write about it because I was so in shock all day. Planning to attend one service...then getting calls and texts to find out about the need for another. I'd been talking with my stepmom about coming out in April to see Dad and she was so frantic to let me know to change my flight. Now not for a visit, but a service. :( My Dad donated his body to a local U. for research and that makes my sad heart happy. My sis said it's the ultimate in recycling. Now I want that in my will too.

Oh, LB- my heart just sunk when I read that. I'm so sorry.

Late night edits are fuuuuuuuuun.

And tiring. Very, very tiring.

Very sorry to hear about your father, LB.

His final gift was one to be admired. My heart goes out to you.

I'm sorry LB.

Oh, my condolences and love and hugs, Liz. :(

Liz, adding my condolences here. :(

My condolences, LB. You've had one hell of a week.

Oh, LB, I'm so sorry. My thoughts are with you and your family. Is there anything we can do for you?

I am so sorry LB :(

Man, I just can't seem to get with it today. Ugh.

I'm so sorry LB. {{Hugs}}

The new color five dollar bills come out today.

Yeah and their purple, my favorite color!

Lizzie-
Hugs from me to you. Hang tough, and I'll give you a real one at con this year.
Love and strength to you and your family.

Lizziebith: *hugs*

Goon - is that a pimpin' Eeyore in your avatar? :eek:

Is that hilarious or what? Yeah, it was the Valentine's Day Eeyore, but he was totally pimpin' Eeyore to me :)

I'll probably regret not adding him to my collection. Hilarious, isn't it?

I was wondering if someone would catch that. I thought about it after I posted.

I decided to just drive down this morning. Which meant I woke up at 4:30. Or at least that's when the alarm went off. I'll let you know when I wake up.

Liz - sad news, sending hugs from the LashPair.

This just in: My director's chair. :D I'm having a happy moment. Yay! (This will probably only last about two minutes, so bask in my glow while you can.)

Now, I just need to see if the back is embroider-able, and if so, I know who to hire. ;)

And if not, I wonder if I can have it silk-screened?

As long as it comes OFF of the chair, you should be able to do either one.
Wether you use your LoT contacts or pay to have someone do it for you.

Here's an interesting event - an LA garden tour of great gardens that use at least 50% native plants: http://www.theodorepayne.org/Tour/tour.html

Oh, and Dphile: the other option available to you is to have your embroidery done on a separate piece of cloth, then sew the cloth onto the chair back (which in theory could even be done by hand if necessary). This has the added benefit of no backside of embroidery being visible.

LB - sorry to hear the sad news.

Oh no LB, I'm so sorry to hear about your dad :( :(

New coffee flavors!! New coffee flavors!!

I've just discovered that the powers that be have added 2 new flavors of coffee to your selection at work. Red letter day!

Im jealous

Me too. We have craptastic coffee here.

I can't wait to find out how the coffee is at my new job. Even if it's crappy, I'll be happy there's coffee there... for now. Until I start up a coffee fund and/or pull something together for better coffee, since it appears as though my entire department drinks coffee.

Don't get too excited. I'm trying to get through a cup of the first flavor. "Kenya Delight" or some such. Bleh. Even setting the machine to double strength, it's weak coffee. Powerful weak.

And what exactly do you know about coffee?

Hmmm... how do I get out of my apartment to go to the grocery store without seeing my landlady.... Hmmmm...
Good thing I'm wearing sneakers...
"BRAD! Hi, did ya find a job yet?! And, by the way, I don't own any bras! I love it that everyone can see my big, bodacious ta-tas."

:D

<<Hugs>> LB. My heart goes out to you and your family.

Whose purple is your favorite color? :evil:

Now, now... you can't expect them to kiss and tell ;)

oooh, is she hot?

oh...wait. nevermind

;)

The director's chair is SOOOOOOOOOO comfy. In fact, it's the most comfortable folding chair I've sat in. It has a bit of spring to it and excellent support, and is extra roomy.

It has a built-in side table that is super sturdy and a good place to set my camera while changing tapes or batteries. It's also large enough to hold a clipboard flat. And it has a fancy "cargo" panel on the side with zippered pouches of various sizes.

Best $40 ever. :D

I have an interview at the job I want tomorrow, during my lunch at the job I can't stand.

it isn't that the current job is mindless and repetitve, and way below my skill levels, but I don't have a proper place to do the work, so it is agrivating my back, shoulder and wrist.

Sometimes I'm so good I amaze even myself.

Wow, that was a bad one on my part:blush: there, their they're, ah whats the diff! I was having a bad morning and obviously couldn't spell either.

The good news: I'm not having any bad dreams right now.

The bad news: I'm still editing, and can't go to bed until I'm finished.

Ugh.

I didn't sleep very well at all. My shoulder is killing me. I really hope I get this other job. Just the thought of having to go back to where I am makes me want to cry.

I've yet to sleep tonight. Can I cry with you?

Let's break out some beer. It is 5 o'clock after all. ;)

It is beer-thirty somewhere!!!

I know it would probably kill this massive headache I've got right now.

Ok, I'm going to bed now. I've been up for more than 24 hours. I think I'll shut my phones off until evening, since I'm about to fall over.

I blame my anal retentive desire to polish each friggin frame of footage. :rolleyes:

Strange weather.. When I started the meme, it had been raining. Then it turned to hail. Then it snowed. Now it's sunny as can be.

:confused:

I often say that after sex.

New coffee flavor #2 (Sumatra) gets a thumbs up.

Is it that same coffee machine you were talking about a while back. Some fancy-fancy something-something?

yeah, the Sumatra is usually a good cup o' joe. I always prefer the darker roasts

once again, I envy

Yup. Flavia.

My sister's got a similar machine that takes little "pods" (kinda like overgrown restaurant creamers) rather than packets at home.

New coffee flavors is nice, but I really wish they'd added to the tea options. Still just earl gray or green tea, and I HATE the green.

Yeah, they should. English breakfast is a must :)

It's not even about any one being a "must". Earl Gray is, actually, my favorite tea flavor. But holy hell, I've been here for almost 4 years, I can't possibly drink another cup of that earl gray, I will go in freaking sane.

Oh hell yeah

Scrooge loves him some chewy coffee!

We had one of those in my old building. The tea choices didn't taste that great.

I have a pod coffee maker at home. I need to buy new flavors.

Yesterday my coworker H was complaining. Both of us were allowed to hire a direct report that would be about half-time general office support and half-time our devoted minions. (mine starts Monday!) However, the director kept assigning more and more tasks to H's minion until there was no room left in the job description for assisting H. But the director refused to hire her own devoted minion.

I told my coworker that I could get the director to hire a minion, thus allowing H to reclaim H's minion that she had specifically selected and did not want to share. H said that no, the director had refused and would never change her mind. I said: watch and learn.

We had our three-way meeting yesterday afternoon and, with no difficulty at all, I manipulated the conversation to include long-term staffing plans, equity with our sub-units, gosh maybe she needs some dedicated support...and presto-chango, new position to support director is authorized.

But it doesn't stop there - I also got myself promoted to a manager-level position (with raise, of course), effective immediately. This makes me the same grade as the evil boss at my old job - a fact which gives me immense satisfaction.

That's two significant promotions in six months. Can't get a legal job to save my life, but I can sure climb the ladder where I am.

Congratulations Pru!

Haha Pru! Well done!

Does that mean your current job is an illegal one?

____

Congrats on the promo!

Very nice Pru!
You have some mad skillz!

Just came across a really funny craigslist ad. I was actually doing a search for "dog door", but this came up:

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/car/594637640.html

Maybe you won't be as amused as I was, but it gave me a chuckle

Holy crap, that's an ad with a.d.d.

Nice.... I had to take a deep breath of air after that one!

All I get is:

Quote:

This posting has been deleted by its author. (The title on the listings page will be removed in just a few minutes.)

:(

Congratulations!

It's fun to take things out of context.

I slept until 11:30 and then spent the day alone. Wow, did I need that!

There was something wrong with the world today. I saw at least 5 car accidents on the freeway today. 95% of the people were going 55 mph and under. 5% were going 85 and over which was interesting for a bit there. There was serious madness on the highway today and I don't think it was even a full moon.

???

The best was seeing a BMW in full on Tea Cup mode spining across 5 lanes of the 118 freeway. They spun better than the Cups at DL.

What F**k The?

makes me happy i don't have to do rush hour in Tampa that much anymore...

It must be the winds. They've been blowing hard all day. It makes people weird.

Got an idea for a painting today while riding the train around the park. Came home and actually succeeded in fulfilling my vision :) Color me pleased.

C, that looks awesome!! :D

THanks! :)

Goonie, that's incredible! I love it!

It smells a bit like smoke outside, but I see no reports of fire anywhere.

Love the painting 'goon!

Terrific, C!

Headliner (age 11) is reading the biography of Walt for a school project (tomorrow she gets to dress like him complete with a candy cig).

So I asked her, what's the most interesting thing you learned about him from reading the book?

"He screws up so much! He makes something good and then screws it up over and over..."


Heh, that's called life little one.

It's good, but what is it ? :p

*ducks and runs*

Must be my fireplace. It's cold outside.....

Love the painting, too! :snap:

So my day trip to Yosemite yesterday was very nice. First time I've been there with snow in the area.

A few pictures (spoilered so that they don't cause a seizure in browsers while they're loading.

We just got home from Vegas - we did the first ash scatter on Saturday at my grandparents' grave.

But, on a good note, we left early enough to do some great location scouting for our independent series, and now Ken is already researching, because we're so excited. We found some surprisingly interesting stuff. :D

Lovely Yosemite pictures, Alex.

My grandmother passed this morning.

Hugs to you from the Wolfpack.

LSPE, our condolences to you and your family.

I'm sorry

So, we went to Wendover, NV for a while yesterday. It's like Vegas, but not. Anyway...

Had some tummy troubles after lunch (go figure... I think the culprit was my eating the bell peppers despite knowing better with my stomach), so I didn't feel like getting in on the poker tourney. So, we sat down to the blackjack tables.

Now, I generally try to be scientific about the whole process, but in the end, I know I go on 'gut' as much as anyone else. I was at a bad table, or the mojo was bad... it was hard to tell. I couldn't settle down and made some bad calls that I knew better than to hit on. Finally, things settled down, we had a good groove going, even though I didn't move from my position, which I rarely do well at - seat 2. Did better when no one was in front of me, and yet didn't move over... didn't want to f with the groove.

Then, the creepiest mofo I've come across in years plants himself into the first position. Chills up my spine creepy, my friends. I played poorly, but honestly, I felt like the life had been sucked out of me. He left and I made it all back, and J was ahead, so we left when it looked like things were about to go downhill.

All in all, not too bad. Trip paid for itself, and we killed a day doing something we both love, playing cards.

So Sorry H :( /hugs

condolences LSPE :(

I'm sorry to hear the news, LSPE. Hugs to you and your family.

HUGS to you and yours LSPE.
:(

Very sorry to hear about this.

*Hugs* LSPE, I'm so sorry to hear about your grandmother.

LSPE - my thoughts are with you and your family.

LSPE - so sorry to hear the news.

Sorry to hear about your loss, LSPE

*hugs* LSPE

Thank you all, for your thoughts and prayers.

All my best thoughts LSPE. :(

Sorry, LS. :(

Big hugs from here as well.

As I posted in the Vent thread, of all places, I'm sending thoughts and prayers of emphathy, condolence and just plain love to you and your family.



* * * *

To everyone else, ugh ... I don't read the Sooooo thread that often. I must be the only on on the LoT who doesn't keep up with it. And much as I VENTED in the Vent thread about too much recent mortatlity, I'd hate to miss news of someone's grief that needs as much hugs and love and possible.

This may be morbid, but do you suppose we need a permanent and general condolences thread?

oh LSPE so sorry to hear about your grandmother :( :( :(

I'm so frigging excited for my new job, that it's distracting me from the job I'm trying to do right now, which is the one that's been kind enough to keep me employed remotely with the knowledge I would be moving on at any old point.

This past week was practically a wash in terms of productivity. Even when I'm working, it just seems like I can't move forward. Want new job to start now!

I start the job I wanted tomorrow morning. I got to walk out on the job I hated this afternoon. I didn't leave soon enough, it didn't take long for my shoulder, back, wrist, ect... to start bugging me again.

Grats on the new job starting tomorrow!! Hope your body starts feeling better, too!

YAY MG!!!!!!!!!!!

always wanted to do that. closest I got was walking out on an interview after telling them what they wanted wasnt possible and I didnt want to be a part of it.

massive :snap: on the walk out.
the pain was probably your muscles saying....ahhhhhhhhhhh

Here's a random wikipedia entry that I found pretty interesting. It was linked off an article about the new $5:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EURion_constellation

The Old People just received a letter in the mail. She wanted to read it to me. After the first 3 words I yelled, "Nigirian 411 Scam!" She told me to shut up and listen. It is exactly what I thought, luckily they know this. They are just so amused by the whole thing that they can't just let it drop.

Old People are funny.

It doesn't seem morbid, it makes sense to me. I'm also not great about keeping up with the Sooooo thread.

It seems like death is running rampant through here the last few months. :(

The new job stuff is great, but I am terribly sorry for the recent losses.

My condolences, LSPE.
:(

Elphaba now has a roommate again - she's a ruby-eyed albino "feeder" mouse that we rescued from the store about a half hour ago. We've named her Nessa Rose. :)

She's really adorable, well-bodied, and energetic. She's also very affectionate and let me hold her on the way home. :D

My condolences LSPE.

Posting this from the Detroit airport (DTW) - on my way to North Carolina. Haven't checked in all weekend, so this is the first I'm hearing about LSPE's grandmother. I'm sorry to hear the news - my condolences.

(more about my trip later. maybe.)

The Boy has a busy last few days of vacation coming up. He has been staying with his dad this week. I am picking him up Thursday after work and taking him to The Old People's house. Mom has been pitching a bitch about not being able to see him (she sees him more than once a week). She wants him to spend the night and color eggs with her on Friday.

He and I were invited to the in-laws to color eggs on Saturday. It should be fun, at least we have always enjoyed it in the past years.

Sunday, Easter, we are headed South for our Easter Basket Brunch.

Stupid question about Sunday. With it being Easter, and our "brunch" ressies not until 12:45, I am going to have to feed him at some point, on our way down. Do you all think that Denny's will be open Easter morning? I know, why Denny's? Well, the one off of Lyon's exit isn't too bad and Boy likes the Moons Over My Hammy sandwich (although he asks for bacon instead of ham).

How crowded does DLR typically get on Easter? We have never gone on Easter before.

Yes, Denny's will be open.

Although I suspect taking an innocent child to a Denny's could be violating some type of child protection law.

More puppy pics! I got an email today saying that she's going to mail out our AKC/UKC papers so it looks like we're OFFICIAL!

We'll know at 6 weeks which one of the girls will be ours. Here they are at 4 weeks...







We're getting a puppy! We're getting a puppy!

swanie

... and tasty (to the dragons).

Omg, Swanie- those puppies are just about the cutest ones I have ever seen!!!!!! How adorable.

Cute puppies!! They're so fluffy! (I squealed at work)

PUPPIES!!!!!!!!!!

YAY!!!! Puppy!

I like the one on the left. No, I like the one on the right. No, I like them both!!

My friend is selling his quad if anyone is interested.

Attention people of earth:

I will not settle for less than I am worth and have earned.

That is all.

I feel that this is a wise sentiment. :snap:

So the doc says that I have a full-blown sinus infection. Swell. I'm armed with antibiotics and working from home today - hopefully will be able to rest a bit and fight this monster off.

A little more unsettling - though I'm trying not to look at it that way - is the abdominal pain near my waist on the right-hand side. They tested my kidneys and they're fine; next up is an ultrasound on Friday to test my ovaries. I'm no stranger to ovarian cysts - I hope that's what this is (and nothing worse) but it doesn't necessarily feel the same. I admit that I'm a little scared, but it's much better to check it out than to ignore it and pretend it will go away.

But that's the essence of settlement.

Hope you feel better soon LSPE.

I'll be keeping you in my thoughts, LSPE. Get well soon!

Feel better LSPE!

Doooooooooooooooooooood, there was waaayyy too much confusion over cap & gown rentals than there needed to be. Oy, turns out, I can show up (quite literally, apparently) the day-of the ceremony to get my cap & gown rental taken care of. I don't know why no one told me all the other times I called and emailed, but I finally got the straight dope from the guy in charge of all that stuff.

I've decided I must purchase my ancestoral home. And it's cheap.

One of my clients lost two of their pets. A beautiful black cat named Sheba (which I'm very sad about) and their pet scorpion (which I couldn't be happier about).
I hated spending the night in a house with a scorpion in the next room.

We sooooooo don't care which one. If you look at the pics, the male is on the right side of the middle photo. He has a fuller coat than the two girls (hence the males are usually the show dogs). The girls are pictured together in the bottom photo.

Now that we know we're definitely getting one, we can start the real countdown. Four weeks and counting! The girls were already fighting over which color collar to get. And toys...apparently you can never have enough puppy toys. :D

Thank you all for kind words :) She sends weekly updates, so I'll have more photos next week.

swanie

Oh, tell me about puppy toys! I have them all in a basked and he pulls out which one he wants. Or, he just chews on the basket. :rolleyes:

How can it be your ancestral home when it was built in 1950? I like how is only has 2 bedrooms but a 3 car garage. That says something.:D

Not sure where they got the 1950 thing becuase my Dad lived there long before then, with my great-grandparents right next door. It doesn't say it but there's a chicken coop too :D

12 year old girls are mean. And it doesn't help that my 12 year old is a drama queen. It's going to be a long trip through Jr. High and High School at this rate.

I can tell you that 11 year old(ish) boys aren't much better. You either follow or are subject to bullying. Boy is not a follower.

I just came home with a Roomba. The one main disadvantage to hardwood flooring is the constant mess from numerous pets. So, now I have something to keep things nicer without having to break out the vacuum all the time.

Now, I just need a robot to do other things around the house.

Correction: your 12-year old girl is a 12-year old girl. No further details needed ;)

So apparently my job description is changing again. I no longer recruit, but I am being taught how to handle the agent files because our Aliso office manager is out on disability and we won't know for how long until her appointment a week from now. When I'm not in Newport, I'm covering for her absence and catching up on the file work from the days when a regular receptionist covers the Aliso office.

Interesting.

This can be good or not so good, we'll see how things develop. I'm leaning towards "good". Especially with sales production starting to rise these days.

I second the wisdom of the statement.

Eeek. I hope it's something minor so that it can get better. Definitely better to get things checked out.

Bye bye scorpion (I kind of feel the same). Astral hugs to the kitty.

We have had those. I have too much carp on the floor to use them regularly. On the bright side, it didn't disturb the cat or either dog. They would sit and watch it but not be freaked out by it.

How are the cats reacting to it? I know ours would be clinging to the ceiling.

at least then it could vacuum under them

you must let me know what you think of it.
do you have carpet? or mostly hardwoods?

Seriously, my cat doesn't seem to mind the vacuum cleaner. Pull out a broom, on the other hand, and he's outta there. Makes me suspect some foul play with a broom - not sure why, though, considering Markus lived in a shelter for over a year.

Well, for the 5 minutes that it ran during the demo, they jumped. (It was speaking and showing off its features. Kinda freaky, really.) It's now in the charging dock, and they keep sniffing at it and then looking up at me with really pissed off expressions. :evil:

We have laminate wood flooring. I'm hoping it lives up to its expectations or I'm taking it back.

Besides kitty litter, we also have bunny bedding, bird food, and fur tufts on the floor daily. If it picks up those things, I'll be very happy.

If it picks these things up, I'm buying one.

1. Are those puppies some kind of polar bear mix? I didn't know ursine and canine could mate successfully!

2. LPSE, oh sweetie, when will it stop? This may be more difficult while you're grieving ... but when it comes to your own health, please resist the natural urge to be frightened. Your attitude can work wonders, and it's easier to influence your own health before the influence of a formal diagnosis works its will on your mind. Think healthy. Be confident of health. To the extent you can.

Good luck and much love from these quarters.

Puppies!
:)

LSPE, take care and hope for nothing major. I'll be thinking of you.

It's done charging, so I'm now testing it out in the office. So far, it picked up all three cat fur tufts, all the kitty litter in front of the box (including on the litter mat), the little bit of bunny bedding, the few bits of hay, and is now moving the vertical blinds to clean up the bird seed underneath.

With one of these, who needs a husband? ;)

I'm in love. :snap: Now, I have to tell poor Ken that I'm having an affair. ;)

Agreed, those puppies are adorable.

My dog is a black and tan Cavalier.

I can't read Roomba without hearing Woomba.

Yeah, I kind of have to admit the same.

I have a similar problem with "Hoover." I keep reading it as

"Free from gross passion or of mirth or anger
constant in spirit, not swerving with the blood,
garnish'd and deck'd in modest compliment,
not working with the eye without the ear,
and but in purged judgement trusting neither?
Such and so finely bolted didst thou seem."

It did surprisingly well in the office. All of the bird food is up, even the stuff that was under the blinds.

Ode to Roomba

There was a bunch of stuff on the ground
And you picked it up nicely the first time around
With a daily mess we'll have no more
We can do other stuff while you do the chore
Your only job is that of sucking
For now you give us more time for...

:D

:snap: :snap: :snap: :snap: :snap:

... other chores!

;)

Nose? That doesn't rhyme with walls...

finally... my site is working.. but still looks terrible...

been working over a year on this concept... and it still stinks.

Just checked the mail tonight. My badge for NAB is here!!! It's official! I'm going!! OMG!!!! OMG!!!! OMG!!!! SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

('Tis been a dream of mine for a very very long time.)

I used to go all of the time when I was a student, and wish I could go again, just to see all the cool new stuff (I could probably still land another pass, it's just too far for me to go just for sh*ts n' giggles). Have fun, and a little extra fun on top for me!

SQUUEEEE!!

Here's to dreams coming true!

You need something good to squeeeeee about! Yay!:snap:

I've been wanting one. You'd think Tango was 6 cats the amount of fur she leaves floating around. Just 1 domestic short hair and she sheds like mad!

I've been looking at a Dyson, thogh.

I'll have to trust you that it is worthy. I don't want to have to sign up on YouTube just to view it.

Thanks for thinking of me!

I had a good audition last week. I'm up for Javert in Les Mis with a local company. I'm currently in rehearsals for "Ghosts of Treasure Island" with Oregon Children's Theatre. Pirates, fights, muskets and rockin' music! I've been approached to play Daddy in "Annie Warbucks" this summer. I don't know if I can do that and Les Mis, but I'm not holding my breath - competition is pretty fierce for Les Mis, with another round of auditions in New York later this month.

I've been on two dates in the last month. (But that's another story!)

Life is good.

ron

Ron: Javert! That's one juicy sweet role! Practice your drowning, LOL :)

I actually remembered to put the corned beef in the crock pot this morning. There will be some serious nomming this evening :D

Yyyyyyyyyyyesssssssss!

Sorry... just found out that Paul Potts will be one of the special guests at Mastermind this year (a multi-day seminar I'm already signed up for)

Oh, I thought you were all excited about the boobies from the post above.

I'm thinking I need these boots.

Not only as costume accessory for our upcoming dates at the Steampunk Ball and Labyrinth Masquerade (we're doubling up on our Steampunk costumes for both events to save dough) , but also for Camp Swank and some of my shoots.

They're just so cute and rustic!

check Cabelas too. theyre usually having some pretty decent sales about now to prepare for camping season.

I <3 Cabelas

were they made for walking?

Yes. And they'll walk all over too. ;)

My fish can't stop fvcking.

So now you're watching fish porn?

Actually, it sounds like a fish live sex show.

Which is different than a Phish live sex show.

Has anyone ever gone to a dead sex show? That would be weird!

Sorta... on a 55 gallon screen.
:D


Halle Berry called her new baby Nahla Ariela... as in Nala from Lion King and Ariel from Little Mermaid. I find that funny.
:D

Javert drowns ?? I guess I don't need to watch that one now. :rolleyes:

















.....Just jokin - I's already seed it. :D

1, take me... and 2... watch out for my professor he's going and playing hooky at school... he tells soo many stories of the free stuff and demonstrations at the event... like back in the 1980s demonstrating HD TV using an analogue signal...

And it looks like the rabbit in your sig is preventing cancer.

That's it. I've been watching Ax Men on the history channel. So I'm going back to my original career choice. Logger. I can set chokers (we praticed for fun in the back yard), drive a skidder, sort of drive a Cat but I'm sure with pratice I'd improve.

Where can you go to work wearing suspenders? They haven't been in since Re-Run. Learn colorful phrases like "that'll pucker your butt". Use chewing tobacco on the job. Then there's the beer. None of that fancy schmancy stuff either. Plus I know that boraxo is pratcially the only thing that will get the pitch off you, that in combination with lava soap.

I've got my Women in Logging bumper stickers around here somewhere. If the rest of my family can do it, so can I. Plus you get winters off. Oh sure you don't get paid but oh well. And I can use my Dad's log proof lunchbox (an amunition box) so I'll always have my lunch even if a log breaks loose and squashes it.

Not to mention the exercise (although most of these guys look like they never get up off the couch). It's very demanding. And dangerous so that'll keep me on my toes. All my dad ever lost was the tip of a finger and that got sewed back on. As long as I don't have to be a faller because, well I am kind of wary of chain saws. They don't exactly cut through legs they kind of just mangle them.

I'm off to be a third generation logger. Wish me luck!

Now I'M singing the Lumberjack song and that's NOT a god thing!

Long time no post! Since I fade in and out I always wonder if ya'll remember me.

I like that I can always come here after however long and somewhere there will be a thread linking Kevy and porn...or boobies...or boobie porn...

The fish porn was unexpected, but in all fairness, Kevy wasn't involved.

The Monty Python Lumberjack Song?:eek:



(Surely that's a sign of the coming Apocalypse.......)

Yeah, it's more of a sign of the devil ;)

I wonder if the Devil's girlie? :confused:

No no, it's a good thing.
It's okay, sing sing sing...


Shhh, no one scare her. She's on the right track here...
:D

NO! I'm singing the BLASTED song because people always sing it and I know it and THIS is why I HATE Monty Python!


AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

In other news.......I like this person!

I hear you.
:)


Now, here's the lyrics in case you want to sing it correctly:

OMG! Me too! They forgot, "we'd like for them to go to the same home since they've been together their whole lives..."



I used to volunteer at the HS, I had to quit after a family dropped off a German Shepard because, "he grew too big". There are not enough :mad: 's in th world.

Bastard. Thurston is going to disown you because I tell him to. :evil:

My dad was a lumberjack and he loved Monty Python - coincidence?

did he have suspenders and a bra :evil:

Suspenders yes, rainbow ones. Which he wore to my wedding. A bra - well you'll have to ask my mother.

mr. swanie just had all the girls fill out NCAA Tournament Brackets....

L is picking Arizona to beat American U. in the title game.

M is picking Win-throw-up (yes that's how she says it) beating Memphis.

T is picking Kansas over Stanford. Her bracket is pretty impressive for a 10 year old.

Sad thing is, I'm willing to bet that T beats mr. swanie in the end. :D

Oooh! Brawny! Love him.

KatieSue: A Lumberjack's Daughter tonight on Lifetime.
:D

Oooooo...... I'm a lumberjack, and I'm ok.....


:evil:

So, I'm afraid that my chicken and rice casserole is different than the last one I made, but I'm not sure what it is. In some ways it's totally better... I'm thinking I used less cheese, in an attempt to make it healthier (among other choices I made while preparing it). So, I'm going back to cheeseville for the next round of chicken & rice casserole.

In other news, I'm fairly certain that Markus has allergies. With Spring officially here, I've been told by my local pal that the allergies can get pretty rough for those who have issues. Fortunately for me, I don't get the 'springtime' type allergies... Just the occasional mold and pollutants problem.

Somebody's geting Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaried... today!

I'm so excited for her... and am so sad I cannot be there! (It's that one, isn't it?)

Ceiling Bede is watching you Easter date...

http://www.slate.com/id/2113321/

(article talking about why the date of Easter moves around)

I've only eaten two Cadbury Creme Eggs this Easter season!!! I've almost made it through to the other side! (Of course, thats when they go on massive sale... *sigh*... that Easter bunny is gonna fatten me up yet, little bastard)

I hope the wedding goes well. Certainly a unique plan. Sorry I coudn't make it.

The thought of Cadbury Creme Eggs makes me throw up a little in my mouth.

The caramel ones on the other hand. To. Die. For.

I have yet to be impressed with the caramel eggs. They are teh puke.

Creme on the other hand. Yummy. And the orange creme. yummy in their own right.

*puke*

We'll just have to agree to disagree, and trade our eggs whenever necessary.

Cadbury Creme Eggs are a thing I loved as a kid. As an adult I eventually forget how disgusting they are and try one again every few years just to wonder if I need to get this fact tattooed on my forehead so I won't forget again (I almost bought one yesterday).

Reeses eggs are fairly gross. Not sure why, I love Reeses PB cups. But the eggs, not so much. I think it's the chocolate to "pb" ratio.

The ratio is the problem on a lot of the special edition Reese's Peanut Butter Cups they've been making in recent years. When I was up in Alaska last August I stumbled across one that was nearly as perfect as a regular one but now I can't remember which one it was.

Alex: try a caramel one instead :9

You say tomato, I say tomato.

I prefer the special edition Reese's to the regular cups.

Precisely because of the pb:c ratio. I'm not that hot on chocolate.

When it comes to Reese's, I am very particular: They must be the Miniatures and I definitely prefer them very fresh (which have been hard to come by lately).

Here's the weird thing: I would very happily just eat the PB filling with a spoon, no chocolate in site. But if it is to be eaten with the chocolate the balance is very picky to me.

Morrigoon: I have no doubt they are better but the best plan is probably to just not eat any of them. Especially since there are usually peanut butter cups nearby.

Like LSPE said, it's the ratio that makes it pretty darn good for me.

BTD, we trade candies now, K?

I love Reese's miniatures!

Did you know that you can go into the second post and delete it? I've done that a couple of times on accidental double posts.

As long as the edit time window is still open, you can so it.

Nope, didn't know that. Now I do. Now I did.

Banana Creme with Elvis on it! That's the one I had in Alaska that I really liked.

Sure. Meet ya at my place. ;)

Interesting what it did to my post.

The wedding is going to be awesome! I'm back home for a couple hours to recharge the camera batteries (and mine).

I got some great footage of them buying their wedding ears, and then we trekked over to TSI for a little while and also got trampled by a large gaggle of Japanese tourists while trying to board the Columbia.

They're having lunch at Blue Bayou right now, then having a portrait drawn and heading back to their hotel for a little R&R before tonight. :)

It's funny - people think we're filming a commercial because of my camera. ;)

Bunny = Bock bock bock bock. Still love that commercial.

Munchkin (and all rabbits for that matter) occasionally settles into a position we call the "bunny hen". Every time, I think "Bock bock bock bock" to myself and hope to find a creme egg underneath.

Oh, and a funny moment was caught on tape this morning, when I was talking to Nephy about women who wait (for sex) until they are married (keep in mind we didn't say exactly what we were referring to, since her daughter was present) -

Nephy to me: I think it's important for a woman to make sure she's getting a bratwurst instead of a Vienna Sausage, know what I mean?

Nephy's 8-year-old daughter: But, I like Vienna Sausages! They're yummy!

The poor kid couldn't figure out why we burst out laughing after she said that. :D

Man, I'm gonna miss out on what sounds like a great event.

I'll be home alone tonight, Rose is taking the girls to her mom's house for the night- I'll probably watch some loud obnoxious movie, or maybe even listen to the entirety of Carmina Burana at earblistering volume.

And the irony is that often it's the wedding night result, i.e., the kid, who is the wurst brat.

Oh, IsM, how.... punny.

Congrats to Nephy! Have a great time tonight!

So... Can we assume she got bratwurst? :D

Yaay, I feel not wholly death-warmed-over, so I can make it tonight!

So.... I have a pretty open weekend this weekend, and Goonie's going to be out of town... anyone wanna hang out?

I figured no harm in trying, right?

Oy! So jealous of those able to make anything tonight. Give my sincerest and warmest of congratulations for me. I wish her the best of everything.

We cleaned out the leftovers for dinner.... We split 2 tacos, a small chicken breast, rice, carrots, and some cheesy biscuits.

We soooo need to go grocery shopping.

Eep, in all of the madness surrounding our water damage, tonight's event got completely pushed off the mental slate. :eek:

don't you need a new fangled HD camera yet... commercials dont look good in standard def...

oh.. and don't you love it when the crowd trys to help you with your stuff...

So we moved our entire television setup upstairs into the bedroom last night (minus the stereo). That's a 42" TV, TiVo, DVD player, HD cable box, Wii. With those come an HDMI cable, a composite video connection, a component connection, 1 s-video, 2 sets of RCA audio cables, 2 coax cables w/splitter, and 5 power cords. It also required completely rearranging the bedroom furniture to accommodate. And did it all in under 40 minutes.

Hmmm, allowing for obligatory pr0n in HD, won't this distract from your other bedroom activities? ;)

This is the least of our distractions. We've gone from living in a 2 story, 2 bedroom condo to living in a virtual studio apartment while they destroy our first floor and put it back together. We're managing pretty well, but getting the TV in there will make it that much more palatable.

At the tune of $8,999.00 for the XLH1 (I prefer to stick with the Canon XL series), that piece of equipment will have to wait awhile longer. For now, my XL2 gets plenty of respect (besides great footage), and was still featured as a desired pro camera at CES this year.

Anyway, I'm trying to find the number to that bus that apparently ran me over yesterday. I am SO wiped! And, I have to go meet my sister back at the park today. It's already taking everything I can to move. Ugh. I also have to hook up with two other friends who are in town there, and I also volunteered to squat a spot for fireworks for Nephy and her family. So, I really have to go.

But, it doesn't stop there. We had already volunteered to help out with a friend's 50th birthday party tomorrow afternoon out in San Bernardino, and from there, we are going to a margarita-soaked game night out in Reseda. We didn't realize they were the same day when we first said, "Sure!". :rolleyes: But, it's not like my brain has been all that functional lately. And, now, I'm really looking forward to those margaritas to end a crazy week.

I don't think I'll get out of bed at all on Sunday. Yikes! :eek:

I really try to not get back into the habit of crazy weeks, but somehow, it just happened again. It probably wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for driving to Vegas every other weekend and trying to handle stuff there too.

So, if this is Good Friday are all of the rest bad Fridays?

Is anyone else feeling a serious need for a beach bonfire?

Slowly she turns ... step by step ... inch by inch ...

I'll go. But I'm bringing petrified wood this time. That way, we will never, ever run out. Never ever. Ever.

HA!!!! :snap:

I was thinking about the beach thing the other day, because we added a new dragon kite to our collection. :)

Huh?

I Love Lucy reference. Sometimes iSm, zapppop and I slip into ILL references during conversation. It's wacky, fun and cool if you're in the know.
:D

oh....I thought it was a stooges paraphrase

Centimeter by centimeter, Brad's dick by Brad's dick....


It's a Rocky Homo reference, sillies.

Here's a link to it.

(haha, at least my ending was.... I didn't remember the lucy thing)

Morrigoon, perhaps now's the time to tell you ... the reason we never returned your shade pavilion that we borrowed for the last beach bonfire was that is was DESTROYED by the wind.


Yes, that's right, Destroyed.By.The.Wind.



All the poles were bent by the force of the seaside gales, and they no longer fit where they're asupposed to.




We never got to even attempt to assemble my reasonably-similar (and similarly cheap) shade pavilion - - which I will bequeath to you at Swank Camp.

Someone told me, thought it was you guys. I've known for some time that it was toast.

Don't worry about the cheap shade cover. Wasn't planning on replacing it - I'm going to hold out until I can afford an EZ-up (which, judging by my banking activities this afternoon, is going to be a long, long time from now...)

I'm so getting an EZ-Up for the next beach bonfire.


(AND Anger Management classes! :blush: )

Is that like a penis pump?

:D

Anal-EZE says What?

Well, I'll take that as a big fat NO, then.

Only no, my dear, because I'm not feeling well.

We don't have the results back from my ultrasound yet - man, did it cause extreme pain. And no wonder... because a few hours later I go the results of the urine test from Tuesday. I was wandering around the park yesterday with a kidney infected with e coli. GRRRRRRREAT.

I'm on monster antibiotics. It isn't catching, for those of you who were near me. Suddenly all of the abdominal pain makes sense.

We're going to Sweeney tomorrow but I doubt I'll feel well enough to do anything else this weekend. Bleaaaaaaaaah.

You know, it truly was a good Friday.
A very, very good Friday.

^^ Did you get laid after we last chatted? Hmmmm.

It was a great friday - freakin' double pay. :)

danger: BDBopper is crazy i tell you... esp since i stole his spot on Thursdays at the station ;) (You can have Tuesday if you want...)

I'm thinking of going on... recording... then replaying it back for pst times... though i don't think their are enough listeners for that yet...

So, death seems to be the subject lately.

I am really unphased really. Apparently my cousin's wife passed away unexpectedly yesterday. I don't know the details and I have never met her before. They were married last year. From what I understand she wasn't feeling well, went to the hospital and died. I don't know the reasons. I think she was in her early 20's.

Anyway, its sad for my Uncle and his family. I am kinda un-phased by it
since I didn't know her. It's too bad, I guess.

So, I need a single guy, straight, in the LA area to fix up with my law school buddy.


Oh, and she specified that he must have a penis. Didn't give too many other particulars, but the penis is apparently a non-negotiable item.

This sounds familiar...

I lost my freaking mind today. Boo-yeah!

I like her specifications Pru.

Dang, 5am seems like a short nap away...

Hey, just 'cause you're not interested doesn't mean that no one else in the LA area is...

And I don't have a penis...


:cool:

Ouch!:evil:

I swear, I heard just about every sound from the time I went to bed last night. I think I only got about 3.5 hours of semi-solid sleep; the rest, I was totally awake for.

Ugh... I'm hoping Day 1 is the easy fo' sheezy day at work.

I hope so, too. And may you have a better night tonight!

There is a restaurant within walking distance called Riley's. It used to be a Love's and was purchased by an individual when the chain went out of business. I like it, but Susan is not fond of it. So we have a routine down where she phones in an order for a personal pizza from the Round Table in the same shopping center, I walk up to Riley's, put in my order, walk to Round Table to pick up her pizza and by the time I walk back to Riley's, my order is ready.

Except last night. When I discovered that Riley's went out of business.

Now, this may not be all that noteworthy until this morning, I decided that I was in the mood for a bagel from West Coast Bagel (an old Western Bagel location in Tustin). Much to my chagrin, I discovered that they ALSO went out of business.

I am now 0 of 2 on my last two meals. WTF?

I'm glad Kevy and I don't like any of the same restaurants.






(except it makes it difficult when I want him to pick up the bulk of the tab and he's not there.)

Could you stop by DCA's Burger Invasion on the way home?

I have bacon.
I have asparagus.
I have a bbq.

I was trying to make bacon wrapped asparagus on the bbq. Didn't work out so well. Any suggestions to get the bacon cooked without completely incinerating the asparagus?

Low and slow, keep a spray bottle of water handy to keep flames down when the fat catches fire.

Good lord, what time do you need to be at work in the morning?

I slept fitfully, as well, but it's not my first day on the job. Good luck! Hope it's a slow introduction, sleepy girl!

When?? Oy.

Ok, thank you. :) I'll try that method next. The bacon won't get crispy, right?

I ended up taking it off the bbq after about 15 minutes and finishing it in the frying pan.

If you want the bacon crispy, at the very end, when it's almost completely cooked through, turn the heat up and let things catch fire for a bit. It'll crisp the bacon and give the asparagus a bit of a char on the outside without burning things completely.

yay fire!

Thank you!

Damn details. We're all so picky these days...

Dude, you're Soooo.... off topic! Get thee back to the bacon thread! :p

I coat the asparagus lightly with olive oil.

Silly Cherny... Every thread on LoT is a bacon thread, eventually!

I am planning on getting in at 8. It's very difficult to gauge the traffic out here in Utah, since it's either awesome or sucky in the morning, though generally sucky and worse with a wreck on the freeway. I've learned of alternate routes that I will investigate, though from what I understand it can be a 'six one way half-dozen the other' kind of situation.

This morning, I realized it was a waste to stay in bed when I could snuggle up with my cat and do the whole internet thing, since it'll be a little while before I feel comfortable to do much surfing at work.

Which reminds me: work was awesome today - though I'm exhausted. I'll try and write about it tomorrow.

Whoo!

I ended up grilling the asparagus (coated with olive oil and pepper) without bacon. Had a BLAT instead.

Yummy in the tummy.

Can't wait to hear all about the job Miss E!

Don't forget lemon juice! The tanginess is what makes the dish (I learned that from Dphile)

Is that a Bacon, Lettuce, Asparagus, and Tomato sandwich?

I love the BALT, Bacon, Avocado, Lettuce, and Tomato sammy. Now thems good Eats!:D

It is puppy update time!

We got our paperwork and we're official! Here are some photos from Easter...


From left to right: Girl #2, the boy, then Girl #1


Girl #1


Girl #2

She says we'll know on Day 49 which baby is ours, so we have only 2 weeks to go before we find out!

swanie

BLAT is Bacon, Lettuce, Avocado and Tomato. Cinnamon Productions (by my office) calls it a BLAT.

Want. Now.

Oh, so hard to pick a favorite!

Puppy girl #1 has a very direct gaze, while puppy #2 looks rather wistful and just a bit sad. I go for wistful and forlorn every time. They are usually very lovable and manipulative in a very cute way. You can't go wrong with either, though- they are truly adorable.

swanie - I think you should adopt all of them. :)


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Okay, I know this will have a huge ick factor but here goes...
I woke up this morning at about 3am with hives. I checked on WedMD and a couple of other sites and that's what it be.
At first I thought it was poison oak. But then I said to myself, I don't hike and don't plan to until the camping trip. But I did thoroughly vacuum and dust the apt, so I thought it might have been present in the rugs or something. But the hives are only in certain areas. I figure poison oak could be all over or in random areas.
I also found out that hives often occur in the upper arm and upper thigh area. And that's where I have them.
So I went to Longs and bought some Benadryl and calamine lotion. I took the Benadryl and should be unconscious in about a half hour. The calamine lotion was just to help with the itch factor. It helped a little.

Funny thing - I went to Longs on Ventura and Laurel Canyon and the three man crew that ran the place overnight were sleeping on lawn chairs in the parking lot. As soon as I pulled up, they sprang into action "cleaning" the parking lot area in front of them. Uh, yeah. I've been a manager before. Slacker fvcks. :D

Anyway, I feel gross and itchy, itchy, itchy.
Grrrr.
I guess hives just appear and disappear. I hope they go away soon.

Anyone have them before?

At first, I thought it was an allergic reaction to laundry detergent or dryer sheets, but I did laundry three days ago. I'm thinking it would have affected me right away if it was that...

That's fabulous news BE! :snap: new job that is good job!

Yech. Feel better, GC.

Clearly you were not tipping enough

Ick, feel better soon GC.

cucumber juice might help with itching and inflammation (if you've got some in the fridge) or just floating in a cool bathtub with cuke slices. Also, aloe vera (you can get it bottled) does the same as the cuke, just not as cheap.

Somethings never change and others always stay the same.
Send some LoT vibes my way, I may be moving back by moving forward to my former law firm. Job opening, they're making noise and they've got my resume. I would be back in SF proper, no commute, except on the 1 California bus and cable car.

So, which would be easier for someone who hate and sucks at math. Keep in mind, I barely passed Math 030 Intermediate Algebra.

Intro to Stats or Finite Math or College Algebra.

My other option is more disgusting - Trig